ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research
KIST2 Building CST
Nyarugenge Campus
University of Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
MSc. Physics Thesis Defense
EAIFR MSc. RESEARCH Thesis defense
Starts: 7th September 2026 16:00
Ends: 9th September 2026 17:00
Central Africa Time (CAT)
Details :
📅 Day 1 — Monday, 7 September 2026
Candidate: Ashuja Ibyanyagasani
Thesis title: Beyond DFT: A Comprehensive GW-BSE Study of SnO2 for Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics
Examiners: Alice Ruini & Flavio Siro Brigiano
📅 Day 2 — Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Candidate: Anas Farahat
Thesis title: Particle Path Integral Techniques for Condensed Matter Systems
Examiners: Naser Ahmadiniaz & Vincenzo Vitagliano
Candidate: Alberto C. Tairo
Thesis title: Real-Space Energy Functional of the One-Body Reduced Density Matrix
Examiners: Bruno Senjean & Saad Yalouz
Candidate: Emmanuel Chukuwebuka Umeh
Thesis title: Static Profiling of CO2 and CH4 in Lake Kivu Waters from Alchemical Free Energy Molecular Dynamics
Examiners: Annalisa Cardellini & Massimo delle Piane
Candidate: Rodes Kwarisima
Thesis title: Investigation of the Structural Stability of SrNbO3 under (110)pc-Oriented Biaxial Strain
Examiners: Elzbieta Gradauskaite & Quintin Meier
📅 Day 3 — Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Candidate: Rukaya Aljuneid
Thesis title: P3MaZe Dynamics for SPC/Fw Water
Examiners: Alessandro Coretti & Rodolphe Vuilleumier
Candidate: Esther Mahoro
Thesis title: Free Energy Calculation with Constrained Dynamics: Moony
Examiners: Rodolphe Vuilleumier & To Be Announced