Author: davidbaratoux

The Laboratory of Planetology of Nantes and the Laboratory Geosciences Environnement Toulouse invite applications for a M2R (Second year of master) research internship in planetary sciences (6 months). Applications of African master students are encouraged. Prerequisites include good knowledge of GIS software and experience with remote sensing data sets. The internship is part of the … Continue reading Call for application: master research internship on Mars

Maram KAIRE and David BARATOUX will participate to the RFI radio programme "Autour de la question" (Around the question) by Caroline Lachowsky. The interview will take place at the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Cheikn Anta Diop and will be broadcasted on Monday 06/11, 14h10 (UTC). This interview will be the occasion to discuss the Africa Initiative … Continue reading The Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences on RFI

The European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) and the Geochemical Society (GS) have decided to support the African Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences. This starting grant will allow us to run at least two workshops in 2018, and hopefully more when more sponsors decide to joint our project. The Steering committee is composed of  Mamdouh ADEEM, … Continue reading The Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences has its first sponsors

The Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Science is a partner of the project of a dark sky reserve for the limiting light pollution in the region of the Oukaimeden observatory. A project, led by Prof. Zouhair Benkhaldoun, and entitled "The International Research of dark sky of the National Park of the Toubkal (Atlas Dark … Continue reading A reserve of dark sky of the Oukaimeden observatory in Morocco

Ch. A. B. NIANG (Ph.D. Student), University Cheikh Anta Diop has arrived to the site of the impact structure of Rochechouart. He will stay there until November and will assist Philippe Lambert during the drilling campaign of the impact structure. During the period, he will also acquire K, Th, U data using a hand-held spectroradiometer … Continue reading Follow Ch. A. B. Niang at Rochechouart !

JAXA is seeking talented, energetic and highly motivated employees to join the ITYF team. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) International Top Young Fellowship (ITYF) was established as a new fellowship program in 2009 with the purpose of inviting world’s top-level young researchers to work at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS)/JAXA. ITYF fellows are expected to contribute to the following … Continue reading International postdoctoral opportunity in Japan

The Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences was presented by David Baratoux (IRD/IFAN) during the Goldschmidt Conference in Paris, during a regular session and to the Council of the European Association of Geochemistry and Board of directors of the Geochemical Society. Download the Goldschmidt presentation here. These presentations were followed by a lunch-time discussion … Continue reading AFIPS at the Goldschmidt Conference in Paris

The Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society in Santa Fe, U.S.A. The Initiative was presented as a poster : It was also presented by H. Chennaoui-Ajoudjehane to the council members of the Meteoritical Society. The Annual meeting was also the occasion for several members of … Continue reading AFIPS at the Met Soc meeting in Santa Fe

Following the presentation of the AFIPS in Sante Fe and Paris, more than 250 scientists have now signed the call for endorsement, and 19 institutions have also formally endorsed the initiative. The following steps will focus on the organization of several workshops about Planetary and Space Sciences in Africa. The image below summarizes the approach, … Continue reading AFIPS – the next steps