Name: AFLS2025
Start: 2025-11-17T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-11-21T23:30:00+02:00
Location: No location set

Monday, 17 November 2025

09:00 Opening Session with ASFAP Symposium
Opening Session with ASFAP Symposium
09:00 - 10:00

10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Monday Morning
Monday Morning
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

11:00 Scaling Quantum Education and Industry in Africa - Ahmed Younes (Alexandria University and Alamein International University)
11:30 Break
Break
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 Opening Plenary Session
Opening Plenary Session
12:00 - 13:30
Contributions

12:00 AfLS / AfPS Conference Opening - Ahmadou Wague (African Physical; Society) Philip Oluseyi Oladijo (Botswana International University of Science and Technology) Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

12:15 The World of Atoms at the Attosecond Time Scale - Anne L'Huillier (Lund University)
13:30 Break
Break
13:30 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 15:45
Contributions

14:00 The recent status of High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) - Yuhui Dong (Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS)

14:30 LAAAMP Overview - Sekazi Mtingwa (Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Brookhaven National Laboratory& African Laser Centre)

14:45 GCLS and the Proposal of a Light Sources Program for the Global South- Where we stand - Galileo Violini (Centro Internacional de Física, Bogotá)

15:00 Archeological Materials - Victor Castano (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)

15:30 Science Impact and perspectives at SESAME - Andrea Lausi (SESAME)
15:45 Break
Break
15:45 - 16:00
16:00
16:00 - 17:00
Contributions

16:00 Scientific opportunities at the SESAME Synchrotron X-rays beamlines. - Messaoud Harfouche (SESAME)

16:30 SESAME BM02-IR Beamline: present and future. - Gihan Kamel (SESAME Light Source)
17:00 Break
Break
17:00 - 17:15

17:15 Policy Forum
Policy Forum
17:15 - 18:30
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Comparative analysis using SCAPS 1-D software on the stability and toxicity of FAPbI3 and FASnI3 perovskites, aiming for environmental protection. - Sékou TOURE

09:15 Theoretical and experimental study of optoelectronic oscillators (OEO) for telecommuni-cations, metrology, and artificial intelligence - Jimmi Talla Mbé (University of Yaoundé 1)

09:30 Advancement of the Optical Fiber Transmission System - Ved Jha (MLSM College, Darbhanga)

09:45 Partial Melting of Hydrous Carbonated Fertile Peridotite at 3 GPa: Influence of Water and CO2 in the Formation of Picrites and Komatiites - SAGNIK SARKAR (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

10:00 Partial Melting Experiments in Carbonated Secondary Pyroxenite at 3 GPa and Origin of Primary Arc Magmas - Tamalkanti Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

10:15 Effects of Cooling Rate and Wall Inclination on the Solidification of Pure Tin in a Quasi-2D Trapezoidal Cavity - Hafsa Akkaoui (Laboratory of Research in Physics and Engineering Sciences (LRPSI), Polydisciplinary faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 Tuesday Morning II
Tuesday Morning II
10:45 - 11:45
Contributions

10:45 DFT and AIMD Investigation of Hydrogen Storage in Alkali Metal Hydrides XH (X=Li, Na, and K) - Hakima Ouhenou (Laboratory of Research in Physics and Engineering Sciences, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Beni Mellal, 23000, Morocco.)

11:00 Theoretical Study of the Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Pt-Doped LiFeAs via first principle DFT - Manza Zityab (Adama Science and Technology University)

11:15 Rare Earth based scintillation materials - Abderrahmane ZAGHRANE
11:45 Break
Break
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 Detectors Tutorial
Detectors Tutorial
12:00 - 17:30
Contributions

12:00 Introduction to 2025 African Light Source Detectors Tutorial - Anna Bergamaschi (PSI, Switzerland) David Pennicard (DESY) Erik Fröjdh (PSI, Switzerland) Frank Lehner (DESY) Heinz Graafsma (DESY-Hamburg, Germany) Matthew Veale (UKRI-STFC, UK)

12:05 Introduction to X-ray detectors - Heinz Graafsma (DESY-Hamburg, Germany)

13:00 Photon counting detectors - Anna Bergamaschi (PSI, Switzerland)

14:30 Integrating detectors - David Pennicard (DESY-Hamburg, Germany)

15:30 Sensors for low-E, medium-E and high-E photons - Matthew Veale (UKRI-STFC, UK)

16:30 DAQ, data handling, data reduction and AI/ML - Erik Fröjdh (PSI, Switzerland)

17:20 Detectors Tutorial Summary and Evaluation - All Participants Anna Bergamaschi (PSI, Switzerland) Frank Lehner (DESY) Fröjdh Heinz Graafsma (DESY-Hamburg, Germany) Matthew Veale (UKRI-STFC, UK) Pennicard
Tuesday Morning Plenary
Tuesday Morning Plenary
12:00 - 13:30
Contributions

12:00 XAFS observes chemical states and local structures of materials - Hitoshi Abe (Photon Factory (PF), Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK))
13:30 Break
Break
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 Tuesday Afternoon I
Tuesday Afternoon I
14:30 - 16:35
Contributions

14:30 Light Sources - Gihan Kamel (SESAME Light Source)

14:45 Compact Light Sources - Luca Serafini

15:00 Condensed Matter & Materials Physics - ADRAOUI IMANE

15:15 Biophysics - Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

15:30 Atomic & Molecular Physics - Stephane Kenmoe

15:45 Summary of recommendations - Gihan Kamel (SESAME Light Source)
16:15 Tuesday Afternoon II
Tuesday Afternoon II
16:15 - 17:00
Contributions

16:15 Discussion of ASFAP Report wrt Light Sources
17:00 Break
Break
17:00 - 17:15
17:15 Tuesday Afternoon III
Tuesday Afternoon III
17:15 - 18:30
Contributions

17:15 LEAPS Data Strategy and Open Science - Andrew Gotz (ESRF)
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
09:00 Wednesday Morning I
Wednesday Morning I
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Experimental Investigation of Indoor Air Quality of a Public Bus Transport under Driving Conditions in a Tropical Climate - Bertrand TCHANCHE (Université Alioune Diop de Bambey)

09:15 Evaluation of Indoor and Outdoor Environmental Radiation in the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe, North-Eastern. Nigeria. - Muhammad Nuruddeen Abdulkareem (Federal University of Kashere) Muhammad Mudassir Usman (Federal University of Kashere) Isa Sabo Muhammad (Federal University of Kashere)

09:30 Investigating the Accumulation of Heavy Metal Pollutant in Water Leaf and their Effects on Soil Microbial Population in Calabar, Nigeria. - USHIE PATRICK (CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR NIGERIA)

09:45 COMBINE ROLE OF CERAMIC-CARBON FILTER FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - Maxwell Kwarteng (University of Ghana)

10:00 LIBS spectroscopy for urban zone pollution monitoring - Ahmadou Wague (African Physical; Society)
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 Wednesday Morning II
Wednesday Morning II
10:45 - 11:45
Contributions

10:45 Impact of Magnetic Properties on Selective Emitters metamaterial for Low Band-Gap Thermophotovoltaic Applications. - Tesfaye Hurrisa (Adama science and Technology university)

11:00 Enhancing Radiative Cooling Power Using Ultra-Broadband Near-Unit Spectrally Selective Thermal Emitters Based On Metamaterial Structure. - Tesfaye Hurrisa (Adama science and Technology university)

11:15 Structural and Optical Investigation on Undoped And Sm3+ Doped Na4Mg(WO4)3 Nanophosphors as an Efficient Photoluminescent Material - Neha Lalotra (SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY, KATRA, J&K)

11:30 Comparative analysis of kimberlite Rock Using Activation Technique - Gideon Bentum (University of Johannesburg)
11:45 Break
Break
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 Wednesday Morning Plenary
Wednesday Morning Plenary
12:00 - 13:30
Contributions

12:00 Africa at Quantum Crossroads: From Coordination to Power - Farai Mazhandu (Africa Quantum Consortium)
13:30 Break
Break
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 Wednesday Afternoon I
Wednesday Afternoon I
14:00 - 15:45
Contributions

14:00 Synchrotron radiation enabled advances in Human Bioarchaeology: Current research and future potential - Kirsi Lorentz (Cyprus Institute)

14:30 "Molecular movies of Biomolecules in action with X-Ray Free Electron Lasers and status on building the world’s first compact XFEL” - Petra Fromme (Arizona State University)

15:00 Shedding ESRF-EBS light on artworks to get insight into their creation and to better preserve them - Marine Cotte
15:45 Break
Break
15:45 - 17:00

17:00 Break
Break
17:00 - 17:15
17:15 Wednesday Afternoon III
Wednesday Afternoon III
17:15 - 20:20
Contributions

17:15 Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science (SEES) program - Andrew J. Campbell (University of Chicago)

17:45 FinEstBeAMS atmospheric science beamline at MAX IV - Axel Eriksson

18:15 MAXIV FemtoMAX - Jorgen Larsson (MAXIV)
Thursday, 20 November 2025
09:00 Thursday Morning I
Thursday Morning I
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Nonextensive Black Hole Thermodynamics from Generalized Euclidean Path Integral and Wick's Rotation - Faiçal Barzi

09:15 Quantum Mechanical Formalism of Charged-Particle Beam Optics - Sameen Ahmed Khan (Department of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University)

09:30 Non-collisions background studies with the ATLAS detector during the LHC Run-2 data taking - FATIMA ZAHRA LAHBABI (University Hassan II, Faculty of sciences Ain Chock (MA))

09:45 Experimental investigation on thermoelectric cooler to evaluate the efficiency of a passive temperature harmonization device - Pali KPELOU (Universite de lome) akilou ALLES (universite de lome)

10:00 Experimental Study of a Biomass Carbonization System with Heat Recovery for Hot Water Cogeneration. - Essossinam Aminti (Université de Lomé)
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 Thursday Morning II
Thursday Morning II
10:45 - 11:45
Contributions

10:45 Application Of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy And Chemometrics In Total Aflatoxin Detection And Quantification In An Alcoholic Beverage - Carolyne Jeptoo (University of Nairobi) Zephania Birech (University of Nairobi)

11:00 Synergistic passivation of ZnO electron transport layer using 2D self-assembled monolayer and ZnO nanoparticles to improve stability of non-fullerene organic solar cells - Kidan G. Gebremariam (PhD student)

11:15 DR. - USHIE PATRICK (CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR NIGERIA)

11:30 CALCULATIONS OF TRIPLE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS FOR ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION OF Mg IN COPLANAR SYMMETRIC GEOMETRY FROM LOW TO INTERMEDIATE ENERGIES - Nyae Alii Tui (Kenyatta)
11:45 Break
Break
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 Thursday Morning Plenary
Thursday Morning Plenary
12:00 - 13:30
Contributions

12:00 Ultrahigh Resolution 2D-RIXS at NanoTerasu BL02U - Jun Miyawaki (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology)
13:30 Break
Break
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 Thursday Afternoon I
Thursday Afternoon I
14:00 - 16:00
Contributions

14:00 How AI Is Changing the Ways Experiments Are Conducted at Synchrotron Light Sources

14:30 The Imaging and Microscopy Group at Diamond Light Source - Julia Parker (Diamond Light Source)

14:45 X-ray Imaging at Diamond Light Source

15:35 I12 (JEEP) – the Joint Engineering, Environmental, and Processing facility at Diamond Light Source - Genoveva Burca (Diamond Light Source)
16:00 Break
Break
16:00 - 16:10
16:10 Thursday Afternoon II
Thursday Afternoon II
16:10 - 17:10
Contributions

16:10 Synchrotron and other CT data of South African Dinocephalians - Tristen Lafferty (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:25 The osteohistology of Orthosuchus stormbergi using synchrotron radiation microcomputed tomography - Bailey Mark Weiss (Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:40 The Evolution of the Maxillary Canal in Therocephalians: Implications for Facial Sensitivity and Phylogeny. - Reitumetse Sebusi
17:10 Break
Break
17:10 - 17:25
17:25 Thursday Afternoon III
Thursday Afternoon III
17:25 - 18:40
Contributions

17:25 Networking Light Source Facilities and User Organizations Through an Online Community of Practice - Lawrence Norris (National Society of Black Physicists)
Friday, 21 November 2025
09:00 Friday Morning I
Friday Morning I
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Sound velocity measurements by inelastic x-ray scattering using a synchrotron light source - Daijo IKUTA (Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University)

09:30 Exploring the Composition of Ghana’s Manganese through Geochemical, Mineralogical, and Particle Size Analysis - Marcel Selase Gbeddy (School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana)

10:00 Discrimination of Colombo-tantalite minerals from South Kivu Province (DRC) using XRF techniques - Mac C. MUGUMAODERHA (Physics Department, ISP-Bukavu and TraCerLab)
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:45
10:45
10:45 - 12:00
Contributions

10:45 Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles Using Tobacco Leaf Extract: A Novel Hydrothermal Approach for Antibacterial and Antifungal Applications - Jebel Mahamud (Adama Science and Technology University)

11:00 DFT analysis of structural, electronic and optical properties of Ni and Zn doped CoS counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells - Dereje Gelanu Dadi (Adama Science and Technology University)

11:15 Synthesis and characterization of Mo2C-Cu composites as an electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction - Dipti Ranjan Sahu (Namibia University of Science and Technology)

11:30 Photoionization of Low- and Highly-Charged Atomic Ions Using Synchrotron and Free-Electron Lasers - Awad Elamin Awad Mohamed (University of Camerino)
12:00 Break
Break
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
12:15 - 13:45
Contributions

12:15 The European Battery Hub at ESRF - History, concept and operation - Lise Daniel (Project Manager – Batteries Characterization LITEN/DEHT CEA Grenoble, FRANCE)

13:00 Bulk electronic structure of lanthanum hexaboride (La⁢B6) by hard x-ray angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy - Arunothai Rattanachata (SIAM Thai Light Source)
13:45 Break
Break
13:45 - 14:00
14:00 Friday Afternoon I
Friday Afternoon I
14:00 - 15:30
Contributions

14:00 Phosphorylation of the BAR domain protein PACSIN2 regulates caveolae morphogenesis and endocytosis - Yosuke Senju

14:15 Longitudinal Beam Diagnostics Using Streak Camera Imaging - Ibrahim Maishanu (Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics)

14:30 Trends in Defect Stability and Electronic Properties of 3d TM-Doped WSe₂ - Brian Nyandoro (Unisa)

14:45 Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminophosphate. Application to photodegradation of Methyl Violet Dye - Radia Bagtache (USTHB) Mohamed Trari (USTHB)

15:00 Hierarchical core–shell NiS/Co₃S₄@ Ni Nanowire composite for high performance supercapacitor electrode - Thinhinane TEBAA (Laboratory of Electrochemistry-Corrosion, Metallurgy and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry, USTHB, BP 32, 16111 Algiers, Algeria)

15:15 Water storage capacity of davemaoite constrained by in-situ volume measurements using a multi-anvil press - Takayuki Ishii (Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University)
15:45 Break
Break
15:45 - 16:00
16:00 Friday Afternoon II
Friday Afternoon II
16:00 - 17:00
Contributions

16:00 Overview of the Diamond Light Source - Gianluigi Botton (Diamond Light Source Ltd)