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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Académie des Sciences du Liban (ASL) <br /> (Lebanese Academy of Sciences)</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg/220px-Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg/330px-Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg/440px-Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences_logo.svg.png 2x" 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Box 33, Amioun -Al-Kurah, Lebanon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koura_District" title="Koura District">Koura District</a>,</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&params=34_21_53_N_35_46_57_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°21′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">35°46′57″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.36472°N 35.78250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.36472; 35.78250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region served </div></th><td class="infobox-data">Lebanon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/June_Nasrallah" title="June Nasrallah">June Nasrallah</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://asduliban.org">asduliban<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="16" data-overlays="["_094a2252f437a110ca176c2c1946557753412cbb"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,16,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&revid=1248890811&groups=_094a2252f437a110ca176c2c1946557753412cbb" width="270" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,16,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&revid=1248890811&groups=_094a2252f437a110ca176c2c1946557753412cbb 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Lebanese Academy of Sciences</b>, known officially by its French name <b>Académie des Sciences du Liban</b> (<b>ASL</b>), is a <a href="/wiki/Learned_society" title="Learned society">learned society</a> dedicated to promoting the growth, invigoration, and dissemination of the sciences in Lebanon, and to fostering a world-class scientific culture in the country. The ASL was recognized by a decree<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the Government of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Lebanon" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Lebanon">Republic of Lebanon</a> in August 2007. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to its charter, the ASL aims to </p> <ul><li>Provide independent advice and guidance to governmental and private institutions on matters of scientific research and education.</li> <li>Encourage, initiate and aid research and educational programs in the sciences.</li> <li>Help the dissemination and promulgation of the results of scientific research.</li> <li>Facilitate the exchange of ideas and results with similar institutions around the world.</li> <li>Bestow awards and honors on distinguished scientists.</li> <li>Exhort young Lebanese men and women to consider careers in the sciences.</li> <li>Strengthen the links between the sciences and society by addressing the needs of the population, public health, the economy and the environment.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The formation of the ASL was shepherded by the <a href="/wiki/French_Academy_of_Sciences" title="French Academy of Sciences">French Academy of Sciences</a>, which also hosted the first meeting of the ASL in Paris on June 27, 2008. The first meeting of the ASL's Executive Committee was held in Beirut, Lebanon on October 29–31, 2008. The ASL is broadly fashioned after the French Academy of Sciences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The members of the ASL are Lebanese scientists working inside and outside of Lebanon, as well as distinguished foreign scientists, including some who are of Lebanese origin, or who are keen to contribute to the growth of the sciences in Lebanon. All ASL academicians provide their services <i>pro bono,</i> i.e. voluntarily and without payment, as a public service. </p><p>ASL Members: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Michael_Atiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Michael Atiyah">Sir Michael Atiyah</a>* (deceased 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Badr" title="Kamal Badr">Kamal Badr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Choueiri" title="Edgar Choueiri">Edgar Choueiri</a> (Founding President, 2007-2014)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Elachi" title="Charles Elachi">Charles Elachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charbel_Farhat" title="Charbel Farhat">Charbel Farhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesreen_Ghaddar" title="Nesreen Ghaddar">Nesreen Ghaddar</a> (Vice-President)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makhluf_Haddadin" title="Makhluf Haddadin">Makhluf Haddadin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Nasrallah" title="June Nasrallah">June Nasrallah</a> * (President, 2018--)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_Nemer" title="Mona Nemer">Mona Nemer</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hussein_M._Zbib" title="Hussein M. Zbib">Hussein M. Zbib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huda_Zoghbi" title="Huda Zoghbi">Huda Zoghbi</a></li></ul> <p>asterisk (*) denotes founding member </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya (The Official Journal of the Lebanese Republic) Issue No. 52, August 31, 2007. A PDF copy of the original decree (in Arabic) is available through <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asliban.org/PublicationsFolder/Documents/ASLdecreeScan.pdf">this link</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110725021424/http://www.asliban.org/PublicationsFolder/Documents/ASLdecreeScan.pdf">Archived</a> 2011-07-25 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lebanese_Academy_of_Sciences&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://asduliban.org">Official website of the Lebanese Academy of Sciences</a></li></ul> <div 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