OBJECTIVES OF THE ALC

  • Promote the research and training programmes of major laser research facilities that currently exist in Africa to serve the continent as a whole.
  • Ensure technology transfer of laser knowledge captured within the ALC amongst its members and throughout industry.
  • Improve the quality of life of all African peoples and beneficiaries
    of the ALC.
  • Provide financial resources, technical assistance and equipment
    loans to laser researchers throughout Africa.
  • Promote collaboration among laser researchers throughout Africa, as well as between laser institutions and their international counterparts to enhance laser-driven initiatives in Africa.
  • Retain and attract laser expertise by providing a competitive knowledge base and attractive research facilities to ensure that African laser facilities become preferred research environments for the international and African community.
  • Expand the existing infrastructure of laser research facilities in Africa through flagship projects, e.g. acquiring state-of-the art equipment such as Femto second lasers in appropriate laboratories.
 
Laser ablation facility for nano material research.
 
Criteria for Success
 
A set of criteria has been drawn up against which to assess the ALC for continuation. Evaluation of
the success of the ALC will take place after three years.

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NEWS
Call for ALC Research proposals 
The ALC research call for projects that start in 2009 January is now open. Due date for applications is 30 September 2008. More information accessible in document repository. 
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ALC Education and Training Programme 
The ALC has realised early on that in order to grow laser science on the African continent, there is a need to embark on a concerted drive to create the necessary skills base. This is now pursued through insightful educational events that are organised by the ALC Office situated at the CSIR National Laser Centre in South Africa. A call for proposals to provide training on behalf of the ALC is now open and will close on 30 September 2008. 
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Environmental and Biological Application of Lasers conference- Jan 2008 Cairo, Egyot 
The Environmental and Biological Application of Lasers conference was successfuly held in Cairo, Egypt from 19 to 28 January 2008. This conference, brought together young MSc and PhD students from various countries on the African continent together with their counterparts from the USA. 
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EVENTS
 
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