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TWAS Medal Lectures

Since 1996, TWAS has been awarding the 'TWAS Medal Lectures' to some of its members, in recognition of their achievements in their fields of research. The recipients lecture on a main aspect of their work, and are presented with a plaque as a token of appreciation.

2011

  • Anthony K. Cheetham, United Kingdom
  • Ivan A. Izquierdo, Brazil
  • Mohamed Najim, France

The 2011 TWAS Medallists will deliver their lectures during the Academy's 22nd General Meeting which will be held in Morocco at TWAS's headquarters in Trieste, Italy, in November 2011.

2010

  • Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Mexico
  • Maharaj Kishan Bhan, India
  • Habib Firouzabadi, Iran


2009

  • Wieland Gevers, South Africa
  • Li Zhensheng, China
  • Sergio Rezende, Brazil


2008

  • José Antonio de la Peña, Brazil
  • M.R.S. Rao, India


2007

  • Hernan Chaimovich, Brazil
  • Keto E. Mshigeni, Tanzania
  • Anwar Nasim, Pakistan

 

2006

  • Eduardo M. Krieger, Brazil
  • Li Jiayang, China
  • Ismail Serageldin, Egypt

 

2005

  • Eugenia del Pino Veintimilla, Ecuador
  • Raghunath A. Mashelkar, India

 
2004

  • Edward S. Ayensu (Ghana), Biology
  • José L. Morán López (Mexico), Physics and Astronomy
  • Sheikh Riazuddin (Pakistan), Biotechnology

 
2003

  • [not awarded]

 
2002

  • Bai Chunli (China), Chemistry
  • Godwin O.P. Obasi (Nigeria), Earth Sciences
  • Katepalli R. Sreenivasan (USA), Engineering Sciences and Technologies

 
2001

  • Essmat Ezzat (Egypt), Medical Sciences
  • Goverdhan Mehta (India), Chemistry
  • Ricardo Miledi (USA), Biological Sciences

 
2000

  • Frederick I.B. Kayanja (Uganda), Biological Sciences
  • Lu Yong Xiang (China), Engineering Sciences and Technologies
  • Yousef Sobouti (Iran), Physical Sciences

 
1999

  • Ibrahima Diop-Mar (Senegal), Medical Sciences
  • Carlos S. Ospina (Colombia), Engineering Sciences and Technologies
  • Atta-ur-Rahman (Pakistan), Chemistry

 
1998

  • Jamal N. Islam (Bangladesh), Physics and Astronomy
  • Jacob Palis (Brazil), Mathematics
  • Suzanne Urverg Ratsimamanga (Madagascar), Medical Sciences

 
1997

  • Man Mohan Sharma (India), Engineering Sciences and Technologies
  • Alejandro J. Arvia (Argentina), Chemistry
  • Hong Guo-fan (China), Biological Sciences

 
1996

  • Muhammad Akhtar (Pakistan), Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Manuel Peimbert (Mexico), Physics and Astronomy
  • Umberto G. Cordani (Brazil), Earth Sciences