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Mentors working and socializing with participants in the computer lab.

African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications. Cape Town, South Africa Tresa Pollock, Univeristy of California-Santa Barbara, DMR 0843934.

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Mentors working and socializing with participants in the computer lab.

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  1. African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications. Cape Town, South AfricaTresa Pollock, Univeristy of California-Santa Barbara, DMR 0843934 The second biennial ASESMA workshop convened in Cape Town, South Africa, for an intensive two-week course on the theory and methods of first principles calculations in computational materials science. The 39 participants were students and early-career academics in physics and materials science, and arrived from over a dozen African countries, as well as India and the US. Lecturers and mentors came from the US, South Africa, Europe and India. Workshop activities included over 40 hours of classroom lecture, 18 hours of hands-on computer labs, and special-topics research projects. The entire group also collaborated on an original research investigation into phase transitions in quartz, comparing a series of approximations for the electron exchange and correlation energy. Results of the study are being prepared for publication. The workshop was hosted by AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a center dedicated to promoting math and science in Africa. Participants attending a classroom lecture (above) and working with lecturers on the group project (below).

  2. African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications. Cape Town, South Africa Tresa Pollock, Univeristy of California-Santa Barbara, DMR 0843934 “Mentoring at ASEMA challenged my assumptions about what’s possible in science in Africa. I returned with great enthusiasm to continue building on the relationships and projects started during the workshop.” Alison Hatt, UCSB The mentors (USA, South Africa, P. R. Congo) assisted participants in the computer lab, designed and led tutorials and special-topics research projects, and worked with participants in informal group discussions. Through these activities, the mentors gained valuable teaching experience and developed lasting ties with the network of young African scientists. On-going activities established by the mentors include a monthly newsletter, a group website, an on-line discussion forum, and a social-networking group. Mentors working and socializing with participants in the computer lab.

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