SAIP WEBINARS
Title: The African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP)
Speaker: Farida Fassi
Date: 05 February 2021
Link: https://zoom.us/j/95823647563?pwd=TWJHZ0NWWUNYTHY0RXBQNEk5ZWZsUT09
Abstract:
The African strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP) would be an excellent roadmap for enhancing Sciences and researcher development in Africa. The ASFAP initiative insofar as a physics culture is crucial for the successful development of social transformation and economic competitiveness, through human capital development and innovation. Africa having the capacity to use science for the benefit of its people. It is therefore vital for Africans to contribute to long-term sustainable training in Africa that can only be ensured through committed investments in research and development (R&D) through African-led local and international partnerships. International cooperation is a large common denominator of the culture of scientific activities. However, in many scientific disciplines and especially in the field of Fundamental and Applied Physics, the cooperation among African countries and between them and western countries is not sufficiently developed. In addition to lacking of skilled curriculum developers, insufficient resources for effective implementation, persistent shortages of trained science researchers, and ineffective planning. Hence, the related scientific disciplines should be gathered through a coherent programme by establishing a strong connection between the network academic institution and the associated partners from the private sectors as well.
In pursuing this vision, the African scientific communities emphasize the importance of building a synergy between experiment and practical applications which is crucial for a solid education in Africa. Africa should take its equal place as a co-leader in the global scientific process, along with all the social-economic benefits thereto. Therefore, ASFAP has become essential for Africa.
Brief CV:
Dr. Farida Fassi is a Professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat and a Linked Doctor at Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and a Visiting Scientist at Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC). She received a B.Sc. degree in Physics from Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Morocco in 1994. She obtained her Master’s in Nuclear and Particle Physics in 1999 and her Ph.D. in Physics in 2002 at University of Valencia in Spain. She was awarded with the European Ph.D. in experimental particle physics in recognition of her contribution in the ATLAS experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. After earning her Ph.D., she did Post-doctoral and Research positions at CSIC, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Spanish Center for Particle, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics (CPAN) for more than ten years. Since January 1998, she is a member of the ATLAS and CMS (for CMS during this period: 2007-2011) collaborations, where the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 was announced by both experiments at LHC. She is a co-authors of numerous scientific publications. Prof Fassi is genuinely excited about her research topics that are centred around connecting theoretical particle physics with experimental results. This includes search for new physics phenomena, motivated by the presence of dark matter in our universe. She is responsible for leadership of several international research teams at ATLAS and CMS collaborations. In terms of teaching effectiveness to promote research science physics in Africa, and in particular in Morocco through numerous collaborative International Scientific Programs, she plays a leadership role in developing a network of researchers. She is convinced that particle physicists share the excitement of discovery, inspiring young minds. Prof Farida has established herself as an inspiration to young women and scientists everywhere, where girls have few educational opportunities and women are expected to stay at home. Her spirit contributes to global efforts in strengthening cultural awareness that helps to develop the next generation of scientific researchers in Africa and in the Islamic world. She is the co-founder of the “African Strategy for Fundamental Applied Physics” (ASFAP) and the co-coordinator of “the 6th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications” in Morocco. ASFAP´s aspirations reflect the desire for shared prosperity, entire Africa transformation by encouraging development of a science and technology culture that will promote science-led development on a sustainable basis, where the full potential of women and youth, boys and girls are realized as an inter-generational compact, to develop human capital.
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