SESAME has appointed Professor Riccardo Bartolini as Technical Director to oversee its technical infrastructure through the laboratory’s start-up phase. SESAME, which is a third generation light source, produced its first light in 2017.
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Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, the former President of the SESAME Council (2008-2017), was one of the speakers at the XXth Edoardo Amaldi Conference, International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-Proliferation held in Rome (Italy) from 9-10 October 2017.
Following an open call, nine students from SESAME members have been awarded training Fellowships to work in European light source laboratories in 2018.
The SESAME Council met at CERN on 14-15 May 2012. During the meeting a protocol was signed by the Director of SESAME and the Director-General of CERN which provides for CERN to take the lead.
“PILATUS3 300K is the first detector to arrive to SESAME. And DECTRIS is the first commercial company to make a donation.
SESAME Infrared laboratory is recognized as an Affiliated Centre of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP, in Trieste, Italy (Agreement OEA-AC-69).
IAEA/SESAME is announcing new call For applications for training fellowships.
Pre-announcement of Call for Proposals. SESAME expects to put out a call for proposals to carry out experiments at the first two SESAME beamlines.
During a visit he paid to SESAME on 11 April, the Ambassador of Iran to Jordan, Mojtaba Ferdosipour, indicated his country’s intention to intensify further its cooperation with SESAME, a position very much welcomed by SESAME.
On 27 October 2015, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Jordan, Alice G. Wells, toured SESAME in a 45-minute visit tailor-made for her. She was accompanied by the US Embassy Regional Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer for the Middle East and North Africa, Elizabeth Hattingh, and by Yara Abu Laban from the Regional Environment, Science, Technology & Health Office at the Embassy.