– photos by M.Z. Hoffman
Scenes from Malta
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- Hilton Hotel, site of Malta-VI.
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- At the Hilton Hotel.
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- At the Hilton Hotel.
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- A symbol of hope for peace in the Middle East.
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- Sunset over the Mediterranean Sea.
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- Another photographer shooting the sunset.
Opening ceremonies
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- A portion of the audience awaiting the start of Malta-VI.
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- Monique Beaudoin (U.S. Office of Naval Research Global, London), “ONRG’s International Research Grants and Research Support Grants.”
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- Mustafa Al-Ammar (Earth Ambassador for the Protection of the Planet and Preservation of Peace), “Sustainable Peace and Youth Leadership.”
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- Zafra Lerman and Mustafa Al-Ammar.
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- Mustafa Al-Ammar and participants at Malta-VI.
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- The distinguished guests: (l-r) Marinda Wu (ACS President), Rob Luke (British High Commissioner to Malta), Zafra Lerman (President, Malta Conferences Foundation), George Abela (President, The Republic of Malta), Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley (U.S. Ambassador to Malta), Henry Frendo (President, Malta National Commission for UNESCO).
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- Zafra Lerman (President, Malta Conferences Foundation), at left, with George Abela (President, The Republic of Malta).
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- Zafra Lerman (President, Malta Conferences Foundation), at right, with Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley (U.S. Ambassador to Malta).
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- Zafra Lerman (President, Malta Conferences Foundation) flanked by Rob Luke (British High Commissioner to Malta) and Marinda Wu (ACS President).
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- Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley and Mustafa Al-Ammar.
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- Yvonne Pope (Chemical Abstracts Service, UK), “SciFinder – the Choice for Chemistry Research.”
Students
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- (l-r) Nour el-Hoda Abd el-Hamid and Doaa Ali Mohamed, both from Alexandria University, Egypt.
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- (l-r) Ahmed Mohammed Al-Rajeh and Mohammed Abdel Hakim, both from Qatar University.
Workshops
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- Leiv Sydnes (Norway) pondering a question after his presentation, “Knowledge and Awareness – The Bridge from Chemical Risk to Chemical Safety?” in the workshop on Chemistry Safety and Security.
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- Jonathan Forman (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) making his presentation, “Science, Disarmament, Innovation, and Security,” in the workshop on Chemistry Safety and Security.
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- Nadia Kandile (Egypt) making her presentation, “Why Teaching of Chemical Safety and Security for Students is a Must,” in the workshop on Chemistry Safety and Security.
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- Saeed Al-Alawi (Bahrain) making his presentation, “Chemical Safety and Security in a Laboratory Setting,” in the workshop on Chemistry Safety and Security.
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- Tareq Abu Hamed (Israel) making his presentation, “The Renewable Energy Research in Southern Arava,” in the workshop on Energy, Environment, and Water Quality.
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- Sabrey Abdel-Mottaleb (Egypt) making his presentation, “New Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Applications and Light-to-Electricity Conversion,” in the workshop on Energy, Environment, and Water Quality.
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- David Cahen (Israel) making his presentation, “Are Hybrid Solar Cells the Future?” in the workshop on Energy, Environment, and Water Quality.
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- Howard Alper (Canada) introducing the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Saad Hassan (Egypt) making his presentation, “The Ugly Face of Chemistry in the Middle East,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Dincer Ülkü (Turkey) making his presentation, “The Ethics of Scientific Research,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Boshra Mossaad Awad (Egypt) introducing the session in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Yousry Elgamal (Egypt) making his presentation, “Project-Based Learning Approach,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Samira Islam Ibrahim (Saudi Arabia) making her presentation, “Peaceful Diplomacy: The True Spring for Saudi Women,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Ameen Farouk Fahmy (Egypt) making his presentation, “Systemic Assessment as a New Tool for Assessing Students’ Learning in Chemistry,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Rachel Mamlok-Naaman (Israel) making her presentation, “The Relationship Between the Degree of Complexity of Inquiry-Type Experiments and the Development of Arguments,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Muhamad Hugerat (Israel) making his presentation, “Developments and Emphases in Science Teaching in the Israeli Educational System,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
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- Iyad Dkeidek (Palestinian Authority) making his presentation, “Effect of Culture on Students’ Perception of Laboratory Classroom Learning Environment,” in the workshop on Science Education at All Levels.
Plenary Lectures
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- Israeli Nobel Laureates in conversation: Ada Yonath (Weizmann Institute of Science), at left, and Danny Shechtman (Technion).
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- Yuan T. Lee (Taiwan), “Return to Nature, Back to Sunshine.”
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- Ada Yonath (Israel), “Mid East Regional Collaboration for Investigating Cellular Molecular Machines.”
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- Danny Shechtman (Israel), “Quasi-Periodic Materials – A Paradigm Shift in Crystallography.”
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- Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (France), “Atoms and Light.”
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- Roald Hoffmann (U.S.), “Protochemistries are the Bridge.”
Reception at the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Malta
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- Women from the Middle East.
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- Participants listening to the Ambassador.
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- The Ambassador (at right) with Mustafa Al-Ammar.
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- The Ambassador (at right) with Venice Gouda, former Minister of Scientific Research, Egypt.
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- Participants from Egypt with Zafra Lerman.
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- Iona Black (MCF Secretary) with the Ambassador.
Reception at the Residence of the British High Commissioner to Malta
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- (l-r) Yuan T. Lee (Taiwan), Rob Luke, Mrs. Luke, and Zafra Lerman (MCF President).
Conversations
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- Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (France), at left, with Sherif Kandil (Egypt)
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- A lighter moment.
Vigorous Discussions
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- Yuan T. Lee (Taiwan) making a point
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- Marinda Wu (ACS President) asking a question of Danny Shechtman (Israel).
People
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- Stanley Langer (MCF Director), at right, with Rob Luke (British High Commissioner to Malta).
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- Morton Hoffman (MCF Treasurer), at left, with Danny Shechtman (Israel).
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- Danny Shechtman (Israel) flanked by Rachel Mamlok-Naaman (Israel), at left, and Zafra Lerman (MCF President).
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- Dincer Ülkü (Turkey), at left, with Ada Yonath (Israel).
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- Zafra Lerman (MCF President), at left, with Marinda Wu (ACS President).
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- Marinda Wu (ACS President), at left, with Venice Gouda (former Minister of Scientific Research, Egypt).
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- The two Hoffman(n)s: Morton (Boston University), at left, with Roald (Cornell University).
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- Samira Islam Ibrahim (Saudi Arabia), at left, with Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (France).
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- Khalid Al-Saad (Qatar University) flanked by his students, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Rajeh (at left) and Mohammed Abdel Hakim.
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- Venice Gouda (former Minister of Scientific Research, Egypt), at left, with Roald Hoffmann (U.S.).
