The Open Symposium on African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP)

Name: The Open Symposium on African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP)
Start: 2025-11-17T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-21T22:00:00+01:00
Location: No location set

17 Nov 2025, 09:00 → 21 Nov 2025, 22:00 Europe/Rome

Fairouz Malek (LPSC-Grenoble, CNRS -UGA, France and Stellenbosch University, SA), Farida Fassi (Universite Mohammed V (MA)), Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Shaaban Khalil Ibrahim (ENHEP Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics (EG)), Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg (ZA))

Description

The Open symposium to present the ASFAP report to the international communities for feedback.

https://africanphysicsstrategy.org/

Contact

ASFAP-SteeringCommittee@cern.ch

Registration

ASFAP Open Symposium, Nov 17-21 2025

Participants

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Monday 17 November
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Introductory Addresses
  
  Convener: Sandro Scandolo
  - 09:00
    
    From ICTP 15m
  - 09:15
    
    From UNESCO 15m
    
    Speaker: Amal Kasry (UNESCO)
  - 09:30
    
    from AU 15m
  - 09:45
    
    From AAS 15m
  - 10:00
    
    From NASAC 15m
  - 10:15
    
    from IAEA 15m
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  Regional inputs
  
  Convener: Iroka Chidinma Joy (National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria)
  - 11:00
    
    Latin America 25m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Fernando Quevedo (NYUAD)
  - 11:30
    
    Europe 25m
    
    Speaker: Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)
  - 12:00
    
    United Kingdom 25m
    
    Speaker: Stephen Loader (STFC - UKRI)
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  Regional inputs
  
  Convener: Malik Maaza (iThembaLABS, South Africa)
  - 14:00
    
    China 25m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Bruce Mellado Garcia (IHEP, China)
  - 14:30
    
    Japan 25m
  - 15:00
    
    USA - NP long-range plan 25m
    
    Speaker: latifa Elouadrhiri (Jefferson Lab)
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  Break 30m
- 16:00 → 16:30
  Regional inputs
  
  Convener: Omololu Akin-Ojo
  - 16:00
    
    The Americal Physical Society 25m
    
    Speakers: Amy Flatten, Michele Irwin (APS)
- 16:30 → 18:00
  ASFAP
  
  Convener: Prof. Petra Rudolf
  - 16:30
    
    ASFAP Steering Committee Report 35m
    
    Speaker: Dr Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
  - 17:15
    
    ASFAP Advisory Committee Report 35m
    
    Speaker: Rob Adam
Tuesday 18 November
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Societal Engagements: ASFAP reports
  
  Conveners: Diallo Boye (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Dr Marie Clementine Uwineza Nibamureke (University of Venda)
  - 09:00
    
    Community Engagements 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Marie Clementine Uwineza Nibamureke (University of Venda)
  - 09:15
    
    Physics Education 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Bertrand TCHANCHE (Alioune Diop University)
  - 09:30
    
    Women in Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Marie Chantal Cyulinyana (University of Rwanda)
  - 09:45
    
    Young Physicists Forum 15m
    
    Speaker: Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA))
  - 10:00
    
    Physics societies 15m
    
    Speaker: Oumar Ka (Cheikh Anta Diop University)
  - 10:15
    
    Summary of recommendations 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Marie Clementine Uwineza Nibamureke (University of Venda)
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Societal Engagements: discussion
  
  Conveners: Dr Marie Clementine Uwineza Nibamureke (University of Venda), Stéphane Kenmoe (Universitaet Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  Light Sources & Applications: ASFAP Reports
  
  Conveners: Gihan Kamel, Samuel Chigome (BITRI, Botswana)
  - 14:00
    
    Light Sources 15m
    
    Speaker: Gihan Kamel
  - 14:15
    
    Compact light sources 15m
    
    Speaker: Luca Serafini
  - 14:30
    
    Condensed Matter & Matterials Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: ADRAOUI IMANE (Ibn-Zohr University, Morocco)
  - 14:45
    
    Atomic & Molecular Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Stéphane Kenmoe (Universitaet Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
  - 15:00
    
    biophysics 15m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Kristian Muller-Nedebock (Stellenbosch University)
  - 15:15
    
    Earth Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Bjorn von der Heyden
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  Break 30m
- 16:00 → 17:45
  Light Sources & Applications: discussion
  
  Conveners: Gihan Kamel, Lalla Btissam Drissi (Mohammed V University, Morocco)
  - 16:00
    
    Summary of recommendations 15m
    
    Speaker: Gihan Kamel
  - 16:15
    
    Discussion 1h 30m
Wednesday 19 November
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Particles & Related Applications: ASFAP reports
  
  Conveners: Mirjana Povic, Stephen Inkoom
  - 09:00
    
    Particle Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Farida Fassi (Universite Mohammed V (MA))
  - 09:15
    
    Nuclear Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Mr Benard Mulilo
  - 09:30
    
    Fluid & plasma physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Oluwole Daniel Makinde (Stellenbosch University)
  - 09:45
    
    Medical physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Rajaa Sebihi (Mohammed V University, Morocco)
  - 10:00
    
    Astrophysics 15m
    
    Speaker: Mirjana Povic
  - 10:15
    
    Summary of recommendations 15m
    
    Speaker: Mirjana Povic
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Particles & Related Applications: discussion
  
  Conveners: Farida Fassi (Universite Mohammed V (MA)), Mirjana Povic
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  Cross-cutting Fields: ASFAP reports
  
  Conveners: Babatunde John Odetayo (University of Benin (NG)), Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
  - 14:00
    
    Accelerator physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Sanae SAMSAM (INFN Milano)
  - 14:15
    
    Computing in Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Ghita Rahal (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
  - 14:30
    
    Quantum computing 15m
    
    Speaker: Ouissal Moumou (Quantinum, UK)
  - 14:45
    
    Instrumentation & Detectors 15m
    
    Speaker: Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
  - 15:00
    
    Energy 15m
    
    Speaker: Robinson Juma Musembi
  - 15:15
    
    Summary of recommendations 15m
    
    Speaker: Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  Break 30m
- 16:00 → 17:30
  
  Cross-cutting Fields: discussion
  
  Conveners: Ann Njeri, Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
- 17:30 → 18:00
  Societal Engagements
  
  Convener: Ahmadou Wague
  - 17:30
    
    Feedback from African Physical Society 15m
    
    Speaker: Omololu Akin-Ojo
  - 17:45
    
    discussion 15m
Thursday 20 November
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Nuclear Physics Techniques
  
  Conveners: Dr Bertrand TCHANCHE (Alioune Diop University), Prof. Fairouz Malek (LPSC-Grenoble, CNRS -UGA, France and Stellenbosch University, SA)
  - 09:00
    
    Agricultural science 15m
    
    Speaker: Alassane traoré
  - 09:15
    
    Air quality research 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Bertrand TCHANCHE (Alioune Diop University)
  - 09:30
    
    Waste management 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Marie Clementine Uwineza Nibamureke (University of Venda)
  - 09:45
    
    discussion 45m
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break 30m
- 11:00 → 11:30
  Ethics in Physics: ASFAP report
  
  Conveners: Dr Kenny Sayi Kale (MInistry of Education, DRC), Samira Hassani (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
  - 11:00
    
    Ethics in Physics 15m
    
    Speaker: Chilufya Mwewa (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
  - 11:15
    
    discussion 15m
- 11:30 → 12:00
  Observers: ASFAP report
  
  Conveners: Kenny Sayi Kale (MInistry of Education, DRC), Peter Jenni (University of Freiburg (DE))
  - 11:30
    
    Observers feedback 15m
    
    Speaker: Oumar Ka (Cheikh Anta Diop University)
  - 11:45
    
    discussion 15m
- 12:00 → 12:30
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of the executive summary
  
  Convener: Rob Adam
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of the societal engagements chapters
  
  Conveners: Bjorn von der Heyden, Marie Chantal Cyulinyana (University of Rwanda)
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  Break 30m
- 16:00 → 17:30
  FIP Physics Matters
  
  Conveners: Dr Christine Darve (European Spallation Source), Dr Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Mirjana Povic, Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)), Robinson Juma Musembi, Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
  - 16:00
    
    Summary talk on ASFAP 45m
  - 16:45
    
    Panel discussion 45m
Friday 21 November
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of the light sources & applications chapters
  
  Conveners: Kristian Muller-Nedebock (Stellenbosch University), Luca Serafini
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of the particles & application chapters
  
  Conveners: Oluwole Daniel Makinde (Stellenbosch University), Prof. Shaaban Khalil Ibrahim (ENHEP Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics (EG))
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of the cross-cutting fields chapters
  
  Conveners: Ghita Rahal (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)), Robinson Juma Musembi
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  ASFAP Report: Content review of nuclear physics techniques chapters
  
  Convener: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg (ZA))
- 16:00 → 17:00
  
  Closeout
  
  Conveners: Sandro Scandolo, Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg (ZA))