Many-Body physics at and out-of equilibrium

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APhRICA Call for the 2nd Cohort 2025-2027

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Kigali (Rwanda), 2025, 1-31 August

The call for the 2nd Cohort 2025-2027 of the APhRICA training programme is open.

The call is open to graduate students as well as faculty in Physics, Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. Participation of female students and faculty is strongly encouraged.
Participation in APhRICA is free of cost: travels and accommodation for the different activities are covered by the organization.
Participants engage into advanced training activities for the entire duration of the programme.

The training program includes: 
Quantum mechanics: basic + advanced, Fundamentals of Density Functional Theory (DFT), Many-Body Perturbation Theory (MBPT): basic + advanced, Computational
aspects of DFT and MBPT with the YAMBO code.

Organisers:

  • Prof. George Amolo, Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
  • Dr. Michael Atambo, Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
  • Dr. Matteo Gatti, CNRS and Ecole Polytechnique, France
  • Dr. Korir Kiprono, Moi University, Kenya
  • Dr. Andrea Marini, CNR, Italy
  • Prof. Catherine Meriaux, ICTP-EAIFR, Rwanda
  • Dr. Victor Odari, Masinde Muliro, University of Science and Technology, Kenya

The deadline is August 31st 2025.

For enquiries reach out to the organisers: aphrica@tukenya.ac.ke

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PSI-K 2025 Conference

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Lausanne (Switzerland), 2025, 25-28 August

The 7th general conference for the worldwide Psi-k community is the largest worldwide in first-principles simulations and will be held at the SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL.

The D4 Symposium “Training methodologies in electronic structure: best practices and future directions” will explore best practices in training and education within the community, connecting training needs with effective methods. Covering topics from operating scientific codes to understanding the underlying physics, diverse approaches such as hackathons, structured courses, and hands-on workshops, will be described.

Through talks and discussions, the aim is to inspire future trainers, address challenges, and shape the evolution of education in computational science, with outcomes contributing to future training strategies within the Psi-k community and beyond.

The “Advanced Physics TrainIng and Collaboration with Africa: the APhRICA program” presentation will introduce the APhRICA Program to the Psi-K community.

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Physics Without Frontiers Workshop for APhRICA

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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 in collaboration with TU-K (Technical University of Kenya) under the International Centre for Theoretical Physics – Physics Without Frontiers (ICTP-PWF).

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 (International Centre for Theoretical Physics – East African Institute for Fundamental Research). 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.

workshop overview

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ICTP-PWF events

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

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APhRICA Launch

Yambo team for APhRICA

CNR-DSSTA 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 in collaboration with TU-K (Technical University of Kenya) under the International Centre for Theoretical Physics – Physics Without Frontiers (ICTP-PWF).

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 (International Centre for Theoretical Physics – East African Institute for Fundamental Research). 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.

workshop overview

News on CNR-ISM website

ICTP-PWF events

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

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APhRICA Launch