PWF Afghanistan: Afghan Physics Student Conference 2025 (17-18 November 2025)

Description

This two day online conference will bring together Afghan physics students from around the world along with international scientists who support the students’ education and research. The online activity will run from 9am CET (12:30pm DST) until 2pm (5:30pm DST) on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th Novemebr 2025.

Please be aware of the timezone - on the Timetable, please select the best timezone for you in the top right on the page.

We will hear from prestigious scientists from interantioanl labs who will present their institution and opportunities for collaboration and training. We will also hear the presentations from the Afghan MSc and PhD students highlighting their research and physics studies.

Afghan students are invited to present a talk or poster on their research.

We invite International scientists to join:

Please join us: Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ere-nqoa-chf

Or dial: +1 224-880-0654 PIN: 571149338

Material

Code of Conduct Slides

PWF Afghanistan: Afghan Physics Student Conference 2025

Go to day

Monday, 17 November 2025

09:00 - 12:30 Morning Session

Convener:

Dr. Kate Shaw (ICTP)

09:00 Welcome Address 15'

Speakers: Dr. Kate Shaw (ICTP), Mr. Sharif Hussainyar (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), Germany)

09:15 Welcome from PWF Afghanistan 10'

Speaker:	Sharif Hussainyar (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)
Material:	Slides

09:25 Introduction to ICTP 20'

Speaker: Dr. Ali Hassanali (ICTP)
09:45 DESY – the Decoding of Matter 20'

Speaker: Ulrich Husemann (DESY)
10:05 Welcome from the European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini (EBRI) 20'

Speaker: Prof. Antonino Cattaneo (EBRI)

10:30 Introduction to Medical Physics: Subfields, Applications, and Career Opportunities in Afghanistan and Internationally 20'

Speaker:	Mohammad Yasin Mohammadi
Material:	Slides

10:50 Charge Carrier Mobility Modeling in Single-Crystal CVD Diamond for Radiation Detector Applications 15'

Speaker: Faiz Rahman Isaqzai
11:10 Afghan Womens Online University 20'

Speaker: Dr. Fawziya Popal

11:30 An Introduction to CERN 20'

Speaker:	Charlotte Warakaulle (CERN)
Material:	Slides

11:50 Lunch Break 40'

12:30 - 14:05 Student Talks

Convener: Dr. Zainab Nazari (EBRI)
- 12:30 On the estimation of the depth of maximum of extensive air showers using the steepness parameter of the lateral distribution of Cherenkov radiation 10'
  
  Speaker: Ibrahim Rasekh (Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran)
- 12:45 Changing the conductivity type of Spray pyrolysis sprayed ZnO thin films: comparison of the effects of Li, N, and B dopants 10'
  
  Speaker: Mohammad Baqir Negarish (University of Guilan)
- 12:55 Stationary and non-stationary photocurrent in a symmetric nematic cell with methyl red 10'
  
  Speaker: Mawla Khan Ziarmal (Belgorod State National Research University)
- 13:10 Justification of Nuclear Magic Numbers Using Governing Nuclear Potentials: A Review Study 10'
  
  Speaker: Awsat Rasooli (Kabul University)
- 13:20 Where is the matter? 10'
  
  Speaker: Maryam Hussaini (Harvard University)
- 13:30 The Application of Quantum Science and Technology in the Treatment of Cancer, Infectious Diseases, and Neurological Disorders 10'
  
  Speaker: Reza Ebrahimi (University of Tehran)
- 13:40 Electron and Positron Annihilation 10'
  
  Speaker: Khan Mohammad Halimizada (Kabul University)
- 13:50 Friedmann Equations with the Generalized Logarithmic Modification of Barrow Entropy and Tsallis Entropy 10'
  
  Speaker: Hussain Mohammadi (Lorestan University, Iran)

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

10:00 - 12:40 Morning Session

Convener:

Sharif Hussainyar (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)

10:00 Introduction 5'

Speaker: Sharif Hussainyar (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)
10:05 Electronic Properties of Thin Films of Carbon Nanotubes for Vapour Sensors 15'

Speaker: Sangar Begzaad (Victoria University if Wellington, New Zealand)

10:20 Afghan Women's Physics Academy (AWPA) 15'

Speaker:	Farsila Payanda
Material:	Slides

10:35 Experience at ICTP and at CERN 15'

Speaker: Humaira Yaghoti

10:50 The Application of the Sine-Gordon Equation in Spin Systems 15'

Speaker:	Jawad Ahamadi (University of Hamburg & Heidelberg University)
Material:	Slides

11:05 From Research to Real-World Solutions 20'

Speaker: Shakardokht Jafari

11:25 Search for Di-Higgs at ATLAS 15'

Speaker:	Baktash Amini (University of Freiburg)
Material:	Slides

11:40 CV Writing Workshop 20'

Speaker:	Dr. Zainab Nazari (EBRI)
Material:	Slides

12:00 Lunch 40'

12:40 - 13:50 Student Talks

Convener: Farsila Payanda
- 12:40 Investigation of Explosive Synchronization in Adaptive Multiplex Networks 10'
  
  Speaker: Mohammad Asif Ahmadi (IASBS)
- 12:50 Planar Structures of Medium-Sized Gold Clusters Become Ground States upon Ionization 10'
  
  Speaker: Ismaeil Safa (Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland)
- 13:00 Reactivity Scales Prediction Model for Ionic Liquids Using Machine Learning 10'
  
  Speaker: Susan Jamal (IASBS)
- 13:10 Synthesis of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide for Supercapacitor Applications 10'
  
  Speaker: Mohammad Taqi Qaeemy (Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, India)
- 13:20 Lead-Free Double Perovskite Oxides as an Absorber Layers for Photovoltaic Applications 10'
  
  Speaker: Abdullah Faizi (Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India)
- 13:30 Impact of C₆₀ Layer on the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cell 10'
  
  Speaker: Irfanullah Ahmadzai (IASBS)
- 13:40 Development of MXene Hydrogels and its Composites for Flexible Energy Storage Applications 10'
  
  Speaker: Maisam Zirak (Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India)

13:50 - 14:35 Closing Session

Convener:

Baktash Amini (University of Freiburg)

13:50 Introduction to the Perimeter Institute 20'

Speaker:	Dan Wohns (Perimeter Institute)
Material:	Slides

14:10 Physics Education in Afghanistan: Barriers, Resilience, and Strategies for the Future 15'

Speaker: Dr. Tahir Shaaran

14:25 Final Remarks, Q&A, Close 5'

Speakers:	Sharif Hussainyar, Kate Shaw
Material:	Feedback Form