Organizers:

R.P.H. Chang, United States
A.C. Beye, Senegal
Arthur Every, South Africa
Joseph O. Gogo, Ghana
Frank P.L. Kavishe, Kenya
Marjorie Mujaji, Zimbabwe
Emmanuel R. Sadiku, Nigeria
Ron Sanderson, South Africa
Joseph V. Tesha, Tanzania
A. Joseph Varkey, Swaziland
Isiah M. Warner, United States

Sponsors: 

National Science Foundation, United States

 National Research Foundation, South Africa

 Support was also provided by the scientific agencies of the participating countries. 

Overview

The goals for the workshop were to:

• Identify specific areas and future directions for fruitful U.S.-Africa cooperation in the interdisciplinary field of materials research and education
• Establish an electronic network on materials science and engineering in these areas
• Recommend how the supporting U.S. and African government agencies can aid the development of increased cooperation in the international research community, particularly between the United States and Africa

The 68 workshop participants were from Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, the United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. An observer from the United States, along with representatives from the National Science Foundation and the National Research Foundation, brought the total attendees to 81.

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