Many-Body physics at and out-of equilibrium

Research activity of the group of Andrea Marini, at the Institute of Material Science of the National Research Council, Italy

Physics Without Frontiers Workshop for APhRICA

Nairobi (Kenya), 2025, 7-11 July

The first two-week intensive workshop taking place in the framework of the APhRICA program has began. The theme is: “Methodological School on Density Functional Theory”.

The initiative follows the APhRICA Launch on 2024, December 6 in Nairobi and is organised by ICTP-EAIFR (International Centre for Theoretical Physics – East African Institute for Fundamental Research) in collaboration with TU-K (Technical University of Kenya).

Hosted by the Department of Physics, Earth and Environmental Sciences of TU-K, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Benedict Mutua, presided over the opening ceremony.

The workshop is aimed at equipping students with rigorous methodological training in condensed matter physics while equipping participants with advanced theoretical insights into Density Functional Theory (DFT), which is a crucial computational method for determining the structural and interactive properties of atoms, molecules, and crystalline materials.

The workshop has brought together 17 postgraduate participants, comprising 10 from Kenyan universities, both MSc and PhD students and the 7 Master students supported by the APhRICA program from the ICTP-EAIFR. These include students from Peru, Nigeria, Uganda, Egypt, Syria, and Rwanda.

Dr. Matteo Gatti (École Polytechnique) and Dr. Andrea Marini (CNR) are the two international speakers.

https://tukenya.ac.ke/327-physics-without-frontiers-workshop-begins

APhRICA

APhRICA Launch

Many-Body Perturbation Theory and Excited-State Simulations

Modena (Italy), 2025, 19-23 May

This school was designed for researchers interested in advanced computational methods for studying light- matter interactions, crucial for optoelectronic devices, quantum computing, and energy applications.
Participants received introductory and advanced lectures on many-body perturbation theory, covering topics such as the GW approximation, Bethe-Salpeter equation, non-linear optics, and recent algorithmic advances for 2D systems and metals.
Hands-on sessions focused on practical simulations using the YAMBO code within a high-performance computing environment, including GPU-accelerated machines. Additionally, participants learned Python-based post-processing and data analysis with YamboPy.

YAMBO

MBT: basic concepts and approximations

Book of astracts

CNR NANO

Modena ospita giovani da tutto il mondo per studiare i materiali del futuro

MAX, HPC

QMII course at ICTP-EAIFR

Kigali (Rwanda), 2025, 7-18 April

The advanced topics course of Quantum Mechanics was held at the ICTP-EAIFR in Kigali.

The 16 students admitted to the course came from UR (University of Rwanda) and from several Kenyan universities. They had previously attended to the QMI course in December 2024 and passed the exams in the first week of April 2025.