The African Studies Center (ASC) sponsors conferences, lectures, exhibits, film series, and cultural performances throughout the year. These events are designed to foster understanding of Africa among members of the U-M community and the public and to advance the exchange of resources and knowledge between U-M and its partners in Africa.
In addition to our yearly programming, ASC considers funding requests to cosponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the our mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to cosponsor an event»
ASC Winter 2026 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series: Materials, Resources, and the Just Energy Transition in Africa
Yetunde Ajayeoba, Bahati Kayaga, Janet Munakamwe
This series features the Winter 2026 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.
Monday, March 16 | Materials, Resources, and the Just Energy Transition in Africa
Yetunde Ajayeoba (Nigeria) | “Energy band modulations in Molybdenum Disulfide/Zinc Sulfide-based van der Waals heterostructure for enhanced flexible optoelectronic applications”
Bahati Kayaga (Tanzania) | “Gender and Energy Access in Rural Tanzania”
Janet Munakamwe (South Africa) | “Unlocking the Potential of Artisanal & Small-scale Mining (ASM) in the Just Energy Transition: Rethinking a Unified Pan-African Regulatory Framework”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
Monday, March 16 | Materials, Resources, and the Just Energy Transition in Africa
Yetunde Ajayeoba (Nigeria) | “Energy band modulations in Molybdenum Disulfide/Zinc Sulfide-based van der Waals heterostructure for enhanced flexible optoelectronic applications”
Bahati Kayaga (Tanzania) | “Gender and Energy Access in Rural Tanzania”
Janet Munakamwe (South Africa) | “Unlocking the Potential of Artisanal & Small-scale Mining (ASM) in the Just Energy Transition: Rethinking a Unified Pan-African Regulatory Framework”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Conference / Symposium |
| Tags: | African Studies, African Studies Center, Colloquium |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from African Studies Center, International Institute |
