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TWAS Regional Prizes 2011
21 November. The prizes, which are awarded by TWAS's five regional offices, carry a USD3,000 cash award. This year they have been awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of scientific educational material.
TWAS Regional Office for Central and South Asia (TWAS-ROCASA)
The TWAS Bangalore Office awarded the prize to:
Jayashree Ramadas
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mumbai
India
TWAS Regional Office for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific (TWAS-ROESEAP)
The TWAS Beijing Office awarded the prize to:
Liu Changming
Beijing No.4 High School
Xicheng District
Beijing
China
TWAS Arab Regional Office (TWAS-ARO)
The TWAS Alexandria Office awarded the prize to:
Nadia Al Wardy
Department of Biochemistry
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman
TWAS Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA)
The TWAS Nairobi Office awarded the prize to:
Peet van Schalkwyk
North West University
Potchefstroom Campus
South Africa
TWAS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (TWAS-ROLAC)
The TWAS Rio de Janeiro Office awarded the prize to:
Patricio Felmer
Departamento de Ingenieria Matematica
Universidad de Chile
Santiago
Chile
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