Name: Second Biennial African School on Fundamental Physics and its Applications
Start: 2012-07-15T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2012-08-08T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Kumasi, Ghana

Monday, July 9, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM Welcome Address - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Welcome Address
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Monday, July 16, 2012
9:00 AM Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Nuclear Physics - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear Physics
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Nuclear Physics - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear Physics
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Colloquium on particle physics - Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
Colloquium on particle physics
- Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
9:00 AM Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Theory Recaps, overview, theoretical fundation of particle physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Standard Model of Particle Physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Standard Model of Particle Physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Beyond the standard model of particle phyiscs - Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
Beyond the standard model of particle phyiscs
- Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Beyond the standard model of particle physics - Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
Beyond the standard model of particle physics
- Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Discussion Session - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain) Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
Discussion Session
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
- Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9:00 AM Standard model of particle physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Standard model of particle physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Standard model of particle physics - Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
Standard model of particle physics
- Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM Nuclear Physics - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear Physics
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Nuclear Physics - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear Physics
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Nuclear physics - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear physics
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday, July 19, 2012
9:00 AM Monte Carlo Generators - Peter Skands (CERN)
Monte Carlo Generators
- Peter Skands (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Monte Carlo Generators - Peter Skands (CERN)
Monte Carlo Generators
- Peter Skands (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Practical session on Monte Carlo Generators - Peter Skands (CERN)
Practical session on Monte Carlo Generators
- Peter Skands (CERN)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Practical session on Monte Carlo Generators - Peter Skands (CERN)
Practical session on Monte Carlo Generators
- Peter Skands (CERN)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday, July 20, 2012
9:00 AM Astroparticle physics and cosmology - Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
Astroparticle physics and cosmology
- Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Astroparticle physics and cosmology - Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
Astroparticle physics and cosmology
- Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Astroparticle physics and cosmology - Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
Astroparticle physics and cosmology
- Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Astroparticle physics and cosmology - Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
Astroparticle physics and cosmology
- Mathieu de Naurois (CNRS)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, July 21, 2012

8:00 AM Free Time or Excursion 1
Free Time or Excursion 1
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
We will visit 2 locations: Kakum National Park: http://www.kakumnationalpark.info/1.html Cape Coast Castle: http://capecoastcastle.ghana-net.net/ The bus will depart at 5:30am. The journey will take about 3 hours. We will have breakfast when I arrive. Please be ready to get on the bus at 5:30am.
Sunday, July 22, 2012

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Monday, July 30, 2012

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Particle accelerator physics - Lyn Evans (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
Particle accelerator physics
- Lyn Evans (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Particle accelerator physics - Lyn Evans (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
Particle accelerator physics
- Lyn Evans (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Recaps, overview - Particle beam dynamics, beam optics, instrumentations, light sources, applications - Leonid Rivkin (Paul Scherrer Institute & EPFL)
Recaps, overview - Particle beam dynamics, beam optics, instrumentations, light sources, applications
- Leonid Rivkin (Paul Scherrer Institute & EPFL)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Recaps, overview - Particle beam dynamics, beam optics, instrumentations, light sources, applications - Leonid Rivkin (Paul Scherrer Institute & EPFL)
Recaps, overview - Particle beam dynamics, beam optics, instrumentations, light sources, applications
- Leonid Rivkin (Paul Scherrer Institute & EPFL)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Neutron Sources - Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
Neutron Sources
- Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Neutron Sources - Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
Neutron Sources
- Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Accelerator Instrumentation - Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
Accelerator Instrumentation
- Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Synchrotron Light - Herman Winick (SLAC)
Synchrotron Light
- Herman Winick (SLAC)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Particle beam instrumentation - Anne Dabrowski (CERN)
Particle beam instrumentation
- Anne Dabrowski (CERN)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Beam Physics for Advanced Accelerators and Radiation Sources - luca serafini (INFN-Milan)
Beam Physics for Advanced Accelerators and Radiation Sources
- luca serafini (INFN-Milan)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Beam Physics for Advanced Accelerators and Radiation Sources - luca serafini (INFN-Milan)
Beam Physics for Advanced Accelerators and Radiation Sources
- luca serafini (INFN-Milan)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Light sources and their applications - Herman Winick
Light sources and their applications
- Herman Winick
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Practical Session - Geant-4 simulation - Andrea Dotti (Geant 4 Associates International Experts in Radiation Simulatio)
Practical Session - Geant-4 simulation
- Andrea Dotti (Geant 4 Associates International Experts in Radiation Simulatio)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 2, 2012

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Solar Energy Applications - S. Y. Mensah (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
Solar Energy Applications
- S. Y. Mensah (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Solar Energy Applications - S.Y. MENSAH (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
Solar Energy Applications
- S.Y. MENSAH (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Medical Applications - Thierry Muanza
Medical Applications
- Thierry Muanza
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Particle beam instrumentation - Anne Dabrowski (CERN)
Particle beam instrumentation
- Anne Dabrowski (CERN)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Break
Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Colloquium - Particle accelerators and applications - Philippe Lebrun (CERN)
Colloquium - Particle accelerators and applications
- Philippe Lebrun (CERN)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday, August 3, 2012

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Medical applications - Thierry Muanza
Medical applications
- Thierry Muanza
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Practical Session - Geant-4 simulation - Andrea Dotti (CERN)
Practical Session - Geant-4 simulation
- Andrea Dotti (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Digital Library - Annette Holtkamp (CERN)
Digital Library
- Annette Holtkamp (CERN)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Digital Library - Annette Holtkamp (CERN)
Digital Library
- Annette Holtkamp (CERN)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Students Presenting Physics in their Country
Students Presenting Physics in their Country
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, August 4, 2012

8:00 AM Free Time or Excursion 2
Free Time or Excursion 2
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 5, 2012
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Indiana University - Robert Quick (Indiana University)

2:20 PM University of Texas at Arlington - Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US))

2:40 PM The University of Oklahoma - Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma) Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US))

3:00 PM Louisiana Tech University - Dick Greenwood Jr (Louisiana Tech University (US))

3:20 PM Stony Brook University - Julia Ann Gray (State University of New York (US))

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