Last updated: 11 Jan 2013
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5th African Laser Centre Student Workshop
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The
purpose of the symposium is to bring together ALC grant holders and
partners from across Africa, and students at South African universities
who are working in the various ALC sponsored projects. The
workshop programme is designed to facilitate student presentations and
interaction with project
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The school will take place from Wednesday 14 to Sunday 18 November 2012 at the Safari Court Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia under the auspices of the African Laser Centre.
More about the Safari Court Hotel |
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If you are an ALC grantholder or a student studying at a South African university on an ALC project and would like to attend the symposium, please take note of the dates in the table below. |
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Workshop announcement and call for abstracts |
15 August 2012 |
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Abstract and application deadline |
5 September 2012 |
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Abstract acceptance outcome |
15 September 2012 |
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Deadline for final abstracts for programme |
5 October 2012 |
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Workshop Starts |
14 November 2012 |
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Workshop Ends |
18 November 2012 |
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Prof. Thomas Feurer |
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Prof Thomas Feurer was born in Kempten, Germany, in September 1963. He received his Diploma in Physics from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany in 1990. He then moved to the Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he worked on optically induced percolative phase transitions. He earned his PhD degree in Physics in 1994 at the University of Wuerzburg. In 1994 he went to the University of Jena and worked on ultrafast linear and nonlinear optics, femtosecond spectroscopy and coherent control of quantum systems, high-power short-pulse laser-matter interaction at relativistic intensities, generation of femtosecond hard X-rays and femtosecond time-resolved X-ray diffraction. He received the Habilitation in 2001 and moved to the M.I.T. in Cambridge, USA. His research interests were: High-frequency acoustic spectroscopy, ultrafast optics and pulse-shaping, nonlinear spectroscopy of liquids and solids, coherent control of collective excitations in solids, generation of phase-matched high harmonics, EUV nonlinear femtosecond spectroscopy. In 2002 he was appointed Research Associate at the M.I.T. and in 2004 he became full professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His current research interests are in ultrafast lasers and fiber optics, ultrafast coherent control and nonlinear spectroscopy. He has published more than 80 journal papers and holds several patents. In 1997, he received the Carl Zeiss Research Award, in 1999 the Werner-von-Siemens Medal, and in 2001 he was awarded with a Max-Kade Fellowship. Thomas Feurer is a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the American Physical Society (APS). |
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Dr. Alexander Heidt |
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| Dr Alexander Heidt is a Laser Physicist with specialisation in nonlinear fiber optics, supercontinuum generation and fiber laser development. He received his Ph.D. / Dr. rer. nat. in Physics summa cum laude, (highest distinction) from the Friedrich-Schiller Univ. Jena, Germany & Univ. of Stellenbosch, South Africa as a bi-national degree (Cotutelle). He received the Marie Curie Individual Research Fellowship of the European Union FP7 Project Grant “ADMIRATION” and is since January 2012 a research fellow in Mid-Infrared Photonics at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK. | |
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Prof. Mourad Zghal |
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| Prof Mourad Zghal received his Ph.D in electrical engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT-Tunis El-Manar Univ.) in 2000. He is actually associate professor at the Engineering School of Communication of Tunis (Sup’Com-Univ. of Carthage). Dr. Zghal founded and is in charge of the “new photonic devices for optical network’’ group in Sup’Com. He has published more than 100 papers in areas that include integrated nonlinear optical devices, design and characterization of photonic crystal fibers, and nonlinear propagation of ultrashort laser pulses. He also served at numerous program or steering committee of international scientific conferences. In addition to his research activities, Dr. Zghal has been extremely active in promoting photonics in Tunisia and Africa. He is the founder and treasurer of the Optical Society of Tunisia, a member of the ICO family. He also founded the African Laser Center, an organization encouraging exchange of researchers and students across Africa. Dr. Zghal has been awarded the 2008 ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo prize for “his original work in the development of numerical modelling techniques for photonic crystal fibres, and for his active commitment aimed at the diffusion of research in optics in Africa”. Dr. Zghal is senior member of OSA and SPIE. | |
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The symposium is organised by the following committees displayed below and hosted by the Dept. of Physics, UNAM, Namibia, for the African Laser Centre. |
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Organising Committee |
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Workshop Chair |
Prof Erich Rohwer |
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Workshop Secretariat |
Prof Piet Walters |
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ALC /NLC Liaison |
Dr Paul Motalane |
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Review Committee chair |
Prof Hubertus von Bergmann |
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Programme Committee Chair |
Prof Heinrich Schwoerer |
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US Liaison |
Dr Pieter Neethling |
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US Liaison |
Dr Christine Steenkamp |
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NMMU Liaison |
Prof Andrew Leitch |
| UFS Liaison | Dr M Ntwaeaborwa |
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UNAM Liaison |
Prof Shyam Singh |
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Abstract Review & Scientific Advisory Committee |
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Prof Hubertus von Bergmann, US |
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Prof Erich Rohwer, US |
| Prof Heinrich Schwoerer, US |
| Prof Hendrik Swart, UFS |
| Dr Andrew Forbes, NLC |
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Dr Lourens Botha, NLC |
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Programme Committee |
| Prof Heinrich Schwoerer, US |
| Prof Ernest van Dyk, NMMU |
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Prof Andrew Leitch, NMMU |
| Prof Erich Rohwer, US |
| Dr Andrew Forbes, NLC |
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A
one-page abstract must be submitted by 5 September 2012 according
to the required format. These will be reviewed and the authors
notified of the outcome. Full details of the format and
instructions for submission can be found in the Word document in
the link below. An additional 1 page of supporting discussion
and figures may also be submitted. Please
note that you have to send your Application Form together with
your Abstract. |
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Time slots of 20 minutes duration each for oral presentations. This include an introduction by the project leader (< 5 min), presentation by the student, and 3 minutes allocated to questions at the end. Presentations in English. Prizes will be awarded the best presentations. The assessment will be done by the scientific advisory committee |
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This page is used to announce the latest news regarding the workshop and progress with arrangements.
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Abstract and Application deadline |
5 September 2012 |
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Deadline for final abstracts for programme |
5 October 2012 |
Find Application Form here: [.pdf] or [.doc]
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Accommodation has been reserved at the Safari Court Hotel, Windhoek. |
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A shuttle transport service between Windhoek International airport and the Safari Court Hotel will be available for participants at the beginning and end of the school. Participants who would like to make use of this transport are expected to arrive in Windhoek on 14 November 2012 preferably in the afternoon and depart on 18 November 2012 after breakfast.
You will be met at the airport Arrivals terminal exit. The name of the ALC Workshop will be displayed on a sign at the exit. |
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Images from ALC Workshop (2012) |
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Group 1 - [Click on image for larger view] |
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| Secretariat Address: | |
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ALC Student Workshop, c/o Prof P E Walters Department of Physics University of Stellenbosch Private Bag X1 7602 Matieland South Africa |
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| Telephone |
+27 21 808 3366 |
| Fax |
+27 21 808 3385 |
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