Name: SAIP2019
Start: 2019-07-08T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2019-07-12T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Polokwane

SAIP2019

from Monday, 8 July 2019 (08:00) to Friday, 12 July 2019 (22:00)
Polokwane (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

: Sessions

: Talks

: Breaks

8 Jul 2019

9 Jul 2019

10 Jul 2019

11 Jul 2019

12 Jul 2019

08:30	SAIP Council Meeting (until 16:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
08:30	Winter School (until 16:05) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Opening and welcome - Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:15	Basic concepts in Photovoltaic - Dr Mmantsae Diale (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:15	Review of organic solar cells Historical perspective Recent development and concept improvement (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:15	--- Tea Break ---
11:35	Physics of new materials for nano-sensors and photovoltaics - Dr Bonex Mwakikunga (CSIR National Laser Centre) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:35	--- Lunch ---
13:45	Materials for hybrid organic-inorganic devices (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:45	Renewable Energy Markets and technologies: An overview - Dr Kittessa Roro (NLC-CSIR) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:45	Closing Remarks - Mr Tshifhiwa Solomon Ravhengani (University of Venda) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

08:30	Official Opening (until 09:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Plenary -Prof. Patrick Woudt (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town) (until 10:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Wonderful” Stars - Prof. Patricia Whitelock (SAAO and UCT) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Applied Physics -Dr phil ferrer (wits) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDY OF COPPER ZINC TIN SULPHIDE (Cu2ZnSnS4) DOPED WITH CALCIUM AND BARIUM - Mr thokozane mlotshwa (saip and nitherp) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) summary
10:20	Analysis of Type 1 diabetes verbal autopsy data by machine learning techniques - Ms THOKOZILE MANAKA (LESOTHO) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	FIRST PRINCIPLE STUDY OF HEMATITE (α-Fe2O3) SURFACES STRUCTURE DOPED WITH TRANSITION METALS - Mr CLARENCE VUSI MABASO (STUDENT) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Astrophysics -Dr John Menzies (South African Astronomical Observatory) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Investigating thermal and non-thermal emission in novae - Ms Miriam Mumbua Nyamai (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	A radiative transfer model for hydrogen recombination line masers - Ms Andri Prozesky (Unisa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Astrophysical Transients with MeerKAT and MeerLICHT - Prof. Patrick Woudt (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Dr Rudolph Nchodu (iThemba LABS) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	An overview of iThemba LABS cyclotrons and ion sources - Dr Muneer Sakildien (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Production of metal ion beams with the iThemba LABS ECR ion source - Dr Joele Mira (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Beam intensity improvement of high energy heavy ions beams at iThemba LABS - Dr fhumulani nemulodi (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics Education -Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Raesibe Sylvia Ledwaba (University of Limpopo) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Investigating the effect of Co addition on the stability of B2 TiPd system using DFT approach - Ms Ramogohlo Diale (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	<i>Ab-Initio</i> Investigation of the Electronic Properties of Low Miller Index Surfaces in LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Spinel. - Mr Brian Ramogayana (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Structural, thermodynamic, electronic and mechanical properties of MCO<sub>3</sub> (M: Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) precursor materials for Li-ion batteries - Ms Mogahabo Morukuladi (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Turbulence conditions at the beginning of the space age: a preliminary analysis - Mr Carel Pieter Wolmarans (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
10:20	Onset of 2D magnetic reconnection in the solar photosphere, chromosphere and corona - Dr G. J. J. Botha (Northumbria University, UK) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Observations of a kink-unstable coronal loop using DKIST/DL-NIRSP and Hinode/EIS - Dr G. J. J. Botha (Northumbria University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Prof. Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	The Equation of State of weak hadron gas from microscopic model - Mr Thendo Emmanuel Nemakhavhani (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Transport coefficients of relativistic fluids from third order causal theory - Dr Mohammed Younus (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
10:40	Fluctuating Open Heavy Flavour Energy Loss in a Strongly Coupled Plasma with observables from RHIC and the LHC - Mr Blessed Ngwenya (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:00	--- Tea ---
11:20	Applied Physics -Dr phil ferrer (wits) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Reconfigurable infrared hyperbolic metasurfaces using phase change materials - Prof. yohannes abate (The University of Georgia) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Independence of Inductive kick on Inductance of a Pulse Induction Circuit - Dr Olanrewaju Wojuola (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
12:00	Predicting scuffing by modeling bottle movement on a multi-track conveyor. - Mr Clemens Dempers (Blue Stallion Technologies, Centre for Transport Development, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Light Dependent Energy Regulation in Phycobilisomes of Cyanobacteria - Mr Tesfaye Gonfa (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Construction and testing of a magneto-optical trap for laser cooling of rubidium atoms - Dr Kessie Govender (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Astrophysics -Prof. Patrick Woudt (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Mira Variables and the Extragalactic Distance Scale - Dr John Menzies (South African Astronomical Observatory) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Multi-wavelength study of large-scale outflows from the Circinus galaxy - Ms Rozeena Ebrahim (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
12:00	NIR imaging analysis of cluster candidates in the Vela Supercluster - Ms Narges Hatamkhani (University of Cape town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Deep r-band imaging of CLoGS galaxy groups - Ms Sumari Hattingh (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
12:40	Probing the DA and EoR Using Differential Observations of the SZE-21cm - Mr Charles takalana (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics - Deepak Kar (University of Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Understanding the J/Psi background in top quark events using proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in ATLAS - Mr Kevin Nicholas Barends (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Simulation of the ATLAS ITk Strip Endcap Modules for Testbeam Reconstruction and Analysis - Mr Ryan Atkin (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Analysis of a deep neural network for missing transverse momentum reconstruction with the ATLAS detector - Mr Matthew Leigh (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
12:20	The search for a new scalar and a dark force boson - Phineas Ntsoele (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Searches for Dark Matter via mono-higgs with the ATLAS detector. - Mr Karabo Mdluli (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics Education -Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Thulani Jili (University of Zululand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	The Ab Initio Study of Ti50Pt50-xHfx (x = 6.25, 18.75, 25) Potential Shape Memory Alloys - Mr Mphamela Enos Baloyi (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	ION-IMPLANTED POLYANILINE THIN FILMS FOR RADIATION SENSING APPLICATIONS - Mr matome Matome (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of Er3+ doped and Yb3+ co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles - Mr Tsholo Talane (TUT) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	XRD, Mössbauer and magnetic study of MxCo1-xFe2O4 (M = Zn or Cd) nanoparticles - Mr Sizwe Masuku (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Elastic and Thermal properties of phase change materials (PCM): Sb2Te3 and Ge1Sb4Te7 - Mr Phuti Balty Tjale (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 WITS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Solar Observation, Space Weather and the Computation of Sunspot Dynamics - Mr Clinton Clinton Denis Stevens (North-West University (Potchefstroom)) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
11:40	Energy losses and propagation times of solar energetic particles - Mr Jabus van den Berg (North West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Long-term cosmic-ray modulation: a multi-decade approach - Mr KATLEGO MOLOTO (NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	On the Effects of Dissipation Range Turbulence on the Perpendicular Diffusion Coefficients of Cosmic Ray Electrons - Ms Nadine Dempers (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
12:40	Effects of scattering parameters on charge-sign-dependent cosmic ray modulation. - Dr Mabedle Ngobeni (North West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Dr Mukesh Kumar (University of the Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Bottomonia Suppression in Heavy-Ion Collisions from AdS/CFT - Ms Nadia Barnard (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Extensions of THERMUS and its Applications in High Energy Particle collisions - Mr Masimba Wellington Paradza (UCT-CERN) Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town) Dr DAWIT WORKU (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
12:00	Simulations in large N gauge theories with finite chemical potential - Dr PAllab BAsu (Senior Lecturer) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Theory of equation of state and transport coefficients for relativistic hydrodynamics in Heavy Ion Collisions and Binary Neutron Star Collisions - Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	A Deep Learning approach to the search for γγ in association with missing energy at the ATLAS detector - Mr Theodore Gaelejwe (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

08:30	Announcements (until 09:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Plenary -Dr Raesibe Sylvia Ledwaba (University of Limpopo) (until 10:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Physics for all: Rebuilding our community for everyone - Dr Kate Shaw (CERN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Applied Physics (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Correlation of Thermal Imaging and Current-Voltage characteristics of PV module strings - Mr Monphias Vumbugwa (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	A Deployable Modular Mini-Grid for Electrification in Rural Areas - Dr Ross Schultz (nmu) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Energy management strategy for a remote area power system in rural application - Mr Mnoneleli Govuzela (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Astrophysics -Mr Thulani Jili (University of Zululand) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Astronomical opportunities for HBU's - Dr Thulani Jili (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	The interpretation of broadband data from radio pulsars - Ms Isabella Rammala (Rhodes university) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Emission constraints for the white dwarf pulsar via modelling of its phase-resolved polarisation signatures - Mr Louis Du Plessis (NWU, Potchefstroom, Department of Physics) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Dr fhumulani nemulodi (iThemba LABS) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Fluka Monte Carlo simulation of gamma photon transport through a distillation column, designed usingChemSep software - Mr Witness Chirume (National University of Science and Technology) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Monte-Carlo Shielding Calculations for a 10-MeV Electron Accelerator in Botswana - Mr Otsile Tikologo (BIUST) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Geant4 in a new role – Reactor Physics - Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics Education -Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Thabo Letsoalo (University of Limpopo) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	First Principle Study of Metal Oxide 110 β-MO<sub>2</sub> (M= Ti, Mn, V) Surfaces Stability and their Interaction with Li<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> - Mr Percy Ngobeni (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Computational modelling on Stability of Solid Electrolytes in Magnesium ion batteries - Mr Khumbulani Tibane (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Atomistic Simulation Studies of Layered Li2MnO3 Nanospherical Cathode Materials - Mr Nkgaphe Tsebesebe (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Dark matter in the Randall-Sundrum model - Dr Mukesh Kumar (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	The Coalescence Rate of Binary Neutron Stars and Black Hole-Neutron Star Systems - Mr Lutendo Nyadzani (Centre for Astro-Particle Physics and Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	A 2+1D Monte Carlo generator for Jets in Heavy Ion Collisions - Ms Isobel Kolbe (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:00	--- Tea ---
11:20	Applied Physics (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Experimental validation of the hot mirror system - Dr phil ferrer (wits) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Thermal performance analysis of novel alternative designs for parabolic trough solar collector - Mr Khaled Mohamad (Witwatersrand University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Reporting on the Southern African Reference Energy Yield Network System (SAREYNS) - Dr Ross Schultz (NMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	The potential and effect of diffusion capacitance on fast point-by-point Current-Voltage measurements of photovoltaic cells in LBIC - Dr Frederik Vorster (NMMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Photovoltaic array performance parameter extraction using only Maximum Power Point Traced data - Mr ANESU CHITURA (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Astrophysics -Dr John Menzies (South African Astronomical Observatory) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Orbitally-Modulated X-ray and Gamma-ray Emission from Millisecond Pulsar Binaries - Mr Christian van der Merwe (North-West University, Centre for Space Research) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
11:40	Opacities to very high energy gamma rays in the blazar jets - Mr Mfuphi Ntshatsha (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Phenomenology of axion-photon coupling in the jets of AGNs - Mr Ahmed Ayad Mohamed Ali (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Constraining the star formation history with Fermi-LAT observations of the gamma-ray opacity of the universe - Ms Ashlynn Le Ray (University Of The Witwaterand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Application of the adiabatic compression scenario to the radio relic in the galaxy cluster A3411-3412 - Ms Charissa Button (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Dr Rudolph Nchodu (iThemba LABS) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Study of total, complete and incomplete fusions - Mr Bahati Mukeru (UNISA) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Angular correlation measurements with a segmented clover detector - Ms Sinegugu Happiness Mthembu (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Developing Nuclear Forensics Signatures in the Southern African Region: A case study of South Africa and Namibia - Prof. Manny Mathuthu (North West University- Mafikeng) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	New Collective Structures in the Z = 76 Stable Odd Neutron Nucleus 187Os (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Search for collective structures in 186Os - Mr Linda Mdletshe (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics Education -Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Rosinah Modiba (CSIR) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	THE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TUNGSTEN OXIDE WO3 NANOSTRUCTURES THIN FILMS FOR GAS SENSING APPLICATIONS - Mr Thokozani Mpanza (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Simulated synthesis of Li-intercalated layered (Li2MnO3)-spinel (LiMn2O4) composite nanoarchitectures. - Mr DONALD HLUNGWANI (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Effect of annealing at different time interval on the structure, morphology and optical properties of MgAl2O4:0.1% Mn2+ nanophosphors - Mr Clinton Dlamini (SMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Stress-Induced Structural Changes of Lithiated Li1+xMn2O4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) Nanoporous Electrode Materials - Ms Beauty Shibiri (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Structural analysis of Ti/LiCl at different temperatures - Ms Andile Mazibuko (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Cosmic radiation and space exploration - Dr Du Toit Strauss (Centre for Space Research, North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Fast ion-acoustic soliton stopbands in plasmas with two-temperature kappa-distributed electrons - Dr Shimul Maharaj (South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Space Science) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	The effects of drifting warm ions on fast ion-acoustic soliton stopbands - Dr Shimul Maharaj (South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Space Science) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (University of Johannesburg) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Calculation of the Higgs mass in GHU: SU(3)W × SU(3)C - Prof. Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	A non-minimal composite Higgs model - Ms Lara Mason (SA-CERN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Explaining muon $g-2$ in a 2HDM+S model - Dr Mukesh Kumar (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Non-Abelian Corrections for Radiation in QCD - Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Higgs Production through Gluon Fusion via intermediate Top quark loop - Ms Sukanya Sinha (The University of Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

08:30	Announcements (until 09:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Plenary -Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda) (until 10:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	A review of progress on third-generation photo-voltaic cells, - Prof. Alison Walker (Department of Physics University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Applied Physics (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Novel Fibre Bragg Grating Based All Optical OADM for Flexible Spectrum Channel Reservation to Minimize Optical Cross Talk in WDM optical communication networks - Ms Dlamini Phumla (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Optical sensitivity of CdS-Au nanocomposites prepared by physical techniques: pulsed laser deposition and sputter coating. - Mr sibusiso nqayi (ufs) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	The impact of the kelvin redefinition on temperature measurements for meteorology and climatology - Dr Nonhlanhla Precious Maphaha (National Metrology Insitute of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Astrophysics -Dr Geoff Beck (University of Witwatersrand) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Theoretical modelling of a new class of anisotropic compact stellar model compatible with observational data - Dr Shyam Das (P. D. Women's College, Jalpaiguri, India) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Shaken, not stirred: Test particles in binary black hole mergers. - Mr Pieter Van der Merwe (North-west University, Center for Space Research) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
10:40	Unifying Dark Matter and Dark Energy in Chaplygin Gas Cosmology - Anna-Mia Swart (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
10:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics - James Michael Keaveney (N/A) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Top-quark background estimation for physics Beyond Standard Model in the dilepton and jets final state with the ATLAS detector - Mr Jeremiah Monnakgotla (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
10:20	Implementing a robust anti-QCD tagger with mass de-correlated jet image data - Mr Kokotla Rapetsoa (University of Venda) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Optimising the top-quark reconstruction for the W$^\prime$ search in the hadronic channel. - Mr Fortune Mhlanga (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics Education -Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	The teacher development and training program for in-service teachers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of the Western Cape. - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	A Case for Physics Content Knowledge and Modeling Pedagogy for Natural Science Teachers - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) Mr Bako Nyikun AUDU (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Ideas around using Google Earth as a pedagogic tool for teaching wave concepts in the era of Industry 4.0 - Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Prof. Setumo Victor Motloung (SMU) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Unraveling the combined influence of Oxygen vacancies and functional pillared effect on scalable Ni-Co LDH based high performance supercapacitor electrode materials properties - Mr GAYI NYONGOMBE EKAMBO (UNISA) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	CsMn4As3: A new layered tetragonal pnictide compound with an antiferromagnetic ground state - Dr Abhishek Pandey (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	On the combined analysis of luminescence for thermal assistance and thermal quenching - Prof. Makaiko Chithambo (Rhodes University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Space Science (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Dr DAWIT WORKU (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Impact-response study of lattice waves and phonons in metallic fcc nanoclusters using the Sutton-Chen potential - Dr Richard Ocaya (UFS, Department of Physics) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Mode-Mixing in Nanoeggs - Mr Luke Ugwuoke (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Molecular Finite Element Density Functional Calculations employing a Cusp Factor - Prof. Moritz Braun (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:00	--- Tea ---
11:20	Applied Physics (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Nickel substituted Spinel-type zinc ferrite nanostructures prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal and their structural, luminiscence and gas sensing properties. - Mr Murendeni Nemufulwi (CSIR/UFS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Response surface methodology optimization of adsorption and kinetics of Ca removal from aqueous solution using macadamia nutshell biochar - Prof. Antoine Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Material composition and thermal analysis of bunker gears used by firefighters in the City of Johannesburg - Mr Vinvent Mokoana (Tshwane University of Technology and City of Johannesburg EMS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Analytical modelling of thermal properties of possible fuel materials for aluminum smelting - Mr Kamanda Janvier (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Astrophysics -Dr Geoff Beck (University of Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Multi-messenger hunts for heavy WIMPs - Dr Geoff Beck (University of Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Neutrino detections in Tidal disruption events. - Ms Omphile Rabyang (Centre for space research, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Costraining f(R)-gravity with cosmological data - Mr Renier Hough (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
12:20	Unifying the Background with Perturbations in Chaplygin-gas Cosmology - Ms Heba Abdulrahman (North-West University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Studies on Isolation efficiency scale factors using the Tag and Probe method in the H→ZZ→4l channel for the ATLAS detector - Ms Onesimo Mtintsilana (University of Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	High mass VBF Categorization for the four lepton H→ ZZ→ 4l final state with the ATLAS detector - Mr Mzwandile Thabede (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Search for a new heavy boson in bbyy channel with ATLAS detector in pp at √ s = 13 TeV - Ms Esra Shrif (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Automation of next-to-leading order computations in QCD of the WWjj Background for the Dilepton Final State - Mr Lebohang Mokoena (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Anomalies in the production of leptons at the LHC - Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
11:20	Physics Education -Dr Ignatius John (CPUT) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Support program for first year main stream student outside the normal lectures and tutorial in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of the Western Cape - Dr Herbert Mark (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	An evaluation of the impact of scientific explanation model on pre-service teachers’ understanding of basic concepts in electricity - Mr Mphiriseni Khwanda (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Perceptions of preservice teachers on the impact of the use of media in the teaching and learning of Physical Science in schools - Mr Itumeleng Phage (Central university of Technology, Free State) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Death of an Outcome Revisited. - Dr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Rudolph Erasmus (University of the Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Overview of photoemission spectroscopy as a tool for electronic structure investigations of materials - Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	DPCMM AGM - Dr Rudolph Erasmus (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Space Science (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	An investigation into sources of pc5 pulsations during quiet geomagnetic conditions - Mr Njabulo Mbanjwa (UKZN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Counter-electrojet occurrence as observed from C/NOFS satellite and ground-based magnetometer data over the African and American sectors - Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Multi-instrument observations of atmospheric gravity waves over South Africa. - Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Observations of large-scale AGWs/TIDs during enhanced auroral activity on 6 January 2014 - Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Prof. Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Finite element modelling of thermal stress on lining of a crucible furnace - Mr Mpho Podile (University of Johanensburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Solving differential equations of Quantum Mechanics in 1 D and 2 D using Sinc functions employing Python and Numpy. - Mrs OBIAGELI LOVENDA EZENWACHUKWU (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Theoretical Division AGM - Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

08:30	Announcements (until 09:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Plenary -Dr Rudolph Erasmus (University of the Witwatersrand) (until 10:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
09:00	Computational modelling as a value-add in materials design and discovery - Dr Rapela Maphanga (CSIR) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Applied Physics -Dr Iyabo Usman (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Intellectual Property, Innovation Management and the Role of NIMPO in Innovation Support in South Africa (NIPO) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:40	Financing a Start-up and the Role of National Empowerment Fund in Entrepreneurship Support in South Africa (NEF Rep) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics outside Academia (Mikhail Sakharov) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	Industry-Academia Collaborations – Case Study of Diamond Sorting Industry - Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	Discussion of Improving the Physics in Industry (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Dr Joele Mira (iThemba LABS) (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Electronic stopping force of 16O and 63Cu ions in Tantalum Nitride thin films by Time of Flight spectrometry - Mr Thabiso Nkwashu (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:20	Internal conversion coefficients from conversion electron sources - Mr Bonginkosi Zikhali (University of wersten cape physics) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (until 11:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	Plenary -Prof. Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:00	African Astronomical Society & IAU GA2024 - Mr Douglas Takalani Nemaungani (Acting Chief Director) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
10:30	SKA HCD Programme and Research Highlights:Dr Mthuthuzeli Zamxaka (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:00	--- Tea ---
11:20	Reporting on the findings of Physics scientometric study: Prof Johan Mouton (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:00	--- Tea ---
11:20	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Abhishek Pandey (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (until 13:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:20	Effect of Synthesis Approach on the Structural and Optical Properties of Hybrid Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaic Application - Mr Akin Olaleru (University of venda, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
11:40	Perspectives on the Crystal Growth of Oxygen and Manganese Compensated Li-Rich Layered Nanoparticles - Dr Raesibe Sylvia Ledwaba (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:00	The influence of ammonium hydroxide solution on ZnAl2O4 nanophosphor prepared by chemical bath deposition method - Mrs Motlalepula Rebecca Mhlongo (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:20	Composition induced structural evaluation in BO3-3, PO4-3 and SO4-2 substituted CaMoO4:Dy3+ phosphors for application in White-Light LEDs - Dr Balakrishna Avula (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
12:40	ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND LAYERS ON ZIRLO - Mr Samkelo Sinoyolo Ngongo (Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

17:00

Welcome Reception (until 19:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Plenary -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 15:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Storms from the Sun: The Science of Space Weather - Prof. Patricia Doherty (Institute for Scientific Research) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Physics Education -Mr Itumeleng Phage (Honorary) (until 16:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Students’ approaches to solving problems kinematic problems - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:20	The two stage test: a form of collaborative and reflective learning - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Modelling instruction in ECP - Dr Ignatius John (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:00	Physics Education -Mr Mphiriseni Khwanda (UJ) (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:00	An effective solution to a many-bodied problem in first-year physics - Mr Ross Dix-Peek (NMMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:40	Teaching Problem Solving: The "10 Commandments" Approach - Ms Noluvuyo Matiwane (Rhodes University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
17:00	Physics Education -Prof. Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (until 18:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
17:00	Are we giving our students more than we should? - Dr Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
17:20	A re-look at the sequence of concepts in our curriculum - Dr Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg) Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
17:40	The Educational Power of Being wrong - Mr Peter Horszowski (PERT INDUSTRIALS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
18:00	SAIP Council Meeting (until 20:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Applied Physics (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Electroluminescence Module Mismatch Analysis (EMMA) - Mr Ross Dix-Peek (NMMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:20	Sizing optimisation and installation of a stand-alone PV water pumping system for irrigation - Dr Eric Maluta (UNIVEN) Mr Livhuwani Masevhe (UNIVEN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:40	Nanocrystalline Silicon Devices for Radiation Sensing Applications - Mr DUKE OEBA (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Quantum Metamaterials: The past, current and future perspective on quantum communication and information science. - Dr Solomon Uriri (Center for Quantum technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Astrophysics -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) Dr Brian van Soelen (University of the Free State) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics -Prof. Manny Mathuthu (North West University- Mafikeng) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Design of a national indoor radon survey for South African Homes: review of existing indoor radonconcentration data and associated measurement techniques - Mr Abbey Maheso (Stellenbosch University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:20	Radioactivity assessment of Uranium Isotopes concentration in water sources at and near selected formeruranium mines in the West-Rand area of Johannesburg - Ms Nthabiseng Sylvia Mohlala (University of Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:40	Determining the Radon Emanation Coefficient for soil sample. - Ms LEBOGANG PHEFO (UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Toxicity of Natural Radioactivity in Water Samples from a Gold Mine in Gauteng Province, South Africa - Mr Caspah Kamunda (North West University (Mafikeng)) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Physics Education -Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Inquiry based learning in Optics : Study of students’ understanding of image formed by a converging lens and concave mirror. - Dr Martin Tarisai Kudinha (CPUT) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:20	A study on High School Learners’ Apathy to Physics Subject – Case Study Of High Schools in Kano Municipality, Kano State Nigeria. - Mr Itegbeyogene Ezekiel (National Centre for Technology Management, North West Zonal Office, Kano State, Nigeria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:40	Physics student teachers’ perceptions, experiences and their assessment of the teacher education programme. A case study of one South African University - Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) 0
14:00	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Computer simulation study of HF molecule adsorption on TiO2 rutile surfaces - Mr DAVID TSHWANE (UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO/CSIR) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:20	Cobalt ion implantation induced modification in band gap, thermal parameters and lattice strain on RF – magnetron sputter deposited Zinc Oxide thin films on borosilicate glass - Mr Olakunle Oluwaleye (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:40	Influence of Surface Kinetics and Induced Defects on Gas Sensing Characteristics of TiO2 nanostructures - Ms zamaswazi portia Tshabalala (DST/CSIR National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Fabrication of inorganic quantum dots (QDs) sensitizer absorbers thermalized from lead dithiocarbamates single-source precursors complexes - Mr Mojeed Adedoyin Agoro (University of Fort Hare) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	ASTRO & SPACE AGM - Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Prof. Moritz Braun (University of South Africa) (until 15:20) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	The Role of Topology in Quantum Communication - Dr Makhamisa Senekane (Department of Physics and Electronics, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:20	Can bath-induced coherences be useful for thermodynamic tasks? - Dr Camille Lombard Latune (UKZN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:40	Analytical and Numerical Approaches to the quantum optical implementation of Open Quantum Walks - Mr Ayanda Zungu (Department of Physics, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Non-repeating Open Quantum Walks - Mr Hazmatally Goolam Hossen (UKZN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:20	--- Tea ---
15:40	Applied Physics (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	MLEM reconstruction of multiple point sources for UCT PET detector - Mr Moment Mahlangu (University of Cape Town) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:00	Real-time Performance Control and Monitoring for the PPr-TDAQ integration of ATLAS Upgrades for HL-LHC - Mr Mpho Gift Doctor Gololo (Witwatersrand University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper submission Form
16:20	Reliability testing and upgrade of a Low Voltage Power Supply design for the Front-End Electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter - Mr Edward Nkadimeng (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
16:40	Investigating the Feasibility of using Neutron Activation to Measure Elemental Pollution in the Richards Bay Area - Mr Sizwe Mhlongo (University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
15:40	Astrophysics -Dr Brian van Soelen (University of the Free State) Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Physics Education (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials -Dr Balakrishna Avula (University of The Free State) (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Magnetic properties of a distorted Kagomé lattice: Gd3Os4Al12 - Ms Redrisse Djoumessi Fobasso (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
16:00	Assessment of Remaining Life and Microstructure Degradation of Creep Exposed High – Pressure Rotor Steels - Mr Hlanganani Nyembe (Centre for HRTEM, Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:20	Structural, Mössbauer, magnetic and optical studies of Sn0.2FexCr1.8−xO3 nano oxides prepared by reflux and pressure reactor methods - Mr Nzundu Tony Nsio (University of Namibia) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:40	STABILITY OF EXCITONIC STATES IN AN EXTRINSEC SEMICONDUCTOR USING FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRALS - Mrs FOBASSO M F C (UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Space Science -Dr Zama Thobeka Katamzi-Joseph (South African National Space Agency) (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Theoretical and Computational Physics -Dr PAllab BAsu (Senior Lecturer) (until 16:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:40	Relativistic Bell correlations and accelerations - Mr Jonathan Hartman (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
16:00	Town Hall -Prof. Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand) Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town) (until 18:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
17:00	Physics Bowl (until 18:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
18:00	SAIP Council Meeting (until 20:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Plenary -Dr Rudolph Nchodu (iThemba LABS) Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand) (until 15:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
14:00	Particle Physics and Climate Change - Prof. Stephan Woodborne (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Applied Physics -Dr phil ferrer (wits) (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	NUCLEAR PRP AGM - Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Poster Session 2 (until 17:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	<i>Ab</i>-<i>initio</i> studies of sperrylite, platarsite and palladoarsenide phase stability and surfaces - Mr BRADLEY NEMUTUDI (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper 01-Reviewer_(1).pdf 01-Reviewer_(2).pdf 01-SAIP2019-Paper_For_Review.pdf
15:00	Alloy simulation of iron aluminides intermetallics - Ms Christine Mkhonto (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	APPLIED PHYSICS AGM - Dr phil ferrer (wits) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Comparative study of machine learning techniques in the search for dark matter candidates associated with missing transverse energy - Mr Audrey Thabang Magabe (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Computational investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Mechanical Properties of Spinel LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> - Mr Brian Ramogayana (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Computational Modelling of Minerals Sulfides - Dr Thabo Letsoalo (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Computational modelling of TiO2/SnO2 interfaces for energy storage - Ms Prettier Maleka (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Corrosion Resistance of TiZrN Coatings on ZIRLO Exposed to High-Temperature Oxygen - Mr Hlanganani Nyembe (Centre for HRTEM, Nelson Mandela University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Cryogenic ion implantation of Polyethylene Terephthalate thin films: structural and electrical properties - Ms Gaopalelwe Motaung (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Density Functional theory study of optical and electronic properties of (TiO2)n=5,8,68 clusters for application in organic and hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells - Mrs Ife Fortunate Elegbeleye (University of Venda) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Differential Privacy Mechanisms for Gentle Measurement - Dr Makhamisa Senekane (Department of Physics and Electronics, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Discrimination of Signal-Background events with Supervised and Semi-Supervised Machine Learning in the search for bosons decaying to Z + γ final state - Ms Nkateko Baloyi (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides NBaloyi_SAIP_Proceedings.pdf Statement_of_corrections.pdf Supervisor_agreement-SAIP2019_BALOYI.pdf
15:00	Effect of annealing temperature on the structure, morphology and luminescence properties of mixed phases SrAl2O4/Sr3Al2O6/SrCO3:0.05% Gd³⁺ nanopowders prepared by citrate sol-gel method - Mr Clinton Dlamini (SMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effect of chemistry on the small punch creep properties of low carbon steels - Mr zuko Mthwesi (Rhodes University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effect of Co addition on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Fe16N2 employing first principles approach - Dr Rosinah Modiba (CSIR) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effect of structural phase transition of GdCrO4 to GdCrO3 on magnetism - Dr Bincy Susan Jacobs (University Of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effect of swift heavy ion irradiation on the migration behavior of strontium implanted into polycrystalline SiC - Mr Hesham Abdelbagi Ali Abdelbagi (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effect of temperature and concentration on hematite nanostructures prepared by chemical spray pyrolysis - Mr Justine Nyarige (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effects of Gadolinium dopant on electrical characterization of p-type Silicon diodes - Mr Thokozane Moses Sithole (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Effects of spin parameters variation on the structural and optical properties of spin coated polyaniline thin films - Ms Ingrid Segola (Tshwane University of Techonology/iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Electrical characterization of n-type silicon diodes semiconductor material doped with tungsten particles. - Ms Caroline Ratlhagane (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Electrical properties of highly oxygenated silicon diodes for radiation detection applications; overview - Ms Pulane Mokoena (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Electrical properties of highly oxygenated silicon diodes. - Ms Pulane Mokoena (University of South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Electronic and Optical Properties of Ru and Pt Doped TiO2 Brookite Surfaces Using Density Functional Theory - Mr DIMA RATSHILUMELA STEV (CSIR/UNIVEN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Electronic and vibrational stability of M9S8 (M= Ir, Rh,) pentlandite-like structures: ab-initio study. - Mr Kgwajana Barnard Molala (UL) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Equilibrium and electronic properties of cubic copper sulphide - Ms Moshibudi Ramoshaba (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Exploration of intermediate phases that form during lithium and oxygen extraction from the Li2MnO3 nanoporous cathode material - Ms Tshidi Malibe (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Fabrication of of NV centers in diamond - Mr Nyiku Mahonisi (University of Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	First principle studies on lattice thermal conductivity and thermoelectric properties of LiYSe<sub>2<sub> - Mr Elkana Rugut (University of the Witwatersrand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper_submission_form_SAIP
15:00	FIRST-PRINCIPLE STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF L10 FePt - Dr NDANDULENI LESLEY LETHOLE (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Geometry and Electronic Properties of TinPt (n = 2−7) Clusters: A Density Functional Theory Study - Mr Tshegofatso Michael Phaahla (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Growth of Silicon Carbide nanoparticles by thermal annealing of e-beam deposited SiC/Pd thin films on c-Si substrate - Ms Mamogo Masenya (iThemba LABS/University of the Western Cape) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Heavy ion beam analysis of ion implanted poly-aniline nano-composites - Dr Mandla Msimanga (Tshwane University of Technology) Mr Dakalo Mashamba (Tshwane University of Technology) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Heavy ion beam induced sputtering of thin film TCOs at MeV energies. - Mr Grant Tshepo Mafa (Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Physics, P Bag X680, Pretoria 001,South Africa & iThemba LABS TAMS, National Research Foundation, P. Bag 11, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Hydrogen sulphide gas sensing behaviour of ZnO nanoparticles doped with cobalt and indium. - Ms Mahlatse Manamela (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Improving energy density in symmetric supercapacitors from optimized activated carbon using non-aqueous electrolytes - Mr Tjatji Tjebane (Necsa/UP) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Investigation of beta Ti-Mo phase stability employing the first principle approach - Ms Velile Mnisi (SMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Large magnetocaloric effect in RE2NiSi3 with RE = Dy and Tm - Mr Jean Jules Mboukam (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Slides
15:00	Luminescence and structural properties of Fe3+ doped ZnAl2O4: the influence of charge imbalance - Dr SIMON OGUGUA (UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Magnetic and thermodynamic properties of the CeIrGa4 compound. - Ms P.M Mabidi (University of Johannesburg) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Migration behavior of palladium implanted into glassy carbon - Ms Tasabeeh Alabid Osman Jafer (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Nanostructured 2D Ti3C2/NiO composite material as electrode for supercapacitors applications - Ms Abigail Phori (ordinary member) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Point defects in cubic Boron Nitride(c-BN) - Mr Magopa Tshepho Mcdonald Kekana (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Quantum effects in the brain: a review of possible mechanisms - Ms Betony Adams (UKZN) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Quantum secret sharing with graph states - Mr Comfort Sekga (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Botswana International University fo Science and Technology, Private Bag 16 Palapye, Botswana) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Room temperature adsorption of ammonia gas on zinc oxide and zinc oxide–carbon nanostructures hybrid - Dr Puleng Mbuyisa (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Stability of Methylammonium Lead Tri-bromide with Diffused Metal Electrodes - Mr Juvet Nche Fru (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural and Dynamical Properties of Pentlandite Nanostructures: Atomistic Simulation Approach. - Dr Mofuti Mehlape (University Of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural and magnetic characterization of Sm3+ ion substituted Zn-Mn nanoferrites synthesized by glycol-thermal method - Mr T. Amos Nhlapo (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural and optical properties of hematite films prepared by spin coating at varying ramping rates - Mr Pannan Kyesmen (University of Pretoria) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural and optical studies of tin iron chromium nano oxides - Dr Didier Mbela Kalengay (University of Namibia) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural stability and electronic properties of bulk, monolayer and bilayer PtX <sub>2</sub> (X = Se and Te) - Mr Hamza Mohammed (The National Institute for Theoretical Physics, School of Physics and Mandelstam Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Wits 2050, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Structural stability of some graphene oxide formations - Mr malesela walter Makgoba (University of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
15:00	Structural, electronic and optical properties of rare-earth copper chalcogenides LaCuX<sub>2</sub> (X = S, Se): A first principles study - Abdu Barde (The National Institute for Theoretical Physics, School of Physics and Mandelstam Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Wits 2050, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Study of lattice defects in BaF2 using positron annihilation and X-ray diffraction methods at elevated temperatures - Dr Thulani Jili (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
15:00	Study of structural damage in InGaN thin films due to Cu ion irradiation - Mr Joshua Khoele (iThemba LABS) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Super-Hard Materials of the B-C binary system - Mr Gilbert Samukonga (Copperbelt University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel) Paper
15:00	Synthesis and Characterization of α-Fe2O3 nanorods arrays for Hydrogen Production - Dr Cebo Ndlangamandla (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Sythesis and Characterization of NiO thin films and nano-structures for gas sensing applications - Mr Prince Mkwae (University of Zululand) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Temperature dependence of local electroluminescence parameters of crystalline Si Solar cells - Mr Ross Dix-Peek (NMMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	The effect of iron-particles on the electrical properties of n-GaSb semiconductor material - Mr ABONGILE BELE (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	THE EFFECT OF VARIABLE MICROWAVE POWER ON THE LOW-FIELD ABSORPTION IN NANO NICKEL ADDED TO YBCO POWDER - Dr Fhulufhelo Nemangwele (University of Venda) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	The effect of varying Cu2+ concentration on the structure and optical properties of BaAl2O4: x% Cu2+ (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) nano-phosphors prepared using the citrate sol-gel method - Prof. Setumo Victor Motloung (SMU) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	The Study of Microwave Power Effect and Anisotropic Effect in Ba0.34K0.64Fe2As2 (BaK122) Superconducting Single Crystal Using Non-Resonant Microwave Absorption Technique. - Ms Tshiwela caroline Ramashitja (Department of physics, University of South Africa , Private Bag X6, Florida 1710, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	Title: Facile sensing characteristics of V2O5 nanostructured electrode from experimental and first principle approach. - Dr Amos Akande (Dept. of Physics, University of Limpopo, DST/CSIR National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, P O Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
15:00	WATER ADSORPTION ON PtAs2 (111) SURFACE: A GENERAL PICTURE FROM DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES - Ms Susan Ndou (University Of Limpopo) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
18:00	Council Meeting with Division Chairs (until 20:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Annual General Meeting (until 16:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)
18:00	Gala Dinner (until 21:00) (Protea The Ranch Hotel)