Starts 9 Jun 2025
Ends 20 Jun 2025
Central European Time
8th African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications - ASESMA 2025 | (smr 4081)
Accra - Ghana
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An ICTP Meeting in presence in Accra - Ghana
The aim of the School is to introduce African researchers to the quantum-mechanical theory of electronic structure and other atomistic simulation methods.
The ASESMA is planned on a biennial basis. The School will cover basic and advanced topics and applications of these methods to the structural, mechanical and optical properties of materials. The School will include hands-on tutorial sessions based on public license codes (including, but not limited to, the Quantum Espresso package). On the occasion of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, a special session will be dedicated to quantum computing for materials science and materials for quantum computing.
Speakers
S. Bonella, CECAM and EPFL, Switzerland
C. Carbogno, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany
M. Casida, University of Grenoble-Alpes, France
N. Chetty, Witwatersrand University, South Africa
I. Dabo, Carnegie Mellon University – Africa, Rwanda
N. Dzade, Penn State University, USA
O. R. Jolayemi, Covenant University, Nigeria
J. Junquera, University of Cantabria, Spain
G. Manyali, Kaimosi Friends University, Kenya
F. Mohamed, Ecole Polytechnique, France
M. A. A. Musa, Ecole Polytechnique, France
S. Narasimhan, JNCASR Bangalore, India
M. Pavanello, Rutgers University, USA
J. Sifuna, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
I. Timrov, PSI, Switzerland
A. Urban, Columbia University, USA
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
An ICTP Meeting in presence in Accra - Ghana
The aim of the School is to introduce African researchers to the quantum-mechanical theory of electronic structure and other atomistic simulation methods.
The ASESMA is planned on a biennial basis. The School will cover basic and advanced topics and applications of these methods to the structural, mechanical and optical properties of materials. The School will include hands-on tutorial sessions based on public license codes (including, but not limited to, the Quantum Espresso package). On the occasion of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, a special session will be dedicated to quantum computing for materials science and materials for quantum computing.
Speakers
S. Bonella, CECAM and EPFL, Switzerland
C. Carbogno, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany
M. Casida, University of Grenoble-Alpes, France
N. Chetty, Witwatersrand University, South Africa
I. Dabo, Carnegie Mellon University – Africa, Rwanda
N. Dzade, Penn State University, USA
O. R. Jolayemi, Covenant University, Nigeria
J. Junquera, University of Cantabria, Spain
G. Manyali, Kaimosi Friends University, Kenya
F. Mohamed, Ecole Polytechnique, France
M. A. A. Musa, Ecole Polytechnique, France
S. Narasimhan, JNCASR Bangalore, India
M. Pavanello, Rutgers University, USA
J. Sifuna, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
I. Timrov, PSI, Switzerland
A. Urban, Columbia University, USA
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
Organizers
Omolulu Akin-Ojo (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Martin Egblewogbe (University of Ghana), Krishna Govender (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), Sinead Majella Griffin (LBNL, University of California, USA), Gebremedhn Gebreyesus Hagoss (University of Ghana), Nana Ama Browne Klutse (University of Ghana), Richard McFadden Martin (Stanford University, usa), Shobhana Narasimhan (JNCASR, India), Andre Schleife (UIUC, USA), ICTP Scientific Contact: Nicola Seriani (ICTP)
