SESAME-Africa Online Workshop

Name: SESAME-Africa Online Workshop
Start: 2022-07-06T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-07-06T19:00:00+02:00
Location: zoom

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

zoom

This will be an online meeting: https://desy.zoom.us/j/61915728785 Password: SESAME

Description

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.

Frank Lehner

frank.lehner@desy.de

- Opening
  
  Convener: Frank Lehner (DESY)
  - 1
    
    Opening and Goals
    
    Speaker: Prof. Rolf-Dieter Heuer (President of SESAME Council)
  - 2
    
    Opening and Goals
    
    Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (Chair of the Executive Committee of AfLS)
- Highlight Key Talk
  
  Convener: Sekazi Mtingwa
  - 3
    
    Inspiring the next generation of African scientists
    
    Speaker: Prof. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Director of the Office of Science, US Dept. of Energy)
- Overview Talks: SESAME and AfLS
  
  Convener: Axel Kaprolat (ESRF)
  - 4
    
    Introduction to SESAME
    
    Speaker: Dr Andrea Lausi (SESAME)
    
    SESAME an introduction.pdf
  - 5
    
    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
  
  Virtual Coffee Break
- Addressing regional and global challenges and concerns
  
  Five selected research highlights (each 15')
  
  Convener: Gihan Kamel (SESAME)
  - 6
    
    Synchrotron Light and the African Earth Sciences
    
    Speaker: Bjorn von der Heyden (Stellenbosch University )
    
    SESAME talk_vonderHeyden.pdf
  - 7
    
    African fossils studies at synchrotrons
    
    Speaker: Kudakwashe Jakata (Univeristy of Witswatersrand)
    
    Kuda_SESAME_Africa_workshop_2022.pdf
  - 8
    
    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
  - 9
    
    Unravelling the Structure of Energy Materials using Synchrotron Science
    
    Speaker: Sikhumbuzo Masina (University of the Witwatersrand)
    
    Sikhumbuzo_Masina_SESAME-Africa_Online_Workshop_Talk.pdf
  - 10
    
    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
  - 11
    
    Questions / Discussions
- 17:10
  
  Virtual Coffee Break
- Research opportunities at the SESAME Beamlines
  
  Ovrview of analytical techniques and experimental capabilities
  
  Convener: Kirsi Lorentz (The Cyprus Institute)
  - 12
    
    Materials Science Beamline
    
    Speaker: Dr Mahmoud Abdellatief (SESAME)
  - 13
    
    XAFS/XRF
    
    Speaker: Dr Messaoud Harfouche (SESAME)
  - 14
    
    Soft X-ray HESEB
    
    Speaker: Dr Mustafa Genisel (SESAME)
  - 15
    
    IR
    
    Speaker: Dr Gihan Kamel (SESAME)
  - 16
    
    Micro-Tomography BEATS
    
    Speaker: Dr Gianluca Iori (SESAME)
  - 17
    
    How to prepare / write a proposal
    
    Speaker: Andrea Lausi (SESAME)
    
    How to become a SESAME user.pdf
- 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