The Ethiopian Academy of Sciences is a national academy founded on April 10, 2010. Pediatrician Demissie Habte served as its inaugural president. The founding class of fellows included 50 people across the natural and social sciences. It was started by researchers from Addis Ababa University with support from the Royal Society until 2011. Its founding executive director is plant ecophysiologist Masresha Fetene. Brhane Gebrekidan, an agronomist, is vice president. By 2022, only 9 percent of its fellows were women, the smallest percentage among academies in Africa. It is a member of the Network of African Science Academies.
List of presidents
- Demissie Habte, 2010
- Tsige Gebre-Mariam, 2019
References
- ^ Nordling, Linda (2010-04-09). "Ethiopia launches first science academy". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2010.173. ISSN 1476-4687.
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- Morell, Virginia (2010-04-09). "Ethiopia's First Science Academy". Science. doi:10.1126/article.30609.
- ^ "Founders of Ethiopian Academy of Sciences at Tadias Magazine". Tadias Magazine. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- Diab, Roseanne Denise; McGrath, Peter (2022-02-11). "Science academies, disciplinary groups lag behind on gender equality". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- Administrator, NASAC (2018-11-30). "Member Academies". Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- Atabong, Amindeh Blaise (2019-12-13). "Africa's medical scientists are struggling to get funding to back their research". Quartz. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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