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Grants for Cooperation on Sustainability Science with CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence

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Age limit
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Up to six grants in total are available, one per Centre of Excellence. Each collaborative grant will be RMB 600,000 in total. Since the supported projects will be two years in duration, RMB 300,000 per year will be provided.

While the aim of the grant is to support mainly in-person collaborative projects through research visits and/or student exchanges, up to 30% of the total funds can be used for equipment and/or consumables. The grant may also support participation in a training workshop at the collaborating CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence.

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Gumel, Abba. B

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Current nationality
Nigeria
Current country of residence
United States of America (the)
Biodata
Gumel is a professor of mathematics and the Michael and Eugenia Brin Endowed E-Nnovate Chair in mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park. His research work focuses on using mathematical approaches—modelling, rigorous analysis, and data analytics—to gain insight and provide understanding on the transmission dynamics of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases of public health significance. He has authored more than 170 peer-reviewed research articles, supervised many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and written four edited books. He is the editor-in-chief of Mathematical Biosciences, one of the premier journals for mathematical biology research, and the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the 2021 Bellman Prize. He was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, African Academy of Sciences, Nigerian Academy of Science, African Scientific Institute and presented the 2021 Einstein Public Lecture of the American Mathematical Society.
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Last updated on 01/07/2024

Jayaraman, Jayaraj

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Current nationality
Canada
Current country of residence
Trinidad and Tobago
Biodata
Jayaraman is a biotechnology and plant-microbiology professor at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad and Tobago (TT). He has completed over 25 funded research projects and published over 125 refereed publications. He has received several awards including UNDP-CARUTA Research Award; UWI Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Outstanding Research Accomplishments; Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago Award, Government of TT for Outstanding Achievements in Applied and Academic Research; and Environmental Management Authority-TT- Greenleaf Award. He is a DST-BOYSCAST Fellow, and an elected Fellow of the Indian Phytopathological Society. He served as advisor to UNU-BIOLAC programme of the UN. He serves as plant protection advisor to programmes for several Caribbean states. A lead trainer for integrated disease/pest management (IDM/IPM) techniques for the Caribbean region, his research projects cover diverse topics focussing on sustainable agriculture including biological control, disease diagnostics, plant-microbe interactions, elicitor-biomolecules, induced disease resistance, seaweed-based products, genetic engineering of plants for biotic stress tolerance, etc.
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(+1 868) 779-2055
ADDRESS
UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Last updated on 12/07/2023

Gharzeddin , Kifah

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Current nationality
Syrian Arab Republic (the)
Current country of residence
Canada
Biodata
Dr. Kifah Gharzeddin is a crop breeder and geneticist. The plurality of his researcher identity includes crop genetic improvement and the role it plays in benefitting human health and food security. Gharzeddin’s expertise has contributed to the development of various crop breeding programs in Canada and Syria. Gharzeddin’s faba bean breeding program resulted in the release in 2014 of two registered varieties in Syria originated from ICARDA. In Canada, Gharzeddin developed his molecular research of crop breeding after he joined Carleton University in Ottawa. Gharzeddin collaboratively developed the first chickpea breeding program in Ontario starting in July 2020. Through this program, Gharzeddin identified several adapted accessions to different environments. In January 2024, Dr. Gharzeddin joined the University of Windsor (South-West Ontario), working at one of the top agricultural regions in the world, and with the aim to develop high yield and resistant crop cultivars grown in the Windsor-Essex region (e.g tomato). Dr. Gharzeddin expertise spans crop variety development, plant molecular biology and physiology, Plant-Environment Interactions, Biometrics, and Science Communication.
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PHONE
519-253-3000 Ext 4761
ADDRESS
Department of Integrative Biology- University of Windsor- 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON (N9B 3P4)
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Last updated on 03/07/2024

Zhu, Shiping

Zhu, Shiping

Current nationality
Canada
Current country of residence
China
Biodata
Zhu received B.Eng. degree from Zhejiang University in 1982 and PhD degree from McMaster University, Canada, in 1991. He joined Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University as a faculty member in 1994 and served as department chair from 2009 to 2014. He has served as a vice-president of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen since 2017. Zhu works on polymer reaction engineering and materials, advanced polyolefin products, and smart polymers. He has trained 140 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, published 378 papers, received 13900 SCI citations, given 300 invited seminars. He was elected to Canada Research Chair in 2001, as a fellow to Chemical Institute of Canada in 2009, to Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2010, to Engineering Institute of Canada in 2011, and to Royal Society of Canada in 2014. He was bestowed the highest honor Distinguished University Professor by McMaster University in 2015 and awarded the primary R.S. Jane Memorial Award by Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering in 2016. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of several academic publications. He is an active consultant for polymer industries.
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Last updated on 13/08/2024

Deen, Mohamed Jamal

Deen, Mohamed Jamal

Current nationality
Canada
Current country of residence
Canada
Biodata
Deen is a Distinguished University Professor, Senior Canada Research Chair in Information Technology and Director of the Micro- and Nano-Systems Laboratory at McMaster University, Canada. His current research interests include nano-/opto-electronics, nanotechnology and data analytics and their emerging applications in health and environment. His research records include more than 600 peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks “Silicon Photonics-Fundamentals and Devices” and “Fiber Optic Communications-Fundamentals and Applications”. He was awarded four honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his exceptional research and scholarly accomplishments, exemplary professionalism and valued service, especially to the developing world. He is elected to Fellow status in twelve national academies and professional societies including the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences – India, IEEE, ECS and APS. He served as the elected President of the Academy of Science, RSC from 2015 to 2017. Most recently, he was elected to the Order of Canada (July 2018), the highest civilian honor awarded by the Government of Canada.
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+1 905-525-9140 ext 27137
ADDRESS
McMaster Universty, Canada
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Last updated on 12/07/2023
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