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08:40
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Opening
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Dharm Singh
(Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST))
(until 09:40)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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08:40
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Director of Ceremony
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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08:50
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Welcoming Address
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Vice Chancelor
(NUST)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Guest Honor Address
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Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:20
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Acknowledgments
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Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:40
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
(until 10:40)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:40
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Standard Model and Higgs physics
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Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:05
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Searches for Physics beyond the Standard Model at the LHC
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Jory Sonneveld
(Hamburg University (DE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:40
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--- REGISTRATIONS ---
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11:00
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
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Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
(until 11:30)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:00
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Status of Astronomy in Namibia
-
Michael Backes
(University of Namibia)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:30
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
(until 13:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:30
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Physics with radioactive ion beams
-
Joakim Cederkall
(Lund University (SE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:55
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Neutrino Physics
-
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:20
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Studying hadrons with electron beams
-
Mark Dalton
(JLab)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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08:55
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Material Physics
-
Esmeralda Yitamben
(ASP)
Dipti Ranjan Sahu
(NUST)
(until 10:25)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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08:55
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Graphene: The Wonder 2D-material of the 21st century
- Prof.
Chandra Ray Sekhar
(UNISA)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:20
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Ultrasmall Angle Xray Scattering (USAXS) and WideAngle Xray Scattering (WAXS) Studies on the Complex Metal Hydride NaAlH4
- Prof.
Tabbetha Dobbins
(Rowan University)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:45
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Chalcogenide Glasses-New advances
-
Stephen Sathiaraj
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:30
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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11:00
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Accelerator, Medical and Radiation Physics
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Marco Silari
(CERN)
Christine Darve
(European Spallation Source)
Caterina Biscari
(until 12:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:00
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Plasma Accelerators / Compact Accelerators
-
Ralph Wolfgang Assmann
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:30
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Research at iThemba LABS and Long Range Plan
-
Kobus Lawrie
(iThemba LABS)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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EXCURSION or FREE
(until 17:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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EXCURSION or FREE
(until 17:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Physics Education
-
Kenneth Cecire
(University of Notre Dame)
(until 10:35)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Physics Education : Contextual Review, Assessment of Impact and Advice on the Way Forward
- Dr
Sam Ramaila
(University of Johannesburg)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:30
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Self-Made Particle Detectors for High Schools and Universities
-
Andreas Christian Dudder
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (DE))
Matthias Schott
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (DE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:55
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Physics Education : Panel Discussion
- Mrs
Saara Namwandi
(Physics teacher from Omaheke, Namibia) Prof.
Riann Steenkamp
(University of Namibia)
Sam Ramaila
(University of Johannesburg)
Kenneth Cecire
(University of Notre Dame)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:35
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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11:05
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Physics Communication
-
Christine Darve
(European Spallation Source)
Mario Campanelli
(University College London (UK))
(until 11:35)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:05
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Communicating science: from the experience at CERN to a worldwide aoutreach
-
Mario Campanelli
(University College London (UK))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:35
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Accelerator, Medical and Radiation Physics
-
Christine Darve
(European Spallation Source)
Marco Silari
(CERN)
(until 12:05)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:35
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Updates on the African Synchrotron Light Source (AfLS) Project
- Prof.
Tabbetha Dobbins
(Rowan University)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Renewable energies and Energy efficiency
-
Diouma Kobor
(Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (Senegal))
(until 10:30)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Solar Energy Applications
-
Vittorio Palmieri
(TVP SOLAR)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:30
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Growth and fabrication of dye sensitized solar cells on multilayer transparent conductive film
-
Dipti Ranjan Sahu
(NUST)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
|
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10:00
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General Situation of Energy Production and Consumption in Africa
-
Daniel Egbe
(ANSOLE & BALEWARE)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:30
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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10:55
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Renewable energies and Energy efficiency
-
Diouma Kobor
(Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (Senegal))
(until 11:55)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:55
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Biomass to energy an opportunity for Africa
-
Lat Grand Ndiaye
(Université de Ziguinchor Senegal)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:25
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Dielectric and ferroelectric properties of PZN-4.5PT thin films on nanostructured silicon substrate
-
Diouma Kobor
(Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (Senegal))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:55
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
(until 12:25)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:55
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Precision Physics at High Energy
-
Herman White
(Fermilab)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
-
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
(until 09:55)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:00
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Optical Astronomy in South Africa
- Prof.
Patrick Woudt
(University of Cape Town)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:25
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From ANTARES to KM3NeT neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea
-
Mohamed Chabab
(Cadi Ayyad University)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:55
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General
-
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Dharm Singh
(Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST))
(until 10:35)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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09:55
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OVERVIEW OF THE LOW-ENERGY RHIC ELECTRON COOLING (LEReC) PROJECT AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
-
Lee Hammons
(BNL)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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10:15
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Use of Diatomaceous Earth Wastes and Plant derived Binders in Water Purification Systems
-
Mary Taabu Simiyu
(University of Nairobi)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
|
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10:35
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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11:00
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High Performance Computing
-
Robert Quick
(Indiana University)
bruce becker
(Meraka Institute)
Horst Severini
(University of Oklahoma (US))
(until 12:30)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:00
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Developments in SADC Cyber-infrastructure for Open Data and Open Science: Opportunities in Space Sciences
-
Tshiamo Motshegwa
(University of Botswana)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:25
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Python in Africa
-
Jessica Upani
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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11:50
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Modern BigData technologies to store and access metadata for the ATLAS experiment
-
Dario Barberis
(Università e INFN Genova (IT))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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13:00
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--- LUNCH / POSTER SESSION / REGISTRATIONS ---
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14:10
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Material Physics
-
Dipti Sahu
(NUST)
Esmeralda Yitamben
(ASP)
(until 15:10)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:10
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Theoretical studies of two dimensional systems
-
Nithaya Chetty
(Universty of Pretoria)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:40
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Auto-stabilzed Electron
- Prof.
Munawar Karim
(St. Johan Fisher College, USA)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:10
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--- POSTER SESSION ---
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16:30
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General
-
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Dharm Singh
(Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST))
(until 18:10)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:30
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An Astrophysics Journey from the Kalahari to the Edge of the Universe
-
Lerothodi Leeuw
(UNISA)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:05
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Physics and Psychology – an interdisciplinarity journey
-
Kitty Dumont
(UNISA)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:00
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
-
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
(until 12:30)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:00
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A Study of the Front-End Electronics of the Compact High Energy Camera prototype for the Gamma-Ray Cherenkov Telescope Project of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
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Sana Nekwaya
(UNAM)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:30
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--- LUNCH and POSTER SESSION ---
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14:00
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
-
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
(until 15:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:00
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Future of astronomy at SALT and SAAO
- Prof.
Petri Vaisanen
(South African Astronomical Observatory)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:30
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From Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions to Neutron Star Mergers - the Equation of State of Dense Matter as signalled by Gravitational Waves
-
Azwindini Muronga
(Nelson Mandela University)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:00
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
(until 15:30)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:00
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Overview of results from heavy-ions collisions at ultra-relativistic energies
-
Edith Zinhle Buthelezi
(iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation (ZA))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:30
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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16:00
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
-
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
(until 17:15)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:00
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Probing the Reionization epoch with the SIMONS Observatory
- Ms
Margaret Ikape
(Dunlap institute for Astronomy and AStrophysics, University of Toronto)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:20
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The African Millimetre Telescope
-
Rhodri Evans
(UNAM)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:40
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Modelling the high energy gamma-ray component of the nearest radio galaxy, Centaurus A
-
Isak Delberth Davids
(UNAM)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:15
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General
-
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Dharm Singh
(Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST))
(until 17:55)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:15
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Catalysts for African Development and Advancement [CADA]
-
Omololu Akin-Ojo
(ICTP East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:40
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DETERMINATION OF THE NATURAL RADIONUCLIDE CONTENT AND ASSOCIATED RADIATION HAZARDS IN SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE OHORONGO CEMENT PLANT NEAR OTAVI, NAMIBIA
- Mrs
Monica Nambinga
(University of Namibia)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:05
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Astrophysics & Cosmology
-
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
(until 12:35)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:05
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Type Ia supernova spectral features and applications to dust reddening and light-curve standardisation
-
Eli Kasai
(University of Namibia)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:35
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--- LUNCH and POSTER SESSION ---
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14:05
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
(until 15:35)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:05
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The ABC of Feynman Integrals
-
Johannes Henn
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:30
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Revisiting the Dark Photon Interpretation of the Muon g-2 anomaly
-
Gopolang Mohlabeng
(BNL)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
|
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14:55
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Argon Emulation in The Simulation of The ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker
-
Hassane Hamdaoui
(Universite Mohammed V (MA))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:15
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Dark Matter searches with the ATLAS Detector
-
Othmane Rifki
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:35
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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16:05
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Nuclear and Particle physics
-
Tord Johan Carl Ekelof
(Uppsala University (SE))
Ulrich Goerlach
(Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR))
Dave Charlton
(University of Birmingham (GB))
(until 17:25)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:05
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Searches for Dark Sector States with ATLAS
-
Diallo Boye
(University of Johannesburg (ZA))
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:25
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Phase-2 Upgrade of the CMS Tracker
-
David Bertsche
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:45
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The ATLAS experiment and the high luminosity LHC program. Detector upgrade and Physics expectations
-
Rachid Mazini
(Academia Sinica (TW))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:05
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Preliminary results coupling SMF and BLOB with Geant4
-
Carlo Mancini Terracciano
(Sapienza Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:25
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Material Physics
-
Dipti Ranjan Sahu
(NUST)
(until 18:15)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:25
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High Efficiency Terahertz Generation in Periodically Poled Lithium-Niobate by Pulse Recycling
-
Lu Wang
(DESY)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:30
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--- LUNCH and POSTER SESSION ---
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14:00
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Accelerator, Medical and Radiation Physics
-
Caterina Biscari
Marco Silari
(CERN)
(until 15:40)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:00
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The LHC, HL-LHC and FCC
-
Mike Lamont
(CERN)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:30
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The European Spallation Source as a new tools for discovery
-
Christine Darve
(European Spallation Source)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:55
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Building medical physics capacity in East Africa to reduce radiation toxicities and manage radiotherapy care for cancer treatment
-
Stephen Avery
(UPenn)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:20
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Indoor Radon levels and the associated effective dose rate in selected buildings at the Namibia University of Science and Technology
-
Munyaradzi Zivuku
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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15:45
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--- BREAK and POSTER SESSION ---
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16:10
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Accelerator, Medical and Radiation Physics
-
Marco Silari
(CERN)
Caterina Biscari
(until 17:50)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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16:10
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Medical Accelerators
-
Marco Silari
(CERN)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
|
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16:40
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Radioisotope Production
-
Cathy Cutler
(BNL)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:10
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Health risk assessment of natural occurring radionuclides in shore sediment collected from Ovambo beach, Walvis Bay, Namibia
-
Sylvanus Onjefu
(NUST)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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17:30
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Excess lifetime cancer risk due to natural radioactivity in soils: Case of Karibib town in Namibia
-
Munyaradzi Zivuku
(NUST)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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12:30
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--- LUNCH and POSTER SESSION ---
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14:00
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ASP Forum
-
Michael Backes
(University of Namibia)
Christine Darve
(European Spallation Source)
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
(Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
(until 19:00)
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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14:00
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ASP Forum Agenda
(Auditorium 1, Brahms Street)
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