Sudanese National Academy of Sciences

The Academy was founded by a group of Sudanese scientists in 2005[5] including Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan[6] and Muntaser Ibrahim.[7] Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan was the Founding President of SNAS,[8][9] and was succeeded by Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan,[10][11] who co-founded numerous scientific councils and is also the President of The World Academy of Sciences.[12] As of April 2023, SNAS's Vice President is Muntaser Ibrahim,[13] the Secretary General is Mustafa El Tayeb,[14] and the Treasurer is Suad Sulaiman.[15][16]

SNAS is an independent non-profit-making organisation consisting of outstanding Sudanese scientists in the country and abroad, and some foreign scientists are invited members. Its headquarters are temporarily located at the University of Khartoum.[8]

The organization is considered the highest academic institution in Sudan and works to support and promote scientific research and innovation in the country.[17] The main objectives of the Academy are to raise the standard of and further develop theoretical and applied research in Sudan, as well as to establish a national observatory for science, technology, and innovation.[18]

SNAS conducts workshops and training courses, such as the capacity building for establishing of a national observatory for science, technology and innovation in Sudan and the monitoring and measuring indicators of science, technology and innovation.[19][20] SNAS is involved in various activities such as organising scientific events and lectures, supporting scientific research, and providing training courses in science, technology, and innovation.[21] The Academy completed its largest science-based project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which was a call for studies on Groundnuts and Aflatoxin Science in Gold Mining in Sudan.[22][23]

SNAS has been involved in celebrating Sudan Week and organising the 3rd Community Lecture in collaboration with the Khartoum Institute for Scientific Research.[24]

SNAS has elected prominent Sudanese scientists as members. SNAS members include Elfatih Eltahir (H.M. King Bhumibol Professor of Hydrology and Climate at MIT),[25][26] Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed El-Tom (Professor of math and the first minister of education after the Sudanese Revolution) in 2007,[27] Ahmed Hassan Fahal (Professor of Surgery at the University of Khartoum) in 2007,[28] and Nimir Elbashir (Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar) in 2022.[29][30]

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