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The Conference is live-streamed on the ICTP Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics YouTube page at the following link:


This virtual event is aimed at bringing together African scientists working in the broad area of experimental and theoretical physical sciences to share their latest research activities. This conference is aimed at promoting better awareness of the research going on in the African continent and to facilitate networking especially amongst younger scientists. The conference will include a series of plenary talks in collaboration with the African Light Source (AfLS) meeting that will be occurring in parallel, research talks by invited speakers and a selected number of contributed talks and posters.

Topics:
  • Condensed Matter Physics, Material Science, Nanotechonology & Energy
  • Research High Energy Physics, Cosmology, Gravitational Physics
  • Nuclear & Medical Physics
  • Climate & Atmospheric Physics
  • Computational Physics
  • Biological and Medical Physics
  • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Speakers:
O. ABAH, Queens University Belfast, Ireland
A. ABDALLA, Georg August University Goettingen, Germany
J. BABALOLA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
I. DABO, Penn State University, USA
F.B. DEJENE, University of the Free State, South Africa
M. DIALE, University of Pretoria, South Africa
A. ELFIKY, Cairo University, Egypt
E. INNACK, Perimeter Institute, Canada
S. KENMOE, Duisberg Essen University, Germany
S. KHALIL, The Center for Fundamental Physics (CFP) at Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt
N.A.B. KLUTSE, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, Ghana
T. KRUGER, University of Pretoria, South Africa
C. LECOMTE, Université de Lorraine, France
O.D. MAKINDE, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
G.B. MBENG, University of Innsbruck, Austria
S. NDENGUE, EAIFR, Rwanda
M. NKOUA, University Marien Ngouabi, Republic of the Congo
A. SEIDU, Aalto University, Finland
A.G. SEMIE, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
D. SHADRACK, NM-AIST, Tanzania
H.S. SWAI, NM-AIST, Tanzania
Y. TAYALATI, Mohammed V University, Morocco
A. TRAORE, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
A. WELTMAN, University of Cape Town, South Africa
H.M. WIDATALLAH, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Parallel Workshop will be held Virtually entitled "The African Synchrotron Light Source Virtual Workshop (AfLS2020)". More info can be found at http://afls3.africanlightsource.org/

Material

African Physical Society (AfPS) International Conference | (smr 3476)
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  • Wednesday, 18 November 2020
    • 09:45 - 12:30 
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Chair: Ali Hassanali (ICTP, Italy)
      • 09:45 Introduction and Welcome Remarks 15'
      • 10:00 Quantum biology and nanobiophysics: Examples in the context of photosynthesis 25'
        Speaker: Tjaart KRUGER (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 10:25 Molecular dynamics and related methods in macromolecules-drug interaction 25'
        Speaker: Daniel SHADRACK (NM-AIST, Tanzania)
        Material: Abstract
      • 10:50 Regulation and mechanism of molecular motor proteins 25'
        Speaker: Amna ABDALLA (Georg August University Goettingen, Germany)
        Material: Abstract
      • 11:15 Nanomedicine for imaging, diagnosis, drug delivery (e.g., via nanocarriers) and therapeutics that are utilized in the treatment and prevention of diseases that include poverty related diseases (PRDs) that plague many populations mainly in rural Africa 25'
        Speaker: Hulda Shaidi SWAI (NM-AIST, Tanzania)
        Material: Abstract
      • 11:40 Relevance of Atomic Force Microscopy to Africa: From NanoBio Devices to Biomass Conversion in Bioenergy 25'
        Speaker: Maryse NKOUA (University Marien Ngouabi, Republic of the Congo)
        Material: Abstract
      • 12:05 Discussion 25'
    • 14:00 - 15:25 
      Joint Session with African Synchrotron Light Source Virtual Workshop (AfLS2020) 
http://afls3.africanlightsource.org/
    • 16:00 - 17:45 
      Chair: Steve Ndengue (EAIFR, Rwanda)
      • 16:00 Quantum thermodynamics and quantum control 25'
        Speaker: Obinna ABAH (Queens University Belfast, Ireland)
        Material: Abstract
      • 16:25 Variational neural annealing 25'
        Speaker: Estelle INACK (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
        Material: Abstract
      • 16:50 Optimizing annealing schedules with hybrid quantum optimization algorithms 25'
        Speaker: Glen Bigan MBENG (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
        Material: Abstract
      • 17:15 Discussion 30'
  • Thursday, 19 November 2020
    • 10:00 - 12:55 
      Chair: Garu Gebreyesus (University of Ghana, Ghana)
      • 10:00 Impact of solvation on the structure and reactivity of the Co 3 O 4 (001)/H 2 O interface: Insights from molecular dynamics Simulations 25'
        Speaker: Stéphane KENMOE (Duisberg Essen University, Germany)
        Material: Abstract
      • 10:25 Syncroton Radiation-based X-Ray study on energy storage materials: a case for hematite 25'
        Speaker: Mmantsae DIALE (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 10:50 UV and IR absorption spectrum of nitrogen dioxide and water dimer: assessing the accuracy of electronic structure calculations and experiments 25'
        Speaker: Steve NDENGUE (EAIFR, Rwanda)
        Material: Abstract
      • 11:15 Physical Properties of Cation-doped Binary and Ternary Iron Oxides: Experimental and Computational Modeling 25'
        Speaker: Hisham M. WIDATALLAH (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
        Material: Abstract
      • 11:40 Atomic and electronic structure of cesium lead triiodide surfaces 25'
        Speaker: Azimatu SEIDU (Aalto University, Finland)
        Material: Abstract
      • 12:05 Fighting against COVID-19: A computational biophysics approach 25'
        Speaker: Abdo ELFIKY (Cairo University, Egypt)
        Material: Abstract
      • 12:30 Discussion 25'
    • 14:00 - 16:30 
      Chair: Stéphane Kenmoe (Duisberg Essen University, Germany)
      • 14:00 Light Energy (solar and luminescent materials) in Service of Man Kind - from Nanoscale to Microscale 25' 
        The talk has been cancelled.
        Speaker: Francis Birhanu DEJENE (University of the Free State, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 14:25 Atmospheric Processes and Climate Impact 25'
        Speaker: Nana Ama Brown KLUTSE (Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, Accra, Ghana)
        Material: Abstract
      • 14:50 Relationship Between Precipitation Extremes and Convective Organization Inferred From Satellite Observations 25'
        Speaker: Addisu Gezahegn SEMIE (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
      • 15:15 Complexity of biological macromolecules: lipid transfer and unconstant rate constant 25'
        Speaker: Jonathan O. BABALOLA (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
        Material: Abstract
      • 15:40 Modelling Magneto-Thermal Boundary Layer Flows of Nanofluids and Its Engineering Cooling Applications 25'
        Speaker: Oluwole Daniel MAKINDE (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 16:05 Discussion 20'
      • 16:25 Break 5'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Plenary Talk
      • 16:30 Fundamental Physics in the Radio Sky 40'
        Speaker: Amanda WELTMAN (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 17:10 Discussion 20'
    • 17:30 - 18:20
      • 17:30 Physics Beyond the Standard Model At the LHC Era 25'
        Speaker: Shaaban KHALIL (The Center for Fundamental Physics (CFP) at Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt)
      • 17:55 Observation of light-by-light scattering by ATLAS experiment and the search of exotic particles with ANTARES neutrinos Telescope 25'
        Speaker: Yahya TAYALATI (University Mohammed V, Marocco)
        Material: Abstract
  • Friday, 20 November 2020
    • 10:00 - 12:00 Participants' Presentations 
      Chair: Garu Gebreyesus (University of Ghana, Ghana)
      • 10:00 Poster Parade 1h0'
      • 11:00 Poster Discussion 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 16:30 
      Chair: Amna ABDALLA (Georg August University Goettingen, Germany)
      • 14:00 Source Apportionment and assessment of Air Quality Index of PM10 and PM2.5 in at two different sites in Urban Background Area in Senegal 25'
        Speaker: Alassane TRAORE (Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal)
        Material: Abstract
      • 14:25 Raising the success rate of data-driven materials discovery for the solar production of hydrogen fuels 25'
        Speaker: Ismailia DABO (Penn State University, USA)
      • 14:50 Spin-resolved atomic orbital model refinement for combined charge and spin density analysis: application to the YTiO3 perovskite 25'
        Speaker: Claude LECOMTE (Lorraine University, France)
        Material: Abstract
      • 15:15 Break out rooms/Discussions 1h15'
    • 15:30 - 16:25 
      Joint Session with African Synchrotron Light Source Virtual Workshop (AfLS2020) 
http://afls3.africanlightsource.org/
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