Starts 5 Dec 2026 06:00
Ends 7 Dec 2026 16:00
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PWF Kenya: Materials Science at Synchrotrons
ICTP PWF -AMRS - Kenya - Materials Science at Synchrotrons
University of Nairobi, KenyaICTP Physics Without Frontiers (PWF), in collaboration with the African Materials Research Society (AMRS), SUNSTONE/SESAME, the University of Nairobi, the African Light Source initiative and Diamond Light Source, is organising a three-day workshop on Materials Science at Synchrotrons alongside the 2026 AMRS
Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
The workshop will bring together approximately 50 undergraduate and postgraduate students and early-career researchers, providing training in synchrotron science and advanced experimental techniques, including X-ray imaging, spectroscopy, diffraction, computed tomography and their applications in materials science.
Through expert lectures, practical project development, poster preparation and mentoring, participants will gain insights into accessing international synchrotron facilities, preparing research proposals and pursuing postgraduate and research careers at light sources.
The workshop aims to strengthen scientific capacity and international collaboration across Africa, expand opportunities for African researchers to access advanced research facilities, and support the development of the next generation of scientists. Selected participants will also have the opportunity to send a sample for a remote experiment at the UK's Diamond Light Source.
Project coordinator and Speaker: Dr Kudakwashe Jakata, Senior Support Scientist at the Diamond Light Source i13 beamline
Local coordinator: Dr. Victor Odari, Co-Chair of the African Materials Research Society 2026 conference, & Dr Elly Miller Shatsala, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, CA, USA
Speakers:
Dr Kudakwashe Jakata, Senior Support Scientist at the Diamond Light Source, UK
Professor Marcus Newton, Professor at the University of Southampton, UK
Dr Elly Miller Shatsala, Doctoral Fellow at the Advanced Light Source, US
Dr Peter Ngene, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Dr Gihan Kamel, Beamline Scientist at the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), Jordan
Dr Andrea Lausi, Director of Science at SESAME, Jordan
Dr Messaoud Harfouche, Beamline Scientist at SESAME, Jordan
Dr Mustafa Genisel , Beamline Scientist at SESAME, Jordan
Dr Syed Haider Shah, Scientist at SESAME, Jordan
Dr Mirjam Van Daalen, Scientist at Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Dr Antje Vollmer, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Germany
Dr Elly Miller Shatsala, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, CA, USA