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TWAS ROLAC announces winners of the "TWAS-ROLAC Young Scientists Prize 2011".
The TWAS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean is happy to announce the winners of the TWAS-ROLAC Prize for Young Scientists 2011.
A total 6 talented young candidates were nominated by fellow scientists across Latin America. Based on the evaluations expressed by TWAS Fellows in the region, the Executive Council of TWAS-ROLAC has decided to award:
Irasema Alcántara Ayala – Mexico – Earth Sciences
Fernando Coda Marques – Brazil – Mathematics
Aimé Peláis Barranco – Cuba – Physics
The 2011 Prize for Young Scientists will be delivered during the 10th TWAS-ROLAC Conference for Young Scientists, to be held from December 7th to 9th, 2011 in Trinidad Tobago. On the occasion the awardees will make a presentation of their works.
Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho
Head of TWAS-ROLAC