Synchrotron lecture at GJU

The GJU School of Applied Medical Sciences hosted on Thursday 13 Nov. Professor Herman Winick of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and Applied Physics Department – Stanford University, who delivered a valuable lecture on the subject of “Synchrotron Radiation, Properties, Sources and Applications”. The lecture was attended by a horde of interested professors from GJU and other Jordanian universities, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, and the Royal Scientific Society. Dean of the School of Applied Medical Sciences, Dr. Akeel Kazwini, who organized the event, stated that this was part of GJU’s keenness to host prominent figures in modern technologies so as to remain updated in this field. It is noteworthy that Professor Winick has been interested in accelerator physics and synchrotron radiation since the 1960s, moving to Stanford University in 1973 to take charge of the technical design of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Project. For the past 30 years he has played a leading role in the development of synchrotron radiation sources and research at Stanford and around the world. He has often chaired advisory committees for projects in countries such as Australia, China, Germany, India, Japan, Jordan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and the US. In 1997 he proposed the SESAME project and continues to play a major role in SESAME, which is now constructing a synchrotron radiation research facility for the benefit of the Middle East countries.