Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2020
Volume 65, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 2–6, 2020; Denver, Colorado
Session M19: Physics for DevelopmentInvited Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: FIP Chair: R Peterson, University of Colorado, Boulder Room: 207 |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:15AM - 11:51AM |
M19.00001: Actions and schemes of support towards developing countries Invited Speaker: Joseph Niemela This talk will highlight actions aimed at fostering advanced studies and research in the physical and mathematical sciences in developing countries. An overarching concern is the recurrent problem of scientific isolation that has remained a serious impediment to scientific career growth for those scientists who choose to remain in their home countries. The emphasis will be on programs of the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), a category 1 institute of UNESCO that uniquely provides an international forum for the basic sciences for scientists from all UNESCO member states. A wide spectrum of programs has evolved, often with the collaboration of partner institutions and organizations, especially in the case of applied sciences and/or education outreach: A few examples will be drawn from collaborations with the European Physical Society (EPS), through its Physics for Development Group, the International Society of Optics and Photonics (SPIE), and Centro Fermi in Rome. The list of international partners is much longer than this, of course, and working together has proved to be very beneficial, and in some cases crucial, in achieving shared goals. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:51AM - 12:27PM |
M19.00002: The voice of physics in Africa Invited Speaker: James Gubernatis In 2017, the APS’s Committee on International Scientific Affairs, in co-operation with the IoP, EPS, ICTP, and SAIP conducted a survey of the state and needs of the physics community in Africa. To bridge communication gaps in and with the African physics community identified by the survey, the APS recently launched the electronically distributed quarterly, The African Physics Newsletter. The launch is timely. A lot is happening in the African physics community. In the past three years, the number of African national physical societies has increased from nine to fifteen. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) recently opened in Rwanda its first institute in Africa, the East African Institute for Fundamental Physics. In addition, there have been numerous schools, workshops, and conferences. I will highlight several interesting articles that have appeared in the newsletter about these and other events. Subscriptions to the newsletter are free (https://go.aps.org/africanphysics).Recent issues have information about how you can contribute news articles. Whether you are from Africa or just interested in African physics, by subscribing, reading, and especially by contributing, you will be strengthening what has become the voice of physics in Africa. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:27PM - 1:03PM |
M19.00003: SESAME project in the Middle East: Synchrotron radiation for sciences Invited Speaker: Esen Alp SESAME is a modern 2.5 GeV electron synchrotron, delivering infrared, ultraviolet, soft and hard x-rays. It is governed by an International Council, and it is funded by its member states. SESAME utilizes its beamlines for general scientific purposes. It has become operational in 2018. Currently three beamlines are dedicated to x-ray absorption spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy studies. Three additional beamlines are in various stages of development, including a soft-x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, hard-x-ray tomography and imaging, and a macromolecular crystallography beamlines. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 1:03PM - 1:39PM |
M19.00004: Fundamental physics and accelerator science in developing countries Invited Speaker: Christine Darve Education and industrialization are essential to promote positive developments in the least developed countries. The recent evolution of technologies and ICT open the doors to innovative way to support education in developing countries. To enhance the existing African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP), Massive Open On-line Courses (MOOC) have been prepared and implemented to teach accelerator physics and technologies. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 1:39PM - 2:15PM |
M19.00005: Multifunctional Materials for Emerging Technologies Invited Speaker: Federico Rosei As the age of fossil fuels is coming to an end, now more than ever there is the need for more efficient and sustainable renewable energy technologies. This presentation will give an overview on recent developments in solar technologies that aim to address the energy challenge. In particular, nanostructured materials synthesized via the bottom–up approach present an opportunity for future generation low cost manufacturing of devices [1]. We demonstrate various multifunctional materials, namely materials that exhibit more than one functionality, and structure/property relationships in such systems, including new strategies for the synthesis of multifunctional nanoscale materials to be used for applications in photovoltaics, solar hydrogen production, solar windowsand other emerging technologies. [2-23]. |
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