SAIP2016

4 Jul 2016, 08:00 → 8 Jul 2016, 18:00 Africa/Johannesburg

Kramer Law building

Roger Fearick (University of Cape Town)

THE 61^st ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SA INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
JOINTLY HOSTED BY
THE DEPARTMENTS OF ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS,
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Accommodation

• Booking_Form.docx
• SAIP_Accomodation_Form.doc
• SAIP_Booking_form.doc

Calls for Abstracts SAIP2016_Call_2.pdf

Extracted and Split Proceedings Papers

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Guidelines and Templates

• Contribution_template_Latex.zip
• Contribution_template_Word.zip
• Manual_for_Content_Reviewers.pdf
• Proceedings submission Guidelines
• SAIP2015_Affiliation_Abbreviations.pdf
• Supervisor Agreement

Photos

• SAIP2016 Photos 4 July (Large)
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• SAIP2016 Photos 5 July (Large)
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Proceedings PDF FRONTMATTER - The Proceedings of the 61st Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP2016), edited by Steve Peterson and Sahal Yacoob (@UCT/2016) The Proceedings of the 61st Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP2016), edited by Steve Peterson and Sahal Yacoob (@UCT/2016)

Programme and BoA

• Biophysics_Winter_School_Programme_Final.pdf
• Corrected: Friday 8 July
• Corrected: Thursday 7 July
• SAIP2016_PBoA_Errata_v2.pdf
• SAIP2016 Programme and Book of Abstracts
• SAIP2016 Winter Schools timetable

summary final_circular.pdf

Monday, 4 July

09:00 → 10:30 Physics Education

Convener: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

09:00 Dark Matter

Speaker: Prof. Pauline Gagnon

09:30 Show on SKA

Speaker: Mr Marty Schwartz (Unizul Science centre)

09:00 → 16:00 Winter School: From the Smallest to the Largest Scales: Our Evolving Universe: Winter School

09:00 Coffee fueling, Welcome & Logistics

Speaker: Prof. Thomas Jarrett (UCT/Caltech)

09:25 Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dr Rob Adam (Director, SKA-SA)

09:30 The State of the Universe

Speaker: Prof. Steven Kahn (Stanford University)

10:15 Particle Physics -- a window into the early universe

Speaker: Prof. Heribert Weigert (University of Cape Town)

11:00 Refreshment break

11:20 The Exploration of the Early Universe with the Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: Dr Helen Hayward (University of Liverpool)

12:05 (2) Brief talks by UCT Physics PhD students

12:30 Lunch Talk: Exploring the early universe with the SKA

Speaker: Dr Obinna Umeh (University of the Western Cape)

13:30 The Stormy Cosmos: Life and Times of a Waning Universe

Speaker: Dr Michelle Cluver (University of Cape Town)

14:15 Studies of Galaxy Evolution with MeerKAT

Speaker: Dr Bradley Frank (University of Cape Town)

15:00 Brief Talks by UCT Astro PhD students

Speakers: Mr Bishop Mongwane (Department of astronomy, ACGC, university of Capetown) , Mr Moses Mogotsi (UCT)

15:30 Panel Discussion

Speaker: All Participants

09:00 → 10:30 Winter School: The Biophysics of Cells and Macromolecules: Winter School

09:00 Biological photovoltaic building blocks for solar energy harvesting

Speaker: Prof. Raoul Frese (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

10:00 The cytoskeleton and membrane: thermal and mechanical properties

Speaker: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 13:00 Physics Education: Teachers Workshop

11:00 Computational Physics Workshop

Speaker: Prof. Rhett Allain

11:00 → 13:00 Winter School: The Biophysics of Cells and Macromolecules: Winter School

11:00 556 - The cytoskeleton and membrane: thermal and mechanical properties

Speaker: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

11:30 Single-Molecule Spectroscopy: Beyond the Ensemble Average

Speaker: Dr Tjaart Krüger (University of Pretoria)

12:15 Higher order structures and noise filtering in biological signal cascades

Speaker: Dr Musa Mhlanga (CSIR (UCT))

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 16:00 Physics Education: Teachers Workshop

14:00 Computational Physics Workshop

Speaker: Prof. Rhett Allain

15:00 Stories of Women in Physics

Speaker: Prof. David Wolfe

14:00 → 16:00 Winter School: The Biophysics of Cells and Macromolecules: Winter School

14:00 Structure and Affinity of Protein Complexes in Infectious Diseases

Speaker: Prof. Wolf-Dieter Schubert (University of the Western Cape)

14:40 Studying large (>400 kDa) macromolecular complexes

Speaker: Dr Jeremy Woodward (University of Cape Town)

15:20 An Experimental Physicist’s view of Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Trevor Sewell (University of Cape Town)

16:00 → 17:00 Coffee Break

17:30 → 19:00 Opening Ceremony

Tuesday, 5 July

08:30 → 09:00 Welcome Address

09:00 → 10:00 PLENARY: Plenary

09:00 PLENARY: Neutrinos - The X-files of particle physics

Speaker: Prof. Kai Zuber (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

10:00 → 10:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED1

Convener: Prof. Ernest van Dyk (NMMU)

10:00 Power Budget Analysis of Passive Components along an Optical Fibre Link of a Frequency Dissemination System within the MeerKAT Telescope Array

Speaker: Mr Shukree Wassin (NMMU)

10:20 Effect of 1.712 GHz RF-Clock Signal Distribution on 10 Gbps 1550.89 nm VCSEL Based Transmission over Single Optical Fibre for Square Kilometre Telescope Array

Speaker: Mr George Isoe (Centre for Broadband Communication,Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

10:00 → 10:40 Astrophysics (1): Cosmology and Large-Scale Structure

Convener: Mr Brian van Soelen (University of the Free State)

10:00 A Multi-frequency analysis of dark matter annihilation interpretations of recent anti-particle and gamma-ray excesses in cosmic structures.

Speaker: Mr Geoff Beck (University of Witwatersrand)

10:20 Anti-Newtonian cosmological solutions in fourth-order gravity

Speaker: Dr Amare Abebe (North-West University)

10:00 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): PhD Orals for Award

Convener: Dr Malili Matshaba (University of Limpopo)

10:20 Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Computational Study on Advanced Lithium – Sulphur Battery

Speaker: Mr CLIFFTON MASEDI (CSIR/ UL)

10:00 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2): MSc Orals for Awards

Convener: Prof. Hasani Chauke (University of Limpopo)

10:00 Structural and optical studies of cobalt and indium simultaneously doped zinc oxide nanopowders prepared using high energy ball milling technique

Speaker: Ms Mahlatse Manamela (University of Limpopo)

10:20 CZTS solar cell: CZT precursor layer deposition by electron beam evaporation and electroplating

Speaker: Mr Antonie Fourie (University of the Free State)

10:00 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1)

Convener: Dr Deepak Kar (University of the Witwatersrand)

10:00 Jet measurements in LHC

Speaker: Ms Debarati Roy (Postdoc at Wits)

Slides jets.pdf

10:20 Jet substructure techniques for identifying boosted bosons in ATLAS

Speaker: Ms Chane Simone Moodley (University of the Witwatersrand)

10:00 → 10:40 Photonics: Laser development

Convener: Dr Hencharl Strauss (CSIR (National Laser Centre))

10:00 Development of a large mode area (LMA), high-power, thulium-doped fibre laser

Speaker: Mr Daniel Morris (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

10:20 Simulaser, a graphical laser simulator based on Matlab Simulink

Speaker: Mr Cobus Jacobs (CSIR National Laser Centre)

10:00 → 10:40 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Dr Claudia Albers (WITS university)

10:00 Probing students perceptions of first year physics labs: a focus on learning and enjoyment aspects

Speaker: Ms Munene Tlowana (Student)

10:20 Physical models: A crucial link between reality and mathematical models

Speaker: Dr Miriam Lemmer (North-West University (Potchefstroom))

Slides Physical_models_ML_RG_SAIP_2016.pdf

10:00 → 10:40 Space Science: Plasma Physics

Convener: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (SANSA)

10:00 Nonlinear dust-acoustic waves in the nighttime polar mesosphere

Speaker: Dr Shimul Maharaj (SANSA Space Science/University of the Western Cape)

10:20 A small-amplitude study of solitons near supercritical points

Speaker: Dr Carel Olivier (SANSA)

10:00 → 10:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

10:00 Yang-Lee and Fisher zeros in a model of adsorbing self-avoiding walks

Speaker: Prof. Esaias J Janse van Rensburg (Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, Ontario)

10:00 → 10:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): Track2

Conveners: Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (University of Johannesburg) , Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch) , Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand) , Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town)

10:00 Are we gauging the pressure correctly?

Speaker: Mr Greg Jackson (UCT)

Slides GJ_saip.pdf

10:20 Quantum Corrections to the Kink-Antikink Potential

Speaker: Mr Zander Lee (Stellenbosch University)

Slides SAIP_conference.pdf

10:40 → 11:10 Tea and Coffee Break

11:10 → 12:10 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED1

Convener: Dr Phil Ferrer (Wits)

11:10 Free-space Optical Communications through Turbulence

Speaker: Mr Mitchell Cox (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:30 Laser Effect on the RF Signal Stability for Clock Signal Distribution over Optical Fibre

Speaker: Ms Phumla Dlamini (optical fibre research unit (nelson mandela metropolitan university))

11:50 Ambient noise tomography (Passive Seismic) to image the Cape-Karoo transition near Jansenville, Eastern Cape.

Speaker: Mr Lucian Bezuidenhout (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

11:10 → 12:10 Astrophysics (1): PhD Awards: General

Convener: Prof. Patrick Woudt (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town)

11:10 Probing accretion in magnetic Cataclysmic Variables through fast photometry

Speaker: Mr Hannes Breytenbach (University of Cape Town)

11:30 Kozai-Lidov mechanism in LS I +61 303?

Speaker: Mr Itumeleng Monageng (SAAO/UCT)

11:50 Studying the Star formation - Neutral gas relation in WHISP Galaxies

Speaker: Ms Elizabeth Naluminsa (University of Cape Town)

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): PhD Orals for Award

Convener: Dr Mmantsae Diale (University of Pretoria)

11:10 Evaluation of sputtering-induced surface roughness of polycrystalline Ni/Cu multilayers thin films with AES and ToF-SIMS depth profiling

Speaker: Mr XinLiang Yan (University of the Free State)

11:30 Ultrafast Excited state dynamics of a direct hetroarylation derived bithiophene-isoindigo copolymer and application in inverted ITO free solar cells.

Speaker: Mrs Newayemedhin Tegegne (Stellenbosch University)

11:50 Synthesis of ZrC coatings in a vertical-wall CVD system

Speaker: Ms Saphina Biira (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria.)

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2): MSc Orals for Award

Convener: Dr Walter Meyer (University of Pretoria)

11:10 Gas sensing applications of Cobalt and Indium double-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method

Speaker: Mr Mpho Maswanganye (Universtity of Limpopo)

11:30 Investigation of the isochronal annealing profiles of the E centres in n-type silicon

Speaker: Mr Abraham Barnard (University of Pretoria)

11:50 Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy of GaSb/GaAs Quantum Dots

Speaker: Ms Danielle Venter (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Dr Rob Bark (iThemba LABS)

11:10 Spectroscopy of the low-lying excitation region in ⁹B

Speaker: Dr Marín-Lámbarri Daniel José (University of the Western Cape/ iThemba LABS)

Slides Corrected version

11:30 Coulomb excitation reorientation effect of the first 2⁺ state at 4.439 MeV in ¹²C

Speaker: Dr Kumar Raju Mukhi (University of the Western Cape)

11:50 Searching for exotic shapes in silicon-28

Speaker: Dr Philip Adsley (Stellenbosch University and iThemba LABS)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1)

Convener: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

11:30 Proton induced radiation damage to the fluorescence capability of plastic scintillators for the Tile Calorimeter of ATLAS

Speaker: Ms Harshna Jivan (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:50 Crystals Orientation Measurements of the iThemba LABS Segmented Clover Detector.

Speaker: Ms Sinegugu Happiness Mthembu (iThemba LABS)

11:10 → 12:10 Photonics: SIlver medalist talk

Convener: Prof. Andrew Forbes (CSIR)

11:10 The interaction of high power cw laser beams with weakly absorbing optical elements

Speaker: Mr Rocky Ramokolo (CSIR, National Laser Centre)

11:30 SILVER MEDALLIST LECTURE: Manipulating Structured Light

Speaker: Dr Angela Dudley (CSIR National Laser Centre)

11:10 → 12:10 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Dr Miriam Lemmer (North-West University (Potchefstroom))

11:10 Understanding of vector addition and subtraction by first year university students: graphical versus algebraic methods

Speaker: Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg)

11:30 Postgraduate Studies: Influences that make students to choose their respective research fields

Speaker: Dr Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg)

11:50 COMPARISON OF TWO MODELS OF PROBLEM SOLVING IN PHYSICS: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Speaker: Mr Ishiyaku Mbela Abubakar (College)

11:10 → 12:10 Space Science: Plasmas and low latitude ionosphere

Conveners: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency) , Dr Shimul Kumar Maharaj (South African National Space Agency (Space Science) (formerly NRF Hermanus Magnetic Observatory))

11:10 Characterization of a Direct Current Discharge Based Microthruster

Speaker: Mr William Wright (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:30 Confirmation of low latitude electrodynamics in driving poleward waves

Speaker: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency)

11:50 Plasma Drift Modeling: Multivariate Analysis

Speaker: Mr Makhosonke Dubazane (SANSA Space Science)

11:10 → 12:10 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

11:10 Parallel computing solutions to the Balitsky-Kovchegov equation

Speaker: Mrs Charlotte Hillebrand-Viljoen (UCT)

11:30 Quantum Boltzmann evolution of the Quark-Gluon Plasma

Speaker: Mr William Grunow (University of Cape Town)

11:50 Engineer inflation in realistic string compactifications

Speaker: Mr Luca Pontiggia (University of the Witwatersrand)

12:10 → 13:10 PLENARY: Plenary

12:10 PLENARY: Women and diversity in Physics

Speaker: Prof. Pauline Gagnon (CERN)

13:10 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED1

Convener: Prof. Hartmut Winkler (Dept. Physics, University of Johannesburg)

14:00 The relationship between solar irradiance and cloud cover in Durban.

Speaker: Mr Elison Ganya (UKZN)

14:20 Study of the performance of a Cadmium Telluride photovoltaic system

Speaker: Ms Petja Dobreva (NMMU)

14:40 Application of Ag nanocubes for efficiency enhancement in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices

Speaker: Mr Lesias Kotane (Wits University)

15:00 Synthesis and characterization of Titanium dioxide nanotubes using electrochemical anodization system for solar cell application.

Speaker: Mr Mpheleki Lupiwana (1Fort Hare Institute of Technology (FHIT), University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Republic of South Africa. 2Chemistry department, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Republic of South Africa.)

15:20 Characterisation of the optical thermometry properties of a phosphor material

Speaker: Mr Lucas Erasmus (University of the Free State)

14:00 → 15:40 Astrophysics (1): Cosmology, Large-Scale Structure and Galaxies

Convener: Prof. Michael Feast (SAAO/UCT)

14:00 Simulations of systematic effects for 21-cm observations

Speaker: Mrs Chuneeta Devi Nunhokee (Rhodes University)

14:20 Survey of Southern Local Group Dwarf Galaxies.

Speaker: Ms BRENDA NAMUMBA (UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN)

14:40 Galaxy Dynamics and Star Formation in the Inner Regions of SINGG Galaxies.

Speaker: Mr Moses Mogotsi (UCT)

15:00 Division Meeting: Astrophysics and Space Science

Speakers: Dr Christian Engelbrecht (University of Johannesburg) , Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency)

14:00 → 15:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): PhD Orals for Award

Convener: Prof. Francis Dejene (University of the Free State)

14:00 Interactions of xanthates and dithiophosphate on (110) nickel-rich pentlandite (Fe₄Ni₅S₈) mineral surface

Speaker: Mr Peace Mkhonto (Materials Modelling Centre, School of Physical and Mineral Sciences, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga, 0727)

14:20 Colloidal InSe nanostructures: effect of morphology on their chemical sensitivity to methanol and formaldehyde fumes

Speaker: Ms Mildred Airo (University of the Witwatersrand)

14:40 Combustion synthesis and characterization of Eu3+ doped Ba5(PO4)3OH phosphors

Speaker: Ms Puseletso Pricilla Mokoena (University of the Free State)

15:00 Structural and optical properties of Holmium doped α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles

Speaker: Ms Langutani Mathevula (Department of Physics, University of South Africa, P. O. Box 392, 0003, south Africa)

15:20 The SCC-DFTB study of H₂O interaction with TiO₂ supported Pd catalyst

Speaker: Ms Moyahabo Hellen Chuma (University of Limpopo)

14:00 → 16:00 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2): MSc Orals for Award

Convener: Prof. André Venter (NMMU)

14:00 Atomistic simulations studies on the structural change in Li_xTiO₂ (x: 2.82, 3.76, 6, 57) at high temperatures for energy storage in Lithium-ion Battery Applications.

Speaker: Ms B.N Rikhotso (University of Limpopo)

14:20 Understanding proton induced radiation damage in plastic scintillators using electron paramagnetic resonance and DFT modelling

Speaker: Mr Chad Pelwan (University of Witwatersrand)

15:00 The photocatalytic degradation study of Rhodamine B using zinc oxide as an alternative catalyst to titanium dioxide

Speaker: Mr Siyabonga Nkabinde (University of the Witwatersrand)

15:20 Boundary Current Response in Ba_0.34K_0.64Fe₂As₂ Single Crystals Probed by Non-Resonant Microwave Absorption.

Speaker: Ms Tshiwela Caroline Ramashitja (University of South Africa)

14:00 → 15:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Prof. Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

14:00 Determining the spectroscopic quadrupole moment Q_s of the first 2⁺ state in ⁴⁰Ar

Speaker: Mr Makabata Jeremia Mokgolobotho (UWC)

14:20 Searching for the low-energy enhancement in ⁹¹Zr

Speaker: Mr Bonginkosi Richard Zikhali (University of Zululand)

14:40 Division Meeting: NPRP

Speaker: Dr Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

14:00 → 15:40 Photonics: Ultrafast photonics

Convener: Dr Pieter Neethling (Laser Research Institute, University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 Ultrafast mapping of structural changes in organic radical salts

Speaker: Mr A. Bart Smit (Stellenbosch University)

14:20 Supercontinuum Generation in Highly Birefringent Photonic Crystal Fibers

Speaker: Mr James Jena (National University of Science and Technology)

14:40 PIRANA, an all optical time-domain ptychographic pulse characterisation method

Speaker: Mr Dirk-Mathys Spangenberg (University of Stellenbosch)

15:00 Supercontinuum characterisation and compression

Speaker: Mr Ruan Viljoen (Stellenbosch University)

15:20 Investigating the optical properties of ANDi-PCFs for nonlinear imaging application

Speaker: Mr George Okyere Dwapanyin (Stellenbosch University)

14:00 → 15:40 Physics Education: Teachers Workshop

Convener: Dr Colleen Henning (St John's College, Houghton)

14:00 The Need for a Physics Olympiad

Speaker: Mr Case Rijsdijk (ASSA/SAIP)

14:20 Problem Solving

Speaker: Mr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

15:00 Newton's Laws

Speaker: Mr Case Rijsdijk (SAAO (retd))

14:00 → 15:40 Space Science: Low- and mid-latitude ionosphere

Convener: Dr Maharaj Shimul (South African National Space Agency)

14:00 Quiet time enhancements over African latitudes

Speaker: Ms Nicola Orford (SANSA)

14:20 Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to determine velocities of TIDs over South Africa

Speaker: Mr Fiso Mahlangu (South African National Space Agency)

14:40 A comparison of measured TEC data with the IRI2011 and NeQuick 2 model results over the transition regions from low to mid-latitudes

Speaker: Dr Patrick Sibanda (University of Zambia)

15:00 Division Meeting: Astrophysics and Space Science

Speakers: Dr Christian Engelbrecht (University of Johannesburg) , Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency)

14:00 → 15:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): T2

Convener: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 Lattice thermal conductivity properties of three binary type- I Sn clathrates from Density Functional Theory

Speaker: Mr Peter Egbele (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)

14:20 First Principle Investigation of Structural, Thermodynamic, Electronic and Elastic Properties of Ru-Cr-Z Ternary Alloys

Speaker: Mr BHILA MNISI (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA)

14:40 Electronic structure and bandgap of gamma-Al2O3:Ce compound using LDA+U exchange potential

Speaker: Ms Winfred Mueni Mulwa (University of the Free State)

15:00 Computational study of TiO₂ polymorphs as an anode material for energy storage devices

Speaker: Mr Mulatedzi Gandamipfa (University of Limpopo)

15:20 Determining resonance parameter from experimental cross-sections of Coulomb scattering.

Speaker: Mr Paul Vaandrager (University of Pretoria)

14:00 → 15:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

14:00 Non-reversal Open Quantum Walks

Speaker: Mr Hazmatally Goolam Hossen (UKZN)

14:20 Digital simulation of many-body non-Markovian dynamics

Speaker: Ryan Sweke (Ukzn)

14:40 Quantum channel tomography with classical light

Speaker: Mr Bienvenu Ndagano (University of the Witwatersrand)

15:00 Beyond &frac12;-BPS: Symmetry Generators in <i>su(2)</i> and <i>su(3)</i>

Speaker: Ms Laila Tribelhorn (Student)

15:20 Wilson Lines and Color-Neutral Operators in the Color Glass Condensate

Speaker: Mrs Judith Zeilinger (University of Cape Town)

15:40 → 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break

16:10 → 18:00 Poster Session (1): Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials; Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics; Physics Education

Conveners: Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU) , Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) , Dr Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

16:10 Ab − initio study of transition metals impurities and stability of complexes in Ge.

Speaker: Mr Emmanuel Igumbor (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Application of uniaxial stress with Laplace DLTS as a structure sensitive characterization technique.

Speaker: Mr Kian Ostvar (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Astronomy for Teachers Update: Teaching the Strand Planet Earth and Beyond in Primary School Natural Science

Speaker: Prof. Lerothodi Leeuw (University of South Africa)

16:10 Beneficial effects of Cobalt on ZrNb alloy using density functional theory and virtual crystal approximation.

Speaker: Mr Magoja Martinus Malebati (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Blue-yellow luminescence of Eu-doped CaSnO3 nanopowders synthesized by the sol-gel autocombustion process

Speakers: Prof. F. Birhanu Dejene (UFS) , Dr Moges Tsega Yihunie (University of the Free State (qwaqwa campus))

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16:10 Ce_1-xLa_xCu₄Al as a case study for the investigation of Ce 4<i>f</i> wave function evolution from a coherent to a local Kondo effect

Speaker: Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa)

16:10 Characterisation of the optical properties of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) for use in the enhancement of the performance of an organic photovoltaic (OPV) device.

Speakers: Dr Joseph Kirui (University of Venda) , Mr Kenneth Baloyi (University of Venda) , Mr Lordwell Jhamba (University of Venda)

16:10 Characterization of Complex Spinel LiMn₂O₄ Nanosheet Simulated via Armorphization and Recrystalization Technique

Speaker: Ms Raesibe Sylvia Ledwaba (Physics)

16:10 Commissioning of a Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system for III-V semiconductor growth

Speaker: Prof. Chris Theron (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Computer simulation studies of spinel LiMn₂O₄ surfaces

Speaker: Mr David Magolego Tshwane (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Crystal orientation of the iThemba LABS segmented clover detector

Speaker: Mr Sive Noncolela (UWC)

16:10 Density functional theory study of PtS surfaces

Speaker: Ms Mamogo Masenya (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Density Functional Theory study of stability of rutile MnO₂, VO₂ and TiO₂

Speaker: Ms Khomotso Maenetja (University Of Limpopo (MMC))

16:10 Determination of spectroscopic quadrupole moment of the first excited state in 32S.

Speaker: Mr Lihleli Mavela (University of he western Cape)

16:10 Development of Metal-flux based Crystal-growth Facility

Speaker: Ms Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Disentangling second-order effects in Coulomb Excitation Theory: (Reorientation and Nuclear Polarizability Effects)

Speaker: Mr Elijah Akakpo (University of the Western Cape)

16:10 Down-conversion process in Dy3+, Yb3+ co-doped TiO2 nanophosphor powder

Speaker: Mr Mpho S Mokoena (University of the Free State)

16:10 Effect of annealing temperature on LiMn2O4 nanostructures prepared by chemical bath method

Speaker: Mr Lehlohonolo Koao (UFS (Qwa Qwa Campus))

16:10 Effect of annealing temperature on the structure, morphology and optical properties of Sm³⁺ doped lanthanum phosphovanadate

Speaker: Dr Kamohelo George Tshabalala (University of The Free State)

16:10 Effect of different synthesis methods on structure, morphology and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles

Speaker: Dr Nadir Osman (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

16:10 Effect of Eu3+ ion concentration on phase transition, site symmetry and quantum efficiency of ZrO2 nanocrystal rods

Speaker: Dr Iorkyaa Ahemen (University of the Free State-Qwaqwa Campus, Private Bag X13, Phuthaditjhaba, 9866, South Africa)

16:10 Effect of pressure on the nanostructured of TiO2 during recrystallisation

Speaker: Mr Tshegofatso Michael Phaahla (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Effect of refluxing growth time on structural, optical and luminescence properties of zinc telluride Quantum dots

Speaker: Ms Sharon Kiprotich (University of the Free State)

16:10 Effects of doping ratio on structural, luminescence and transmittance properties of Ga–Doped ZnO nanoparticles by precipitation reflux method

Speaker: Mr Jatani Ungula (University of the Free State)

16:10 Effects of precursor concentration on morphological, structure and optical properties of TiO2 synthesised via sol-gel method

Speaker: Prof. Francis Dejene (University of the Free State)

16:10 Enhanced photoluminescence emission from Dy ³⁺ and Tb³⁺ activated lanthanum phosphovanadate

Speaker: Mr Selepe Joel Motloung (University of the Free State)

16:10 Estimation of non-prompt fake muon background in scattering of two massive vector bosons (VBS), W W → W W .

Speaker: Mr Lucas McConnell (University of Cape Town)

16:10 Estimation of the fake rate background in same sign W^+mnW^+mn production at the LHC with ATLAS Detector

Speaker: Ms Xolisile Thusini (University of Cape Town)

16:10 Evaluation of Fission Energy Deposition in the SAFARI-I Nuclear Reactor

Speaker: Mrs Linina Jurbandam (University of Witwatersrand)

16:10 Feasibility Study of Electron Source Production at iThemba LABS

Speaker: Ms Tebogo Lorraine (physics hons)

16:10 Fine structure of the Isoscalar Giant Monopole Resonance in ²⁰⁸Pb, ⁹⁰Zr, ⁵⁸Ni and ⁴⁰Ca using medium energy Alpha-particle Scattering at Zero Degree

Speaker: Mr Nolan Botha (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 First-principle study of Ti_50-xPt₅₀Zr_x High temperature shape memory alloys

Speaker: Mr Mordecai Mashamaite (Materials Modeling Centre)

16:10 Growth and characterization of RuO₂ thin films nanostructures

Speaker: Ms Nelisiwe Chonco (University of Zululand)

16:10 High energy electron irradiation influence on the Schottky barrier hieght and the Richardson constant on Pd/ZnO Schottky barrier diodes

Speaker: Mr Meehleketo Advice Mayimele (university of Pretoria)

16:10 High temperature and phase transformation studies of Pt₃Al compounds

Speaker: Ms CHRESTINAH MKHONTO (SAIP MEMBERSHIP)

16:10 Identification of a third stable state associated with E3 center in GaAs.

Speaker: Ms Fatemeh Taghizadeh (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Influence of Hexamethylenetetramine on the Low Temperature Chemical Bath Deposited ZnO Nanorods

Speaker: Mr Benard Saamwel Mwankemwa (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Interplay of antiferromagnetic and Kondo effect in Ce₈Pd₂₄Al

Speaker: Mr Aiman Bashir (University of the Western Cape)

16:10 Investigating the Gamma-Ray Strength Function in 74Ge using the Ratio Method

Speaker: Mr Khanyisa Sowazi (University of the Western Cape)

16:10 Iron (III) Oxide Nanostructured Thin Films Based Selective Solar Absorber for Concentrating Solar Power Application

Speaker: Mr Mduduzi Mbongo (University of South Africa)

16:10 Magnetic and Kondo behaviour in Ce8Pd24(Al1-xSnx)

Speaker: Prof. Moise Bertin Tchoula Tchokonte (Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape)

16:10 Magnetic properties of Cr +2.9 at.% Al thin films

Speaker: Ms patience mudau (University of Johannesbug)

16:10 Measurement of the first &frac12;⁺ state in ⁹B^*

Speaker: Mr ndinannyi justice mukwevho (university of the western cape)

16:10 Measurement of the surface potential of AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

Speaker: Mr Christian Kameni Boumenou (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

16:10 Microwave-assisted method derived ZnO nanostructures with various morphologies: Effect of pH on PL, magnetic and sensing properties.

Speaker: Ms Katekani Shingange (CSIR and UFS)

16:10 Molecular dynamics simulations of the interactions between water molecules and sulphide nanoparticles

Speaker: Dr Mofuti Mehlape (University Of Limpopo)

16:10 Molecular dynamics studies of Lithium intercalation into amorphous structure of Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticle

Speaker: Dr Malili Matshaba (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Neutron irradiation and damage assessment of plastic scintillators of the TILECAL section of the ATLAS detector.

Speaker: Ms Joyful Mdhluli (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Novel method to make a calibrated thoron source

Speaker: Mr Elmughera Elhag (University of the Western Cape)

16:10 Optimisation of spin-coating parameters for fabrication of thin film polyaniline-based nuclear radiation sensors

Speaker: Mr Jimmy Mokoean (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Optimizing the 90 degree scattering setup for determining the coordinates of the interaction points inside the iThemba LABS segmented clover detector.

Speaker: Mr Jayson Easton (iThemba LABS)

16:10 Orientation of the Ge Crystals of the iThemba LABS Segmented Clover Detector

Speaker: Dr Tshepo Dinoko (iThemba LABS)

16:10 Particle and gamma decay studies: an update on the K600

Speaker: Dr Retief Neveling (iThemba LABS)

16:10 Phase Stability Study of Nickel Doped Spinel LiMn₂ O₄ Using Cluster Expansion Method

Speaker: Mr kemeridge Tumelo Malatji (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Physics of the artisanal mining of sandstones in a rural community

Speaker: Prof. Mulaba-Bafubiandi Antoine F. (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Pick-off annihilation of delocalized positronium in BaF2 at elevated temperatures

Speaker: Thulani Jili (University of Zululand)

16:10 Precise visualisation of dispersive low-energy features in ARPES spectra

Speaker: Ms Chani van Niekerk (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa)

16:10 Preparation of organically modified Vermiculite and calculation of intercalation energies of polymers into both unmodified and organically modified Vermiculite

Speaker: Mr Michael Feredi Phala (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Problems with the calculation of the refractive index of In_xGa_1-xAs

Speaker: Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (Centre for HRTEM, NMMU)

16:10 Pulsed laser deposited KY3F10:Ho3+ phosphor thin films

Speaker: Mr Nebiyu Debelo (University of the Free State)

16:10 Role of swift heavy ion irradiation on structural and magnetic properties of Ti_0.95Co_0.05O_2-δ epitaxial thin films

Speaker: Dr PANKAJ MOHANTY (University of Johanneburg)

Paper P_Mohanty_SAIP2016_ID207.docx P_Mohanty_SAIP2016_ID207.pdf

Reviewer List Reviewers_ID_207.docx

16:10 Self-efficacy beliefs of physical science teachers

Speaker: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Simulating Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Oscillations in different Electric Fields.

Speaker: Dr Richard Harris (University of the Free State)

16:10 Sol-gel synthesis of Zn₂SiO₄:Mn²⁺ phosphors and the effect of rare-earth ions co-doping on their photoluminescence

Speaker: Dr Pontsho Sylvia Mbule (University of South Africa)

16:10 Spectroscopic investigation of charge and energy transfer in P3HT/GO nanocomposites

Speaker: Mr Fokotsa Molefe (UNISA)

16:10 spectroscopy of proton unbound states in 32Cl for nuclear structure and astrophysical studies.

Speaker: Mr mohamed kamil (university of western cape)

16:10 Structural prediction of β-MnO2 nanoclusters using global search techniques

Speaker: Mr Phala Masoga (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Structure and luminescence of sol-gel spin coated ZnO films

Speaker: Mr Emad Hasabeldaim (University of the Free State)

16:10 Surface Brillouin scattering studies of VC thin films deposited on SiC

Speaker: Mr Kudakwashe Jakata (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles and their functionalization using dodecanethiol

Speaker: Mr Ndivhuwo Shumbula (University of Witwatersrand)

16:10 Synthesize and characterisation of optical properties of a down-converting Y₂O₃ phosphor co-doped with Bi³⁺ and Yb³⁺.

Speaker: Mr Edward Lee (University of the Free State)

notes To_be_corrected.pdf

16:10 The &frac12; --> &frac12; branch in ¹⁹Ne &beta; -decay

Speaker: Ms Phumzile Zandile Mabika (University of Zululand)

16:10 The Bottom-up synthesis and characterization of molybdenum dichalcogenide nanomaterials for applications in supercapacitors

Speaker: Mr Zakhele Ndala (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 The Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Sensitivity and Selectivity of TiO₂ base Gas Sensors

Speaker: Ms Zamaswazi Tshabalala (CSIR and UFS)

16:10 The effects of Cd2+ concentration on the structure, optical and luminescence properties of MgAl2O4:x% Cd2+ nanophosphor prepared by sol-gel method

Speaker: Dr Setumo Victor Motloung (Sefako Makgatho Health Science University)

16:10 The Spectroscopy of ¹⁶²Hf at Low and High Spins

Speaker: Ms Nontobeko Khumalo (University Of the Western Cape/iThemba LABS)

16:10 Thermal stability of titanium Schottky contacts and defects introduced in epitaxial p-Si

Speaker: Ms Helga Tariro Danga (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Thermoluminescence investigation of Sm³⁺ activated NaSrBO₃ phosphors for gamma dosimetry.

Speaker: Dr Ankush Kumar Bedyal (Department of Physics, University of Free State)

16:10 University physics students’ perceptions of teaching methods

Speaker: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 University science students’ self-efficacy – A case of physics learning

Speaker: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 van Hove singularities in Sr₃Ru₂O₇

Speaker: Ms Jessica Tsuen (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Zig zag of quadrupole shapes in sd-shell

Speaker: Mr Kenzo Abrahams (The University of the Western Cape)

Wednesday, 6 July

08:40 → 09:40 PLENARY: Plenary

08:40 PLENARY: The SI Redefined: Counting Atoms, Single-Electron Tunnelling and Optical Atomic Clocks

Speaker: Dr Wynand Louw (NMISA)

09:40 → 10:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Frederik Vorster (NMMU)

09:40 Fast neutron radiography observation of water absorption through porous media

Speaker: Mr Graham Daniels (Necsa)

Paper Updated version of the paper 07 April 2017

10:00 Residual stress measurements in leached polycrystalline diamond using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy techniques

Speaker: Mr Maxwell Vhareta (DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials, University of the Witwatersrand)

10:20 Optimising GPU Integration into the ATLAS Trigger

Speaker: Mr Marc Sacks (University of the Witwatersrand)

09:40 → 10:40 Applied Physics (2): Metrology

Convener: Prof. Andy Buffler (University of Cape Town)

09:40 The re-definition of the of mass

Speaker: Dr Aletta Karsten (NMISA)

10:00 Towards a new standard for electrical current in South Africa

Speaker: Prof. Mark Blumenthal (University of Cape Town)

10:20 Single-photon, single-pixel camera

Speaker: Mr Gareth Berry (Structured Light Lab , School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

09:40 → 10:40 Astrophysics (1): Computational Methods

Convener: Dr Shazrene Mohamed (SAAO)

09:40 Orthonormal vector polynomials in a general pupil

Speaker: Dr Cosmas Mafusire (University of Pretoria)

10:00 Streams out of a Cloud

Speaker: Dr Nathan Deg (UCT)

10:20 Graph theory and pulsar astronomy tie the knot: the use of labeled graph kernels in exploring the pulsar P-Pdot diagram

Speaker: Mrs Maritz Elizabeth (UFS)

09:40 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): Non-Specialist Lectures

Convener: Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU)

09:40 NON-SPECIALIST LECTURE: Optical Fibre Communication: Silica Information Super-Highways

Speaker: Dr Timothy Gibbon (NMMU Physics Department)

10:20 Characterization of inclusions and defects in natural zirconia

Speaker: Prof. Mike Lee (Centre for HRTEM, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth)

09:40 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP1

Convener: Prof. John Sharpey-Schafer (University of the Western Cape/University of Zululand)

09:40 Coupling of single proton configurations to collective core excitations in ¹⁶²Yb: the nucleus ¹⁶¹ Tm

Speaker: Ms SANDILE JONGILE (UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND/ ITHEMBA LABS/UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE)

10:00 Coupling of single neutron and proton configurations to collective core excitations in ¹⁶²Yb.

Speaker: Mr Linda Mdletshe (University of Zululand)

10:20 Coupling of single neutron configurations to collective core excitations in ¹⁶²₇₀Yb , the nucleus ¹⁶³ ₇₀Yb.

Speakers: Mr Jongile Sandile (University of Zululand) , Mr Linda Mdletshe (University of Zululand) , Mr Makuhane Sithole (University of the Western Cape)

09:40 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (2): NPRP2

Convener: Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand)

09:40 Thermal Model and Tsallis distribution for Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: Dr DAWIT WORKU (Cape Peninsula University of Technology)

Slides SAIP2016_DR_DSWORKU.pdf

10:00 Thermal Model Description of Collisions of Small Systems

Speaker: Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town)

Slides cleymans_thermal_saip2016.pdf

10:20 NLO Rutherford Scattering and Energy Loss in a QGP

Speaker: Mr Abdullah Ibrahim (University of Cape Town)

Slides NLO_Rutherford_scattering-Abdullah.pdf

09:40 → 10:40 Photonics: Spectroscopy

Convener: Dr Christine Steenkamp (University of Stellenbosch)

09:40 A Tunable Vacuum Ultraviolet Light Source and High Intensity Saturation of the Nonlinear Medium

Speaker: Dr Charles Rigby (Laser Research Institute, Stellenbosch University)

10:00 Excitation spectroscopy with vibration selective detection for self-absorption free rovibronic spectra of CO

Speaker: Mr Andre de Bruyn (Laser Research Institute, Stellenbosch University)

10:20 Integrated optical tweezer and fluorescence microscope.

Speaker: Ms Anneke Erasmus (Stellenbosch University)

09:40 → 10:40 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Prof. Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

09:40 The development of learners’ views on the nature of science in a science enrichment programme

Speaker: Mr Vonani Michael Baloyi (University of Pretoria)

Slides 20160715__SAIP_137-15_July_2016.pdf 20160715_SAIP_137-15_July_2016_Supervisor_agreement-SAIP2016-v6-signed.pdf

10:00 Using Design Based Research to improve teaching, testing and learning.

Speaker: Mr Derek Fish (Unizul Science Centre)

10:20 Physics of noise and its impediment to the health of mine workers

Speaker: Mr AMOUR DORICK KOMBO TSOUMBOU (University of Johannesburg)

Slides AmourSupervisor_agreement-SAIP2016-v3_(003).pdf

09:40 → 10:40 Space Science: High latitude studies

Convener: Prof. Michael Kosch (SANSA)

09:40 Investigation of the number of time ground-backscatter occurs for all the beams and range gates using the SuperDARN SANAE HF radar data.

Speaker: Dr Zolile Mtumela (South African National Space Agency (SANSA))

10:00 Ionospheric Disturbances During Geomagnetic Storm at SANAE

Speaker: Mr Alicreance HIYADUTUJE (South African National Space Agency and Rhodes University)

10:20 The mystery of black auroras

Speaker: Ms Amore Nel (SANSA)

09:40 → 10:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda)

09:40 How Cool is the Gluon Plasma?

Speaker: Mr Dino Giovannoni (Rhodes University)

10:00 Short Path Length Energy Loss in the Quark Gluon Plasma

Speaker: Ms Isobel Kolbe (University of Pretoria)

10:20 Probing quark gluon plasma in pA collisions

Speaker: Mr Daniel Adamiak (University of Cape Town)

10:40 → 11:10 Tea and Coffee Break

11:10 → 12:10 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Alan Matthews (UKZN)

11:10 ADC trigger board for the PROMETEO test-bench of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter

Speaker: Mr Matthew Spoor (WITS)

11:30 Facile synthesis of mesoporous NiCo(OH)₂/CNT composite for high performance energy storage application

Speaker: Ms Faith Ugbo (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria)

11:50 Evaluation of the Technical Feasibility and Economic Viability of Solar Heated underground fixed dome household size digesters suitable for Vhembe district of South Africa.

Speaker: Mrs Sharon Ntuwiseni Mandada (University of Venda)

11:10 → 12:10 Applied Physics (2): Metrology

Convener: Dr Wynand Louw (NMISA)

11:10 Performance characterisation for Positron Emission Particle Tracking at “PEPT Cape Town”

Speaker: Prof. Andy Buffler (University of Cape Town)

11:30 Considerations when interpolating discrete measurements of continuous functions: applications to particle tracking in physical systems

Speaker: Dr Thomas Leadbeater (University of Cape Town)

11:50 Measurement of ²³⁸U fission cross sections using quasi-monoenergetic neutrons with energies from 35 MeV to 100 MeV.

Speaker: Mr Dieter Geduld (University of Cape Town)

11:10 → 12:10 Astrophysics (1): MSc / PhD Awards: General

Convener: Prof. Pieter Meintjes (University of the Free State)

11:10 Probing the role of mergers in galaxy evolution with HI profile asymmetries

Speaker: Ms Jamie Bok (UCT)

Slides BOK_SAIP2016.pdf

11:30 Modelling Radiative Line Transfer in Maser Environments

Speaker: Ms Ruby Van Rooyen (SKASA)

Paper supervisorvorm.pdf

Slides maserssaip2016.pdf

11:50 3D Radiation-Hydro Models of the Circumstellar Environments of Evolved stars

Speaker: Mr Elias Aydi (University of Cape Town - South African Astronomical Observatory)

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): PhD Orals for Award

Convener: Prof. Mike LEE (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ)

11:10 Characterization of elastic constants and electronic property of diamond-like carbon films.

Speaker: Mr wilfred mbiombi (wits university)

11:30 Optical and electronic properties of silicon nanowires fabricated by Metal Assisted Chemical Ecthing

Speaker: Mr Sfiso khanyile (Author)

11:50 Tuning the Energetic Driving Force of P3HT-ZnO heterostructures for Enhanced Electron Transfer in Organic PV solar cells

Speaker: Mr GUY LEBA KABONGO (Département de Physique,Université Pédagogique Nationale)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP1

Convener: Dr Pete Jones (iThemba LABS)

11:10 Production of ion beams with ECR ion sources and the pre-acceleration with injector cyclotrons at iThemba LABS

Speaker: Dr Joele Mira (iThemba LABS)

11:30 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF INNER SHELL IONIZATION IN AN ECRIS PLASMA

Speaker: Mr Muneer Sakildien (iThemba LABS)

11:50 Change in the Angular Momentum Distribution due to Nuclear Plasma Interactions

Speaker: Mr Thembalethu Nogwanya (University of the Western Cape)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (2)

Convener: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

11:10 The search for new bosons with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Speaker: Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand)

Slides SAIP2016_New_Bosons.pdf

11:30 The production of multiple leptons due to heavy bosons at the Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: Mr Abdualazem Fadol (University of Witwatersrand)

11:50 Search for a heavy scalar decaying into the Higgs boson and missing energy with the ATLAS detector

Speaker: Mr Chad Pelwan (University of Witwatersrand)

notes Supervisor_agreement-SAIP2016-v6.docx

11:10 → 12:10 Photonics: Bio Photonics

Convener: Dr Gurthwin Bosman (Stellenbosch University)

11:10 The efficiency of Hypericin used in Photodynamic Therapy Treatment with low intensity laser irradiation to induce the cell death of human breast cancer cells (MCF7).

Speaker: Ms KIRO NDIVITO (University of Johannesburg)

Slides Kiro_Proceeding.pdf

11:30 Photobiomodulation of Isolated Lung Cancer Stem cells

Speaker: Ms Anine Crous (Student at University of Johannesburg)

Slides CROUS_SAIP_PROCEEDING_-2016_Final.pdf Crous_Supervisor_agreement-SAIP2016-v6.pdf

11:50 Exciton dynamics of individual plant light-harvesting complexes as revealed by fluorescence lifetime and intensity shifts.

Speaker: Mr Joshua Botha (University of Pretoria)

11:10 → 12:10 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Mr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

11:10 The pedagogical orientation of 4th year BEd students in teaching physics

Speaker: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

11:30 Optical interference with digital holograms

Speaker: Mr David Gossman (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:50 Seeing is believing?

Speaker: Mr Derek Fish (Unizul Science Centre)

11:10 → 12:10 Space Science: Heliospheric Physics

Conveners: Dr Du Toit Strauss (Centre for Space Research, North-West University) , Dr Patrick Sibanda (Univeristy of Zambia)

11:10 Long-term cosmic-ray modulation model: A simplified ab initio approach

Speaker: Mr KATLEGO MOLOTO (NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY)

11:30 Solar energetic particles and their transport to Earth

Speaker: Dr Du Toit Strauss (Centre for Space Research, North-West University)

11:50 Analyses of heliospheric magnetic field data as input for ab initio modulation models

Speaker: Prof. Renier Burger (North-West University)

11:10 → 12:10 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Mr George Manyali (Moi University-Chepkoilel Campus)

11:10 QCD thermodynamics in finite volume

Speaker: Husam Mohamed (UCT)

11:30 BPS Geometries

Speaker: Mr Lwazi Nkumane (University of the witwatersrand)

11:50 Evolution of Yukawa couplings in 5 dimensions for an SU(3) gauge group

Speaker: Mr Mohammed Omer Khojali (Wits University)

12:10 → 13:10 PLENARY: Plenary

12:10 PLENARY: New trends in strongly correlated materials

Speaker: Prof. Silke BÜHLER-PASCHEN (Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology)

13:10 → 14:00 Lunch Break (WiPiSA event)

14:00 → 15:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (CSIR)

14:00 ESKOM, Irradiance and Sunny Skies - the physics of solar irradiance in South African conditions

Speaker: Prof. Hartmut Winkler (Dept. Physics, University of Johannesburg)

14:20 Solar power prediction model using quantum machine learning algorithm

Speaker: Mr Makhamisa Senekane (Quantum Research Group, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa)

14:40 Effect of Solar tracking on a PV system operating in the CSIR (South Africa)

Speaker: Dr Kittessa Roro (Energy Center - CSIR)

15:00 The study of organic photovoltaics with Illumination intensity

Speaker: Dr Kamalakannan Ranganathan (University of the Witwatersrand)

15:20 Electrical design of and reticulation to solar energy triggered microwave single mode system for sandstones processing: A feasibility study

Speaker: Mr Tshilidzi Marwala (University of Johannesburg)

Paper SAIPmulalorevised__manuscript_(3)_Mulaba-Bafubiandi_SAIP_ID_381_06_June_2016_(004).pdf

14:00 → 15:40 Applied Physics (2): Metrology

Convener: Dr Aletta Karsten (NMISA)

14:00 Primary liquid scintillation radioactivity measurement capabilities of NMISA

Speaker: Mr Milton van Rooy (Stellenbosch University)

14:20 Secondary standard instrumentation used at NMISA for radioactivity measurement

Speaker: Mrs Joline Lubbe (NMISA)

14:40 Comparison of low frequency accelerometer measurement results obtained from three different laboratories.

Speaker: Mr Vumile Tyalimpi (NMISA)

15:00 Accurate Volume Measurements of Irregular Objects at NMISA

Speaker: Mr Bongani Ndlovu (NMISA)

14:00 → 15:40 Astrophysics (1): Gravity and High Energy Astrophysics

Convener: Prof. Patricia Whitelock (SAAO and UCT)

14:00 NON-SPECIALIST LECTURE: The gravitational wave event GW150914

Speaker: Prof. Nigel Bishop (Rhodes University)

14:40 Irrotational-fluid cosmologies in fourth-order gravity

Speaker: Ms Maye Elmardi (UCT)

15:00 The Shear-Free Perfect Fluid Conjecture in General Relativity: Progress

Speaker: Mr Muzikayise Sikhonde (UCT)

15:20 Constraining Lorentz Invariance violation using directional correlations of Gamma-Ray Bursts with IceCube cosmic neutrinos

Speaker: Dr REETANJALI MOHARANA (University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park-2006)

14:00 → 15:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): PhD/MSc Orals for Award

Convener: Prof. Craig Comrie (iThemba LABS)

14:00 Modelling of Pyrite (FeS₂) surfaces and adsorption of dithiophosphate (DTP) onto pyrite surface.

Speaker: Mr Masilu Godfrey Mulaudzi (University of Limpopo)

14:20 A study into the rate of photo-bleaching undergone by radiation damaged plastic scintillators

Speaker: Ms Harshna Jivan (University of the Witwatersrand)

14:40 Investigation of Luminescence Properties of Dy3+ Doped different Alkaline based White-light emitting Phosphors

Speaker: Dr Balakrishna Avula (University of The Free State)

15:00 Division Meeting: DPCMM

Speaker: Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU)

14:00 → 15:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP1

Convener: Dr Paul Papka (University of Stellenbsoch)

14:00 Upgrades to the iThemba LABS quasi mono-energetic neutron beam facility

Speaker: Dr Frederick David Smit (iThemba LABS)

14:20 Radiation Shielding Calculation using FLUKA transport code for Radioactive-ion Beams Facility at iThemba LABS.

Speaker: Mr Nkanyiso R. Mantengu (University of Zululand /iThemba LABS)

14:40 Measurements of gamma-ray production cross sections of proton beam at energies of 80-125 MeV with calcium target.

Speaker: Mr AYANDA KUNYANA (UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND)

15:00 Measuring prompt gamma cross-section data for Carbon target using AFRODITE clover detectors

Speaker: Ms VIJITHA RAMANATHAN (University of Cape Town)

15:20 Cross Section Measurements for Neutron Induced Reactions on Bi Target using Quasi Mono-Energetic Neutron Beams of 90 and 140 MeV Energies.

Speaker: Ms Thobeka Lamula (University of Zululand)

14:00 → 15:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (2): NPRP2

Convener: Dr Tom Dietel (University of Cape Town)

14:00 Measurements of W-boson production in p-Pb collisions with ALICE at the LHC

Speaker: Mr KGOTLAESELE JOHNSON SENOSI (University of Cape Town/iThemba LABS)

14:40 Heavy quark production at forward rapidity with ALICE at the LHC

Speaker: Ms Nomvelo Dindikazi (University Of Zululand)

15:00 ALICE MUON software upgrade for RUN3

Speaker: Sean Murray (CHPC/UCT)

15:20 Neutral meson and direct photon measurement with ALICE

Speaker: Andile Whitehead (University of Cape Town)

14:00 → 15:40 Photonics

Convener: Prof. Erich Rohwer (University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 Development of a free space, LED illuminated Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography setup

Speaker: Mr Nyasha Suliali (National University of Science & Technology)

14:20 Experimental characterization of a metamaterial optical polarizer in the quantum regime.

Speaker: Mr Solomon A. Uriri (Center for Quantum Technology, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 4000, Durban, South Africa)

14:40 Single-photon probing of plasmonic waveguides

Speaker: Mr Jason Francis (UKZN)

15:00 Division Meeting: Photonics

Speaker: Prof. Erich Rohwer (University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 → 15:40 Physics Education: Teachers Workshop

Convener: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

14:00 Dale Taylor

Speaker: Dr Dale Taylor (UCT)

14:20 ISLE

Speaker: Prof. Eugenia Etkina

14:00 → 15:40 Space Science: Heliospheric Physics and thermospheric studies

Conveners: Dr Olakunle Ogunjobi (NWU) , Dr Pierre Cilliers (SANSA Space Science)

14:00 Cosmic ray ground level enhancments: Power of pulse shape

Speaker: Dr Olakunle Ogunjobi (Centre for Space Research, North-West University)

14:20 The total solar modulation of low energy electrons in the heliosphere

Speaker: Dr Rendani nndanganeni (South African Nation Space Agency)

14:40 TEC modelling over the African sector during geomagnetic storms

Speaker: Mr Jean Claude Uwamahoro (SANSA Space Science, Rhodes University)

15:00 Analysis of ionospheric response to great geomagnetic storms during solar cycle 23

Speaker: Mrs Tshimangadzo Merline Matamba (SANSA Space Science)

15:20 Thermospheric neutral density observations by radar

Speaker: Prof. Michael Kosch (SANSA)

14:00 → 15:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 Strings with Finite Endpoint Mass

Speaker: Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town)

14:40 Division Meeting: TCP

Speaker: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

15:40 → 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break

16:10 → 18:00 Poster Session (2): Photonics; Astrophysics; Space Science; Applied Physics; Theoretical and Computational Physics

Conveners: Dr Christian Engelbrecht (University of Johannesburg) , Prof. Erich Rohwer (University of Stellenbosch) , Prof. Ernest van Dyk (NMMU) , Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency) , Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

16:10 A comparison of neutron energy distributions unfolding codes used with a NE213 detector

Speaker: Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape)

16:10 A genetic algorithm approach to enhancing the performance of a PET detector array

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 A high speed OCT system developed at the CSIR National Laser Centre

Speaker: Mr Ameeth Sharma (CSIR National Laser Centre)

16:10 A review on the benefits of Biogas Technology from the Renewable Energy, Environment and Agronomy perspectives

Speaker: Prof. SAMPSON MAMPHWELI (INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

16:10 Advantages of Free Space Optics over Optical Fibre for Clock Tone Distribution in a 2.5 GHz Transmission Link

Speaker: Mr Kagiso J Leburu (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

16:10 Africhino Quasi-Computer

Speakers: Mr Kreason Aaron Naidoo (University of KwaZulu-Natal) , Ms Nonky Ramohoeba (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

16:10 Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater: PID Controller Based Control System and Optimal Energy Management

Speaker: Mr YO NGOUA Nana (University of Fort Hare Institute of Technology)

16:10 An ab initio density functional theory study of structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of Niobium diphosphide (NbP2 )

Speaker: Mr Elkana Rugut (Elkana Rugut University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.)

16:10 Analysis of the rich optical iron-line spectrum of the x-ray variable I Zw 1 AGN 1H0707-495

Speaker: Prof. Hartmut Winkler (Dept. Physics, University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Analytical Results for the Tsallis Thermodynamic Variables in a Hot and Dense System

Speaker: Dr Sylvain Mogliacci (UCT)

16:10 Applying the technique of Ultrafast Pump-Probe spectroscopy on the main plant light-harvesting complex of spinach leaves

Speaker: Ms Asmita Singh (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Assessment of biomass torrefaction effect on gasification efficiency

Speaker: Mr Anthony Anukam (University of Fort Hare)

16:10 Calculation of air density through measurements of falling spheres

Speaker: Mr Andrew McCaughna (University of Michigan)

16:10 Calibration of a statistical method used to constrain pulsar geometries via light curve modelling

Speaker: Mr Tiaan Bezuidenhout (NWU)

List of changes to proceedings Proceedings_changes.pdf

16:10 Characterization and Compensation of Fibre Link Dispersion in a 10 Gb/s Flexible Network

Speaker: Mr Duncan Boiyo (Centre for Broadband Communication, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

16:10 Characterization and implications of Soot generated from Pinewood gasification

Speaker: Mr Aviwe Melapi (University of Fort Hare)

16:10 Characterization and Thermal Load Impact of Reflective Coatings on a Low Cost House in Alice, South Africa

Speaker: Mr Ochuko Kelvin Overen (Physics Department, University of Fort Hare)

16:10 Characterization of a Q-Plate in terms of Hyper-Geometric Gaussian modes

Speaker: Ms Bereneice Sephton (CSIR National Laser Centre; Wits Physics Department)

16:10 Classical light simulations of quantum measurements

Speaker: Mr Gareth Berry (Structured Light Lab, School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Computational Model of solid-state lithium ion batteries

Speaker: Mr Leta Jule (University of the Free State)

Slides Correction after review

16:10 Computerised Ionospheric Tomography (CIT) for supportive GNSS-derived ionospheric applications

Speaker: Mr Ahsan Ansari (University of Michigan)

16:10 Creation and detection of vector Bessel beams using digital axicons

Speaker: Mr David Omoefe Idisi (University of Fort Hare, Alice)

16:10 Density Functional Theory on a Lattice: Self-consistence Hartree plus Exchange Approximation.

Speaker: Mr Kossi Amouzouvi (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A WASTE HEAT RECOVERY UNIT IN A GASIFICATION PLANT

Speaker: Ms Nwabunwanne Nwokolo (University of Fort Hare)

16:10 Determination of thin silicon sample thicknesses using linear and nonlinear optical methods

Speaker: Mr Wilfrid Ndebeka (Laser Research Institute, University of Stellenbosch)

16:10 Development of non-linear microscopy infrastructure

Speakers: Ms Anneke Erasmus (Laser Research Institue) , Mr George Dwapanyin (Laser Research Institue) , Mr Ruan Viljoen (Stellenbosch University)

16:10 Development of Quantum Key Distribution System

Speaker: Ms Marie Louise Umuhire (University of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa)

16:10 Digital laser mode amplification using ND: YAG amplifier

Speaker: Mr Teboho Bell (CSIR)

16:10 Digitally transforming high-order mode to a high brightness beam

Speaker: Mr Sandile Ngcobo (CSIR)

16:10 Driven non-equilibrium systems modeled with Markov processes

Speaker: Mrs Pelerine Tsobgni Nyawo (University of Stellenbosch)

16:10 Dust heating by Alfvén waves using non-Maxwellian distribution function

Speaker: Dr Zubia Kiran (GC University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan)

16:10 Dynamic Model to Evaluate the Performance of Residential Air Source Heat Pumps in South Africa

Speaker: Mr YONGOUA Nana (Fort Hare Institute of Technology)

16:10 Effect of annealing of P3HT:PCBM blend in the performance of organic solar cell devices

Speaker: Mr Francis Otieno (Witwatersrand University)

16:10 Effect of carbon doping on the structural, optical and electronic properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized by pneumatic spray pyrolysis technique.

Speaker: Mr Luyolo Ntozakhe (1Fort Hare Institute of Technology (FHIT), University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Republic of South Africa. 2Chemistry department, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Republic of South Africa.)

16:10 Emission modelling of numerical hydrodynamical simulations with application to Active Galactic Nuclei jets

Speaker: Mr Izak van der Westhuizen (University of the Free State)

16:10 Enhanced properties of thermoelectric materials for technological applications

Speaker: Dr George S. Manyali (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya)

16:10 Facile hydrothermal synthesis of Ni(OH)₂-graphene foam composite for supercapacitor application

Speaker: Mr Abubakar Khaleed (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Finding the needle in Galaxy Evolution: HI Stacking

Speaker: Ms Julia Healy (Dept of Astronomy, University of Cape Town)

16:10 First-principles studies of transition metal defects in a molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) monolayer

Speaker: Ms Noeliarinala Felana Andriambelaza (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Follow up studies on delta Schuti star: HD 75656

Speakers: Ms Charissa Button (University of Pretoria) , Ms Nosicelo Mrwetyana (University of Pretoria)

16:10 Free-space data transfer using the spatial modes of light

Speaker: Mr Lucas Gailele (Structured Light Lab, School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Gas Accretion and Triggering in NGC 3998

Speaker: Dr Bradley Frank (University of Cape Town)

16:10 Generating Arbitrary Optical Vector Beams

Speaker: Mr Mitchell Cox (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Geomagnetic derivation of current strengths and electric fields of three current systems in the ionosphere and magnetosphere.

Speaker: Dr Jean De Villiers (South African National Space Agency)

16:10 Growing zirconium carbide (ZrC) layers by CVD using ZrCl4 mixed with CH4,Ar and H2

Speaker: Mr Bilal Alawad (Department of physics, university of Pretoria,0002 - department of physics, sudan university of science and technology, Khartoum Sudan)

16:10 HF Propagation Systems for African communications

Speaker: Ms Clare Luckey (University of Michigan)

16:10 Improving gas sensing properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by vanadium oxide encapsulation

Speaker: Dr George Chimowa (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

16:10 Ionospheric characterisation of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly using a ship-based dual-frequency GISTM receiver

Speaker: Mrs Annelie Vermeulen (UCT SpaceLab)

16:10 Ionospheric Irregularities studies using GPS and radio astronomy interferometers

Speaker: Mr Eric Vargo (University of Michigan)

16:10 Ionospheric Scintillation Proxies derived from geodetic GPS receiver data

Speaker: Mr Nick Azzopardi (University of Michigan)

16:10 Isotropic energy and luminosity correlations with spectral peak energy for five long GRBs

Speaker: Mr Feraol F. Dirirsa (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Long-term measurements of temperature of the fermenting slurry within the biogas digesters at Vele secondary school

Speaker: Mr Vhutshilo, M Nekhubvi (University of Venda)

16:10 Long-term monitoring of TeV Blazars with the Watcher Robotic Telescope

Speaker: Mr Johannes Petrus Marais (UFS)

16:10 Low cost passively Q-switched laser

Speaker: Mr Bigboy Madlala (Structured Light Lab, School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Materiallurgy of macadamia nut shell explained using its physical properties

Speaker: Ms Eloko Niclette (University of Johannebsurg)

16:10 MCNPX based Radiation Shielding Analysis for the Mineral-PET Kimberlite Sorting Facility

Speaker: Mr Eric Chinaka (UJ &amp; NECSA)

16:10 Measurements of the hyperfine and weak field Zeeman spectra of Rb 85 and Rb 87

Speaker: Mr Adrian Wyngaard (Cape Peninsula University of Technology)

16:10 Metal Oxide N-doped CNTs decorated Gas sensors

Speaker: Mr Ibrahim B. Usman (University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Modelling and testing the effects of space radiation on space borne electronic components

Speaker: Ms Holly Snell (SpaceLab, Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town)

16:10 Modelling the Linke Turbidity for solar irradiance in South Africa

Speaker: Mr LUTENDO CHRISTOPHER NETHWADZI (SAAPMB)

16:10 Multi-wavelength variability and optical identification of a selection of supersoft X-ray sources

Speaker: Ms Miriam Mumbua Nyamai (University of Free State)

16:10 Multiparty Quantum State Sharing of an arbitrary unknown three particle state with GHZ state measurements

Speakers: Mr COMFORT SEKGA (Botswana International University of Science and Technology) , Dr Mhlambululi Mafu (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)

16:10 Nature of forces acting on the terrestrial globe

Speaker: Dr Nicodeme Djiedeu (CEPAMOQ, University of Douala)

16:10 New Calibration Sources for Very Long Baseline Interferometry at 1.6 GHz

Speaker: Mr Mekuanint Kifle Hailemariam (University of Pretoria & Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory)

Paper MK_Hailemariam_Article_SAIP_latest.pdf

16:10 Nonlinear optical processes and saturated absorption spectroscopy in two and multi-level atoms: a theoretical and numerical study

Speaker: Ms Meena Patel (Cape University of Technology)

16:10 Novel PET detector with high throughput electronics for Mineral-PET

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Observing 5 MHONGOOSE galaxies with the KAT-7

Speaker: Mr Amidou Sorgho (University of Cape Town)

16:10 Open Quantum System approach to spontaneous formation of prebiotic molecules in interstellar space.

Speaker: Mr Paul Els (NWU, Potchefstroom)

16:10 Optical Spectra of Herschel Gravitational Lenses and their Astrophysical Implications

Speaker: Prof. Lerothodi Leeuw (University of South Africa)

16:10 Outreach and Education with the Virtual Observatory

Speaker: Dr Khadija EL Bouchefry (HartRAO)

16:10 Performance evaluation of a direct expansion bulk milk cooler on a dairy farm in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Speaker: Mr Russel Mhundwa (University of Fort Hare Institute of Technology)

16:10 Performance evaluation of a domestic split-type air conditioner in South Africa, a case study of ALICE

Speaker: Ms GLORY BANTAN MAFOR (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE)

16:10 Photo-thermal degradation analysis of single junction amorphous silcion solar module EVA encapsulation

Speaker: Mr Gilbert Osayemwenre (Fort Hare)

16:10 Physics of clayey soils to explain their geophagic, traditional pottery making and paints applications

Speaker: Mrs Adeline Megne-Tiegum- (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Prediction of Coefficient of Performance of an Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater under Two Critical Operating Scenarios

Speaker: Mr Tangwe Stephen (University of Fort Hare)

16:10 Qualitative comparison of advanced characterisation techniques of Photovoltaic cells

Speaker: Mr Ross Dix-Peek (NMMU)

16:10 Quantum state sharing of an arbitrary three particle state using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen pairs and GHZ state measurements

Speakers: Mr Comfort Sekga (Botswana International University of Science and Technology) , Dr Mhlambululi Mafu (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)

16:10 RF Generation for Ion Trapping Experiments

Speaker: Mr Naleli Matjelo (Stellenbosch University)

16:10 Second stage distribution of biogas to an area of application after the first stage distribution has reached the zero pressure as displayed on the gauge

Speakers: Dr DAVID TINARWO (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA) , Mr vhutshilo 1st mountaineer nekhubvi (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)

16:10 SQUID Magnetometer Filter Design and Data Analysis

Speaker: Ms Megan Avery (University of Michigan)

16:10 Stochastic differential equations as a powerful numerical tool

Speaker: Dr Du Toit Strauss (Centre for Space Research, North-West University)

16:10 Structural and dynamical properties of oxygen and cerium vacancies in cerium dioxide

Speaker: Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

16:10 Structural and electrical properties of ruthenium thin films on 6H-SiC annealed in the air

Speaker: Dr Kinnock Vundawaka Munthali (University of Pretoria and University of Namibia)

16:10 Studying the thermal history of the intergalactic medium with the redshifted 21-cm line

Speaker: Ms Diana KLutse (Rhodes University)

16:10 suitability of quadratic gauge for non-perturbative QCD

Speaker: Mr Haresh Raval (Indian institute of Technology Bombay)

16:10 Surface Brillouin Scattering studies of Transition metal nitrides thin films deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Speaker: Mr Jonah Kuria (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:10 Surface Impedance Derived from the South African Magnetotelluric Network for the estimation of geomagnetically induced currents in the South African Power network

Speaker: Dr Pierre Cilliers (SANSA Space Science)

16:10 Synthesis of nanostructured molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) for photodegradation of organic dyes from aqueous solution

Speaker: Mr Ntakadzeni Madima (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 The design and performance monitoring of fabricated Biogas Digester using plastic

Speaker: Mr KECHRIST OBILEKE (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE)

16:10 The design of a cost effective high precision time measurement unit for use in a Hanbury-Brown Twiss interferometer

Speaker: Mr Stubb James (CPUT)

16:10 The effect of activated carbon on the CO sensing performance of NiO

Speaker: Mr Abubakar Khaleed (University of Pretoria)

16:10 The effect of low level laser therapy on both HIV infected and uninfected TZM-bl cells

Speaker: Ms Masixole Lugongolo (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

16:10 The Sub-millimeter Continuum Emission of Selected Nearby Active Galaxies

Speaker: Prof. Lerothodi Leeuw (University of South Africa)

16:10 The Wigner distribution function in modal characterisation

Speaker: Mr Prince Mredlana (CSIR National laser centre)

16:10 Theory of fast ion transport on nanoscale and computer exploration

Speakers: Dr Alexandr Despotuli (IMT RAS) , Prof. Alexandra Andreeva (IMT RAS)

16:10 Tin oxides nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization and their photocatalytic application.

Speaker: Ms RAMOKONE CHRISTINA MALINDISA (UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG)

16:10 Ultrahigh-energy neutrino events in current and future neutrino telescopes from nearby Gamma-Ray Bursts

Speaker: Dr REETANJALI MOHARANA (University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park-2006)

16:10 Using Geant4 to create 3D maps of dosage received within a MinPET diamond sorting facility

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

16:10 Visualizing higher order Brillouin zones with applications

Speaker: Dr Trisha Salagaram (University of Cape Town)

18:25 → 19:25 PUBLIC TALK: The dark side of the Universe

Thursday, 7 July

08:40 → 09:40 PLENARY: Plenary

08:40 PLENARY: Probing the Mystery of Dark Energy With Billions of Galaxies

Speaker: Prof. Steven M. Kahn (Stanford University, California)

09:40 → 10:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Daniel Wamwangi (wits university)

09:40 Solar water geysers - a South African perspective

Speaker: Dr phil ferrer (wits)

10:00 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL STUDIES USING NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY

Speaker: Mr Frikkie De Beer (Necsa)

10:20 Physics behind the life cycle and life cycle analysis of artisanal clay brick making

Speaker: Mr Madjer Monatshiebe Tshiyoyo (University of Johannesburg)

09:40 → 10:40 Astrophysics (1): PhD Awards: General

Convener: Dr Amare Abebe (North-West University)

09:40 Modeling the JVLA primary beam using characteristic basis function

Speaker: Mr Kelachukwu IHEANETU (Rhodes University)

10:00 Direction Dependent Calibration for the KAT-7 radio data

Speaker: Mr Ermias Kassaye (Rhodes University)

10:20 Rethinking IIR filters as part of real-time pulsar astronomy

Speaker: Mr Maritz Jacques (UFS)

09:40 → 10:40 Astrophysics (2): Survey data mining; Globular Clusters

Convener: Dr Alida Odendaal (University of the Free State)

09:40 Correlation study of multi-wavelength transient emission of selected CRTS cataclysmic variables

Speaker: Ms Helene Szegedi (University of the Free State)

Supervisor Agreement SzegediH_supervisor_agreement.pdf

10:00 Getting WISE on Star Formation

Speaker: Ms Tamlyn August (University of Cape Town)

10:20 Investigating gamma-ray fluxes from globular clusters

Speaker: Ms HAMBELELENI NDIYAVALA (NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY)

Paper SAIP_Proceeding_Ndiyavala_2016.pdf

Response to referee letter_to_the_editor_SAIP2016.pdf SAIP_Ndiyavala_2016_corrections_in_bold.pdf

09:40 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): MSc Orals for Award

Convener: Dr Richard Harris (University of the Free State)

09:40 Room temperature CH4 gas sensor based on Au loaded ZnO nanorods: The effect of Au loading concentration on sensing properties.

Speaker: Ms Katekani Shingange (CSIR and UFS)

10:00 Effect of Hydrochloric Acid on the Structure, Defect States and Gas Sensing Properties of TiO₂ Nanotubes by Hydrothermal Method

Speaker: Mrs Zamaswazi Tshabalala (CSIR and UFS)

10:20 Sol-gel Synthesis and Characterization studies of Er³⁺ doped TiO₂ nanoparticles

Speaker: Mr Tsholo Talane (UNISA)

09:40 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (NMMU)

09:40 CHPC WLCG Tier2 status, plans and user analysis.

Speaker: Sean Murray (CHPC/UCT)

Slides SAIP2016-WLCG-Tier2.pdf

10:00 The search for crystal undulator radiation

Speaker: Dr Colleen Henning (St John's College, Houghton)

10:20 CODE-RADE - Community Infrastructure for the Delivery of Physics Applications

Speaker: Sean Murray (CHPC/UCT)

Slides code-rade-final.pdf

09:40 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1)

Convener: Dr Ricky Smit (iThemba LABS)

09:40 Modelling of Radiological Risks from Gold Mine Tailings in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Speaker: Mr Caspah Kamunda (North West University (Mafikeng))

10:00 Chemical contamination and radiological risk assessment of Richards Bay waters

Speaker: Mr Felix Bitrus Masok (University of Johannesburg)

10:20 Modelling and measurements of cosmic-ray related muon-fluxes in the Huguenot Tunnel near Paarl (Western Cape, South Africa)

Speaker: Mr Robert Rangmou Dawam (Stellenbosch University)

09:40 → 10:40 Photonics: Beams

Convener: Dr Melanie McLaren (University of Witwatersrand)

09:40 Hyper-entanglement for secure communication

Speaker: Mr Isaac Nape (Structured Light Lab, School of Physics, University of Witwatersrand)

10:00 Quantum transport with vector beams

Speaker: Mr Bienvenu Ndagano (University of the Witwatersrand)

10:20 A beam quality measure for vector beams

Speaker: Ms Hend SROOR (University of The Witwatersrand)

09:40 → 10:40 Physics Education: EDu

Convener: Mr Case Rijsdijk (SAAO (retd))

09:40 An overview of the University of the Western Cape Physics Department Physics for teachers’ program

Speaker: Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape)

10:00 Teaching students problem solving with the ‘light bulb effect’ cognitive diagrammatic representation

Speaker: Dr Claudia Albers (WITS university)

10:20 Meeting the World’s Needs for 21st Century Science Instruction – a synthesis of research and best practice

Speaker: Mr Peter Horszowski (PERT INDUSTRIALS)

09:40 → 10:40 Space Science: Space Geodesy

Convener: Dr Rendani nndanganeni (South African Nation Space Agency)

09:40 Near-Earth Object Avoidance Mitigation: Profiting One Rock at a Time

Speaker: Dr Gordon MacLeod (HartRAO)

10:00 Development of an integrated model and system to enable optimal efficiency of the HartRAO LLR system

Speaker: Dr Roelf Botha (HartRAO)

10:20 Tube assembly experiments for optimal temperature sensor placement on the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger telescope

Speaker: Mr Philemon Tsela (University of Pretoria)

09:40 → 10:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (University of Johannesburg)

09:40 2HDM and the LHC

Speaker: Mr Chuene Mosomane (University of Witwatersrand)

10:00 Quasinormal modes for a spin-3/2 field in the Reissner-Nordstrom black hole background

Speaker: Mr Xolane Ngcobo (University of the Witwatersrand)

Slides xolane_saip.pdf

10:20 Generalized Geometry and Hopf Twists

Speaker: Mr Hector Dlamini (University of Pretoria)

10:40 → 11:10 Tea and Coffee Break

11:10 → 12:10 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Prof. Trevor Derry (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:10 Simple models for cytoskeleton

Speaker: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

11:30 Division Meeting: APPLIED

Speaker: Prof. Ernest van Dyk (NMMU)

11:10 → 12:10 Astrophysics (1): Compact Binaries

Convener: Dr Vanessa McBride (University of Cape Town &amp; SAAO)

11:10 The long-term evolution of the helium nova V445 Puppis

Speaker: Prof. Patrick Woudt (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town)

11:30 Characterising new Be/X-ray binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Speaker: Ms Johanna van Jaarsveld (University of Cape Town)

Slides SAIP2016.pdf

11:50 Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables in the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey

Speaker: Ms Mokhine Motsoaledi (South African Astronomical Observatory)

11:10 → 12:10 Astrophysics (2): OAD: Virtual Observatory

Convener: Dr David Buckley (Southern African Large Telescope)

11:10 Astronomy for a Better World!

Speaker: Mr Kevindran Govender (South African Astronomical Observatory)

11:30 The Virtual Observatory Tools and its benefits

Speaker: Dr Khadija EL Bouchefry (HartRAO)

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): MSc Orals for Award & General Orals

Convener: Prof. Hendrik Swart (University of the Free State)

11:10 Formation of a Thin Film of AB compound Layer at a Low Irradiation Temperature under the Influence of Radiation Induced Interstitial.

Speaker: Mr Samuel Akintunde (University of Pretoria)

11:50 Computational modelling of sulphides mineral (FeS₂)

Speaker: Dr Thabo Letsoalo (University of Limpopo)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Dr Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

11:10 Test for traditional vibrational wisdom in 110,112Cd by two proton stripping

Speaker: Mr Bongani Maqabuka (iThemba LABS/University of the Western Cape)

11:30 Nuclear structure studies relevant to double beta decay of 136Xe

Speaker: Bernadette Rebeiro (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

11:50 Resonances in odd-odd 182Ta

Speaker: Mr Christiaan Brits (University of Stellenbosch)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1)

Convener: Dr Deepak Kar (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:10 The Analysis of Zh in association with missing transverse momentum using the CxAOD Framework with the ATLAS detector

Speaker: Mr Skhathisomusa Mthembu (University of the Witwatersrand)

Slides main.pdf

11:30 Constraints on new hypothetical particles in the Higgs sector using LHC Run 1 and 2 data

Speaker: Mr Stefan von Buddenbrock (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:50 Phase-II Upgrade of the ATLAS Inner Detector

Speaker: Mr Guillermo Hamity (Honours Physics Student)

Slides upgrade.pdf

11:10 → 12:10 Photonics: Ion trapping

Convener: Dr Angela Dudley (CSIR National Laser Centre)

11:10 Towards quantum feedback measurements with trapped Yb+ ions

Speaker: Dr Ncamiso Khanyile (Department of Physics, Stellenbosch University)

11:30 NON-SPECIALIST LECTURE: Trapped ions for new frontiers in precision measurement

Speaker: Dr Hermann Uys (National Laser Centre, CSIR/Department of Physics, Stellenbosch University)

11:10 → 13:00 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

11:10 Student understanding of vectors

Speakers: Mr Ignatius John (CPUT) , Mr Martin Kudinha (CPUT)

11:30 Is the Abstract/Concrete Distinction a Useful Tool in Physics Education Research?

Speaker: Mr Philip Southey (UCT)

11:50 Student difficulties with DC circuits: misconceptions or sense-making?

Speaker: Mr Ignatius John (CPUT)

12:10 Division Meeting: EDU

Speaker: Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg)

11:10 → 12:10 Space Science: Open session and recent results

Conveners: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (South African National Space Agency) , Dr Zolile Mtumela (South African National Space Agency (SANSA))

11:10 Beam-driven slow and fast electron-acoustic solitons in three-electron temperature space plasmas

Speaker: Mr Lifa Nicholas Mbuli (SANSA/University of the Western Cape(UWC))

11:30 AfriSprite campaign 2015/16

Speaker: Mr Stanislaus Nnadih (SpaceLab, Electrical Engineering Department)

11:50 Automated Scheduling for a robotic astronomical telescope

Speaker: Mr Deneys Maartens (SALT)

11:10 → 12:10 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1): TCP

Convener: Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town)

11:10 Exact Magnon Dynamics

Speaker: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:30 Anomalous Dimensions of Heavy Operators from Magnon Energies

Speaker: Mr Nirina Maurice Hasina Tahiridimbisoa (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:50 Interacting Double Coset Magnons

Speaker: Mr Augustine Larweh Mahu (University of the Witwatersrand)

12:10 → 13:10 PLENARY: Plenary

12:10 PLENARY: Fire, Flares and Fusion: Some wanderings in Plasmaland

Speaker: Prof. Manfred Hellberg (UKZN)

13:10 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:30 Annual General Meeting

15:30 → 16:00 Tea and Coffee Break

16:00 → 17:30 Physics Bowl

18:30 → 23:00 Banquet Dinner

Friday, 8 July

08:40 → 09:40 PLENARY: Plenary

08:40 PLENARY: Strongly Interacting Matter at High Energy Density

Speaker: Dr Larry McLerran (Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York)

09:40 → 10:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Ncamiso Khanyile (Sun.ac.za)

09:40 Activated carbon derived from tree bark biomass for high performance electrochemical capacitors

Speaker: Dr Damilola Momodu (UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA)

10:00 Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in South Africa

Speaker: Mr Azwitamisi Mudau (Natural Resources and the Environment)

10:20 Dose perturbation effects of unilateral Ti prosthesis in the dosimetry of 6 MV photon beam

Speaker: Dr Nicholas Ade (Medical Physics Department, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein)

09:40 → 10:40 Astrophysics (1): HE Astropysics and Quasars

Convener: Dr David Buckley (Southern African Large Telescope)

09:40 A comparative timing and spectral analysis of <i>Suzaku</i> X-ray data of the nova-like variable system AE Aquarii.

Speaker: Dr Hendrik Jacobus van Heerden (University of the Free State)

Reply to referee Reply_to_Referee_regarding_comments_and_correction_recommended_by_reviewers.pdf

10:00 The contribution of photons from the circumstellar disc to gamma-gamma absorption in PSR B1259-63

Speaker: Dr Brian van Soelen (University of the Free State)

10:20 Low mass supermassive blackholes of quasars and the low frequency radio luminosity correlation.

Speaker: Mr Zolile Mguda (UCT Dept of Astronomy. UCT Astronomy, Cosmology and Gravity Center.)

09:40 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): General Orals

Convener: Dr Max Chirwa (Walter Sisulu University)

09:40 Exceptionally Crystalline TiO2 Mesocrystals with Enhanced Light Harvesting Characteristics for solar energy conversion

Speaker: Dr Aiat Hegazy (National Research Centre)

10:00 Structural and luminescence properties of sol-gel derived BaMg2Al6Si9O30: Eu2+nanophosphors

Speaker: Dr Ashwini Kumar (University of the Free State)

10:20 NIR quantum-cutting OF Pr3+ and Yb3+ Codoped Fluoride crystal

Speaker: Dr Mubarak Yagoub (University of the Free State)

09:40 → 10:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2): General Orals

Convener: Dr Ezekiel Omotoso (University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa)

09:40 Effect of Annealing Temperature on Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Synthesized by Sol-Gel Method

Speaker: Mr Trilok Trilok Kumar Pathak (Gurukula Kangri University, Haaridwar, India)

10:00 Thermal effects on the plasmonic properties of Ag embedded glass based metamaterials

Speaker: Dr Promod Kumar (University of the Free State)

09:40 → 10:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Dr Thomas Leadbeater (University of Cape Town)

09:40 BAGEL: the HPGe clovers array at K600 spectrometer

Speaker: Dr Luna Pellegri (University of Witwatersrand and iThemba LABs)

10:00 Fine structure of the Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance of neutron-rich calcium isotopes using the (p‚p′) reaction at zero-degrees

Speaker: Dr Iyabo Usman (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.)

10:20 Observation of K-splitting in the Isoscalar Giant Quadrupole Resonance within the neodymium isotope chain using high energy-resolution inelastic proton scattering

Speaker: Prof. John Carter (University of the Witwatersrand)

09:40 → 10:40 Photonics

Conveners: Prof. Erich Rohwer (University of Stellenbosch) , Dr Hencharl Strauss (CSIR (National Laser Centre)) , Dr Melanie McLaren (University of Witwatersrand) , Dr Pieter Neethling (Laser Research Institute, University of Stellenbosch)

09:40 Modelling of a 2 micron cladding-pumped cw Tm-doped silica fibre laser

Speaker: Dr Lorinda Wu (CSIR-NLC)

10:00 Development of high-power and high-energy solid-state lasers and amplifiers

Speaker: Dr Hencharl Strauss (CSIR (National Laser Centre))

10:20 14 W Mid-Infrared Optical Parametric Oscillator based on Zinc Germanium Phosphate

Speaker: Dr Wayne Koen (CSIR National Laser Centre)

09:40 → 10:40 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Dr Dale Taylor (UCT)

09:40 Analysis of Electric Circuits using MATLAB and Simulink

Speaker: Mr Felix Ero (Lead City University)

10:00 Tests that promote physics learning

Speaker: Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape)

09:40 → 10:40 Space Science: Plasma Physics

Convener: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (SANSA)

09:40 → 10:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1)

Convener: Dr William Horowitz (University of Cape Town)

09:40 NON-SPECIALIST LECTURE: Nonequilibrium processes and their fluctuations

Speaker: Prof. Hugo Touchette (National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP) Stellenbosch)

10:20 Dynamics and thermodynamics of open quantum Brownian motion

Speaker: Dr Ilya Sinayskiy (School of Physics and NITheP, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

10:40 → 11:10 Tea and Coffee Break

11:10 → 12:10 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Prof. Ernest van Dyk (NMMU)

11:10 NON-SPECIALIST LECTURE: Photonics Prototyping Facility

Speaker: Dr Darryl Naidoo (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

11:50 Effect of atmospheric turbulence on entangled photon field generated by partially coherent pump beam

Speaker: Dr Stuti Joshi (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa)

11:10 → 12:10 Astrophysics (1): Pulsars; Galaxies

Convener: Dr Tana Joseph (UCT)

11:10 Spatially-Dependent Modelling of Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Speaker: Mr Carlo van Rensburg (North-West University)

11:30 Discovery of the First White Dwarf Pulsar

Speaker: Dr David Buckley (SAAO)

11:50 Investigating the hot gas in active Brightest Cluster Galaxies

Speaker: Dr ANDO RATSIMBAZAFY (North-West University)

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): General Orals

Convener: Prof. Shunmugam Ramsamy Naidoo (Wits University)

11:10 Spectroscopic investigation of Tm3+ containing Lithium borate glasses

Speaker: Dr Durgaprasad Ramteke (Department of Physics, University of the Free State)

11:30 Ferromagnetism in magnetic 4f-systems

Speaker: Dr Volkmar Nolting (Vaal University of Technology)

11:50 Effect of calcination on structural and magnetic properties of nickel chromite

Speaker: Dr Pankaj Mohanty (University of Johannesburg)

Paper P_Mohanty_SAIP2016_ID206.docx P_Mohanty_SAIP2016_ID206.pdf

Reviewer List Reviewers_ID_206.docx

11:10 → 12:10 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2): General Orals

Convener: Dr Promod Promod Thakur (Department of Physics , University of The Free State, Bloemfontein,South Africa,9300)

11:10 Dynamics of several ultra-cold particles in a double-well potential

Speaker: Dr Tomasz Sowinski (Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences)

11:30 Internal quantum efficiency and energy transfer processes in Ce3+ co-doped ZrO2: Eu3+ nanorods

Speaker: Dr Iorkyaa Ahemen (University of the Free State-Qwaqwa Campus)

Paper SAIP_Manuscript__187_corrected_final.docx

11:50 Effect of thermal annealing on the electrical characteristics of Au/Ni Schottky contacts on high doped n-type 4H-SiC

Speaker: Dr Ezekiel Omotoso (University of Pretoria)

11:10 → 12:10 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Dr Thifhelimbilu Daphney Bucher (iThemba LABS)

11:10 Search for chirality in 192Tl

Speaker: Dr Joram Ndayishimye (iThemba LABS)

11:30 Identification of chiral pairs in multiple chiral bands associated with the same nucleon configuration

Speaker: Dr OBED SHIRINDA (iThemba LABS, University of Stellenbosch)

11:50 The design and simulation of a new experimental set up for measuring short nuclear level lifetimes.

Speaker: Mr Bhivek Singh (University of the Western Cape)

11:10 → 12:10 Photonics

Conveners: Prof. Andrew Forbes (CSIR) , Prof. Erich Rohwer (University of Stellenbosch) , Dr Hencharl Strauss (CSIR (National Laser Centre)) , Dr Melanie McLaren (University of Witwatersrand)

11:10 Holographic toolkit for optical communication beyond orbital angular momentum

Speaker: Dr Carmelo Rosales-Guzman (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)

11:30 Orthonormal polynomials for centred non-uniform rotationally symmetric pupils

Speaker: Dr Cosmas Mafusire (University of Pretoria)

11:10 → 12:10 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg)

11:10 Teaching problem-solving by means of shoestring experiments

Speaker: Prof. Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

11:30 Operating the New Naval Hill Planetarium - An innovative and entrepreneurial approach

Speaker: Prof. Matthiam Hoffman (Full member)

11:50 The metacurriculum of first year physics service courses

Speaker: Dr Dale Taylor (UCT)

11:10 → 12:10 Space Science

Convener: Dr John Bosco Habarulema (SANSA)

11:10 SILVER MEDALLIST LECTURE: 3D Models of Stellar Wind Interactions

Speaker: Dr Shazrene Mohamed (SAAO)

11:50 Solar Total Irradiance Behaviour during Cycle 23-24

Speaker: Dr Pieter Kotze (SANSA)

11:10 → 12:10 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1)

Convener: Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda)

11:10 Computational study of TIO2 Brookite (1 0 0) surface doped with Ruthenium for application in dye sensitised solar cells

Speaker: Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda)

11:30 Modeling of the Debye Temperature, Melting Entropy and Enthalpy of Nanomaterials

Speaker: Dr Madan Singh (National University of Lesotho)

11:50 Reduction of noise in CSDG MOSFET with HfO2

Speaker: Prof. VIRANJAY M. SRIVASTAVA (Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban)

12:10 → 13:10 PLENARY: Plenary

12:10 PLENARY: Studies of the Shapes of Heavy Pear-Shaped Nuclei at ISOLDE

Speaker: Prof. Peter Butler (University of Liverpool)

Slides Cape_Town_Butler.pptx

13:10 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:40 Applied Physics (1): APPLIED

Convener: Dr Timothy Gibbon (NMMU Physics Department)

14:00 Heterogeneous powders ID by means of fracture mechanics

Speaker: Dr Ruggero Vigliaturo (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

14:20 Efficiency measurement system for thermoelectric devices

Speaker: Dr Marco Mariola (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

14:40 Spark Plasma Sintering of 2507 duplex stainless steel

Speaker: Dr Richard Sule (University of the Witwatersrand)

15:00 Physical stability of ionic liquid polymers for the recovery of Se and Te from metallurgical aqueous solutions

Speaker: Ms Mpho Mogometsi (University of Johannesburg)

15:20 Preparation and characterization of nanoporous carbon from expanded graphite for high energy density supercapacitor in aqueous electrolyte

Speaker: Dr Farshad Barzegar (University of Pretoria)

14:00 → 15:40 Astrophysics (1): Galaxies and GRBs

Convener: Dr Bradley Frank (University of Cape Town)

14:00 Galaxy stacking strategies for MeerKAT

Speaker: Dr Ed Elson (University of Cape Town + South African Astronomical Observatory)

14:20 Identifying new narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies and white dwarfs from the second ROSAT all-sky survey catalogue

Speaker: Dr Alida Odendaal (University of the Free State)

14:40 Observing Gamma-Ray Bursts with the H.E.S.S. experiment

Speaker: Dr Tania Garrigoux (North-West University)

14:00 → 15:40 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (1): General Orals

Convener: Dr Volkmar Nolting (Vaal University of Technology)

14:00 Simonkolleite nano-platelets: Synthesis and temperature effect on hydrogen gas sensing properties

Speaker: Dr Joseph Sithole (University of South Africa)

14:20 Ion beam modification of diamond to DLC: A SBS, Raman and HRTEM study.

Speaker: Prof. Shunmugam Ramsamy Naidoo (DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials,Wits University)

14:40 Electrical characterisation of defects induced in GaN by electron beam exposure

Speaker: Mr Phuti Ngoepe (University of Pretoria)

15:00 Sustained pairing frees dipolar traits and the circular current's own magnetic dipolar nature

Speaker: Dr Max Chirwa (Walter Sisulu University)

15:20 Search for dilute magnetism in 3<i>d</i> doped III-Nitrides - Results from Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Speaker: Dr Hilary Masenda (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa)

14:00 → 15:00 Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials (2)

Convener: Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU)

14:00 RBS-Channelling analysis into the effect of thermal annealing on GeSn strained layers

Speaker: Prof. Craig Comrie (University of Cape Town & iThemba LABS)

14:20 Theory for diffusivity measurements when the temperature is ramped linearly

Speaker: Prof. Chris Theron (University of Pretoria)

14:00 → 15:40 Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics (1): NPRP

Convener: Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (NMMU)

14:00 First Run 2 Soft QCD Results from ATLAS

Speaker: Deepak Kar (University of Witwatersrand)

Slides saip16_dkar.pdf

14:20 AdS:CFT predictions for momentum correlations of bbbar pairs in heavy ion collisions.

Speaker: Mr Robert Hambrock (University of Cape Town)

14:40 The search for the Dark Vector Boson via the Higgs Portal

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

Slides 2016_SAIP_Dark-Corrected_3.pdf

15:00 Implementation of the preamplifier response function for the iThemba LABS segmented clover detector

Speaker: Dr Thifhelimbilu Daphney Bucher (iThemba LABS)

15:20 Tracking Electrons Produced by Compton Scatter within a Prompt Gamma Imaging Device

Speaker: Dr Stephen Peterson (University of Cape Town)

14:00 → 16:40 Physics Education: EDU

Convener: Mr Philip Southey (UCT)

14:00 Faculty-Student Interaction - The Informal Revolution

Speaker: Mr Marthnis Johannes Schwartz (University of Zululand)

14:20 A new approach to teaching graphs to first year science students

Speaker: Mr AJ TSIPA (University of Zululand)

Paper A_new_approach_to_teaching_graphs_to_first_year_science_students.docx

14:40 Fluid Dynamics as a precursor to a “Griffiths level” Electrodynamics course

Speaker: Dr Gary Tupper (University of Cape Town)

15:00 I taught them everything, but they still couldn’t get it right

Speaker: Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg)

15:20 Multiple Choice Question Responses: Right or Wrong?

Speaker: Dr Hilary Masenda (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa)

15:40 Termites in our tests? The role of stigmergy in our examination system

Speaker: Mr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)

16:00 Using Wolfram Mathematica to Analyze and Visualize experimental data.

Speaker: Mr Clemens Dempers (Blue Stallion Technologies)

14:00 → 15:40 Theoretical and Computational Physics (1)

Convener: Prof. Kristian Müller-Nedebock (University of Stellenbosch)

14:00 The hierarchal decision making algorithm as an analytical tool for a natural understanding physical systems

Speaker: Mr JOHN FRANCIS AGWA-EJON (UNIVERSITY OF JOHANISBURG)

14:20 The energy density as a function of spacetime for a light quark jet in AdS/CFT

Speaker: Dr Razieh Morad (University of Cape Town)

Slides SAIP2016-Morad.pdf

14:40 Radial Flow in Non-Extensive Thermodynamics and Study of Particle Spectra at LHC in the Limit of Small $q-1$

Speaker: Dr Trambak Bhattacharyya (University of Cape Town)

Paper Trambak_SAIP_2016.pdf

15:00 Phenomenology of additional scalar bosons at the LHC

Speaker: Dr Mukesh Kumar (University of the Witwatersrand)

Slides saip2016_mk.pdf

15:20 Next to leading order electron-quark interaction

Speaker: Dr Garreth Kemp (University of Johannesburg)

Slides SAIP2016_talk.pdf

15:40 → 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break