Name: Advanced Nuclear Science and Technology Techniques Workshop (ANSTT 6)
Start: 2026-05-18T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-22T13:30:00+02:00
Location: NRF-iThemba LABS, Old Faure Road, Cape Town

Monday, 18 May 2026

08:30

08:30 - 09:30

09:30 Director's Welcome & Safety Briefing
Director's Welcome & Safety Briefing
09:30 - 09:50
Room: Auditorium
09:50
09:50 - 11:05
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:50 Applications of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry in southern Africa - Stephan Woodborne

10:20 Radiological Health Risk Assessment of Agricultural Soils Around Selected Quarry Sites in Selected States, Nigeria - Mojisola Usikalu

10:45 Gamma and radon measurements in the Huguenot tunnel for the PAUL project - Robbie Lindsay (UWC)
11:05 Photo and Tea/Coffee/Juice
Photo and Tea/Coffee/Juice
11:05 - 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 12:55
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 Review of Environmental Radioactivity in Mkuju, Manyoni, and Bahi Uranium Deposits in Tanzania - Mohamed Mazunga (University of Dar es Salaam)

12:00 Portable African Neutron-Gamma Laboratory for Innovative Nuclear Science - Pete Jones (iThemba LABS)

12:30 Development and Optimisation of a Two-Stage SiPM-Based Compton Camera - Shanyn Hart (iThemba LABS)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Visitors' Centre
14:00
14:00 - 14:25
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

14:00 The Rhisotope Project - A novel use of radiation to deter poaching - James Larkin (University of Witwatersrand)
14:25
14:25 - 15:00
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

14:25 Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer via Mammography - Andrew Lucio Mbewe (Researcher)

14:33 Comparison of tangential-intensity modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for different sizes of left breast cancer - Abuobaida Ahmed (North-West University)

14:41 Categorization and characterization of uranium-bearing materials for nuclear forensic attribution using ICP-MS - Khumoetsile Jonas (North-west university )
15:00 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
15:00 - 15:30

15:30

15:30 - 17:00
Room: Auditorium

17:00

17:00 - 19:00
Room: Auditorium
Tuesday, 19 May 2026

08:30

08:30 - 09:30
Room: Auditorium
09:30
09:30 - 10:40
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:30 Why the Need for Environmental Measurement? - Munirat Bashir (Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Nigeria)

10:00 Use of Environmental Measurements as a Tool to Understand Factors Influencing Radionuclides Concentrations - Paballo Marakalla (National Nuclear Regulator (CNSS))

10:20 An Integrated Baseline Environmental Radioactivity Assessment Across Various Exposure Pathways - Thato Molokwe (Centre for Nuclear Safety and Security)
11:00 Teq/Coffee/Juice
Teq/Coffee/Juice
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 Revisiting Radiocesium Retention in Japanese Cedar: Implications for Post-Accident Forest Recovery - Muyiwa Orosun (Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima University)

12:00 Investigating radiological risk due to solid-phase ‘black powder’ from the Secunda Gas Pipeline - Tsholofelo Mokgele (North-West University )

12:20 Measurement of Azimuthal Bremsstrahlung Photon Emission from a 28-GHz ECR Ion Source Using NaI(Tl) Detectors - Mwingereza John Kumwenda (University of Dar es Salaam)

12:40 Recent Research Activities and Perspectives for Collaboration - Armand Bahini (University of Caen Normandie / Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire Caen (LPC Caen))
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Visitors' Centre

14:00

14:00 - 15:30
Room: Auditorium

15:30 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
15:30 - 16:00

16:00

16:00 - 17:30
Room: Auditorium

18:00

18:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
09:30
09:30 - 11:05
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:30 Shape coexistence in neutron deficient nuclei - Philippos Papadakis (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)

10:00 Electric monopole (E0) studies at iThemba LABS - Maluba Vernon J. Chisapi (iThemba LABS/Stellenbosch University)

10:25 Bridging Reaction Physics and Nuclear Structure: γ-Ray Spectroscopy and Cross-Section Systematics for Nucleon-Induced Reactions - Walid Yahia Cherif (Nuclear research center of Algiers (CRNA))

10:45 New High-spin states in W-182 - Lefika Maphage (iThemba LABS/UCT)
11:05 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
11:05 - 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 13:15
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 From Nuclear Giant Resonances to Environmental Radiation Monitoring: Recent Research Activities and Perspectives for Collaboration. - Armand Bahini (University of Caen Normandie / Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire Caen (LPC Caen))

11:55 Extraction of Giant Monopole Resonance strength with Multipole Decomposition Analysis - Lesedi Jafta (iThemba LABS)

12:15 K600 magnetic spectrometer and the NUMEN project - Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS)

12:35 Nuclear structure studies relevant for 136Xe neutrinoless double beta decay - Jespere Calderone Nzobadila Ondze (University of the Western Cape)

12:55 Measurement of angular correlations in gamma-gamma cascades using coincidence detection and Monte Carlo simulation - Mikayla Chaplin
13:15 Lunch
Lunch
13:15 - 14:00
Room: Visitors' Centre

14:00

14:00 - 15:30
Room: Auditorium

15:30 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
15:30 - 16:00

16:00

16:00 - 17:30
Room: Auditorium

18:00 The Rhisotope Project
The Rhisotope Project
18:00 - 19:00
Room: Auditorium
Thursday, 21 May 2026
09:30
09:30 - 11:05
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:30 Cosmic rays – origin, composition, interactions and applications - Nadir Hashim (Kenyatta University)

10:00 Extreme Energy Events Project: A National Network of MRPC Muon Telescopes for Cosmic-Ray Physics and Science in Schools - Marco Garbini (Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche "Enrico Fermi", Roma)

10:25 Estimation of the composition of the primary cosmic ray particles by measurements of the cosmic ray muon component - Veronicah Kihagi (Kenyatta University)

10:45 Compact scintillator-based neutron spectrometers for use in aviation and space applications - Miles Kidson (University of Cape Town)
11:05 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
11:05 - 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 12:40
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 From neutrons to knowledge - Humbelani Edzani Ratsibi (NECSA)

12:00 Quantitative Determination of Uranium in a Certified Uranium Ore Concentrate Reference Material Using ICP-MS - Tebogo Gilbert Kupi (North-West University)

12:20 A new 30 MeV cyclotron facility for radioisotopes and research - Andy Buffler (UCT)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00

14:00

14:00 - 15:30
Room: Auditorium

15:30 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Foyer, J Block Ground Floor

16:00 Lectures/Activities on Data Analysis
Lectures/Activities on Data Analysis
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Auditorium

17:30

17:30 - 21:30
Room: Observatory, Cape Town
Friday, 22 May 2026
09:30
09:30 - 10:55
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:30 Estimation of Annual Effective Dose and Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk from Background Ionizing Radiation at Udege Mbeki Abandoned Excavated Mining Site, Nasarawa State, Nigeria - Michael Adeleye (Bingham University, Nigeria)

09:55 Estimation of radiation exposure to family members of patients treated with I-131 in Tanzania - Penina Mbago (University of Dar es Salaam) Innocent Lugendo (University of Dar es Salaam)

10:15 Establishment of Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Adult and Pediatric Patients in Intraoral Radiography at South African Oral Health Care Center - Sello Mashinini

10:35 Organ-Specific Dosimetric Assessment of Radon Exposure via Drinking Water in a Selected Population - Ibrahim Ayodeji Bello (Kabba College of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University)
11:00 Tea/Coffee/Juice
Tea/Coffee/Juice
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 12:10
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 Monte Carlo-Based Optimization of Occupational Radiation Protection in a Diagnostic Radiology Facility at Kitui County Level V Hospital, Kenya - Muthama Matsitsi (South Eastern Kenya University)

11:50 Collimator-Free Non-Collinear Cascade Gamma Coincidence Imaging: A GATE-Based Study Achieving Sub-Millimeter Resolution and High Sensitivity - Enock Mtatiro Mwita (University of Dar es Salaam)
12:10 Interlude
Interlude
12:10 - 12:20
Room: Auditorium

12:20

12:20 - 12:50
Room: Auditorium

13:00 Lunch (Packed Lunch)
Lunch (Packed Lunch)
13:00 - 13:20