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Encyclopedia > International Centre for Theoretical Physics
ICTP Main building

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government, UNESCO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (both agencies of the United Nations) to foster advanced studies and research, especially in developing countries. While the name of the Centre reflects its beginnings, its activities today encompass most areas of physical sciences including applications. It is located near the Miramare Park, about 10 kilometres from the city of Trieste, Italy. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section should be merged with Italian Government Italy has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by popular referendum (see Birth of the Italian Republic). ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established as an autonomous organization on July 29, 1957. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Miramare Castle The Miramare Castle (Italian: Castello di Miramare; German: Schloss Miramar) is a 19th century castle, built for Austrian Archduke Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, on the Gulf of Trieste near Trieste, northeastern Italy. ... Trieste (Italian: Trieste; Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. ...


The Centre was founded in 1964 by Abdus Salam (Nobel Laureate). Its main aims are to: Abdus Salam at Nobel Prize ceremony with the King of Sweden Dr. Abdus Salam (Urdu: عبد السلام) (January 29, 1926 at Santokdas, Sahiwal in Punjab – 21 November 1996 in Oxford, England) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his work in electroweak theory which... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ...

  • contribute to progress in advanced studies and research in physics and mathematical sciences, particularly in developing countries;
  • facilitate contact between scientists from all over the world;
  • provide visitors, associate members and grant-assisted researchers with the facilities required to carry out original research.

The scientific programme being affected at the Centre is conducted in close collaboration with the other bodies present in the Trieste-Miramare area.

  • Theoretical Physics Department of the University of Trieste
  • International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS)
  • National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN)
  • International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)
  • Third World Academy of Science (TWAS)

ICTP staff scientists are international experts who do research at the cutting edge of their fields. Constant interactions with a large number of visiting scientists enable many of the Centre's research activities to remain at the cutting-edge. Scientists from developed and developing countries attending ICTP activities learn from one another in a stimulating environment that remains responsive to the needs of world-class scientists without neglecting the needs of researchers, particularly young researchers from the developing world, to remain at the forefront of their fields. The Centre sponsors a number of initiatives, including an Associates Programme, to provide research and training opportunities in physical sciences. The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste), relatively young Institution (80 years old) compared to other Italian Universities, is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. ... The International School for Advanced Studies (Italian: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, SISSA) instituted on 1978, is a post-graduate teaching and research institute with a special statute. ... TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world -- until 2004 named Third World Academy of Sciences -- is a merit-based science academy uniting more than 750 scientists from 89 countries. ...


The basic requirements for scientific work at the Centre are a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in physics or mathematics, at least two years of post-graduate experience and proficiency in English, the Centre's only working language.


ICTP welcomes about 5,000 scientists each year. About 50% of the 100,000 scientists who have participated in ICTP research activities since the Centre's inception in 1964 are from developing countries. Visitors have represented some 170 nations and 40 international organizations. With more than 64,000 books, 443 current print subscriptions and full-text access to nearly 3,500 e-journals, the library has the biggest single collection of specialised physics and mathematics literature in the whole of Europe. Every month it receives 1,000 preprints from scientific institutes the world over.


See also

Abdus Salam at Nobel Prize ceremony with the King of Sweden Dr. Abdus Salam (Urdu: عبد السلام) (January 29, 1926 at Santokdas, Sahiwal in Punjab – 21 November 1996 in Oxford, England) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his work in electroweak theory which... Postgraduate training and leading-edge research in various areas of Physics, Mathematics, and Neurosciences are the objectives of SISSA, the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste. ... Miramare Castle The Miramare Castle (Italian: Castello di Miramare; German: Schloss Miramar) is a 19th century castle, built for Austrian Archduke Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, on the Gulf of Trieste near Trieste, northeastern Italy. ... Trieste (Italian: Trieste; Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. ... The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste), relatively young Institution (80 years old) compared to other Italian Universities, is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. ...

External links

  • Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Website (English)

  Results from FactBites:
 
International Centre for Theoretical Physics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (304 words)
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government, UNESCO and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (both agencies of the United Nations) to foster advanced studies and research, especially in developing countries.
ICTP staff scientists are international experts who do research at the cutting edge of their fields.
Scientists from developed and developing countries attending ICTP activities learn from one another in a stimulating environment that remains responsive to the needs of world-class scientists without neglecting the needs of researchers, particularly young researchers from the developing world, to remain at the forefront of their fields.
CERN Courier - ICTP at 40: the centre's leg - IOP Publishing - article (1579 words)
Marshall Rosenbluth, professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego, and a former student of Edward Teller, served as one of the main organizers.
ICTP achieves its goals through a variety of programmes, many of which were established in the 1960s and have since become the "standard models" for efforts to build scientific capacity in developing nations.
It was this vision of an international physics centre serving as an intellectual crossroads between north, south, east and west that gave the proposal its broad purpose and appeal.
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