Mohamed H.A. Hassan - Mohamed Yassin
Mohamed H.A. Hassan - Mohamed Yassin
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<strong>Mohamed</strong> H.A. <strong>Hassan</strong><br />
Short Resumé<br />
A. PERSONAL DATA<br />
• Surname: HASSAN<br />
• Forenames: <strong>Mohamed</strong> Hag Ali<br />
• Date of birth: 21 November 1947<br />
• Nationality: Sudanese<br />
• Marital Status: Married with three children<br />
B. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION<br />
• B.Sc. (Special honours) in Mathematics, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. (1968).<br />
• M.Sc. in Advanced Mathematics, University of Oxford, U.K. (1969).<br />
• D.Phil. in Plasma Physics, University of Oxford, U.K. (1973).<br />
C. MEMBERSHIP AND RECOGNITION<br />
• Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (from 1985).<br />
• Founding Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (from 1985).<br />
• Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (from 1992).<br />
• Hon. Member, Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales (from 1996).<br />
• Corr. Member, Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Belgium (from 2001).<br />
• Foreign Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (from 2002).<br />
• Comendator, Ordem Nacional de Mérito Cientifico, Brazil (from 1996).<br />
• Cavaliere Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Italy (from 2003).<br />
Member, World Academy of Arts and Sciences (from 2005).<br />
• Classe da Grã-Cruz na Ordem Nacional do Mérito Cientifico, Brazil (from 2005).<br />
• Honorary Member, Palestine Academy of Science and Technology, Palestine (from 2005).<br />
Foreign Member, Lebanese Academy of Sciences (from 2006)<br />
D. CURRENT POSITIONS<br />
• Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) [formerly the<br />
Third World Academy of Sciences] (1983-present)<br />
• President, African Academy of Sciences (AAS) (2000-present)<br />
• President, Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) (2001-present)<br />
• Director of Secretariat, InterAcademy Panel (IAP) (2001-present)<br />
• Chairman, Honorary Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology (appointed by the<br />
President of Nigeria) (2001-present)<br />
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• Chairman, Advisory Board of the United Nations University/Institute of Natural Resources in Africa<br />
(UNU/INRA) (2003-present)<br />
• Chairman, Coordinating Council of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable<br />
Development in the South (COMSATS) (1995-present)<br />
• Board Member, International Science Programs (ISP) (1998-present)<br />
• Board Member, Science Initiative Group (SIG) (2004-present)<br />
E. PREVIOUS POSITIONS<br />
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor of Mathematics, University of Khartoum (1974-<br />
1986)<br />
Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum (1985-1986)<br />
Secretary General, Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO) (1988-2006)<br />
F. FIELDS OF RESEARCH<br />
• Plasma Physics<br />
• Environmental Modelling of Soil Erosion in Drylands<br />
• Geophysics, Astrophysics and Space Physics<br />
G. PUBLICATIONS<br />
• Over 40 scientific papers in Applied Mathematics published in International Journals<br />
• Over 30 Articles on Science and Technology in Developing Countries<br />
• Co-edited 10 proceedings of International Conferences<br />
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