SESAME-Africa Online Workshop

Wednesday 6 Jul 2022, 14:00 → 19:00 Europe/Berlin

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An online event to promote cooperation between Africa, SESAME and European labs and to enhance the access of the African user communities to the SESAME synchrotron radiation facility.

This event is organized by SESAME, the AfLS and the HESEB & BEATS consortia - it is virtually hosted at DESY.

The event starts at 2pm (Central European Summer Time, Central Africa Time) / 3pm (Eastern European Summer Time, Amman) / 8am (Eastern Daylight Time, US)

It will use zoom - please click on "zoom" above to get the link.

SESAME4Africa_Workshop_July2022.pdf

14:00 → 14:15 Opening

Convener: Frank Lehner (DESY)

14:00 Opening and Goals

Speaker: Prof. Rolf-Dieter Heuer (President of SESAME Council)

14:10 Opening and Goals

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (Chair of the Executive Committee of AfLS)

14:15 → 14:45 Highlight Key Talk

Convener: Sekazi Mtingwa

14:15 Inspiring the next generation of African scientists

Speaker: Prof. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Director of the Office of Science, US Dept. of Energy)

14:45 → 15:35 Overview Talks: SESAME and AfLS

Convener: Axel Kaprolat (ESRF)

14:45 Introduction to SESAME

Speaker: Dr Andrea Lausi (SESAME)

SESAME an introduction.pdf

15:10 The User Community in Africa and activities

Speaker: Dr Prosper Ngabonziza (Deputy Chair AfLS Executive Committee)

2022-07-06__SESAME-Africa Online Workshop_Prosper Ngabonziza.pdf

15:35 → 15:45 Virtual Coffee Break

15:45 → 17:10 Addressing regional and global challenges and concerns

Five selected research highlights (each 15')

Convener: Gihan Kamel (SESAME)

15:45 Synchrotron Light and the African Earth Sciences

Speaker: Bjorn von der Heyden (Stellenbosch University )

SESAME talk_vonderHeyden.pdf

16:00 African fossils studies at synchrotrons

Speaker: Kudakwashe Jakata (Univeristy of Witswatersrand)

Kuda_SESAME_Africa_workshop_2022.pdf

16:15 ABIC: A new initiative towards establishing an African bioimaging community

Speaker: Menattallah Gamal Elserafy (Zewail City of Science, Technology and Innovation)

ABIC talk 6.7.2022.pdf

16:30 Unravelling the Structure of Energy Materials using Synchrotron Science

Speaker: Sikhumbuzo Masina (University of the Witwatersrand)

Sikhumbuzo_Masina_SESAME-Africa_Online_Workshop_Talk.pdf

16:45 In Situ WAXS Investigation of Ferroelectric Nanoparticles Thin Films for Dielectric and Optical Applications

Speaker: Diouma Kobor (University Assane Seck of Ziguinchor, Senegal)

Presentation_SESAME_Africa2022._DioumaKobor.pdf

17:00 Questions / Discussions

17:10 → 17:15 Virtual Coffee Break

17:15 → 18:15 Research opportunities at the SESAME Beamlines

Ovrview of analytical techniques and experimental capabilities

Convener: Kirsi Lorentz (The Cyprus Institute)

17:15 Materials Science Beamline

Speaker: Dr Mahmoud Abdellatief (SESAME)

17:25 XAFS/XRF

Speaker: Dr Messaoud Harfouche (SESAME)

17:35 Soft X-ray HESEB

Speaker: Dr Mustafa Genisel (SESAME)

17:45 IR

Speaker: Dr Gihan Kamel (SESAME)

17:55 Micro-Tomography BEATS

Speaker: Dr Gianluca Iori (SESAME)

18:05 How to prepare / write a proposal

Speaker: Andrea Lausi (SESAME)

How to become a SESAME user.pdf

18:15 → 18:55 Discussions and wrap-up (chaired by Lawrence Norris & Andrea Lausi)

Discussions on how to improve access to SESAME and promote cooperation projects between African user community and SESAME