Conveners
Early Careers Advancement
- Esmeralda Yitamben
- Mirjana Povic
- Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)
- Jesutofunmi Fajemisin
Laza Rakotondravohitra
(Duke/University of Antananarivo)
19/09/2025, 14:00
Laza Rakotondravohitra, a Malagasy physicist, is an alumnus of the inaugural African School of Physics (2010), which ignited his passion for medical and applied physics. Formerly an international fellow at Fermilab, he earned his PhD in neutrino physics through the MINERvA collaboration. Transitioning to medical physics, he completed a residency at Duke University Medical Center and now...
Esmeralda Yitamben,
Ibrahima Bah
(Johns Hopkins University),
Laza Rakotondravohitra
(Duke/University of Antananarivo),
Peter Iyiola,
Stacyann Nelson
(sPHENIX)
19/09/2025, 14:30
We will share with the participants how the physics we do translates into real-life applications through collaboration across disciplines. Also, how physics education equips students with critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and how these abilities can be applied to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges.
