Sida’s global research programmes

4Section 4: STRUCTURE

The International Science Program (ISP) is at the Faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University and consists of three subprograms:

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  International Programme in the Physical Sciences (IPPS, since 1961)
  
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  International Programme in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS, since 1970)
  
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  International Programme in the Mathematical Sciences (IPMS, since 2002)
  

4.1 The ISP Board

In 2014, the ISP Board, appointed for the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015, met once, on 4 December. It had the following composition (36% female, 64% male, including deputies):

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  Professor Ulf Danielsson (M), Vice-Rector, Uppsala University (Chairperson), until 24 June.
  
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  Professor Johan Tysk (M), Vice-Rector, Uppsala University (Chairperson), from 24 June.
  
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  Professor Claes-Göran Granqvist (M), Dept. Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University.
  
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  Professor Elzbieta Glaser (F), Dept. Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University.
  
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  Mr Kay Svensson (M), Deputy University Director, Uppsala University, from 28 January.
  
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  Professor Kersti Hermansson (F), Dept. Chemistry-Ångström, UU (Vice Chairperson).
  
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  Dr Linnea Sjöblom (F), representative of the personnel unions, UU, until 15 May.
  
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  Professor Maciej Klimek (M), Dept. Mathematics, Uppsala University, from 4 November.
  
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  Professor Mohamed H.A. Hassan (M), The Global Network of Science Academies (IAP).
  
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  Dr Peter Roth (M), representative of the personnel unions, UU, from 15 May.
  
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  Professor Romain Murenzi (M), The World Acadademy of Sciences (TWAS).
  
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  Professor Sandra di Rocco (F), Dept. Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).
  
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  Ms Sravani Musruni (F), representative of the student organisations, Uppsala University.
  
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  Professor Sune Svanberg (M), Div. Atomic Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University.
  
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  Professor Warwick Tucker(M), Dept. Mathematics, Uppsala University, until 4 November.
  

Deputy Board members, Uppsala University:

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  Professor Anders Hagfeldt (M), Dept. Chemistry-Ångström, UU, until 24 June.
  
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  Professor Gunilla Kreiss (F), Dept. Information Technology, Uppsala University.
  
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  Professor Jonas Bergquist (M), Dept. Chemistry-BMC, UU, from 24 June.
  
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  Professor Vernon Cooray (M), Dept. Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University.
  

4.2 The ISP Executive Committee

The ISP Executive Committee met 6 March, 20 May, 26 September, and 31 October. It had the following composition (13% female, 87% male), all Uppsala University staff:

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  Professor Kersti Hermansson, Dept. Chemistry-Ångström, Chairperson
  
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  Professor Claes-Göran Granqvist, Dept. Engineering Sciences, Vice Chairperson
  
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  Associate Professor Ernst van Groningen, Director of IPPS
  
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  Mr Kay Svensson, Deputy University Director (from 13 February)
  
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  Dr Leif Abrahamsson, Director of IPMS
  
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  Professor Maciej Klimek (M), Dept. Mathematics, from 4 November.
  
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  Associate Professor Peter Sundin, Director of IPICS
  
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  Professor Warwick Tucker, Dept. Mathematics, until 4 November.
  

4.3 The ISP Scientific Reference Groups

The International Programme in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS)

The IPICS reference group had its annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, 17-20 November 2014. It had the following composition (33% female, 67% male):

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  Professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, CEPHYR Ltd, Ebene, Mauritius
  
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  Professor Charlotta Turner, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  
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  Professor Henrik Kylin, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
  
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  Professor Iqbal Parker, Intl. Ctr. Genetic Engineer. Biotechnol., Cape Town, RSA
  
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  Professor James Darkwa, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, RSA
  
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  Professor Lars Ivar Elding, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  

Professor Gurib-Fakim and Professor Parker were unable to participate in the meeting, but timely submitted their assessments of 17 applications.

The International Programme in the Mathematical Sciences (IPMS)

The IPMS reference group had its annual meeting in Seoul, Korea, 11 August 2014. It had the following composition (25% female, 75% male):

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  Professor Christer Kiselman, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  
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  Professor Fanja Rakotondrajao, Université de Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
  
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  Professor Mohamed El Tom, Garden City College for Sci. and Technol., Khartoum, Sudan
  

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  Professor Tom Britton, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
  

The International Programme in the Physical Sciences (IPPS)

The IPPS reference group had its annual meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, 1-3 October 2014. It had the following composition (25% female, 75% male):

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  Professor Ewa Wäckelgård, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  
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  Professor Krishna Garg, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
  
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  Professor Magnus Willander, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
  
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  Professor Roland Roberts, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  

Professor Warawutti Lohawijarn, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand resigned from the group in 2014.



The IPICS scientific reference group held its meeting 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. Applicants presented their proposals at the venue of African Academy of Sciences (AAS), kindly facilitating the meeting. (Courtesy of AAS)

4.4 ISP Staff

In 2014, ISP had the following staff members (46% female, 54% male).

Scientific staff

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  Assoc. Prof. Peter Sundin, Head of ISP, Director of IPICS.
  
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  Dr. Leif Abrahamsson, Deputy Head of ISP, Director of IPMS.
  
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  Assoc. Prof. Ernst van Groningen, Director of IPPS.
  
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  Dr. Linnéa Sjöblom, Assistant Director of IPICS, until 15 May.
  
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  Dr. Peter Roth, Assistant Director of IPICS (50%), from 1 June.
  
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  Assoc. Prof. Carla Puglia, Assistant Director of IPPS (50% until 31 August, from 1 September 65%).
  

Administrative staff

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  Ms. Anna Wallin, Economy Assistant, from 26 May
  
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  Mr. Hossein Aminaey, Administrator
  
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  Mr. Ivan Akrapp, Economy Assistant, 6 October to 31 December.
  
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  Dr. Peter Roth, Economy Administrator, from 1 June Head of Administration (50%)
  
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  Ms. Pravina Gajjar, Administrator
  
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  Ms. Therese Rantakokko, Administrative Assistent, from 20 January.
  
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  Dr. Tore Hållander, Economy Administrator.
  
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  Ms. Zsuzsanna Kristófi, Chief Economist, Controller (on sick leave from 3 June).
  

Other staff

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  Ms. Marta Zdravkovic, Research Assistant (75%), from 1 July.
  
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  Dr. Paul Vaderlind, Dept. Mathematics, Stockholm University, PACM Coordinator (20%)
  
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  Ms. Rebecca Andersson, Project Manager, from 1 January.
  

A number of ISP staff members at ISP premises in late December 2014. (Courtesy of ISP)