PAN AFRICAN MATERIALS INSTITUTE (PAMI)

AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AUST)

ABUJA, NIGERIA

Dr. ‘Shola Odusanya Co-Center Leader,

PAMI

Dr. Omolulu Akin-Ojo

Center Leader

Winston Oluwole Soboyejo (Chair Intl Advisory Board)

Outline Pan African Materials Institute Pan African Materials Institute (PAMI)(PAMI)

PAMI baselines Vs objectives

Implementation progress

Milestones and achievementsEducation, Research and outreach activities

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PAN AFRICAN MATERIALS PAN AFRICAN MATERIALS INSTITUTE (PAMI)INSTITUTE (PAMI)

PAMI will use a systems-based interdisciplinary approach to bring together a Pan African and international team of scientists, engineers, industrialists, policymakers, and development stakeholders to engage in training and research activities in solar energy, health, water purification and affordable housing/infrastructurePAMI was launched on 3rd November, 2015

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The PAMI Abuja The PAMI Abuja Declaration!!Declaration!!

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• We the PAMI partners havedecided to use

Materials Science and Engineering Education to

improve the living standards of the  people of West and Central Africa

PAMI Baselines Vs PAMI Baselines Vs ObjectivesObjectives

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•PAMI had 9 PhD students enrolled at commencement• 9 MSc students at commencement• 4 faculty visiting other institutions

7 PhDs graduated as PAMI scholars.

21 MScs graduated as PAMI scholars

147 people with 40 contact hours with PAMI during PASMAT 2015

4 industries with working relationship with PAMI out of 9 targeted.

Implementation progressNo of PAMI scholars graduating as % of target

15%

22%

21%

42%

PAMI progressMSc PhD short courses Outreach

Milestones and Milestones and achievementsachievements

4•MILESTONE1 Supply and installation of fibre-optics last mile and provision of internet services for AUST.(leading to increment in bandwidth from 1MB/s to 15MB/s (Dec2014/Jan2015).•MILESTONE4 Establishment of FRGs at launch of PAMI (3 Nov 2015).•NUC accreditation July, 2014.

Education, Research and Education, Research and OutreachOutreach

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•Pan African School of Materials (PASMAT 2015) trained 147 people with 40 contact hours with PAMI in areas of Biomaterials, Energy Materials and Water purification materials. The deans of West African Diplomatic Corps were present

Revenue GenerationRevenue Generation6

•On-going efforts with DTCA, AfDB may yield results soon

•PASMAT II (2015) to be held with the African Materials Research Society Meeting in Ghana 6th -11th Dec, 2015.

FRG on Biomaterials focuses on cancer and cardiovascular diseases detection and treatment, developing drug delivery strategies

FRG on Multi Functional materials focuses on materials for water purification, sustainable building and infrastructure materials, new and advanced materials.

FRG on Energy and the Environment focuses on OLEDs, Organic solar cell fabrication and Perovskytes.

These FRGs motivate the teaching and research in PAMI and are by themselves motivated by industry through the Industry Advisory Board and insights gained during outreach activities

PAMI VALUE CHAIN PAMI Engine rooms

Industries such as AIG, SCC, Total, NHA have established relationships with PAMI. AfDB, DTCA are in discussions with PAMI

Each FRG has published papers in high-impact factor journals corresponding to 2/fresh PhD

Total is motivating research in the area of Barite processing, AIG in factory management and metallurgy, SCC in multi-functional materials development.

Moving PAMI from Good to Great! Contributions of the focused research groups