This is the European Academy of Sciences news feed en-us http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#16 Paris, April 10th, 2008 - Professor M. P. Pileni invites our members to this workshop honoring Professor Van Duyne, co-organised by I.U.F., the CNRS and the University Pierre et Marie Curie, and the EAS [Read More] http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#19 Hong Kong, July 23th - 31th, 2008 - International Workshop on Multifunctional Materials and Structures (MFMS) and their applications: Professor A.K.T. Lau invites our members to this workshop on multifunctional materials and structures, organised by the H http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#20 The Academy of Sciences Malaysia invites our Members to present nominations for the Mahathir Science Award for the year 2008. This prestigious award is bestowed on any scientists, institution or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#21 February, 2008 - Professor Bernard Barbaraour Head of Physics Division, is awarded the 'Gentner-Kastler-Preis' by the German Physics Society and the French Society of Physics, for his innovative http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#22 January, 2008 - Professor Jean-Marie Andre (FUNDP, Chemistry Department), member of the EAS,  becomes President of the Royal Academy of Belgium. http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#23 December, 2007 - Professor Oleg L. Figovsky, member of EAS in Materials Sciences, has been elected as Honorary Professor of the Voronezh State University (VGASU) for his fundamental and applied research in the field of nanotechnologies for industrial appl http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#24 February, 2008 - Professor Bernard Barbaraour Head of Physics Division, is awarded the 'Gentner-Kastler-Preis' by the German Physics Society and the French Society of Physics, for his innovative http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#25 November, 2007 - Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet has been elected as a Member of the Academy of Sciences in the Developing World (T.W.A.S., previously Third World Academy of Sciences). http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#26 October, 2007 - Professor Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#18 Sydney, May 7th - 9th, 2008 - I-SPAN 2008: the International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks (I-SPAN) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to exchange ideas and research results related http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#28 August, 2007 - Professor Nina Fedoroff becomes the new science and technology adviser for the U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.[Read More] http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#37 We annonce to our members residing in South Europe our meeting that will be held in Ancona (Italy) on May 15, 2008. For more details please click on the link below and see the invitation. [Invitation Ancona May 15, 2008] http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#17 University of Durham, 28th-30th March 2008 - Qualia : Thinking the Senses', Institute of Advanced Study - by Professor Claude Imbert, Head of Social Sciences Division The aim of this interdisciplinary conference, and the research project associated wit http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#29 July, 2007 - Professor Nina Fedoroff, the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor at Penn State University, and an External Professor of the Santa Fe Institute, is one of eight scientists named by US President Bush to receive th http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#30 June, 2007 - Professor Oleg L. Figovsky was awarded the NASA TechBrief award "50 the best in nanotechnology - 2007" http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#31 May, 2007 - Professor Peter Jagers was elected as Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#32 Professor J. Derek WoollinsDept of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, UK Derek Woollins was born in Cleethorpes and educated at the local grammar school before studying chemistry at the University of East Anglia (Norwich) where he went on to carr http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#33 Professor Guillermo VelardePolytechnical University of Madrid, Spain Professor Guillermo Velarde was born in Madrid. He obtained his Master degree in 1952 and his Doctor degree in 1959 at the Polytechnical University of Madrid. In 1956 he started wo http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#34 Professor Charles J. JoachainUniversité Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Born in Brussels on May 9, 1937, Professor Charles J. Joachain obtained his Ph.D. in Physics in 1963 at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. From 1964 to 1965 he was a Postdoctoral F http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#35 Professor Santiago AlvarezUniversitat de Barcelona, Spain Professor Alvarez was born in Panamá (Republica de Panamá) in 1950, where he developed his interest for Chemistry. He moved to Barcelona in 1968 to study Chemistry at the Universitat de Barc http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#36 Our Member and Blaise Pascal Medal 2003, Professor Eric de Clercq (Belgium), was elected European Inventer of the year 2008 (Ljubjana, 6-7 May). http://www.eurasc.org/news.asp#27 October 8, 2007 - Professor Mario R. Capecchi from the University of Utah, Member of the European Academy of Sciences, was Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He was honoured together with Professor Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin J. Ev