Name: AFLS2020
Start: 2020-11-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-11-20T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS

AFLS2020

from Wednesday, 18 November 2020 (09:00) to Friday, 20 November 2020 (21:30)

Monday, 16 November 2020
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
15:00
15:00 - 16:25
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

15:00 African Tradition : The AfLS ceremonial Calling stick and Speaking stick - David Dodoo-Arhin (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria) Prosper Ngabonziza (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research) Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg) Tabbetha Dobbins (Rowan University)

15:10 The African Light SourceProject - Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

15:20 The African Physical Society - A Wague (N/A)

15:30 African Strategy for Fundamental Physics and Applications Launch - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

15:45 Address : The Honorable Minister : Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation - Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. (The Ghanain Government)

15:55 Syncroton Radiation-based X-Ray study on energy storage materials: a case for hematite. - Mmantsae Diale (University of Pretoria)
16:25 Invited Talks
Invited Talks
16:25 - 17:25
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

16:25 Understanding the effect of changing environmental conditions on vital soil processes - Asmeret Berhe (University of California, Merced)

16:55 The AfLS CDR Process and Status - Christine Darve (European Spallation Source) Dorian Bohler (Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)) Riccardo Bartolini (DESY) Tabbetha Dobbins (Rowan University)
16:25 - 17:25
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)

17:25

17:25 - 17:35
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Thursday, 19 November 2020
15:00 African Initiatives towards the AfLS
African Initiatives towards the AfLS
15:00 - 17:30
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

15:00 Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East and the Pacific (LAAAMP) - Michele Zema (International Union of Crystallography)

15:12 The X-TechLab x-ray techniques platform in Bénin - Thierry d'Almeida (CEA)

15:24 Towards an African Crystallographic Association - Delia Haynes (Stellenbosch University)

15:36 BioStruct-Africa: empowering Africa-based scientists through structural biology knowledge transfer and mentoring - recent advances and future perspectives - Emmanuel Nji (Biostructafrica) Emmanuel Nji (University of Stockholm, Sweden)

15:48 African Neutron and Synchrotron Data Analysis Competency - ANSDAC - Fischer Nico (University of Cape Town)

16:00 African Synchrotron Network for Advanced Energy Materials - Marcus Newton (University of Southampton)

16:12 GCRF START – Synchrotron Techniques for African Research - Bryan Trevor Sewell (University of Cape Town)

16:24 Crystallography in Africa: the IUCR-UNESCO Africa Initiative - Claude Lecomte (CRM2 University of Lorraine)

16:36 The African Materials Research Society - Sam Chigome (Botswana Inst for Technology Research and Innovation)

17:00 Palaeontology enabled by Light Source studies - Kudakwashe Jakata (University of the Witwatersrand)
Invited talks
Invited talks
15:00 - 17:30
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)

17:30 Please see Friday for Posters
Please see Friday for Posters
17:30 - 17:40
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Friday, 20 November 2020
15:00 Towards the AfLS
Towards the AfLS
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

15:00 Letters of Support and Light Sources Roundtable - Kenenth Evans-Lutterodt (Brookhaven National Labs)

15:05 ESRF - The Light Sources Round Table - Francesco Sette (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF))

15:16 Elettra - The Light Sources Round Table - Giorgio Paolucci (Elettra)

15:27 ALBA and LEAPS - The Light Sources Round Table - Caterina Biscari (ALBA Synchrotron)

15:38 Diamond - The Light Sources Round Table - Harrison Andrew (Diamond Light Source)

15:49 SESAME - Light Sources Round Table - Khaled Toukan (SESAME)

16:00 The structural biology landscape in South Africa: what role do synchrotrons play in African science? - Thandeka Moyo (National Institute for Communicable Diseases)
Invited Talks
Invited Talks
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
16:30 Invited Talk and Closing
Invited Talk and Closing
16:30 - 17:25
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

16:30 The Launch of the AfLS International Advisory Committee - AfLS IAC - Edward Mitchell (ESRF)

16:45 AfLS3 - The 3rd AfLS Conference in Rwanda - Prosper Ngabonziza (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

16:55 The Three Wise Sages - Diouma Kobor (University Assane Seck of Ziguinchor) Guebre Tessema (National Science Foundation) Saphina Biira (Busitema University)
17:25
17:25 - 18:25
Room: Zoom (sent to registered delegates)
Contributions

17:25 TOWARDS ESTABLISHING SCIENTIFICALLY VALID PROOFS FOR MYTHOLOGICAL COSMOLOGY - Bamidele Oluwade (Principal Consultant/CEO, Dewade Systems Consult, and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kogi State University, Nigeria)

17:25 Influence of side-groups on the non-equilibrium dynamics of semi-crystalline polymer films - Austine Amukayia Mulama (Maseno University)

17:25 Rheological behaviour of residues in dry anaerobic digestion performed by Vane geometry - Etienne Yves-Martial BEUGRE (University of Strasbourg)

17:25 A comparative study of two polymorphs of L-aspartic acid hydrochloride - Rim Benali-Cherif (LASPI2A)

17:25 Tantalum phosphide: A topological weyl semimetal. - Kennedy wamalwa khaemba (Department of physics, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, 52428-00200, Nairobi, Kenya)

17:25 Radiological Assessment of cement particles from Obajana Factory - Ibrahim Ayodeji Bello (Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Nigeria)

17:25 AC Analysis of Synthesized Nanofluids from Palm Kernel Oil for Transformer Insulation - Abubakar Abubakar Khaleed (University of Pretoria) Samson Okikiola Oparanti (Ahmadu Bello University Zaria)

17:25 Pulsed laser ablation in liquids: an efficient approach for nanofluids fabrication - TOURIA KHAMLICHE (* UNESCO UNISA ITLABS-NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnoly(U2ACN2), NANOsciences AFrican NETwork (NANOAFNET), University of South Africa Physics Department)

17:25 Paineira beamline for time-resolved and high resolution X-ray diffraction experiments at Sirius - Dean Barrett (CNPEM/LNLS)

17:25 Bio-mimicry of photonic multi-scaled architectures of butterfly wing - Sackey Juliet (UNESCO UNISA ITLABS-NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies)

17:25 Halogen and non-metals defects induced n- and p-type conductivity in monolayer MoS2 two-dimensional semiconductor - Emmanuel Igumbor (University of Pretoria)

17:25 Construction and Characterization of Photodiodes prepared with Bi2S3 Nanowires - Kaviyarasu KASINATHAN (University of South Africa)

17:25 Démarche pour le contrôle thermique d’un nanosatellite - Amine AKKA (Faculty of science)

17:25 Ferrophotovoltaic properties of PZN-4.5PT nanoparticles thin films - Rémi NDIOUKANE, (Assane seck University of Ziguinchor)

17:25 Radiation-induced defects on pulsed laser deposited VO2 thin films - Itani Given Madiba (University of South Africa)

17:25 XRD, USAXS, SAXS and WAXS Investigations of PZN-4.5PT nanoparticles thin Films - Diouma Kobor (University Assane Seck of Ziguinchor)

17:25 Plasmonic refractive index sensitivity of silver nanoparticles with graphene coatings layers used for LSPR biosensor applications - Oumaima HAIDAR (Laboratory of Advanced Materials Studies and Applications (LEM2A), Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, B.P.11201 Zitoune Meknes, Morocco.)