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KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCEhanya Nobel Laureate dalam bidang sains diundanguntuk menyampaikan syarahan. Seramai hampir 700hadirin menghadiri syarahan ini di mana beberapa komendan soalan telah dijawab oleh Dr El Baradei, semasasyarahan dan juga sewaktu persidangan akhbar.of only hosting Nobel Laureates in the sciences. About700 attended the lecture and numerous comments andqueries were entertained by Dr El Baradei, both at thelecture and press conference.Dr Mohamed El Baradei semasa menyampaikan Syarahan Umum beliau.Dr Mohamed El Baradei during his Public Lecture. ▲Prof Ahmed Zewail(Pemenang Hadiah Nobeldalam bidang Kimia, 1999)Pada tanggal 8 Ogos, bertempat di KLCC, Prof Zewailtelah menyampaikan Syarahan Umum bertajuk‘Investing in the Future’ yang dihadiri oleh lebih kurang1800 orang yang mewakili pelbagai kementerian, danagensi di bawah naungan MOSTI, universiti, penuntutdan orang awam. Di Majlis Makan Malam ASM danSimposium Antarabangsa, beliau telah dianugerahkanFelo Kehormat ASM. Beliau menjadi penerima ketigaanugerah ini sehingga kini. Di majlis ini juga beliau telahmenghadiahkan sijil kepada Felo dan Felo Kanan yangbaru dilantik.Program utama lain bersama Prof Zewail di Malaysiaialah:Pada 7 Ogos di UM, Upacara Konvokesyen Khaspenganugerahan Doktor Kehormat oleh UniversitiMalaya (UM) kepada Prof Zewail disampaikan olehTuanku Pro-Chancellor UM, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah danSesi Dialog dengan Para Penyelidik UM mengenaiSains Bioperubatan dan Sains Fizikal di samping satulawatan ke makmal Combinatorial Catalysis; UcapanPleno di Upacara Pembukaan Simposium AntarabangsaKhalayak di Syarahan Umum Dr El Baradei.Audience at Dr El Baradei’s Public Lecture. ▲Prof Ahmed Zewail(Nobel Prize in Chemistry,1999)Prof Zewail delivered a Public Lecture entitled ‘Investingin the Future’ on 8 August which was attended by anaudience of around 1800 from various Ministries andAgencies under MOSTI, universities, students and thegeneral public, at the KLCC. At the subsequent ASMand International Symposium Dinner he was conferredthe Honorary Fellowship of ASM, only the third personever to date, and he also presented certifi cates to thenewly appointed Fellows and a Senior Fellow.Other key programmes with Prof Zewail in Malaysiawere:Special Convocation ceremony for the conferment ofHonorary Doctorate by University of Malaya (UM) to ProfZewail by Tuanku Pro-Chancellor UM, Raja Dr NazrinShah and Dialogue Session with UM Researchers onBiomedical Science and Physical Sciences as well asa visit to Combinatorial Catalysis laboratory at UM on7 August; Plenary Address at the Opening Ceremony58In Pursuit of Excellence in Science