Delegates to Council of Members & Observers

SESAME Council

(Established on 15 April 2004)

 

President: Rolf-Dieter HEUER (Germany)
co-Vice President: Kamal ARAJ (Jordan)
co-Vice President: Basri A.S. SALMOODI (Palestine)
International Delegate to Council: Chris LLEWELLYN SMITH (United Kingdom), (Past President)
International Delegate to Council: Herwig SCHOPPER (Germany), (Past President)
Secretary: Clarissa FORMOSA GAUCI (SESAME/UNESCO Liaison Officer)

 

MEMBERS

 

CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF

 

Dr Neophytos PAPADOPOULOS

Head of Delegation

Permanent Secretary

Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

29 Lordou Vyronos

1096 Nicosia

Cyprus

Tel (+357-22) 69.19.06

Fax (+357-22) 69.19.19

e-mail: <npapadopoulos@dmrid.gov.cy>

 

Ms Elena POULLI

Scientific Officer A

Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

Directorate for Research and Innovation

29 Vironos Avenue

1096 Nicosia

Cyprus

Tel (+357-22) 69.19.21

Fax (+357-22) 69.19.19

e-mail: <epoulli@dmrid.gov.cy>

 

Advisor

Dr Kirsi O. LORENTZ

Assistant Professor at The Cyprus Institute

Cyprus Member of SUC (SESAME Users’ Committee)

Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee of BEATS (Beamline for Tomography at SESAME)

The Cyprus Institute

20 Konstantinou Kavafi

2121 Aglantzia

Cyprus

Tel (+357-22) 20.86.56

e-mail: <k.lorentz@cyi.ac.cy>

 

Contact Point

Mr Christos ASPRIS

Cyprus Contact Point for SESAME

Planning Officer Α’

Head of Directorate for Research and Innovation

Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

29 Vironos Avenue

1096 Nicosia

Cyprus

Tel (+357-22) 69.19.09

Fax (+357-22) 69.19.19

e-mail: <caspris@dmrid.gov.cy>

 

 

EGYPT, THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF

 

Professor Amr ELHAG ALI

Chairman

Board of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA)

P.O. Box 9621

Nasr City

11787 Cairo

Egypt

Tel (+20-2) 22.87.60.33

Fax (+20-2) 22.87.60.31

e-mail: <amrelhagali@yahoo.com>

 

Professor Mahmoud M. SAKR

President

Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)

101 Kaser Al-Aini Street

11516 Cairo

Egypt

Tel (+20-2) 27.92.12.85

Fax (+20-2) 27.92.12.70

e-mail: <msakr@asrt.sci.eg>

             <sakrasrt@gmail.com>

             <sakrmahmoud@yahoo.com>

             <abeer@asrt.sci.eg>

             <attiaabeer6@gmail.com>

 

 

IRAN, THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

 

Professor Seyed Mahmoud Reza AGHAMIRI

President

Shahid Beheshti University

Evin Street

Tehran

Iran

Tel (+98-21) 22.40.16.01

Fax (+98-21) 22.43.16.07

e-mail: <smr-aghamiri@sbu.ac.ir>

             <dr.aghamiri@gmail.com>

 

Professor Mahmoud TABRIZCHI

Department of Chemistry

Isfahan University of Technology

84156-83111 Isfahan

Iran

Tel (+98-311) 391.32.52/32.72/23.51

Fax (+98-311) 391.23.50

e-mail: <m-tabriz@cc.iut.ac.ir>

             <tabrizchi.mh@gmail.com>

 

 

ISRAEL, THE STATE OF

 

Professor Roy BECK-BARKAI

School of Physics and Astronomy

Tel Aviv University

P.O. Box 39040

Tel Aviv 69978

Israel

Tel (+972-3) 640.84.77

Fax (+972-3) 642.93.06

e-mail: <roy@tauex.tau.ac.il>

 

Professor Eliezer RABINOVICI

Head

Israeli Committee for SESAME

Professor of Physics

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Chair CERN Council

Edmond J. Safra Campus

Givat Ram

Jerusalem 91904

Israel

Tel (+972-2) 658.56.73

Fax (+972-2) 658.44.37

e-mail: <eliezer@vms.huji.ac.il>

 

JORDAN, THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF

 

Professor Kamal ARAJ

Retired Vice-Chairman

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)

Amman

Jordan

Tel (+962) 799.05.10.30

e-mail: <kjaaraj@gmail.com>

 

Dr Feras AFANEH

Commissioner for Nuclear Sciences and Applications

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)

Chairman, Jordanian National Committee for SESAME

P.O. Box 70

Amman 11934

Jordan

Tel (+962-6) 520.04.60 Ext. 279

Fax (+962-6) 520.04.71

e-mail: <feras.afaneh@jaec.gov.jo>

 

 

PAKISTAN, THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

 

Dr Shaista SOHAIL

Executive Director

Higher Education Commission (HEC)

H-9

Islamabad

Pakistan

e-mail: <shaista.sohail@hec.gov.pk>

 

Dr Muhammad Masood ul HASAN

Member Science

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)

P.O. Box 1114

Islamabad

Pakistan

Tel (+92-51) 921.90.25

Fax (+92-51) 924.64.55

e-mail: <masoodh@pieas.edu.pk>

 

Advisor

Dr Yasin ZAFAR

Director CERN SESAME Collaborations

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)

P.O. Box 1114

Islamabad

Pakistan

Tel (+92-51) 924.61.54

Fax (+92-51) 924.64.55

e-mail: <Zafar.Yasin@cern.ch>

 

 

PALESTINE

 

Dr Basri A.S. SALMOODI

Deputy Minister

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

P.O. Box 576

Ramallah

Palestine

Tel (+972-2)  29 83 25

Fax (+972-2) 29 83 299

e-mail: <basri.saleh@mohe.pna.ps>

 

Dr Shaher ZYOUD

Advisor

General Directorate for Development & Scientific Research

D&R GD

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

P.O. Box 576

Ramallah

Palestine

Tel (+972-2) 29 83 25

      (+970-2) 298.26.00

Fax: (+970-2) 298.26.08

e-mail: <shaher.zyoud@ptuk.edu.ps>

 

TÜRKIYE, THE REPUBLIC OF

 

Professor Abdulkadir BALIKÇI

President

Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK)

Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi

Dumlupinar Bulvari 192

Cankaya

06510 Ankara

Türkiye

Tel (+90-312) 295.89.91

Fax (+90-312) 287.87.61

e-mail: <Abdulkadir.Balikci@tenmak.gov.tr>

 

Professor Uğur ÇEVİK

Vice President

Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK)

Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi

Dumlupinar Bulvari 192

Cankaya

06510 Ankara

Türkiye

Tel (+90-312) 295.89.71

Fax (+90-312) 287.87.61

e-mail: <Ugur.Cevik@tenmak.gov.tr>

 

Advisor

Associate Professor Bahadır SAYGI

Head of Institute

Nuclear Energy Research Institute

Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK)

Saray M. Atom Cad. No. 27

06980 Kahramankazan Ankara

Türkiye

Tel (+90-312) 810.15.01

Fax (+90-312) 815.43.07

e-mail: <bahadir.saygi@tenmak.gov.tr>

 

 

OBSERVERS

 

 

BRAZIL, THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF 

 

Professor Antonio José ROQUE DA SILVA

Director

Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS)

Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Brazil

Tel (+55-19) 35.12.12.7

e-mail: <jose.roque@lnls.br>

 

 

CANADA

 

Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Light Source Inc.

44 Innovation Boulevard

Saskatoon

Saskatchewan S7N 2V3

Canada

Tel (+1-306) 657.36.00

e-mail:

 

Mr Daniel QUINN

Director

Research Infrastructure, Science and Research Sector

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Government of Canada

C.D. Howe Building

235 Queen Street

Ottawa

Ontario K1A 0H5

Canada

Tel (+1-343) 573.21.62

e-mail: <daniel.quinn@ised-isde.gc.ca>

 

Advisors

Dr Mark BOLAND

Machine Director

Canadian Light Source Inc.

44 Innovation Boulevard

Saskatoon

Saskatchewan S7N 2V3

Canada

Tel (+1-306) 657.36.02

e-mail: <mark.boland@lightsource.ca>

 

Global Affairs representative to be identified based on the location of each Council meeting

 

 

CHINA, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

 

Mr ZHUANG Yan

Bureau of International Cooperation

Chinese Academy of Sciences

52 Sanlihe Road

100864 Beijing

People’s Republic of China

email: <Zhuangyan@cashq.ac.cn>

 

 

EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (CERN)

 

Professor Emmanuel TSESMELIS

Staff Physicist

Head

Associate Member State and Non-Member State Relations

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

1211 Geneva 23

Switzerland

Tel (+41-22) 767.89.49

e-mail: <Emmanuel.Tsesmelis@cern.ch>

 

Advisor

Mr Martin GASTAL

Staff Physicist

Advisor for Non-Member States

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

1211 Geneva 23

Switzerland

Tel (+41-22) 767.35.21

Fax (+41-22) 767.90.80

e-mail : <Martin.Gastal@cern.ch>

 

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

 

Ms Anna PANAGOPOULOU

Director

Europeab Research Area and Innovation 

DG Research and Innovation

European Commission (EC)

1049 Brussels

Belgium

Tel (+32) 22.96.78.94

e-mail: <anna.panagopoulou@ec.europa.eu>

 

Alternate Delegate

Mr Michael ARENTOFT

Head of Unit

Open Science and Research Infrastructures

DG Research and Innovation

European Commission (EC)

Square Frère Orban 8

1049 Brussels

Belgium

Tel (+32-2) 299.50.45

e-mail: <michael.arentoft@ec.europa.eu>

 

 

FRANCE, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

 

Dr Jean-Paul ITIE

Emeritus Director of Research

SOLEIL Synchrotron

L'Orme des Merisiers

Saint-Aubin

B.P. 48

91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex

France

Tel (+33-1) 69.35.96.68

e-mail: <jean-paul.itie@synchrotron-soleil.fr>

 

Professor Abderrahmane TADJEDDINE

Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Director of Research

Laboratory for Physical Chemistry

CNRS Paris-Sud 11

Centre Universitaire Paris-Sud

Bâtiment 201 P1

B.P. 34

91898 Orsay Cedex

France

Tel (+33-1) 64.46.80.02

Fax (+33-1) 64.46.41.02

e-mail: <abderrahmane.tadjeddine@u-psud.fr>

 

 

GERMANY, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

 

Professor Wolfgang EBERHARDT

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

85 Notkestrasse

22607 Hamburg

Germany

Tel (+49-40) 89.98.64.50

e-mail: <wolfgang.eberhardt@desy.de>

 

 

GREECE, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

 

Professor Nikolaos G. ALEXANDROPOULOS

Professor Emeritus of Physics

Department of Physics

University of Ioannina

P. O. Box 1186

45110 Ioannina

Greece

Tel (+30-26510) 453.96/985.65

Fax (+30-26510) 453.96/986.93

e-mail: <nalexand@cc.uoi.gr>

             <etheodor@cc.uoi.gr>

             <maleviti@acci.gr>

 

Ms Olga STERGHIOU

Head

Department of International Organizations

General Secretariat for Research and Technology

Ministry for Development

14-18 Messogion Street

11510 Athens

Greece

Tel (+30-210) 771.43.79/745.81.16

Fax (+30-210) 771.41.53

e-mail: <oste@gsrt.gr>

 

 

ITALY, THE REPUBLIC OF

 

H.E. Mr Luciano PEZZOTTI

Ambassador of Italy to Jordan

Embassy of Italy

Jebal Al Weibdeh

5 Hafeth Ibrahim Street

P.O. Box 9800

11191 Amman

Jordan

Tel (+962-6) 463.64.13/463.81.85/462.43.42/464.72.75

e-mail: <luciano.pezzotti@esteri.it>

 

Dr Riccardo DE SANGRO

Science Adviser

Office IX 

Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation (DGSP)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Piazzale della Farnesina 1

00135 Rome

Italy

Tel (+39-06) 36.91.84.01

e-mail: <riccardo.desangro@esteri.it>

             <riccardo.desangro@lnf.infn.it>

 

 

JAPAN

 

Ms Mami OYAMA

Secretary-General

Japanese National Commission for UNESCO

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

3-2-2 Kasumigaseki

Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-8959

Japan

Tel (+81-3) 67.34.26.03

Fax (+81-3) 67.34 .36.79

e-mail: <jpnatcom@mext.go.jp>

 

Professor Shin-ichi ADACHI

Executive Director

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)

Oho 1-1

Tsukuba 305-0801

Japan

Tel (+81-29) 864.51.06

Fax (+81-29) 864.23.97

e-mail: <shinichi.adachi@kek.jp>

 

 

KUWAIT, THE STATE OF

 

Professor Abdelhamid H. ELGAZZAR

Chairman

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

Kuwait University

P.O. Box 24923

13110 Safat

Kuwait

Tel (+965) 498.97.97

Fax (+965) 498.91.39

e-mail: <aelgazzar49@hotmail.com>

 

Dr Adel M. QABAZARD

Research Scientist

Energy and Buildings Research Center

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

P.O. Box 24885

13109 Safat

Kuwait

Tel (+965) 24.98.97.97

Fax (+965) 24.98.91.39

e-mail: <qabazard@kisr.edu.kw>

             <bocaratonflorida@hotmail.com>

 

 

PORTUGAL, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC

 

Professor José MARQUES

Vice-President

Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear de Loures

Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139,7)

2695-066 Bobadela LRS

Portugal

Tel (+351-21) 994.60.00

Fax (+351-21) 994.60.16

e-mail: <jmarques@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt>

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

Dr Grigory V. TRUBNIKOV

Corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences

Vice-Director

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)

Joliot-Curie 6

Dubna 141980

Russian Federation

Tel (+7-49621) 656.77/622.01

Fax (+7-49621) 622.02

e-mail: <trubnikov@jinr.ru>

 

Professor Mikhail KOVALCHUK

Director

‘Kurchatov Institute’ National Research Centre

1 Akademika Kurchatova place

Moscow 123182

Russian Federation

e-mail: <nrcki@nrcki.ru>

 

 

SPAIN, THE KINGDOM OF

 

Ms Esther MARTÍN MALAGÓN

Technical Advisor

Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN)

Paseo de la Castellana, 162

Planta 16 impares

28046 Madrid

Spain

Tel (+34-91) 603.85.82‬

e-mail: <esther.martinm@ciencia.gob.es>

 

Professor Caterina BISCARI

Director

ALBA Synchrotron Light Source

Ctra. BP 1413 Km. 3,3

08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès

Barcelona

Spain

Tel (+34-93) 592.43.03/09

Fax (+34-93) 592.43.01

e-mail: <cbiscari@cells.es>

 

 

SWEDEN, THE KINGDOM OF

 

Professor Tord EKELOF

FREIA Laboratory

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Uppsala University

Box 535

75121 Uppsala

Sweden

Tel (+46-18) 471.38.47

Fax (+46-18) 471.35.13

e-mail: <tord.ekelof@physics.uu.se>

 

Professor Sverker WERIN

MAX IV Laboratory

Lund University

P.O. Box 118

22100 Lund

Sweden

Tel (+46-46) 222.76.26

e-mail: <sverker.werin@maxlab.lu.se>

 

 

SWITZERLAND, THE SWISS CONFEDERATION

 

Mr Xavier REYMOND

Delegate of Switzerland for International Research Organizations

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

Einsteinstrasse 2

3003 Bern

Switzerland

Tel (+41-58) 462.34.52

Fax (+41-58) 462.78.54

e-mail: <xavier.reymond@sbfi.admin.ch>

 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 

H.E. Ms Salma AL DARMAKI

Secretary-General

UAE National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

Ministry of Culture and Youth

P.O. Box 17

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Tel (+971) 508.18.20.20

e-mail: <saldarmaki@mcy.gov.ae>

 

Dr Faisal AL MARZOOQI

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Masdar Institute

Khalifa University

Zone 1

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Tel (+971) 504.74.92.22

e-mail: <faisal.almarzooqi@ku.ac.ae>

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

 

Professor Samar HASNAIN

Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biophysics

School of Biological Sciences

University of Liverpool

Liverpool L69 7ZB

United Kingdom

Tel (+44-151) 795.51.49

Fax (+44-151) 795.44.10

e-mail: <s.s.hasnain@liverpool.ac.uk>

 

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Mr D.R. SECKINGER

Regional Environment, Science; Technology and Health (ESTH) Officer

Regional ESTH Hub for the Middle East and North Africa

Embassy of the United States of America

Abdoun

P.O. Box 354

Amman 11118

Jordan

Tel (+962-6) 590.68.13

c-mail: <SeckingerDR@state.gov>

 

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