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ASP2026—University Students Program at the 9th African School of Physics

from Sunday, 5 July 2026 (09:00) to Sunday, 19 July 2026 (18:00)
CEMASTEA, Nairobi, Kenya

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
5 Jul 2026
6 Jul 2026
7 Jul 2026
8 Jul 2026
9 Jul 2026
10 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026
12 Jul 2026
13 Jul 2026
14 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026
17 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026
19 Jul 2026
AM
09:00
Arrivals (until 19:00)
09:00
Welcome addresses (until 09:30)
09:30
Physics research in Kenya (until 11:00)
09:30 Fundamental physics research in Kenya - David Otwoma  
10:15 Applied physics research in Kenya - wilson Ng'etich (UOELD, Kenya)  
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Astrophysics - Mirjana Povic (until 13:00)
09:00
IUPAP/APS -Dr Christine Darve (European Spallation Source) (until 09:30)
09:30
Accelerators - Karie Badgley (until 11:00)
11:00 --- break ---
11:30
Materials Physics - Julius Mwabora (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 13:00)
09:00
BLUEshift Africa - Linda Strubbe (BLUEshift Africa) (until 09:30)
09:30
Accelerators - Karie Badgley (until 11:00)
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Detectors - Ulrich Goerlach (Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)) (until 13:00)
09:00
Kenyan Physical Society - Stanslaus Masinza (until 09:30)
09:30
Astrophysics - Mirjana Povic (until 11:00)
09:30
Simulation - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 11:00)
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Particle Physics - Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES)) (until 13:00)
11:30
Simulation - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 13:00)
09:00
ASP FORUM (until 18:00)
11:30
Biophysics - Kristian Muller-Nedebock (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) (until 13:00)
11:30
Fluid & Plasma Physics - Daniel Makinde (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) (until 13:00)
11:30
Simulation - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) (until 13:00)
09:00 --- FREE ---
09:00
News & Info (until 09:30)
09:30
General Medical Physics - Samson Omondi Otieno Kaelyn Becker (University of Wisconsin) Shannon O'Reilly (University of Wisconsin) Christopher Njeh (University of Indiana) (until 11:00)
09:30
Light Sources - Gihan Kamel (until 11:00)
09:30
Small Detector Labs (until 11:00)
09:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
09:30 kilogram-Planck constant - Ombati (University of Nairobi, Kenya)  
09:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
11:00 --- break ---
11:30
Imaging & Nuclear Medicine Physics - Shannon O'Reilly (University of Wisconsin) Kaelyn Becker (University of Wisconsin) Samson Omondi Otieno Christopher Njeh (University of Indiana) (until 13:00)
11:30
Light Sources - Gihan Kamel (until 13:00)
11:30
Small Detector Labs (until 13:00)
11:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
11:30 kilogram-Planck constant - Ombati (University of Nairobi, Kenya)  
11:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
09:00
Planning session for students feedback - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) (until 09:30)
09:30
Materials Physics - George Amolo (until 11:00)
09:30
Particle Physics - Mario Campanelli (UCL) (until 11:00)
09:30
Small Detector Labs (until 11:00)
09:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
09:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
09:30 Solar  
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Materials Physics - George Amolo (until 13:00)
11:30
Particle Physics - Mario Campanelli (UCL) (until 13:00)
11:30
Small Detector Labs (until 13:00)
11:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
11:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
11:30 Solar  
09:00
ACP2027 (until 09:30)
09:30
Accelerators - Caterina Biscari (ALBA Synchrotron) (until 11:00)
09:30
Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence - NDUNG'U NDEGWA (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI) Ian Kaniu (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 11:00)
09:30
Small Detector Labs (until 11:00)
09:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
09:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
09:30 Solar  
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
High performance computing - Horst Severini (University of Oklahoma (US)) Prof. Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) Julia Ann Gray (The University of Kansas (US)) Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US)) Robinson Juma Musembi (until 13:00)
11:30
Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence - NDUNG'U NDEGWA (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI) Ian Kaniu (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 13:00)
11:30
Small Detector Labs (until 13:00)
11:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
11:30 Muon detectors  
11:30 Solar  
09:00
The African Physics Newsletter (until 09:30)
09:30
Heavy ion physics - William Horowitz (University of Cape Town) (until 11:00)
09:30
High performance computing - Horst Severini (University of Oklahoma (US)) Julia Ann Gray Prof. Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US)) Robinson Juma Musembi (until 11:00)
09:30
Small Detector Labs (until 11:00)
09:30 Accelerators for medical applications - Lucia Giuliano  
09:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
09:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
09:30 Laser Physics  
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Heavy ion physics - William Horowitz (University of Cape Town) (until 13:00)
11:30
High performance computing -Prof. Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) Robinson Juma Musembi Julia Ann Gray Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US)) Horst Severini (University of Oklahoma (US)) (until 13:00)
11:30
Small Detector Labs - Uli Raich (retired) (until 13:00)
11:30 Accelerators for medical applications - Lucia Giuliano  
11:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
11:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
11:30 Laser Physics  
09:00
Student survey (until 09:30)
09:30
Gravitational waves - Eugenio Coccia (until 11:00)
09:30
Nanoscience - Esmeralda Yitamben Jack Abibo (until 11:00)
09:30
Small Detector Labs (until 11:00)
09:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
09:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
09:30 Laser Physics  
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30
Physics at underground Labs - Paul Andrei Puiu (until 13:00)
11:30
Quantum Computing - Taha Rouabah Pamela Kageliza (until 13:00)
11:30
Small Detector Labs (until 13:00)
11:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
11:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
11:30 Laser Physics  
09:30
Topical sessions (until 11:00)
09:30
Topical sessions (until 11:00)
11:00 --- break ---
11:30
Topical sessions (until 13:00)
11:30
Topical sessions (until 13:00)
06:00
Departures (until 18:00)
PM
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Nuclear physics - Jeremiah Kebwaro (Karatina) James Mugambi (SEKU) (until 16:00)
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Particle interactions with matter - Ulrich Goerlach (Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)) (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 21:15)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Particle Physics - Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES)) (until 16:00)
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Detectors - Ulrich Goerlach (Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)) (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 21:15)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Materials Physics - Julius Mwabora (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 16:00)
14:30
Particle Physics - Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES)) (until 16:00)
16:00 --- break ---
16:30
Detectors - Ulrich Goerlach (Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)) (until 18:00)
16:30
Tutorial - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Tutorial (until 21:15)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Nuclear physics - Jeremiah Kebwaro (Karatina) James Mugambi (SEKU) (until 16:00)
14:30
Simulation - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 16:00)
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Biophysics - Kristian Muller-Nedebock (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) (until 18:00)
16:30
Simulation - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Atomic & Molecular Physics - Eric Jobunga (TUM) (until 16:00)
14:30
Particle Physics - Mario Campanelli (UCL) (until 16:00)
14:30
Simulation - Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) (until 16:00)
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Environmental & Earth Physics - John Makokha Wanjala (Kibabii University, Kenya) (until 18:00)
16:30
Particle Physics - Mario Campanelli (UCL) (until 18:00)
16:30
Simulation - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) Luis Gerardo Sarmiento Pico (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Optics, Photonics & Lasers - Zephania Birech (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 16:00)
14:30
Radiation dosimetry - Christopher Njeh (University of Indiana) Samson Omondi Otieno Kaelyn Becker (University of Wisconsin) Shannon O'Reilly (University of Wisconsin) (until 16:00)
14:30
Small Detector Labs (until 16:00)
14:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
14:30 kilogram-Planck constant - Ombati (University of Nairobi, Kenya)  
14:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Applied Optics - Zephania Birech (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 18:00)
16:30
Medical Physics Lab - Kaelyn Becker (University of Wisconsin) Shannon O'Reilly (University of Wisconsin) Christopher Njeh (University of Indiana) Samson Omondi Otieno (until 18:00)
16:30
Small Detector Labs (until 18:00)
16:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
16:30 kilogram-Planck constant - Ombati (University of Nairobi, Kenya)  
16:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session (until 21:45)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Applied Optics - Dickson Omucheni (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 16:00)
14:30
Small Detector Labs (until 16:00)
14:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
14:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
14:30 Solar  
14:30
Solar Energy - sebastian waita (until 16:00)
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Cosmology -Dr Mathieu JACOBE DE NAUROIS (Laboratoire Leprince Ringuet IN2P3/CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique) (until 18:00)
16:30
Small Detector Labs (until 18:00)
16:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
16:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
16:30 Solar  
16:30
Solar Energy - sebastian waita (until 18:00)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session (until 21:45)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
High performance computing - Horst Severini (University of Oklahoma (US)) Prof. Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US)) Robinson Juma Musembi Julia Ann Gray (The University of Kansas (US)) (until 16:00)
14:30
Particle Physics - Gopolang Mohlabeng (University of California, Irvine) (until 16:00)
14:30
Small Detector Labs (until 16:00)
14:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
14:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
14:30 Solar  
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
High performance computing - Horst Severini (University of Oklahoma (US)) Robinson Juma Musembi Prof. Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) Patrick Skubic (University of Oklahoma (US)) Julia Ann Gray (until 18:00)
16:30
Particle Physics - Gopolang Mohlabeng (University of California, Irvine) (until 18:00)
16:30
Small Detector Labs (until 18:00)
16:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
16:30 Muon detectors - Lydia Roos (LPNHE Paris)  
16:30 Solar  
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session (until 21:45)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Advanced radiation sources - Alessandro Curcio (until 16:00)
14:30
Cosmology -Dr Mathieu JACOBE DE NAUROIS (Laboratoire Leprince Ringuet IN2P3/CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique) (until 16:00)
14:30
Small Detector Labs (until 16:00)
14:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
14:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
14:30 Laser Physics  
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Advanced radiation sources - Alessandro Curcio (until 18:00)
16:30
Quantum Computing - Taha Rouabah Pamela Kageliza (until 18:00)
16:30
Small Detector Labs (until 18:00)
16:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
16:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
16:30 Laser Physics  
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Evening session (until 21:45)
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Optics, Photonics & Lasers (until 16:00)
14:30
Small Detector Labs (until 16:00)
14:30 Cosmic rays - NADIR HASHIM (Kenyatta University)  
14:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
14:30 Laser Physics  
16:00 --- Break ---
16:30
Particle Physics - Mary Bishai (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) William Ndeke (until 18:00)
16:30
Small Detector Labs (until 18:00)
16:30 Cosmic rays - Nadir Hashim (Universitat Siegen)  
16:30 Internet of Things - Uli Raich (retired)  
16:30 Laser Physics  
18:00 --- Dinner ---
19:45
Students Feedback Presentations (until 21:45)
13:00
Closing session (until 13:30)
13:30 --- Lunch ---
15:00
Departures (until 20:00)