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Promoting Excellence in the Frontiers of Science
through Research, Education, and Public Outreach.
 
Building Capacities in Cutting-edge Science and
Technology for Sustainable Development.
 
"The laws of Nature are constructed in such a way as to make
the Universe as interesting as possible."
-- Freeman Dyson
"The history of human progress is tied to the history of science."
-- Unknown
Contact Info:
Chairman of Executive Committee: Prof. Tarek Hussein (tarek @ cu.edu.eg)
Executive Director: Dr. Alaa Ibrahim (alaa @ gwu.edu)
Secretary: Nadia Al-Ansary (naansary @ gmail.com)
Address: Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science (CAIS), Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
web: http://cais.cu.edu.eg
e-mail: cais.cu @ gmail.com
 
CAIS Methodology for Excellence & Sustainable Research & Development (upcoming editorial)
 NEW: Public Lecture
  •  Complex Systems: From Economics to Space Exploration
  •  Prof. Abraham Chian

  •  Director & Founder of the World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER)

  •  Prof. Chian has two PhDs in Physics & Economics. He received his BA from Cornell and PhD from Cambridge. He is Co-Organizer of the upcoming conference: World Space Environment Forum at Bibliotheca Alexandria 20-25 Oct.

  •  Thursday 11 Oct. at 12:00 PM, in Ibn Sena Lecture Hall,
    Faculty of Science, Cairo Univ.

  •  Abstract: Society and nature are complex systems dominated by dynamical processes such as waves, instabilities and turbulence. In this talk, I will discuss the basic concepts of complex systems using business cycles and space environment as illustrations.
  •  Latest News: Center Scientists Win Prestigious Posts & AwardsProf. Maged Al-Sherbiny

    • CAIS Senior Scientist is Appointed Deputy Ministe

      • Prof. Maged Al-Sherbiny, a senior scientist at the Biotechnology Division, has been appointed as Deputy Minster for Scientific Research to H.E. Prof. Hany Helal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

    Dr. Mohammad Yousef
     
    • CAIS Biotechnologist Wins National Award
      • Dr. Mohammad Yousef of the Biotechnology Division has won the 2006/2007 State Encouragement Award in Biological Science.
       
    • CAIS Astrophysicist Wins Fulbright Research AwardDr. Alaa Ibrahim
      • Dr. Alaa Ibrahim of the Astrophysics Division has won the 2007/2008 Fulbright Scholar Award that will Fund his research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

      Warm Congratulations to all Three.

  •  Quotes of the Month:
    • "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller
    • "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." Helen Keller
    • "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." Andrew Carnegie
  •  Previous Quotes
  •  Members of the Astrophysicists Division Identify the Origin of a Mysterious Signature from a Distant Neutron Star that Once Touched the Earth's Atmosphere
    • In an international collaboration led by CAIS astrophysicists, the team identified the origin of a puzzling spectral feature from an extraordinary type of neutron stars.
    • The Finding Gives the Neutron Star an ultra-high Magnetic Field of about 1015 G.
    • This Neutron Star Emitted a Powerful Gamma-ray Flash in 1998 that ionized the Earth's Atmosphere from ~ 50,000 Light Years away: Read More

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