Description
In the framework of the ASP2012, we propose a special forum/outreach day addressed to the scientific personnel and the government officials of Ghana.
Throughout the 3-week long school of physics, students are learning variety of topics, including Theoretical Subatomic Physics, Experimental Subatomic Physics, Accelerators and Technology, Information Technology and the GRID. As a complement to this event, we propose to take the opportunity provided by the key-visiting experts to connect with scientific experts and Ghanaian Government. There will hopefully develop pockets of capacity from which the HEP footprint in Africa can be expanded. During the Forum Day, we would like to:
1) discuss the education and capacity building in Ghana. The strategic planning on the local and central governments of Ghana towards capacity building.
2) have a poster presentation by the students of ASP2012.
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Christine Darve (ESS), Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi (PMB/KNUST)28/07/2012, 10:00
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28/07/2012, 10:10
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Manjit Dosanjh, Zeblon Vilakazi28/07/2012, 10:30Chief among its activities is the operation of a k=200 separate sector cyclotron which provides proton beams of energies up to 200 MeV. These beams are used for fundamental nuclear physics research in the intermediate energy region, isotope production and medical physics applications. The main emphasis of the latter is the neutron and proton therapy treatment programme. To this end, iThemba...Go to contribution page
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Simon Connell (President - South African Institute of Physics)28/07/2012, 10:50This talk reviews the history of Physics in SA. Its a colonial history, but it is followed by a period of great hope and a trajectory of growth. Our history exhibits the exclusion of the majority from full participation due to the apartheid policies practiced until 1994. With the advent of democracy, there followed a very successful process of transformation. This was not enough to ensure the...Go to contribution page
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28/07/2012, 11:10
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Albert DE ROECK28/07/2012, 11:30
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Herman White (FNAL)28/07/2012, 11:50The value of discovery science can be easily seen in the impact of basic research on education, infrastructure, international collaborations and contributions to human kind. A roadmap will be presented that discusses a few recent discoveries associated with High Energy Physics that are becoming an important part of the way nations plan to go forward.Go to contribution page
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28/07/2012, 12:10
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Herman Winick28/07/2012, 14:10At present there are more than 60 synchrotron radiation light sources in operation in 20 countries around the world, with more in construction and design (see: www.lightsources.org). Although most facilities are in technologically advanced countries, there is significant activity in the developing world. Light source projects in Brazil, Korea, and Taiwan have been in operation for more than...Go to contribution page
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Luca Serafini (INFN)28/07/2012, 14:30Particle Accelerators played a crucial role in science over the last century both in developing fundamental knowledge and in pushing applications of high social impact as by-products of the technologies in turn developed to fulfill High Energy Physics requirements. We will give a few examples of how compact and moderate costly accelerators may have a crucial role in countries under development...Go to contribution page
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Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)28/07/2012, 14:50The access to the scientific knowledge starts with raising youth kids in a friendly environment. We will introduce here the effort of a small foundation dedicated to build new school infrastructures in Africa. This effort was successful in Guinea, soon in Gambia, and has been initiated in Ghana.Go to contribution page
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28/07/2012, 15:10
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28/07/2012, 18:00FOOD, TRADITIONAL DRUMMING AND DANCING BY AGYA KOO NIMOGo to contribution page