{"id":66910,"date":"2016-03-29T13:08:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T11:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/world-renowned-cosmologist-donates-tate-international-physics-leadership-prize-to-scholarship-for-young-africans-mathematicians-and-scientists\/"},"modified":"2016-03-29T13:08:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T11:08:34","slug":"world-renowned-cosmologist-donates-tate-international-physics-leadership-prize-to-scholarship-for-young-africans-mathematicians-and-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/world-renowned-cosmologist-donates-tate-international-physics-leadership-prize-to-scholarship-for-young-africans-mathematicians-and-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"World-renowned cosmologist donates Tate International Physics Leadership Prize to scholarship for young Africans mathematicians and scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 29, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ — <\/span><\/p>\n

The 2016 winner of the American Institute of Physics\u2019 John Torrence Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics, Prof. Neil Turok, announced that he is donating the monetary portion of the award, a USD 10,000 cash prize, to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (www.NextEinstein.org).<\/p>\n

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The donation will be used to initiate the Thierry Zomahoun Scholarship at AIMS, which will be awarded upon graduation to an African student currently taking the AIMS Masters at one of AIMS five centres of excellence. Thierry Zomahoun has served as President and CEO of the AIMS organisation for the past five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like this scholarship to encourage students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, overcome huge obstacles in their personal development, and show outstanding commitment to creating a better future for others,\u201d said Turok. \u201cThierry was a street kid who gained three Masters degrees and became an incredible manager and development leader. Africa needs more Thierrys!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can think of no better way to pay tribute to this honour, and to John Torrance Tate (who established the world\u2019s top physics journal), than to support an AIMS scholarship in Thierry\u2019s name. I hope this will encourage other donors to follow suit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turok, who is the Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the founder of AIMS, is one of the world\u2019s most renowned physicists. The donation is a token of esteem for the outstanding leadership Zomahoun has exhibited during his five years at AIMS, driving the expansion of AIMS from one to five centres, with a sixth to open in Rwanda in August.<\/p>\n

Zomahoun is also the founder and chairman of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an AIMS initiative. The NEF was held in Dakar, Senegal from March 8 to 10, attracting over 1000 participants including top African scientists, policy makers and private sector leaders. It was the largest scientific gathering ever held in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great honour,\u201d said Zomahoun. \u201cI am humbled by this scholarship in my name. We are determined to transform Africa into the next global hub for science. All forms of scientific endeavour and especially those that produce tangible results will be encouraged with the aim being to solve challenges in Africa and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turok\u2019s hope is that the cash prize donation will encourage similar contributions from public, private and non-governmental sources to allow more African youth to benefit from top quality training in mathematical science.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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