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Daniel Makinde
Oluwole Daniel Makinde is a Nigerian professor of Theoretical and Applied Physics, the Secretary General of African Mathematical Union (AMU), General Secretary and Vice President of Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association, Southern Africa Mathematical Science Association (SAMSA) and the Director of the Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical Modeling and Computations (IARMMC) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Education In 1987, Daniel Makinde obtained his first degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in the field of Mathematics. In 1990, He also obtained his MSc degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics from the same Alma mater and in 1996, he bagged his doctorate degree from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Membership and fellowship He is an advisory board member of the Pan African Centre of Mathematics (PACM) based in Tanzania between 2003 and 2005. A board member of the Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Mathematical Union
The African Mathematical Union or Union Mathematique Africaine is an African organization dedicated to the development of mathematics in Africa. It was founded in 1976 in Rabat, Morocco, during the first Pan-African Congress of Mathematicians with Henri Hogbe Nlend as its first President. Another key figure in its early years was George Saitoti, later a prominent Kenyan politician. Mission The mission of the African Mathematical Union is twofold: # To coordinate and promote the quality of teaching, research and outreach activities in all areas of activities in all areas of mathematics throughout Africa. # To advance mathematical research and education towards the economic, social and cultural development of the continent. Commissions The Union has five Commissions: # AMU-CAWM. Commission on Women in Mathematics in Africa, led by Marie Françoise Ouedraogo since 2009. # AMU-CMEA. Commission on Mathematics Education in Africa. # AMU-CHMA. Commission on the History of Mathematic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |