nanoafnet annual report 2008-2009

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NANOAFNET
NANOSCIENCE
NETWORK
2008-09 END YEAR REPORT
[NANOFNET, iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation of South Africa]
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NANOAFNET
NANOsciences AFrican NETwork,
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Nanosciences Laboratories,
Materials Research Group,
iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation of South Africa
Old Faure road, POBox 722, Somerset West 7129,
Western Cape province, South Africa
Tel: +00 27 21 843 1145/46/49
Fax: +00 27 21 843 3543
Email: [email protected]
(To Prof. M. Maaza, Chairman)
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-Content
1-Sponsorship & Support
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2-Summary & Statements
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3-Highlights & Major Achievements
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4-Capacity building & junior fellows mobility program
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5-Senior fellows mobility program
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6-International visiting scientists
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7-Research outputs: Awarded dissertations
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8-Research outputs: Peer review publications
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9-Research outputs: Awards & recognitions
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10-Research outputs: Organized international conferences
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11-Research outputs: Attended international conferences
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12-New partnerships & major future programs
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13-Appendix n°1:
Keynote contribution of the Hon. Minister Mr. Mr. M. Mangena
during the ICS-UNIDO workshop on nanosciences-nanotechnology
«Support of an AFRICA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN AFRICA»
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Appendix n°2: Keynote contribution of the Hon. Minister Mr. Mr. M. Mangena
during the NanoAfrica 2009 conference
«Official backup for establishing the AFRICA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN AFRICA at
iThemba LABS»
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●The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Trieste- Italy
●The South African Department of Science & Technology
Pretoria-South
Africa
●The International Centre for Science & Technology-UNIDO/ ICS-UNIDO
Trieste- Italy
●The African Laser Center
Pretoria-South
Africa
●The American National Science Foundation
Arlington-USA
●The South African National Research Foundation
Pretoria-South
Africa
●iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation
Cape Province-South
Africa
●International Union for Pure & Applied Physics
Washington- USA
●Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique CNRS
Paris- France
●The French Embassy in South Africa
Pretoria office- France
●The National Institute for Materials Sciences
Tsukuba- Japan
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In line with its mission and vision, The Nanosciences African Network «NANOAFNET» has
reinforced its continental and global platforms via:
(i) Enhanced networking in Africa and beyond to facilitate integration into
larger programmes including the African Laser Centre initiatives;
(ii) Marketing and communication with a focus on Africa's business
sectors, and decision and policy makers both in Africa and
internationally in particular within the Trieste system; and
(iii) Human capital development specifically at the postgraduate level.
Within this financial 2008-2009 year, The Nanosciences African Network «NANOAFNET» and its
members have diligently implemented its programs with the graphically summarized
outputs as indicated below:
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●New joint partnerships
●Attended international events
●Organized (Co-) international conferences
●Visiting international scientists/policy makers
●Senior visiting fellows
●Junior visiting fellows
●Peer review publications
●Gender ratio: Male 21/Female 7
●Postgraduate enrolled students
●Awards
Keynote address by Honourable Minister Mosibudi Mangena at the NanoAfrica Conference
Date: 2009-02-01 11:00 , NANOAFRICA 2009-CSIR, Pretoria-South Africa
My department also endorsed the establishment of the Nanocentre for Africa at iThemba LABS, which began
following the deliberations of the ICS-UNIDO workshop held in August last year. The centre is the continental
platform for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and its aim is to produce solutions to pressing socio-economic
problems related to health, water and energy.……………………………. The centre will have regional and national nodes,
with the main node located at iThemba LABS.
http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/speeches/keynote-address-by-minister-mosibudi-mangena-at-the-nanoafricaconference
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NANOAFNET’s STRUCTURE
● Collegial council,
● 8 RCPs (Regional Coordinators)
● 29 NCPs (National Contact Points)
● e-Desk & Diaspora (Electronic-Assistance)
● Programmes
-Junior fellowships & human capital mobility
-Senior fellowships & human capital mobility
-Fund matching program
-International Exchange program
-Establishment of an Africa Nanotechnology Center Initiative
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The 2008-09 financial year is characterized by a series of specific capacity building outputs
and an extensive continental and international synergies involving several junior and senior
fellows of the NANOAFNET. Among them one should quote the most relevant followings:
Magna Cum Laude by an
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international panel for the 1st joint PhD Senegal-South
Africa fellow registered both at the University Cheikh Anta Diop-Dakar/Senegal and
University of the Western Cape/South Africa. This would pave a way to as intended a
potential African PhD Diploma.
C
● um Laude & Honours of the jury by an international panel for a joint 1
st
PhD
Cameroon-South Africa fellow registered both at the University of Yaounde I/
Cameroon and University of the Western Cape/South Africa. This would pave a way
to as intended a potential African PhD Diploma.
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Six
awarded postgraduate degrees from High Education
Institutions in Algeria, Senegal, Cameroon and South Africa.
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Twenty nine enrolled African junior fellows including 2 French
postgraduate students who carried out the bulk component of
their experimental/theoretical/modeling research projects at the
NANOAFNET’s headquarters.
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● ourtheen ISI peer reviewed publications including one in
O
● fficial Ministerial support for the creation of the
Nature.
Africa Nano Centre
By The South African Minister of Science & Technology; Honourable Mr. M. Mangena.
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Eight long term African senior visiting fellows.
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World premier demonstration of the semiconductor-metallic 1
st
order Mott transition in single nano crystal of VO2 and possibility
of fabrication of an ultrafast photo-induced tunable femtosecond
electronic gate.
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For the first time, egineering of highly ordered doped ZnO nanorods without any
initial VLSI type atomic seed by pulsed laser deposition.
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Demonstration
of the tunable photo-wettability of such nano-structures and the
possibility to use them combined with a liquid drops as tunable foci lensing systems.
●.
Ongoing
proof
of
concept
of
a
femtosecond
photocontrolable
ultrafast
optoelectronic nano-gate. This component is intended to be developed jointly with
the African Laser Centre.
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Group photograph with Honourable Minister Mr. M. Mangena, Minister of Science
& Technology of the Republic of South Africa during the ICS-UNIDO workshop
«August 2008» which has paved the way to the Africa Nanotechnology Centre
for which the ALC is considered as a role model. From left to right are:
[Chairman of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative], South Africa
● Dr. G. Bertogli [Managing Director of the ICS-UNIDO], Italy
● Dr. N. Manyala [RCP-NANOAFNET Southern Africa], Lesotho
● Dr. R. Nemutudi [Vice-Chair of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative],South Africa
● Prof. A.C. Beye [CEO African Laser Centre], Senegal
● Honourable Minister Mr. M. Mangena [South African Minsitry of Science & Technology],
● Prof. M. Maaza [Chairman of the NANOAFNET], South Africa
● Dr. Z. Vilakazi [Director of iThemba LABS], South Africa
● Dr. A. Avila-Merino [Manager, ICS-UNIDO], Italy
● Dr. G. Schiarabba [Science & Technology Attache, Embassy of Italy], Italy
● Prof. E. Kiremere [Representative of Hon. Minister S&T in Rwanda, Mr. R. Murenzi], Rwanda
● Mrs. N. Haasbroek [Organising Committee member, iThemba LABS], South Africa
● Dr. O. Nemraoui [Representative of the Algerian Materials Society], Algeria
● Ms. R. Ngoato [Deputy Director, South African Dept. Science & Technology], South Africa
● Prof. N. Cingo
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In line with the major target of the mission of the NANOAFNET, and for the second consecutive
year, the focus was towards capacity building and junior mobility within the continent. The
first cohort of graduated fellows has been established with a relatively significant excellence
ratio. This financial year 2008-2009 fellows are as follows:
●Mr. Bala Diop Ngom
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Cheikh Anta-Diop, Dakar-Senegal
and
University of Western Cape, Belleville-South Africa
Senegal
«Experimental Study of the microstructureoptical properties of nanostructured thin films and nanorods of ZnO:W prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition»
Supervisors: Prof. D. Knoessen/Prof. A.C. Beye/Prof. M. Maaza
Registration N°: 2773421
●Mr. Jean Bosco Kana Kana
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Yaounde, Yaounde-Cameroon
and
Cameroon
«Reversible Tunability in novel ultrafast nano-plasmonics: Synthesis and characterization of Au-VO2 nano-photonics».
Supervisors: Dr. J. M. Ndjaka/Prof. D. Knoessen/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Benias Nyamuda
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the Tshwane University of Technology
Zimbabwe
«ZnO nano-structures by hydrothermal for photonics and gas sensing applications»
Supervisors: Dr. N. Manyala/Dr. R. Nemutudi/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Slimane Lafane
Algeria
MSc fellow
Male
Completed 2008
University of Bab Ezzouar-Algiers & CDTA, Algiers-Algeria
«Dynamic Expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO Laser Ablation Plume in Oxygen Gas»
Supervisors: Dr. T. Kerdja/ Prof. M. Maaza
Registration N°: Not available
●Mr. Salah Khamlich
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria-South Africa
Morocco
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«Optical & photo-induced properties of alpha-Cr2O3 nanospheres »
Supervisors: Prof. N. Cingo/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Simon Chigome
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at University of Botswana, Gaborone-Botswana
Botswana
«Porphyrin and luminescent based nano-photonics by electrospinning»
Supervisors: Prof. N. Torto/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Adura Abiona
MSc fellow
Male
Registered at the Obafemi Awolowe University, Ife Ife-Nigeria
Nigeria
«Nano-composites photonics by electrospinning».
Supervisors: Dr. A. Fasasi/ Prof. M. Maaza
Registration N°: scp0506h0368
●Mr. Given Kalonga
Zambia
MSc fellow
Male
Registered at the National University of Zambia, Lusaka-Zambia
«C60 functionalized PCBM-TiO2 hybrid nano-structured solar cells»
Supervisors: Dr. K. Chinyama/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Ms. Nawal Diourri
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at University of Dhar El Mehrez, Fes-Morocco
Morocco
«Photonics properties of ZnO-SWCNTs and ZnO-MWCNTs by electrospinning»
Supervisors: Prof. M. Baitoul
●Mr. Mohamed Khenfouche
PhD fellow
Male
Morocco
«Photonics and transport properties of Graphene-polymer based nano-composites by electrospinning»
●Mr. Mohamed Salhi
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at University of Bab Ezzouar, Algiers-Algeria
Algeria
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«Photonics properties of multilayered and Fabry-Perot type nano-structures for matter wave optics applications»
Supervisors: Prof. L. Guerbous/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Ster Mammeri
Algeria
PhD fellow
Male
«Radiation and photo-induced effects in pulsed laser deposited bismuth nan-structures»
Supervisors: Prof. H. Ammi
●Mr. Thomas Urdampiletta
MSc fellow
Male
Registered at the Ecole Polytechnique de Grenoble/ France
France
«Nano-TiO2 by a novel hydrothermal processing: Physical & photocatalytic properties »
Supervisor: Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Ariel Haziot
France
MSc fellow
Male
«Nano-rods of Mn2O3 by a novel hydrothermal processing and investigation of their physical properties »
●Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali,
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Zululand-South Africa
South Africa
«Photonics properties of self-assembled C 60 nanorods»
Supervisors: Prof. M.O. Ndwandwe/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Cebo Ndanganmandla
South Africa
PhD fellow
Male
«Synthesis and Photo-splitting properties of undoped and doped Fe2O 3 nanorods »
●Ms. P. Nanky Mongkawetsi
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
«Optical properties of porphyrin-polymer nano-photonics»
Supervisors: Dr. R. Sparrow/ Prof.B. Klumperman/ Prof. M. Maaza
South Africa
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●Ms. M. Mpho Makgale
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at University of Northwest, South Africa
South Africa
«Raman investigations of radiation induced effects in carbon and silicon carbide nano-structures»
Supervisors: Dr. R. Sparrow/Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Praise Sibuyi
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Western Cape, Belleville-South Africa
South Africa
«Radiations induced effects in carbon and silicon carbide based nano-structures»
Supervisors: Prof. R. Madjoe/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Joseph Sithole
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at University of Western Cape, Belleville-South Africa
South Africa
«Physical-Chemical Properties of Shape-Size Controlled ZnO nano-Particles »
Supervisors: Prof. D. Knoessen/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Hasting Cele
MSc fellow
Male
To be submitted April 2009
South Africa
«Synthesis and physical properties of nano-structured VOx by sol-gel processing»
●Mr. Zanele M. Khumalo
MSc fellow
Male
South Africa
«Photonics and gas sensing properties of ZnO nanorods»
●Ms. Nolwazi Shozi
MSc fellow
Female
«Radiation induced effects on graphene nano-sheets»
South Africa
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●Ms. Puleng Mbuyisa
MSc fellow
Female
South Africa
«Graphene based nano-structures as potential transparent conducting oxides equivalent and NLO properties»
●Mr. P. Sotobe Sibiya
MSc fellow
Male
South Africa
«Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured diamond like carbon by dual beam pulsed laser ablation-pulsed gas feeding».
●Mrs. G. Hlengiwe Mhlongo
MSc fellow
Female
South Africa
«Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured meso-porous nano-TiO2 by self evaporation synthesis».
●Ms. Irene Mabuda
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at the University of Pretoria
South Africa
«High intense laser radiation effects on graphene nano-sheets»
●Mr. Phillip Shechogela
PhD fellow
Male
«Novel reversibly active ZnO-VO2 transparent conducting oxide nano-composites»
South Africa
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Exploiting the previously established fund matching strategy and having implemented new
research nano-infrastructure on site at iThemba LABS, the headquarters of the NANOAFNET,
the following seniors fellows have visited and conducted their research projects for periods
ranging from ~1 to 3 months:
●Dr. John Ajao,
Affiliation: Obafemi Awolowe University, Ife Ife-Nigeria
Research subproject: «Nanomaterials by electrospinning»
Sojourn period: ~3 months
Nigeria
Ife Ife●Dr. Evariste Minani,
Affiliation: National University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
Research subproject: «ZnO nano-structured systems by CVD type approach»
Sojourn period: ~3 ½ months
Rwanda
Kigali●Dr. Mantoa Sekota,
Affiliation: National University of Lesotho, Roma-Lesotho
Research subproject: «Design & engineering of synthetic porphyrins absed
systems for photonics applications»
Lesotho
Maseru●Dr. Lakhdar Guerbous,
Affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique, COMENA, Algiers-Algeria
Research subproject: «Photoluminescence properties of nano-scaled materials»
Algeria
Algiers●Dr. Ncholu Manyala,
Research subproject: «nano-magnetism & spintronics »
Lesotho
Maseru●Prof. Fouad Lahlou,
Affiliation: Univ. Dhar El Mehrez, Fes-Morocco
Research subproject: «Theory & modeling in nano-scaled
Sojourn period: ~½ months
Fes●Prof. O. Muzi Ndwandwe,
systems»
Morocco
Affiliation: Dept. of Physics and Engineering, Univ. of Zululand, Kwazulu Natal-South Africa
Research subproject: «Thins films: Interfacial phenomena & physical stability»
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South Africa
Kwazulu Natal●Dr. Ouassini Nemraoui,
Affiliation: Dept. of Physics and Engineering,
Univ. of Zululand, Kwazulu natal-South Africa
Research subproject: «Gas sensing investigations of various
nano-scaled oxides»
South Africa
Kwazulu Natal●Prof. Adeneyi Fasasi,
Research subproject: «Ferroelectric Nanomaterials by Pulsed Laser
Sojourn period: ~1 month
Deposition»
Nigeria
Ife Ife●Prof. Aboubakar Chedikh Beye,
Affiliation: University of Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Dakar Fann-Senegal
Research subproject: «Nanophotonics»
Sojourn period: ~2 weeks
Senegal
Dakar●Dr. Omar Sakho,
Research subproject: «PhotoEmmission properties of nanoscaled materials»
Sojourn period: ~2 weeks [Reported]
Senegal
Dakar-
●Prof. Mohamed Abdel Harith,
Affiliation: National Institute of Lasers for Enhanced Sciences, Cairo-Egypt
Research subproject: «Lasers & nanosciences»
Sojourn period: ~1 week
Egypt
Cairo●Dr. Juma Shaabane,
Affiliation: UNESCO office, Bamako-Mali
Contribution: «New Technologies for developing world:
Bamako-
focus on Africa»
Mali
●Prof. Sospeter Muhongo,
Affiliation: International Council for Scientific Unions, Africa office, Pretoria-South Africa
Contribution: «Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies: opportunities for Africa»
Sojourn period: ~ ½ week
Pretoria-
South Africa
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Within the marketing strategy of the NANOAFNET, various international scientists from out of
Africa have visited the headquarters at iThemba LABS during which interaction with junior
fellows specifically has been encouraged. The following list summarizes the above
mentioned set of international visiting scientists and policy makers:
●Prof. Giorgio Rosso-Cicogna
Home institution: ICS-UNIDO, Trieste-Italy
Talk:«Nanotechnology programs at the ICS-UNIDO: Focus on nanodrugs delivery»
Period: December 2008
Italy
●H.E. Mr. Giusto Schiarabba
Home institution: Embassy of Italy in South Africa, Pretoria-South Africa
Period: April 2008
Italy
●Dr. Lionel Vayssieres
Japan
Home institution: National Institute for Materials Sciences, Tsukuba-Japan
Talk:«1-D nanostructures by hydrothermal processing»
Period: July 2008
●Prof. Brian Augustine
Fulbright Scholar position
Home institution: James Madison University, USA
Talk:« Capstone nanotechnology course at the Global Colloquium on Engineering Education»
Period: October 2008
●Prof. David Lundberg
Home institution: Univ. California Los Angeles
Talk:«R&D at California NanoSystems Institute-Univ. of Califronia Los Angeles»
Period: February 2009
●Dr. Anatoli Balagurov
Home institution: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna-Russia
USA
USA
Russia
●Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
Home institution: National Science Foundation, Arlington-USA
Period: April 2008
USA
●Prof. Alain Gibaud
France
Home institution: University of Le Maine, Le Mans-France
Talk:«GISAX and XRR as probing tools for nanomaterials»
●Dr. Iryna Peripichka
Home institution: Ottawa University, Ottawa-Canada
Canada
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Talk:«Nanostructured polymers by self assembly»
Period: July 2008
●Prof. Samuel Elmaleh
France
Home institution: Embassy of France, Pretoria-Office, South Africa
Period: August 2008
●Mr. Jian Ann
Home institution: Embassy of China, Pretoria-South Africa
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies in China»
Period: August 2008
●Prof. Nelson Torto
Home institution: National University of Botswana, Gaborone-Botswana
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Anne Corval
Home institution: Centre national pour la recherché Scientifique, Johannesburg
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologie Programmes in France»
Period: August 2008
●Prof. O. Olesugun Adewoye
China
Botswana
France
Nigeria
Home institution: NASENI, Abuja- Nigeria
Talk: :«Nigerian Nanotechnologie Initiative»
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Surya Raghu
Home institution: Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste-Italy
Period: August 2008
Italy
●Prof. M. C. Karemera
Home institution: National University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
Period: August 2008
Rwanda
●Prof. Aggrey Ambali
South Africa
Home institution: NEPAD, Pretoria-Office
Talk: :«African S&T Driven Initiatives: ABNE, Innovation Indiactors Initiative»
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Alfonso Avila Merino
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Graziano Bertogli
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies: ICS Nanoawards»
Period: August 2008
Italy
Italy
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Group photograph with Honouable Mr. G. Rosso Cicogna, Director of the ICSUNIDO/Italy during his visit to the headquarters of the NANOAFNET at iThemba
LABS-national Research Foundation of South Africa. From left to right are:
● Dr. J. Ajao,
Nigeria
● Dr. Dr. A. Nechaev,
Russia
● Mr. P. Sibuyi, South Africa
● Mr. S. Toumban, Cameroon
● Mr. A. Abiona, Nigeria
● Dr. O. Nemraoui, Algeria
● Prof. M. Maaza , South Africa
● Mr. Ph. Schelogela , South Africa
● Honourable Mr. G. Rosso-Cicogna, Italy
● Mr. S. Chigome, Botswana
● Mr. S. Khamlich, Morocco
● Ms. I. Mabuda, South Africa
● Mr. J.B. Kana Kana, Cameroon
● Mr. B. Nyamuda, Zimbabwe
● Mr. H. Cele, South Africa
● Mr. C.B. Mtshali, South Africa
● Mr. C. Nlanganmandla , South Africa
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In line with the target of the network in developing a continental postgraduate diploma in
nanosciences-nanotechnology, various junior NANOAFNET fellows have completed and
graduated at various African high education institutions. Several of them have scored
sounding academic levels as per the judgment of international peer review panels in
accordance with the excellence motto of the NANOAFNET:
● Awardee: Dr. J.B. Kana Kana
Cameroon
Awarded PhD dissertation:
«Reversible Tunability in novel ultrafast nano-plasmonics: Synthesis and characterization of
Au-VO2 nano-photonics».
October 2008
Level:
Cum Laude & Honours of the jury
● Awardee: Dr. B.D. Ngom
Senegal
«Experimental Study of the microstructure and optical properties of nanostructured thin
films and nanorods of ZnO:W prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition».
March 2009
Level:
Magna Cum Laude by an international panel
● Awardee: Mr. Slimane Lafane
Algeria
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Dynamic Expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO Laser Ablation Plume in
Oxygen Gas».
July 2008
University of Bab Ezzouar-Algiers & CDTA-Algiers/ Algeria
● Awardee: Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of C60 nanorods by self
assembly and molecular recognition».
July 2008
Level:
Cum Laude by University of Zululand
● Awardee: Mr. P. Sotobe Sibiya
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured diamond like
carbon by dual beam pulsed laser ablation-pulsed gas feeding».
July 2008
Level:
● Awardee: Mrs. G. Hlengiwe Mhlongo
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured mesoporous nano-TiO2 by self evaporation synthesis».
November 2008
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● N. Manyala, J. F. DiTusa1, G. Aeppli & A. P. Ramirez
« Doping a semiconductor to create an unconventional metal»
Nature. Vol 454, 21 august 2008, doi:10.1038/nature07137, 2008
● B. D. Ngom, T. Mpahane , N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, U Buttner, J.B. Kana Kana, A. Fasasi,
M.Maaza, A. C. Beye.
«Structural & Optical properties of nanostructured W-doped ZnO Thin Films grown by pulsed
Pulsed Laser Deposition»
Applied Surface Science 255, pp 4153-4158, 2009
● Maaza, M.; Chambalo, Herculano; Ekambaram, S.; Nemraoui, O.; Ngom, B.; Manyala,N.
«Pulsed Laser Liquid Solid Interaction: Synthesis of Pt, Au, Ag and Cu Nano-suspensions &
their stability»
Int. J. of Nanoparticles, Vol. 1, Number 3, pp. 212-223 [12], 2008.
● G. Hailu, · G. Tessema, · B.D. Ngom, · N. Manyala and M. Maaza
«Nonlinear optical absorption properties of porphyrins confined in Nafion membranes»
Appl. Phys. A, DOI 10.1007/s00339-009-5147-9, 2009.
● G. O. Egharevba, R. C. George and M. Maaza
« Effect of Heat on the Morphology and Optical Properties of Porphyrin Nanostructures»
Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, DOI:
10.1080/15533170802440565, 38:681–687, 2008
● B. D. Ngom, J. B. Kana Kana, O. Nemraoui, N.Manyala, M. Maaza, R. Madjoe & A. C. Beye
«Infrared active Sm1−xNdxNiO3 based nano-switchings for high powers laser sources»
American Institute of Physics Procs., Vol. 1047, pp. 280-283, 2008.
● N. Manyala, Balla Ngom, J. B. Kana-Kana, R. Bucher, M. Maaza, and J. F. DiTusa
«Characterization Of Fe1−xCoxSi thin films deposited via pulsed laser deposition»
American Institute of Physics Procs. Vol. 1047, pp. 127-129, 2008.
● J. B. Kana Kana, J. M. Ndjaka, P. Owono Ateba, B. D. Ngom, N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, A.
C. Beye, M. Maza.
«Thermochromic VO2 thin films synthesized by rf-inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering»
Applied Surface Science 254, 3959–3963, 2008.
● A.Y. Fasasi, M. Maaza. E. Rohwer et al
«Effect of Zn-doping on the structural and optical properties of BaTiO3 thin films grown by
pulsed laser deposition»
Thin Solid Films, Vol.516, Iss.18, pp.6226-6232, 2008
● A.Y. Fasasi, M. Maaza, C. Theron et al
«Non-linear absorption and second harmonic imaging of Zn-BaTiO3 thin films prepared by
laser ablation»
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● M. Maaza
«Nano-scaled materials and photonics applications»
● S. Lafane, T. Kerdja, A. Abdelli-Messaci, S. Malek and M. Maaza
«Laser ablated plasma dynamics for Sm1−xNd xNiO3 thin films deposition»
● J. B. Kana-Kana,J.M. Ndjaka, N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, A.C. Beye & M. Maaza
«Combined thermochromic and plasmonic: Optical responses in novel nano-composites AuVO2 films prepared by RF inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering»
● J.B. Kana Kana, D.Knoesen, J.M. Ndjaka, O. Nemraoui, M. Maaza
« Effect of substrate temperatura and rf power on the semiconductor-metal phase transition
of sputtered VO2 thin films»
Article accepted to Applied Surface Science 2009
● M. Maaza
Special Vol. in
Int. J. Nanotechnology
« Photonic Multifunctionality and Tunability of ZnO based nanostructures»
●-«Francis-Taylor
UK Award for outstanding research work presentation»
Obtained during the 2008 International Fine Particles Conference/Awardee: Mr. J. Sithole
●-«American
Biographical Institute Award»
Awarded by the ABI institute in November 2008/ Awardee: Prof. M. Maaza
●-«Magna
Cum-Laude for outstanding PhD dissertation»
Obtained during the PhD defense in March 2009 by an international panel/ Awardee: Mr.
B.D. Ngom
●-«Cum-Laude
& Honours of the Jury for outstanding PhD dissertation»
Obtained during the PhD defense in October 2008 / Awardee: Mr. J.B. Kana Kana
●-«Cum-Laude
MSc degree»
Obtained during the 2008 Faculty of Sciences and Engineering Degrees Committee of the
University of Zululand / Awardee: Mr. Ch. B. Mtshali
●-«Cum-Laude
MSc degree»
University of Zululand / Awardee: Mr. P. S. Sibiya
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10-Research outputs: Organized (Co-) international conferences
Within the global visibility of the NANOAFNET, senior members have actively been involved in
organizing (Co-)
scientific international / national scientific in Africa with various
international institutions, specifically with the Abdus Salam ICTP. The following list
summarizes the most relevant to the multi-disciplinatry activities of the network:
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-«ICTP School on Computational Materials Science»
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
15-26 September 2008
Organizing committee (Among):
Dr. D. Genene Tessema & Dr. Semu Kassa
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-«ICS UNIDO iThemba LABS Workshop»
iThemba LABS, Cape Town-South Africa
19-23 August 2008
Dr. R. Nemutudi, Prof. N. Cingo, Dr. N. Manyala, Dr. A. Fasasi, Prof.A. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza,
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-« CIMER 2009: Colloque International sur les Matériaux et Energies Renouvelables 2009»
Brazaville- Congo
1-5 March 2009
Organizing/ International Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. J. M. Ndjaka, Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
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-«NanoAfrica 2009»
CSIR International conference centre, Pretoria-South Africa
1st-4th February 2009
Dr. R. Nemutudi, Prof. N. Cingo, Prof. M. Maaza
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-«1st International Conference on Laser and Plasma Applications in Materials Sciences»
Centre de Developement des Technologies Avancees,
23-26 June 2008
Organizing committee/International Scientific/Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. T. Kerdja, Prof. A. C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
-«1st Yaounde International College on Novel Materials & Technologies & their Impact on Energy, Environment &
Sustainable Development»
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Yaounde-Cameroon
7-12 July 2008
Organizing committee / International Scientific/Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. J.M. Ndjaka, Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
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-«9th International Conference on Fine Particles: Risks and Opportunities»
Cape Town-South Africa
International Scientific/Advisory committee (Among):
Prof. N. Cingo, . M. Maaza
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●
-«New Materials Design Technology for the Next Generation of Performed Components»
Algiers-Algeria
18-20 May 2009
Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza, Dr. L. Guerbous, H. Aourag, Dr. S. Eljaziri
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-«International Conference on nanotechnology & Advanced Materials»
Univ. Bahrain-Bahrain
4-7th May 2009
Prof. M. Maaza, team member
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-«Accelerators & High Intense Lasers»
Stellenbosch-South Africa
01-09 April 2009
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-«Advanced school on Synchrotron and free electron laser sources and their multi-disciplinary applications»
Trieste-Italy, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics,
07-25 April 2008
Attended by:
Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali, PhD fellow
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-«IS-TCOs 2008: 2nd Interational Symposium on Transparent Conductive Oxides»
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas,
Crete-Greece,
22-26/10 2008,
Title: Photonic Multifunctionality and Tunability of ZnO based nanostructures
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Title: tailored nano-systems for energy/photonics applications
●
-«CIMER 2009: Colloque International sur les Matériaux et Energies Renouvelables 2009»
Brazzaville-Congo
1-5 March 2009
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-«Third US-African Advanced Institute Environmental and Biological Applications of Lasers: EBAL 2008»
Niles, Cairo-Egypt
19-28th January 2008
Title: «Effect of laser energy on structural & optical properties of W: ZnO Grown by PLD»
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-«Global challenges: How can nanotechnology help?»
Center for Nanoscience Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat/ Swiss Nanoscience Institute
Venice International University on San Servolo, Venice-Italy
20-24th April 2008
Attended by Mr. B.D. Ngom, PhD fellow
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●
23-26 June 2008
Oral-posters contributions:
Maaza et al
«Promise of Thermochromic Nano-plasmonics»
J.B. Kana Kana et al
«Dynamic expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO3 laser ablation plume in oxygen gas»
S. Lafane et al
●
-«1st Yaounde International College on Novel Materials & Technologies & their Impact on Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development»
Yaounde-Cameroon
7-12 July 2008
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-«53rd Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics»
University of Limpopo,
07-11 July 2008
«Shape anisotropy in nano-structured undoped ZnO for gas sensing applications»
«Synthesis & characterization of Fe2O3 nanorod arrays for H2 production»
«Synthesis & linear optical properties of mono-disperse alpha-Cr2O3 nanospheres»
«Synthesis-characterization of ZnO nanoparticles for optoelectronic devices »
«Thermochromic VO2 nanostructures: Synthesis & optical characterization»
«Shape anisotropy nano-structured undoped ZnO for gas sensing applications»
«Characterization of C 60-porphyrins nano-structured for solar cells applications»
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«Nanosciences in nature and biomimics»
«Monodisperse α-Cr2O3 nano-spheres: Synthesis & optical properties»
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-«Sciences at Synchrotron conference»
Department of Science & Technology of South Africa –CSIR, Pretoria-South Africa
09-13 February 2009
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-« Gulf-Middle East Regional Workshop on Nanotechnology»
Muscat-Oman
12-14 January 2008
« Nano-materials for Energy Efficiency »
«Properties of Materials at the Nanoscale»
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● -«US-Africa Workshop on Nanotechnology,
Nsukka/Enugu state, Nigeria
USAMI-Princeton external activities »
15-19 April 2008
«Nano-photonics for Energy Efficiency»
«Does size matters in materials»
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-«6th International Conference on Inorganic Materials»
Dresden-Germany
Participation of: Mr. J. B. Kana Kana, junior team member
Poster contribution:
« Well-controlled Reversible Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonance shift in Au-VO2
Thermochromic plasmonic Nanostructures »
NANOAFNET has entered in a synergetic and reciprocal agreements with 3 keys institutions by
which its global visibility and continental contribution will be enhanced. As per described
below, the 3 strategic components are: (i) the European ICPCNANONET, (ii) the USA CREST-
CNFM and (iii) the French MINATEC-Grenoble.
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-«ICPCNanoNet»
http://www.icpc-nanonet.org/content/section/5/39/
London-UK
Funding agency: EU-FP7
ICPCNanoNet is a support action funded by the EU under FP7 for four years from 1st June
2008. It brings together partners from the EU, China, India and Russia and aims to provide
wider access to published nanoscience research, and opportunities for collaboration between
scientists in the EU and International Cooperation Partner Countries «ICPC». This is being
achieved through an open access electronic archive of nanoscience publications «Nano
Archive» and tools to facilitate networking between scientists in different world regions.
ICPCNanoNet is coordinated by the Institute of Nanotechnology «UK» and includes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação «Portugal», St Petersburg Electrotechnical University
«Russia», Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research «India», Chinese
Society of Micro-Nano Technology «China», MERIT, Universiteit Maastricht «Netherlands»,
and Malsch TechnoValuation «Netherlands».
Funded by the EU under FP7 for four years from June 2008, it provides:
• an electronic archive of nanoscience publications that is freely accessible to researchers
around the globe;
• an electronic database of nanoscience organizations and networks in ICPC;
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• links to nanoscience researchers and stakeholders across the globe;
• annual reports on nanoscience developments in eight ICPC regions: Africa, Caribbean,
Pacific, Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Latin America, Mediterranean Partner
Countries (MPC), Western Balkan Countries (WBC);
• online networking tools (forums, workshops);
• annual workshops, one in each of EU, China, India, and Russia, which will also be webcast
to facilitate greater access.
The project builds on previous initiatives including
Nanoforum (http://www.nanoforum.org/) which provides information on nanoscience and
technology in the EU;
EuroIndiaNet (http://www2.spi.pt/euroindianet/) which promoted stronger collaboration
between EU and Indian nanoscientists and technologists, and
NanoforumEULA (www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/nanoforumeula/) which promotes stronger
collaboration between EU and Latin American nanoscientists and technologists.
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-«CREST-CNFM»
http://www.cfnm.cau.edu/center.html
Atlanta-USA
Funding agency: NSF-Africa
The Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials was established at Clark Atlanta University on
November 1, 2006. The programs and activities of the Center are designed to meet the dual
goals of advancing human understanding in the area of nanoscale materials and of
increasing the capacity of Clark Atlanta University to train talented scientists in the physical
sciences. The Center, though residing at Clark Atlanta University, is multi-institutional and
brings into a mutually beneficial and cooperative relationship two-year and four-year
colleges, research universities and the K-12 community. Furthermore, the Center brings
together researchers and educators from different disciplines with demonstrated and
complementary strengths in quality research and training students.
An integral component of the Center's international program is its Nanoscholars Abroad
Program. Participation in this program is open to undergraduate students, who are majoring
in one of the science or mathematics disciplines and who plan to attend graduate school
after graduation. Talented undergraduate students from all over the nation are invited to
participate in this eight-week program, which is conducted annually during the North
American summer months. Participants spend the first two weeks in the Center's
laboratories participating in a program of orientations and research. During this orientation
period the students will have seminars and workshops designed to prepare them for living
and working in a new culture, as well as to acquaint them with the interests, goals and
research culture of the host laboratories. In addition, they will begin working on a personal
research project, which they will complete in the host laboratory. An online application may
be found on this Web site.
The 2009 Nanoscholar Abroad Program begins June 7, 2009, at the CFNM, Atlanta, Georgia,
and continues through July 31, 2009, with the return of the participants from Cape Town,
South Africa. Participants will spend two weeks at the CFNM in Atlanta before departing for
the NANOAFNET headquarters at iThemba LABS in Cape Town, South Africa, for the remaining
six weeks of the program. Each participant will work on a personal project, which is
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concerned with some aspect of an ongoing collaboration between CFNM researchers and
iTHEMBA LABS scientists. While in Atlanta each participant will be under the direction of one
of the CFNM senior scientists and will have as well a graduate student mentor, both of
whom will guide and assist the participant in the various aspects of preparation for their
work in laboratories of the Center's South African collaborators. While in South Africa,
participants will be supervised by senior scientists at the NANOAFNET headquarters at iThemba
LABS and will also have a senior scientist from the CFNM as local counselor. To each
participant will be provided round-trip transportation from his/her point of origin to the
CFNM in Atlanta as well as round-trip transportation between Atlanta and Capetown, South
Africa. While in Atlanta, participants will be provided with room and board and while in
South Africa, participants will be provided with housing and a per diem allowance.
Participants will receive a stipend of $3,200 dollars for their participation and are expected
to conduct original research on their personal project. They will also prepare a written report
on their work as well as prepare an evaluation of their summer experience.
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-«MINATEC- Nano Grenoble Intiative»
Grenoble-France
Funding agency: ANR/French Government-France
Minatec came into existence at the instigation of CEA-Leti Grenoble and Grenoble INP. Its
ambition is to become Europe's top centre for innovation and expertise in micro and
nanotechnology. Minatec has this potential, as well as five key ingredients essential to
success:
● An integrated approach to innovation Minatec adopts an integrated approach to
innovation, from the exploration of technological breakthroughs to immediate industrial
applications. This is essential to successfully negotiate the transition from advanced
microelectronics to nanotechnology, evolve into heterogeneous microcomponents, and
design tomorrow's smart devices and mobile terminals.
● A high concentration of skills and resources Ultimately, 3,500 engineers,
researchers and academics will be working at Minatec, in and around cutting edge
technological resources and equipment. The resulting close contacts and multicultural
exchanges will stimulate and speed up the innovation process.
● A strategy of international alliances and partnerships. This concentration of skills
flourishes in an open environment that attracts international scientists and technologists.
Moreover, the dynamic of the various networks and collaboration agreements with
complementary centers of excellence enhances Minatec's competitive edge.
● An ambitious policy of ongoing investment. A total of € 150m will be invested in
Minatec between 2002 and 2005 to fund the new infrastructure, in addition to the € 250m
invested by CEA-Léti and INP Grenoble. Moreover, during the last 10 years, the
microelectronics industry has invested € 4bn in the Grenoble-Isère area.
● A talent pool dedicated to science and advanced technology. Grenoble-Isère has the
necessary scientific, technological and industrial resources to give Minatec an environment
that corresponds its ambitions:- 17,000 jobs in scientific and academic research, 220
laboratories and five international research centers, 53,000 students and 10 engineering
schools; - a powerful local microelectronics industry, comprising 13,350 workers (including
3,000 in research), 30 international corporations, and 20 high-potential startups launched in
the last five years; - decisive support of local authorities
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13-Appendix n°1:
Remarks by Minister Mosibudi Mangena at
the Workshop on Nanotechnology Regional
Networking ICS-UNIDO
Date:
2008-08-21 12:00
Venue:
Somerset West, Cape Town
Type:
Minister
IsArchived:
False
Content:
Programme Director;
Ms Naomi Haasbroek, Chair of the Local Organising Committee;
Dr Malik Maaza of iThemba Labs;
Mr Alfonso Avila of the International Centre for Science;
Distinguished Guests and Delegates;
Ladies and Gentlemen
South Africa is proud to host the Workshop on Nanotechnology Regional Networking. We
sincerely thank the organisers for choosing our country to hold these very necessary discussions.
The workshop is important to us in more ways than one. Its focus on nanotechnology comes at a
time when South Africa is seeing a significant increase in nanotechnology activity. My
department launched a National Strategy on Nanotechnology in 2006, through which we hope to
position South Africa to take advantage of the potential social and economic benefits offered by
this emerging area of research.
Nanotechnology has the potential of playing a pivotal role in the advancement of our society,
particularly with regard to our concerted efforts in poverty alleviation and health care.
Realising this, we are intensifying efforts to implement our nanotechnology strategy. More
information on this will be provided by other officials from my Department, but I would like to
emphasise our undeterred commitment to ensuring that nanotechnology works for society, and
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helps us to meet the Millennium Development Goals. That is why we have seen it fit not to leave
the development of this field of technology to chance.
We are working hard to create an enabling environment for science and technology innovation,
and taking a number of measures to ensure that society reaps the benefits of their investment in
science. One of these is the creation of a Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which is
designed to provide financial assistance to individuals or parties to enable them to develop and
commercialise their technological innovations and inventions.
The agency will also draw together and integrate the management of disparate technological
innovations that are still at an early development stage, and become a custodian of the Centres of
Competence. These centres arise from the need to actively promote greater collaboration
between and among academia, industry, research councils, entrepreneurs or technopreneurs,
international research organisations, companies, and individual inventors and innovators, such
that their collaborative efforts produce socio-economic benefits for the country.
The TIA concept is closely aligned with our policy and legislation on intellectual property
derived from publicly financed research and development. This has been a grey area for far too
long. Bitter experience has revealed the importance of establishing clarity of purpose on the
issue. And I will be introducing the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Funded Research
and Development Bill for adoption by parliament this afternoon.
These initiatives are all part of a larger plan: the Ten-Year Innovation Plan for South Africa,
which charts the course to enhanced innovation over the next decade. The plan has enormous
potential to contribute to sustained economic growth, and entrenchment of a knowledge-based
economy. Five key development focus areas have been identified in the plan as the “grand
challenges”.
First, is the challenge to develop our bioeconomy.
Second, is the need to grow and manage, in a coordinated fashion, our satellite industry and a
range of innovations in space sciences, earth observation, communications and navigation.
Third, is the challenge to provide energy security, through which we are exploring opportunities
in clean coal technologies, nuclear energy, which includes nanotechnology, renewable energy,
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as other promising possibilities.
Fourth, is the challenge of global change.
The last and most challenging one is in human and social dynamics.
Nanotechnology, like all the initiatives I have referred to is a critical part of the Department’s
Ten-Year Innovation Plan. We plan to direct the focus of the national system of innovation to
address these challenges. And we are confident we will be able to make progress, despite the fact
that there are, and will be, many more than these five grand challenges now and in the future.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this workshop is about regional networking to ensure better access to
knowledge. With nanotechnology still at an emerging research area stage, networking and
collaboration is critical. South Africa is working closely with India and Brazil, under the IBSA
forum, on the development of this area of science. Scientists from the three countries have
already identified projects they will pursue jointly to harness the benefits this technology
promises. A lot still needs to be done about regional nanotechnology collaboration; hence, the
importance of this workshop.
We already have a number of science and technology programmes on which we are
collaborating. These include, among others, the regional network of Indigenous Knowledge
Systems policy makers, the SADC Science, Engineering and Technology Week, and regional
policy training. We are planning to expand our cooperation to include programmes on the
geosciences, mineral processing, climate change and cyber networks.
Furthermore, during South Africa's chairmanship of the SADC, which began this month, we
hope to encourage the region to work together to advance science and technology development
in general - with nanotechnology most certainly a part of such collaborative efforts.
We are doing this, Ladies and Gentlemen, because we know that science and technology can
help us improve the life chances of our citizens, and that much more can be accomplished if we
pool our efforts. The conditions and challenges we face are by no means unique to this country;
they are continental challenges and require a combined approach.
We therefore welcome this discussion and trust it will lead to better networking and
collaboration on nanotechnology. South Africa is prepared to support the ICS-UNIDO initiative
on regional networking, and to take on any tasks that come her way to ensure the success of this
initiative.
The recently held “Abdus Salam ICTP” Africa Nano-College, and our continued support of
programmes such as the African Laser Centre, are only two examples of our willingness to
engage in the joint regional development of science and technology. Africa has the opportunity
to take its rightful place in the nanotechnology landscape, and we are ready to grab it with both
hands.
I have mentioned our endeavours to ensure that the ideas generated by our people's original
minds and innovative research are exploited, commercialised and managed for the benefit of our
country and our people, and articulated the need to entrench nanotechnology at the centre of our
science and technology initiatives. I believe this conference will go a long way in positioning
Africa at the forefront of this cutting edge research and development area.
Let me once again thank the organisers for choosing South Africa for these important
discussions, and wish you everything of the best in your deliberations.
I thank you.
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13-Appendix n°2: Keynote contribution of the Hon. Minister Mr. Mr. M. Mangena
«Official backup for establishing the AFRICA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN
iThemba LABS»
AFRICA at
Keynote address by Minister Mosibudi
Mangena at the NanoAfrica Conference
Date:
2009-02-01 11:00
Venue:
Type:
Minister
IsArchived:
False
Content:
Dr Sibisi, Dr Sinha Ray, and the organising team;
Distinguished guests;
Ladies and gentlemen
As many of you know, our country's space scientists and astronomers are presently engaged in a
"Champion's League Final" of astronomical shootouts, as we vie with Australia for the right to
host the Square Kilometre Array Telescope in our country. If South Africa wins the bid, many
other countries in sub-Saharan Africa will gain from participation in the project.
The SKA will be by far the biggest radio telescope ever, and will have the capability to see so far
back into the past to enable us to observe the universe as it was 500 million years after the Big
Bang. This telescope will redefine our concept of infinity. For ordinary people like us, it is
indeed difficult to grasp the enormous scale of this endeavour.
At the opposite end of the scale, is the nano-world, equally awe-inspiring, in which we South
Africans have an equally intense and enthusiastic involvement.
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The prefix "nano" means one thousand millionth. So, at first glance, one might think it's no big
deal. But the nano-disciplines have emerged from small beginnings – forgive the pun – to
become one of the most enterprising and promising disciplines in the world of science.
It therefore gives me great pleasure to welcome here today a distinguished group of the world's
great nano-scientists who, despite the qualifier, appear not only normal-sized, but are also
engaged in a science that promises to deliver solutions to some of the world’s most pressing
problems.
Among them is our very own group of nano-scientists who are doing sterling and original work
on the nano-frontier. The abstracts provided by the presenters provide fascinating insights into
the many nano-activities taking place in every corner of the world.
Over the next few days, we will learn about the development of this science, and its potential
applications in renewable energy sources; nuclear waste-management; minerals beneficiation;
and in the development of a new, specific and sensitive DNA biosensor platform, which
promises great things for the development of portable DNA diagnostic devices, to mention just a
few.
But for South Africa, the most exciting thing of all is the potential that nanotechnology holds to
change the lives of the disadvantaged for the better through the production of cost-effective
concrete or cements, and increasing the durability of such infrastructure.
Nano-treatments can be used to improve the quality of water in rural communities; and there is
promise of a more effective TB treatment due to successes achieved in drug delivery through
nanotechnology. I want to take this opportunity to thank all those responsible for these welcome
achievements.
The first NanoAfrica conference was held in Cape Town in 2004. Two years before that in 2002,
my department began to support endeavours in nanoscience in our country. This led to the
formation of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative (or SANi), which was the brainchild of
keen-minded scientists working in the nano-field. The SANi was instrumental in the
development of South Africa's Nanotechnology Strategy.
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The National Nanotechnology Strategy was launched in 2005, and its objectives include active
representation of the interests of players in nanotechnology in South Africa, and the provision of
a platform for local and international nanoscience. The launch of the IBSA Nanotechnology
Forum during this conference symbolises the success of the trilateral cooperation agreement
initiated in 2003 by India, Brazil and South Africa's Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
During previous IBSA missions, health, water, energy and advanced materials were identified as
areas of mutual interest for possible collaboration. All of these tie in with the National
Nanotechnology Strategy.
Existing proposals and new initiatives were discussed at various working group and ministerial
level meetings, and in 2007, the IBSA Nanotechnology Proposal was approved. The mentoring
of young scientists and the development of human resources were seen as key priorities, and the
implementation of the proposal which commences this year starts with the hosting of a nanoschool in India in May. The second nano-school on Health will be hosted in South Africa in
November.
In addition to this, we are serious about our responsibility to disseminate information and raise
levels of awareness about nanoscience and nanotechnology in society, including schools and
universities.
The National Nanotechnology Strategy identifies six focus areas, namely, water, health, energy,
chemical and bioprocessing, mining and minerals, and advanced materials and manufacturing, as
areas for the application of nano-solutions to challenges faced by our country.
The implementation plan for the Nanotechnology Strategy broadly outlines programmes and
projects spread over 10 years that will contribute to the attainment of our strategic objectives.
They involve the creation of platforms for human capital development, building of infrastructure,
and promotion of innovative thinking, ideas and ways of doing things.
In many ways, nanotechnology is already well established and has brought benefits for most
during the 20th century. Many of its techniques and applications, such as powder metallurgy,
catalysis, optical coatings and semiconductor films, have been around for over 50 years.
On top of these, there are new materials such as fullerenes and carbon nanotubes; new synthesis
methods such as catalytic or hot-wire chemical vapour deposition and biosynthesis; and new
applications for solar cells and thin film transistors. Consolidating the old and the new, including
various academic disciplines such as chemistry, physics and engineering, under the name
"nanotechnology", opens opportunities for developments in new materials.
Because many of the techniques and research areas are well established, South Africa is not
performing badly in nanotechnology, given the current levels of research funding. In university
physics and chemistry departments, and engineering faculties throughout the country, there are
many active research programmes in different areas of nanotechnology, as this conference will
reveal.
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My department has encouraged and supported the nano-community's involvement in
collaborative research through various bilateral agreements with other countries, both developing
and developed. South African scientists are currently involved in, among others, the European
Union's Framework Programme and the successful India-Brazil-South Africa collaboration
already alluded to.
My department also endorsed the establishment of the Nanocentre for Africa at iThemba LABS,
which began following the deliberations of the ICS-UNIDO workshop held in August last year.
The centre is the continental platform for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and its aim is to
produce solutions to pressing socio-economic problems related to health, water and energy.
The centre's mission includes:
(iv)networking in Africa and beyond to facilitate integration into larger
programmes;
(v) marketing and communication with a focus on Africa's business sectors,
and decision and policy makers; and
(vi)human capital development.
The centre will have regional and national nodes, with the main node located at iThemba LABS.
Since nanotechnology is a new area of research in Africa, the centre will have to play a critical
role in promoting awareness about it. During our term as chair of the SADC, South Africa will
also ensure that a platform is created for regional dialogue in this area.
The SADC Heads of State approved a protocol on science, technology and innovation in August
last year, and in December the SADC Ministers for STI met and mandated the development of
an SADC science, technology and innovation strategy, in which nanotechnology will be one of
the priority areas.
Other initiatives in the fields of nanoscience and technology we are involved include:
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A nanoscience centre at the University of the Western Cape, which will mainly focus the
teaching of nanoscience, thus contributing to human capital development;
A Nanotechnology Advisory Board, which has been appointed to oversee the
implementation of the strategy;
The development of a Nanotechnology Public Awareness Plan to ensure that the public
benefits from the products and applications developed, and industry from the human
capital development initiatives currently taking place. Our publicity campaign will be run
by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, and will feature
at the National Science Week events in May.
Research chairs have been established at several universities to strengthen research
capacity in various areas of nanotechnology.
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In 2007, the first two national nanotechnology innovation centres were opened, one here at the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and the other at Mintek. The work at these centres
is in line with the National Strategy, although each centre has its own research focus.
The focus of the CSIR National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials (NCNSM) is on materials
and energy research, while the centre at Mintek concentrates on water, health, mining and
minerals. As mentioned earlier, these areas have been identified in our National Nanotechnology
Strategy for harnessing nanoscience and nanotechnology to solve our social development issues.
We are delighted with our progress and relatively early adoption of these nano-disciplines, which
hold such exciting prospects for good.
We are very appreciative of the insights that will be provided by the nano-experts from Africa
and the rest of the developed and developing world. Some of the most prominent minds and
promising students in nanotechnology and nanoscience are gathered here, and I must say again
how very welcome you are, and how honoured we are that you have come.
As a developing country, we believe that nano-disciplines will contribute to our development,
and have faith that interaction and collaboration with the best is a vital element in speeding up
the process.
I want to close with a quotation from the website of Nanotechnology Now, about the ethics of
nanotechnology, which states that:
Nanotechnology's highest and best use should be to create a world of abundance where no one is
lacking for their basic needs. Those needs include adequate food, safe water, a clean
environment, housing, medical care, education, public safety, fair labor, unrestricted travel,
artistic expression and freedom from fear and oppression.
In the hope we will achieve some of these promises soon, I have great pleasure in declaring
NanoAfrica 2009 officially open.
I thank you.
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2008-09 END YEAR REPORT
[NANOFNET, iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation of South Africa]
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10-Research outputs: Organized international conferences
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13-Current structure of the NANOAFNET
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Appendix n°2: Keynote contribution of the Hon. Minister Mr. Mr. M. Mangena
«Official backup for establishing the AFRICA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN AFRICA at
iThemba LABS»
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●The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Trieste- Italy
●The South African Department of Science & Technology
Pretoria-South
Africa
●The International Centre for Science & Technology-UNIDO/ ICS-UNIDO
Trieste- Italy
●The African Laser Center
Pretoria-South
Africa
●The American National Science Foundation
Arlington-USA
●The South African National Research Foundation
Pretoria-South
Africa
●iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation
Cape Province-South
Africa
●International Union for Pure & Applied Physics
Washington- USA
●Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique CNRS
Paris- France
●The French Embassy in South Africa
Pretoria office- France
●The National Institute for Materials Sciences
Tsukuba- Japan
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In line with its mission and vision, The Nanosciences African Network «NANOAFNET» has
reinforced its continental and global platforms via:
(i) Enhanced networking in Africa and beyond to facilitate integration into larger
programs including NEPAD S&T and African Laser Centre initiatives;
(ii) Marketing and communication with a focus on Africa's business sectors, and
decision and policy makers both in Africa and internationally in particular within
the Trieste system; and
(iii) Capacity building development specifically at the postgraduate leve and human
capital mobility within the continent.
Within this financial 2008-2009 year, «NANOAFNET» and its members have diligently
implemented its programs with the graphically summarized outputs as indicated below:
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●New joint partnerships
●Attended international events
●Organized (Co-) international conferences
●Visiting international scientists/policy makers
●Senior visiting fellows
●Junior visiting fellows
●Peer review publications
●Gender ratio: Male 21/Female 7
●Postgraduate enrolled students
●Awards
Keynote address by Honourable Minister Mosibudi Mangena at the NanoAfrica Conference
Date: 2009-02-01 11:00 , NANOAFRICA 2009-CSIR, Pretoria-South Africa
My department also endorsed the establishment of the Nanocentre for Africa at iThemba LABS, which began
following the deliberations of the ICS-UNIDO workshop held in August last year. The centre is the continental
platform for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and its aim is to produce solutions to pressing socio-economic
problems related to health, water and energy.……………………………. The centre will have regional and national nodes,
with the main node located at iThemba LABS.
http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/speeches/keynote-address-by-minister-mosibudi-mangena-at-the-nanoafricaconference
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NANOAFNET’s STRUCTURE
● Collegial council,
● 8 RCPs (Regional Coordinators)
● 29 NCPs (National Contact Points)
● e-Desk & Diaspora (Electronic-Assistance)
● Programmes
-Junior fellowships & human capital mobility
-Senior fellowships & human capital mobility
-Fund matching program
-International Exchange program
-Establishment of an Africa Nanotechnology Center Initiative
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The 2008-09 financial year is characterized by a series of specific capacity building outputs
and an extensive continental and international synergies involving several junior and senior
fellows of the NANOAFNET. Among them one should quote the most relevant followings:
Magna Cum Laude by an
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international panel for the 1st joint PhD Senegal-South
Africa fellow registered both at the University Cheikh Anta Diop-Dakar/Senegal and
University of the Western Cape/South Africa. This would pave a way to as intended a
potential African PhD Diploma.
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● um Laude & Honours of the jury by an international panel for a joint 1
st
PhD
Cameroon-South Africa fellow registered both at the University of Yaounde I/
Cameroon and University of the Western Cape/South Africa. This would pave a way
to as intended a potential African PhD Diploma.
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Six
awarded postgraduate degrees from High Education
Institutions in Algeria, Senegal, Cameroon and South Africa.
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Twenty nine enrolled African junior fellows including 2 French
postgraduate students who carried out the bulk component of
their experimental/theoretical/modeling research projects at the
NANOAFNET’s headquarters.
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● ourtheen ISI peer reviewed publications including one in
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● fficial Ministerial support for the creation of the
Nature.
Africa Nano Centre
By The South African Minister of Science & Technology; Honourable Mr. M. Mangena.
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Eight long term African senior visiting fellows.
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World premier demonstration of the semiconductor-metallic 1
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order Mott transition in single nano crystal of VO2 and possibility
of fabrication of an ultrafast photo-induced tunable femtosecond
electronic gate.
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For the first time, egineering of highly ordered doped ZnO nanorods without any
initial VLSI type atomic seed by pulsed laser deposition.
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Demonstration
of the tunable photo-wettability of such nano-structures and the
possibility to use them combined with a liquid drops as tunable foci lensing systems.
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Ongoing
proof
of
concept
of
a
femtosecond
photocontrolable
ultrafast
optoelectronic nano-gate. This component is intended to be developed jointly with
the African Laser Centre.
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Group photograph with Honourable Minister Mr. M. Mangena, Minister of Science
& Technology of the Republic of South Africa during the ICS-UNIDO workshop
«August 2008» which has paved the way to the Africa Nanotechnology Centre
for which the ALC is considered as a role model. From left to right are:
[Chairman of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative], South Africa
● Dr. G. Bertogli [Managing Director of the ICS-UNIDO], Italy
● Dr. N. Manyala [RCP-NANOAFNET Southern Africa], Lesotho
● Dr. R. Nemutudi [Vice-Chair of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative],South Africa
● Prof. A.C. Beye [CEO African Laser Centre], Senegal
● Honourable Minister Mr. M. Mangena [South African Minsitry of Science & Technology],
● Prof. M. Maaza [Chairman of the NANOAFNET], South Africa
● Dr. Z. Vilakazi [Director of iThemba LABS], South Africa
● Dr. A. Avila-Merino [Manager, ICS-UNIDO], Italy
● Dr. G. Schiarabba [Science & Technology Attache, Embassy of Italy], Italy
● Prof. E. Kiremere [Representative of Hon. Minister S&T in Rwanda, Mr. R. Murenzi], Rwanda
● Mrs. N. Haasbroek [Organising Committee member, iThemba LABS], South Africa
● Dr. O. Nemraoui [Representative of the Algerian Materials Society], Algeria
● Ms. R. Ngoato [Deputy Director, South African Dept. Science & Technology], South Africa
● Prof. N. Cingo
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In line with the major target of the mission of the NANOAFNET, and for the second consecutive
year, the focus was towards capacity building and junior mobility within the continent. The
first cohort of graduated fellows has been established with a relatively significant excellence
ratio. This financial year 2008-2009 fellows are as follows:
●Mr. Bala Diop Ngom
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Cheikh Anta-Diop, Dakar-Senegal
and
Senegal
«Experimental Study of the microstructureoptical properties of nanostructured thin films and nanorods of ZnO:W prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition»
Supervisors: Prof. D. Knoessen/Prof. A.C. Beye/Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Jean Bosco Kana Kana
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Yaounde, Yaounde-Cameroon
and
Cameroon
«Reversible Tunability in novel ultrafast nano-plasmonics: Synthesis and characterization of Au-VO2 nano-photonics».
Supervisors: Dr. J. M. Ndjaka/Prof. D. Knoessen/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Benias Nyamuda
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the Tshwane University of Technology
Zimbabwe
«ZnO nano-structures by hydrothermal for photonics and gas sensing applications»
●Mr. Slimane Lafane
Algeria
MSc fellow
Male
Completed 2008
University of Bab Ezzouar-Algiers & CDTA, Algiers-Algeria
«Dynamic Expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO Laser Ablation Plume in Oxygen Gas»
Supervisors: Dr. T. Kerdja/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Salah Khamlich
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria-South Africa
Morocco
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«Optical & photo-induced properties of alpha-Cr2O3 nanospheres »
●Mr. Simon Chigome
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at University of Botswana, Gaborone-Botswana
Botswana
«Porphyrin and luminescent based nano-photonics by electrospinning»
Supervisors: Prof. N. Torto/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Adura Abiona
MSc fellow
Male
Registered at the Obafemi Awolowe University, Ife Ife-Nigeria
Nigeria
«Nano-composites photonics by electrospinning».
Supervisors: Dr. A. Fasasi/ Prof. M. Maaza
Registration N°: scp0506h0368
●Mr. Given Kalonga
Zambia
MSc fellow
Male
Registered at the National University of Zambia, Lusaka-Zambia
«C60 functionalized PCBM-TiO2 hybrid nano-structured solar cells»
Supervisors: Dr. K. Chinyama/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Ms. Nawal Diourri
PhD fellow
Female
Morocco
«Photonics properties of ZnO-SWCNTs and ZnO-MWCNTs by electrospinning»
●Mr. Mohamed Khenfouche
PhD fellow
Male
Morocco
«Photonics and transport properties of Graphene-polymer based nano-composites by electrospinning»
●Mr. Mohamed Salhi
PhD fellow
Male
Algeria
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«Photonics properties of multilayered and Fabry-Perot type nano-structures for matter wave optics applications»
Supervisors: Prof. L. Guerbous/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Ster Mammeri
Algeria
PhD fellow
Male
«Radiation and photo-induced effects in pulsed laser deposited bismuth nan-structures»
Supervisors: Prof. H. Ammi
●Mr. Thomas Urdampiletta
MSc fellow
Male
France
«Nano-TiO2 by a novel hydrothermal processing: Physical & photocatalytic properties »
●Mr. Ariel Haziot
France
MSc fellow
Male
«Nano-rods of Mn2O3 by a novel hydrothermal processing and investigation of their physical properties »
●Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali,
PhD fellow
Male
South Africa
«Photonics properties of self-assembled C 60 nanorods»
●Mr. Cebo Ndanganmandla
South Africa
PhD fellow
Male
«Synthesis and Photo-splitting properties of undoped and doped Fe2O 3 nanorods »
●Ms. P. Nanky Mongkawetsi
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
«Optical properties of porphyrin-polymer nano-photonics»
Supervisors: Dr. R. Sparrow/ Prof.B. Klumperman/ Prof. M. Maaza
South Africa
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●Ms. M. Mpho Makgale
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at University of Northwest, South Africa
South Africa
«Raman investigations of radiation induced effects in carbon and silicon carbide nano-structures»
Supervisors: Dr. R. Sparrow/Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Praise Sibuyi
PhD fellow
Male
Registered at the University of Western Cape, Belleville-South Africa
South Africa
«Radiations induced effects in carbon and silicon carbide based nano-structures»
Supervisors: Prof. R. Madjoe/ Prof. M. Maaza
●Mr. Joseph Sithole
PhD fellow
Male
South Africa
«Physical-Chemical Properties of Shape-Size Controlled ZnO nano-Particles »
Supervisors: Prof. D. Knoesen/ Prof. M. Maaza/ Dr. N. Manyala
●Mr. Hasting Cele
MSc fellow
Male
South Africa
«Synthesis and physical properties of nano-structured VOx by sol-gel processing»
●Mr. Zanele M. Khumalo
MSc fellow
Male
South Africa
«Photonics and gas sensing properties of ZnO nanorods»
●Ms. Nolwazi Shozi
MSc fellow
Female
«Radiation induced effects on graphene nano-sheets»
South Africa
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●Ms. Puleng Mbuyisa
MSc fellow
Female
South Africa
«Graphene based nano-structures as potential transparent conducting oxides equivalent and NLO properties»
●Mr. P. Sotobe Sibiya
MSc fellow
Male
South Africa
«Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured diamond like carbon by dual beam pulsed laser ablation-pulsed gas feeding».
●Mrs. G. Hlengiwe Mhlongo
MSc fellow
Female
South Africa
«Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured meso-porous nano-TiO2 by self evaporation synthesis».
●Ms. Irene Mabuda
PhD fellow
Female
Registered at the University of Pretoria
South Africa
«High intense laser radiation effects on graphene nano-sheets»
●Mr. Phillip Shechogela
PhD fellow
Male
«Novel reversibly active ZnO-VO2 transparent conducting oxide nano-composites»
South Africa
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Exploiting the previously established fund matching strategy and having implemented new
research nano-infrastructure on site at iThemba LABS, the headquarters of the NANOAFNET,
the following seniors fellows have visited and conducted their research projects for periods
ranging from ~1 to 3 months:
●Dr. John Ajao,
Research subproject: «Nanomaterials by electrospinning»
Nigeria
Ife Ife●Dr. Evariste Minani,
Affiliation: National University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
Research subproject: «ZnO nano-structured systems by CVD type approach»
Rwanda
Kigali●Dr. Mantoa Sekota,
Research subproject: «Design & engineering of synthetic porphyrins absed
systems for photonics applications»
Lesotho
Maseru●Dr. Lakhdar Guerbous,
Affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique, COMENA, Algiers-Algeria
Research subproject: «Photoluminescence properties of nano-scaled materials»
Algeria
Algiers●Dr. Ncholu Manyala,
Research subproject: «nano-magnetism & spintronics »
Lesotho
Maseru●Prof. Fouad Lahlou,
Affiliation: Univ. Dhar El Mehrez, Fes-Morocco
Research subproject: «Theory & modeling in nano-scaled
Sojourn period: ~½ months
Fes●Prof. O. Muzi Ndwandwe,
systems»
Morocco
Affiliation: Dept. of Physics and Engineering, Univ. of Zululand, Kwazulu Natal-South Africa
Research subproject: «Thins films: Interfacial phenomena & physical stability»
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South Africa
Kwazulu Natal●Dr. Ouassini Nemraoui,
Affiliation: Dept. of Physics and Engineering,
Univ. of Zululand, Kwazulu natal-South Africa
Research subproject: «Gas sensing investigations of various
nano-scaled oxides»
South Africa
Kwazulu Natal●Prof. Adeneyi Fasasi,
Research subproject: «Ferroelectric Nanomaterials by Pulsed Laser
Sojourn period: ~1 month
Deposition»
Nigeria
Ife Ife●Prof. Aboubakar Chedikh Beye,
Research subproject: «Nanophotonics»
Sojourn period: ~2 weeks
Senegal
Dakar●Dr. Omar Sakho,
Research subproject: «PhotoEmmission properties of nanoscaled materials»
Sojourn period: ~2 weeks [Reported]
Senegal
Dakar-
●Prof. Mohamed Abdel Harith,
Affiliation: National Institute of Lasers for Enhanced Sciences, Cairo-Egypt
Research subproject: «Lasers & nanosciences»
Egypt
Cairo●Dr. Juma Shaabane,
Affiliation: UNESCO office, Bamako-Mali
Contribution: «New Technologies for developing world:
Bamako-
focus on Africa»
Mali
●Prof. Sospeter Muhongo,
Affiliation: International Council for Scientific Unions, Africa office, Pretoria-South Africa
Contribution: «Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies: opportunities for Africa»
Sojourn period: ~ ½ week
Pretoria-
South Africa
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Within the marketing strategy of the NANOAFNET, various international scientists from out of
Africa have visited the headquarters at iThemba LABS during which interaction with junior
fellows specifically has been encouraged. The following list summarizes the above
mentioned set of international visiting scientists and policy makers:
●Prof. Giorgio Rosso-Cicogna
Talk:«Nanotechnology programs at the ICS-UNIDO: Focus on nanodrugs delivery»
Period: December 2008
Italy
●H.E. Mr. Giusto Schiarabba
Home institution: Embassy of Italy in South Africa, Pretoria-South Africa
Period: April 2008
Italy
●Dr. Lionel Vayssieres
Japan
Home institution: National Institute for Materials Sciences, Tsukuba-Japan
Talk:«1-D nanostructures by hydrothermal processing»
Period: July 2008
●Prof. Brian Augustine
Fulbright Scholar position
Home institution: James Madison University, USA
Talk:« Capstone nanotechnology course at the Global Colloquium on Engineering Education»
Period: October 2008
●Prof. David Lundberg
Home institution: Univ. California Los Angeles
Talk:«R&D at California NanoSystems Institute-Univ. of Califronia Los Angeles»
●Dr. Anatoli Balagurov
Home institution: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna-Russia
USA
USA
Russia
●Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
Home institution: National Science Foundation, Arlington-USA
Period: April 2008
USA
●Prof. Alain Gibaud
France
Home institution: University of Le Maine, Le Mans-France
Talk:«GISAX and XRR as probing tools for nanomaterials»
●Dr. Iryna Peripichka
Home institution: Ottawa University, Ottawa-Canada
Canada
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Talk:«Nanostructured polymers by self assembly»
Period: July 2008
●Prof. Samuel Elmaleh
France
Home institution: Embassy of France, Pretoria-Office, South Africa
Period: August 2008
●Mr. Jian Ann
Home institution: Embassy of China, Pretoria-South Africa
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies in China»
Period: August 2008
●Prof. Nelson Torto
Home institution: National University of Botswana, Gaborone-Botswana
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Anne Corval
Home institution: Centre national pour la recherché Scientifique, Johannesburg
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologie Programmes in France»
Period: August 2008
●Prof. O. Olesugun Adewoye
China
Botswana
France
Nigeria
Home institution: NASENI, Abuja- Nigeria
Talk: :«Nigerian Nanotechnologie Initiative»
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Surya Raghu
Home institution: Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste-Italy
Period: August 2008
Italy
●Prof. M. C. Karemera
Home institution: National University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
Period: August 2008
Rwanda
●Prof. Aggrey Ambali
South Africa
Home institution: NEPAD, Pretoria-Office
Talk: :«African S&T Driven Initiatives: ABNE, Innovation Indiactors Initiative»
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Alfonso Avila Merino
Period: August 2008
●Dr. Graziano Bertogli
Talk: :«Nanosciences-Nanotechnologies: ICS Nanoawards»
Period: August 2008
Italy
Italy
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Group photograph with Honouable Mr. G. Rosso Cicogna, Director of the ICSUNIDO/Italy during his visit to the headquarters of the NANOAFNET at iThemba
LABS-national Research Foundation of South Africa. From left to right are:
● Dr. J. Ajao,
Nigeria
● Dr. Dr. A. Nechaev,
Russia
● Mr. P. Sibuyi, South Africa
● Mr. S. Toumban, Cameroon
● Mr. A. Abiona, Nigeria
● Dr. O. Nemraoui, Algeria
● Prof. M. Maaza , South Africa
● Mr. Ph. Schelogela , South Africa
● Honourable Mr. G. Rosso-Cicogna, Italy
● Mr. S. Chigome, Botswana
● Mr. S. Khamlich, Morocco
● Ms. I. Mabuda, South Africa
● Mr. J.B. Kana Kana, Cameroon
● Mr. B. Nyamuda, Zimbabwe
● Mr. H. Cele, South Africa
● Mr. C.B. Mtshali, South Africa
● Mr. C. Nlanganmandla , South Africa
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In line with the target of the network in developing a continental postgraduate diploma in
nanosciences-nanotechnology, various junior NANOAFNET fellows have completed and
graduated at various African high education institutions. Several of them have scored
sounding academic levels as per the judgment of international peer review panels in
accordance with the excellence motto of the NANOAFNET:
● Awardee: Dr. J.B. Kana Kana
Cameroon
«Reversible Tunability in novel ultrafast nano-plasmonics: Synthesis and characterization of
Au-VO2 nano-photonics».
October 2008
Level:
Cum Laude & Honours of the jury
● Awardee: Dr. B.D. Ngom
Senegal
«Experimental Study of the microstructure and optical properties of nanostructured thin
films and nanorods of ZnO:W prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition».
March 2009
Level:
Magna Cum Laude by an international panel
● Awardee: Mr. Slimane Lafane
Algeria
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Dynamic Expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO Laser Ablation Plume in
Oxygen Gas».
July 2008
University of Bab Ezzouar-Algiers & CDTA-Algiers/ Algeria
● Awardee: Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of C60 nanorods by self
assembly and molecular recognition».
July 2008
Level:
● Awardee: Mr. P. Sotobe Sibiya
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured diamond like
carbon by dual beam pulsed laser ablation-pulsed gas feeding».
July 2008
Level:
● Awardee: Mrs. G. Hlengiwe Mhlongo
South Africa
Awarded MSc dissertation: «Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured mesoporous nano-TiO2 by self evaporation synthesis».
November 2008
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● N. Manyala, J. F. DiTusa1, G. Aeppli & A. P. Ramirez
« Doping a semiconductor to create an unconventional metal»
Nature. Vol 454, 21 august 2008, doi:10.1038/nature07137, 2008
● B. D. Ngom, T. Mpahane , N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, U Buttner, J.B. Kana Kana, A. Fasasi,
M.Maaza, A. C. Beye.
«Structural & Optical properties of nanostructured W-doped ZnO Thin Films grown by pulsed
Pulsed Laser Deposition»
Applied Surface Science 255, pp 4153-4158, 2009
● Maaza, M.; Chambalo, Herculano; Ekambaram, S.; Nemraoui, O.; Ngom, B.; Manyala,N.
«Pulsed Laser Liquid Solid Interaction: Synthesis of Pt, Au, Ag and Cu Nano-suspensions &
their stability»
Int. J. of Nanoparticles, Vol. 1, Number 3, pp. 212-223 [12], 2008.
● G. Hailu, · G. Tessema, · B.D. Ngom, · N. Manyala and M. Maaza
«Nonlinear optical absorption properties of porphyrins confined in Nafion membranes»
Appl. Phys. A, DOI 10.1007/s00339-009-5147-9, 2009.
● G. O. Egharevba, R. C. George and M. Maaza
« Effect of Heat on the Morphology and Optical Properties of Porphyrin Nanostructures»
Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, DOI:
10.1080/15533170802440565, 38:681–687, 2008
● B. D. Ngom, J. B. Kana Kana, O. Nemraoui, N.Manyala, M. Maaza, R. Madjoe & A. C. Beye
«Infrared active Sm1−xNdxNiO3 based nano-switchings for high powers laser sources»
American Institute of Physics Procs., Vol. 1047, pp. 280-283, 2008.
● N. Manyala, Balla Ngom, J. B. Kana-Kana, R. Bucher, M. Maaza, and J. F. DiTusa
«Characterization Of Fe1−xCoxSi thin films deposited via pulsed laser deposition»
● J. B. Kana Kana, J. M. Ndjaka, P. Owono Ateba, B. D. Ngom, N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, A.
C. Beye, M. Maza.
«Thermochromic VO2 thin films synthesized by rf-inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering»
Applied Surface Science 254, 3959–3963, 2008.
● A.Y. Fasasi, M. Maaza. E. Rohwer et al
«Effect of Zn-doping on the structural and optical properties of BaTiO3 thin films grown by
pulsed laser deposition»
● A.Y. Fasasi, M. Maaza, C. Theron et al
«Non-linear absorption and second harmonic imaging of Zn-BaTiO3 thin films prepared by
laser ablation»
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● M. Maaza
● S. Lafane, T. Kerdja, A. Abdelli-Messaci, S. Malek and M. Maaza
«Laser ablated plasma dynamics for Sm1−xNd xNiO3 thin films deposition»
● J. B. Kana-Kana,J.M. Ndjaka, N. Manyala, O. Nemraoui, A.C. Beye & M. Maaza
«Combined thermochromic and plasmonic: Optical responses in novel nano-composites AuVO2 films prepared by RF inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering»
● J.B. Kana Kana, D.Knoesen, J.M. Ndjaka, O. Nemraoui, M. Maaza
« Effect of substrate temperatura and rf power on the semiconductor-metal phase transition
of sputtered VO2 thin films»
Article accepted to Applied Surface Science 2009
● M. Maaza
Special Vol. in
Int. J. Nanotechnology
« Photonic Multifunctionality and Tunability of ZnO based nanostructures»
●-«Francis-Taylor
UK Award for outstanding research work presentation»
Obtained during the 2008 International Fine Particles Conference/Awardee: Mr. J. Sithole
●-«American
Biographical Institute Award»
Awarded by the ABI institute in November 2008/ Awardee: Prof. M. Maaza
●-«Magna
Cum-Laude for outstanding PhD dissertation»
Obtained during the PhD defense in March 2009 by an international panel/ Awardee: Mr.
B.D. Ngom
●-«Cum-Laude
& Honours of the Jury for outstanding PhD dissertation»
Obtained during the PhD defense in October 2008 / Awardee: Mr. J.B. Kana Kana
●-«Cum-Laude
MSc degree»
University of Zululand / Awardee: Mr. Ch. B. Mtshali
●-«Cum-Laude
MSc degree»
University of Zululand / Awardee: Mr. P. S. Sibiya
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10-Research outputs: Organized (Co-) international conferences
Within the global visibility of the NANOAFNET, senior members have actively been involved in
organizing (Co-)
scientific international / national scientific in Africa with various
international institutions, specifically with the Abdus Salam ICTP. The following list
summarizes the most relevant to the multi-disciplinatry activities of the network:
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-«ICTP School on Computational Materials Science»
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
Dr. D. Genene Tessema & Dr. Semu Kassa
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-«ICS UNIDO iThemba LABS Workshop»
iThemba LABS, Cape Town-South Africa
19-23 August 2008
Dr. R. Nemutudi, Prof. N. Cingo, Dr. N. Manyala, Dr. A. Fasasi, Prof.A. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza,
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-« CIMER 2009: Colloque International sur les Matériaux et Energies Renouvelables 2009»
Brazaville- Congo
1-5 March 2009
Organizing/ International Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. J. M. Ndjaka, Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
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Dr. R. Nemutudi, Prof. N. Cingo, Prof. M. Maaza
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23-26 June 2008
Organizing committee/International Scientific/Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. T. Kerdja, Prof. A. C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
-«1st Yaounde International College on Novel Materials & Technologies & their Impact on Energy, Environment &
Sustainable Development»
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Yaounde-Cameroon
7-12 July 2008
Organizing committee / International Scientific/Advisory committee (Among):
Dr. J.M. Ndjaka, Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza
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Prof. N. Cingo, . M. Maaza
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-«New Materials Design Technology for the Next Generation of Performed Components»
Algiers-Algeria
18-20 May 2009
Prof. A.C. Beye, Prof. M. Maaza, Dr. L. Guerbous, H. Aourag, Dr. S. Eljaziri
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-«International Conference on nanotechnology & Advanced Materials»
Univ. Bahrain-Bahrain
4-7th May 2009
Prof. M. Maaza, team member
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-«Accelerators & High Intense Lasers»
Stellenbosch-South Africa
01-09 April 2009
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-«Advanced school on Synchrotron and free electron laser sources and their multi-disciplinary applications»
Trieste-Italy, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics,
07-25 April 2008
Attended by:
Mr. Ch. Bongani Mtshali, PhD fellow
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-«IS-TCOs 2008: 2nd Interational Symposium on Transparent Conductive Oxides»
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas,
Crete-Greece,
22-26/10 2008,
Title: Photonic Multifunctionality and Tunability of ZnO based nanostructures
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Title: tailored nano-systems for energy/photonics applications
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-«CIMER 2009: Colloque International sur les Matériaux et Energies Renouvelables 2009»
Brazzaville-Congo
1-5 March 2009
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-«Third US-African Advanced Institute Environmental and Biological Applications of Lasers: EBAL 2008»
Niles, Cairo-Egypt
19-28th January 2008
Title: «Effect of laser energy on structural & optical properties of W: ZnO Grown by PLD»
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-«Global challenges: How can nanotechnology help?»
Center for Nanoscience Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat/ Swiss Nanoscience Institute
Venice International University on San Servolo, Venice-Italy
20-24th April 2008
Attended by Mr. B.D. Ngom, PhD fellow
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23-26 June 2008
Maaza et al
J.B. Kana Kana et al
«Dynamic expansion of Sm1-xNdxNiO3 laser ablation plume in oxygen gas»
S. Lafane et al
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-«1st Yaounde International College on Novel Materials & Technologies & their Impact on Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development»
Yaounde-Cameroon
7-12 July 2008
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-«53rd Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics»
University of Limpopo,
07-11 July 2008
«Shape anisotropy in nano-structured undoped ZnO for gas sensing applications»
«Synthesis & characterization of Fe2O3 nanorod arrays for H2 production»
«Synthesis & linear optical properties of mono-disperse alpha-Cr2O3 nanospheres»
«Characterization of C 60-porphyrins nano-structured for solar cells applications»
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«Nanosciences in nature and biomimics»
«Monodisperse α-Cr2O3 nano-spheres: Synthesis & optical properties»
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-«Sciences at Synchrotron conference»
Department of Science & Technology of South Africa –CSIR, Pretoria-South Africa
09-13 February 2009
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-« Gulf-Middle East Regional Workshop on Nanotechnology»
Muscat-Oman
12-14 January 2008
« Nano-materials for Energy Efficiency »
«Properties of Materials at the Nanoscale»
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● -«US-Africa Workshop on Nanotechnology,
Nsukka/Enugu state, Nigeria
USAMI-Princeton external activities »
15-19 April 2008
«Nano-photonics for Energy Efficiency»
«Does size matters in materials»
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-«6th International Conference on Inorganic Materials»
Dresden-Germany
Participation of: Mr. J. B. Kana Kana, junior team member
Poster contribution:
« Well-controlled Reversible Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonance shift in Au-VO2
Thermochromic plasmonic Nanostructures »
NANOAFNET has entered in a synergetic and reciprocal agreements with 3 keys institutions by
which its global visibility and continental contribution will be enhanced. As per described
below, the 3 strategic components are: (i) the European ICPCNANONET, (ii) the USA CREST-
CNFM and (iii) the French MINATEC-Grenoble.
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-«ICPCNanoNet»
http://www.icpc-nanonet.org/content/section/5/39/
London-UK
Funding agency: EU-FP7
ICPCNanoNet is a support action funded by the EU under FP7 for four years from 1st June
2008. It brings together partners from the EU, China, India and Russia and aims to provide
wider access to published nanoscience research, and opportunities for collaboration between
scientists in the EU and International Cooperation Partner Countries «ICPC». This is being
achieved through an open access electronic archive of nanoscience publications «Nano
Archive» and tools to facilitate networking between scientists in different world regions.
ICPCNanoNet is coordinated by the Institute of Nanotechnology «UK» and includes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação «Portugal», St Petersburg Electrotechnical University
«Russia», Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research «India», Chinese
Society of Micro-Nano Technology «China», MERIT, Universiteit Maastricht «Netherlands»,
and Malsch TechnoValuation «Netherlands».
Funded by the EU under FP7 for four years from June 2008, it provides:
• an electronic archive of nanoscience publications that is freely accessible to researchers
around the globe;
• an electronic database of nanoscience organizations and networks in ICPC;
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• links to nanoscience researchers and stakeholders across the globe;
• annual reports on nanoscience developments in eight ICPC regions: Africa, Caribbean,
Pacific, Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Latin America, Mediterranean Partner
Countries (MPC), Western Balkan Countries (WBC);
• online networking tools (forums, workshops);
• annual workshops, one in each of EU, China, India, and Russia, which will also be webcast
to facilitate greater access.
The project builds on previous initiatives including
Nanoforum (http://www.nanoforum.org/) which provides information on nanoscience and
technology in the EU;
EuroIndiaNet (http://www2.spi.pt/euroindianet/) which promoted stronger collaboration
between EU and Indian nanoscientists and technologists, and
NanoforumEULA (www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/nanoforumeula/) which promotes stronger
collaboration between EU and Latin American nanoscientists and technologists.
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-«CREST-CNFM»
Atlanta-USA
Funding agency: NSF-Africa
The Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials was established at Clark Atlanta University on
November 1, 2006. The programs and activities of the Center are designed to meet the dual
goals of advancing human understanding in the area of nanoscale materials and of
increasing the capacity of Clark Atlanta University to train talented scientists in the physical
sciences. The Center, though residing at Clark Atlanta University, is multi-institutional and
brings into a mutually beneficial and cooperative relationship two-year and four-year
colleges, research universities and the K-12 community. Furthermore, the Center brings
together researchers and educators from different disciplines with demonstrated and
complementary strengths in quality research and training students.
An integral component of the Center's international program is its Nanoscholars Abroad
Program. Participation in this program is open to undergraduate students, who are majoring
in one of the science or mathematics disciplines and who plan to attend graduate school
after graduation. Talented undergraduate students from all over the nation are invited to
participate in this eight-week program, which is conducted annually during the North
American summer months. Participants spend the first two weeks in the Center's
laboratories participating in a program of orientations and research. During this orientation
period the students will have seminars and workshops designed to prepare them for living
and working in a new culture, as well as to acquaint them with the interests, goals and
research culture of the host laboratories. In addition, they will begin working on a personal
research project, which they will complete in the host laboratory. An online application may
be found on this Web site.
The 2009 Nanoscholar Abroad Program begins June 7, 2009, at the CFNM, Atlanta, Georgia,
and continues through July 31, 2009, with the return of the participants from Cape Town,
South Africa. Participants will spend two weeks at the CFNM in Atlanta before departing for
the NANOAFNET headquarters at iThemba LABS in Cape Town, South Africa, for the remaining
six weeks of the program. Each participant will work on a personal project, which is
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concerned with some aspect of an ongoing collaboration between CFNM researchers and
iTHEMBA LABS scientists. While in Atlanta each participant will be under the direction of one
of the CFNM senior scientists and will have as well a graduate student mentor, both of
whom will guide and assist the participant in the various aspects of preparation for their
work in laboratories of the Center's South African collaborators. While in South Africa,
participants will be supervised by senior scientists at the NANOAFNET headquarters at iThemba
LABS and will also have a senior scientist from the CFNM as local counselor. To each
participant will be provided round-trip transportation from his/her point of origin to the
CFNM in Atlanta as well as round-trip transportation between Atlanta and Capetown, South
Africa. While in Atlanta, participants will be provided with room and board and while in
South Africa, participants will be provided with housing and a per diem allowance.
Participants will receive a stipend of $3,200 dollars for their participation and are expected
to conduct original research on their personal project. They will also prepare a written report
on their work as well as prepare an evaluation of their summer experience.
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-«MINATEC- Nano Grenoble Intiative»
Grenoble-France
Funding agency: ANR/French Government-France
Minatec came into existence at the instigation of CEA-Leti Grenoble and Grenoble INP. Its
ambition is to become Europe's top centre for innovation and expertise in micro and
nanotechnology. Minatec has this potential, as well as five key ingredients essential to
success:
● An integrated approach to innovation Minatec adopts an integrated approach to
innovation, from the exploration of technological breakthroughs to immediate industrial
applications. This is essential to successfully negotiate the transition from advanced
microelectronics to nanotechnology, evolve into heterogeneous microcomponents, and
design tomorrow's smart devices and mobile terminals.
● A high concentration of skills and resources Ultimately, 3,500 engineers,
researchers and academics will be working at Minatec, in and around cutting edge
technological resources and equipment. The resulting close contacts and multicultural
exchanges will stimulate and speed up the innovation process.
● A strategy of international alliances and partnerships. This concentration of skills
flourishes in an open environment that attracts international scientists and technologists.
Moreover, the dynamic of the various networks and collaboration agreements with
complementary centers of excellence enhances Minatec's competitive edge.
● An ambitious policy of ongoing investment. A total of € 150m will be invested in
Minatec between 2002 and 2005 to fund the new infrastructure, in addition to the € 250m
invested by CEA-Léti and INP Grenoble. Moreover, during the last 10 years, the
microelectronics industry has invested € 4bn in the Grenoble-Isère area.
● A talent pool dedicated to science and advanced technology. Grenoble-Isère has the
necessary scientific, technological and industrial resources to give Minatec an environment
that corresponds its ambitions:- 17,000 jobs in scientific and academic research, 220
laboratories and five international research centers, 53,000 students and 10 engineering
schools; - a powerful local microelectronics industry, comprising 13,350 workers (including
3,000 in research), 30 international corporations, and 20 high-potential startups launched in
the last five years; - decisive support of local authorities
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13-Current structure of the NANOAFNET
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–Chairman: Prof. M. Maaza
iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation
South Africa
[email protected]
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–Vice Chairman: Prof. A.C. Beye
University of Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar
Senegal
[email protected]
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–Communication officer: Dr. B.D. Ngom
University of Western Cape
University of Cheikh Anta Diop
South Africa
[email protected]
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–e-Desk officer: Dr. J.B. Kana Kana
University of Western Cape
University of Yaounde I
South Africa
[email protected]
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–Regional Coordinator North:Prof. I. Zorkani
University of Dhar El Mehrez, Fes
Morocco
[email protected]
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–Regional Coordinator West Africa: Prof. A.C. Beye
Senegal
[email protected]
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–Regional Coordinator Central Africa: Prof. B. M’Passi Mabiala
University Marian Ngouabe
Congo
[email protected]
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–Regional Coordinator East Africa:Prof. T. Otiti
Makerere University, Kampala
Uganda
[email protected]
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–Regional Coordinator Southern Africa: Dr. N. Manyala
National University of Lesotho, Roma-Maseru
Lesotho
[email protected]
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–Desk North America: Prof. I. Khan
CREST-CNFM, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
USA
[email protected]
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–Desk EUROPE: Dr. M. Henini
Nottingham University, Nottingham
UK
[email protected]
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–Desk Middle East: Prof. Kh. Bouziane
Sultan Qaboos University, Mascat
Oman
[email protected]
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–Desk Asia-Pacific: Dr. L. Vayssieres
National Institute for Materials Sciences, Tsukuba
Japan
[email protected]
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–Desk India : Dr. P. Chakraborty
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics-Kolkata
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Morocco :Prof. I. Zorkani
University of Dhar El Mehrez, Fes
Morocco
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Algeria :Prof. H. Aourag
Mohamed Belkaid University-Tlemcen
Algeria
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Tunisia :Prof. S. El Jaziri
University El Manar-Tunis
Tunisia
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Egypt :Dr. A. M. Mahoumd Abdel-Hamid
National Institute for Lasers Enhanced Sciences-Cairo
Egypt
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Senegal: Dr. O. Sakho
Senegal
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Mali: Prof. J. Shaabane
UNESCO regional office
Mali
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Ghana :Prof. Y. Mensah
Cape Coat University-Accra
Ghana
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–National Coordinator Nigeria: Dr. A. Fasasi
NASENI
Obafemi Awolowe University-Lagos
Nigeria
Ayfasasi@@hotmail.co.uk
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–National Coordinator Cameroon:Prof. J.M. Ndjaka
University of Yaounde I-Yaounde
Cameroon
[email protected],
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Togo: Prof. B. M’passi Mabiala
Marien Ngouabi University-Brazzaville
Congo
[email protected],
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Togo: Prof. K. Napo
university of Lome-Lome
Togo
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Benin: Dr. B. Baslie kounouhewa
Universite d’Abomey Calavi-Cotonou
Benin
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator DRCongo: Dr. A. Kazadi
University of Kinshasa-Kinshasa
DRCongo
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Sudan :Prof. A. Abderazig AbdelBagi
Khartoum University-Khartoum
Sudan
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Ethiopia :Prof. J.A. Teketel
Addis Ababa University-Addis Ababa
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Kenya :Dr. J. Mwabora
University of Nairobi
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Rwanda :Dr. E. Minani
National University of Rwanda
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Malawi :Dr. Th. Senganimalunje
University of Malawi-Chancellor college- Zomba
Malawi
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Zamba :Dr. K. Chinyama
National University of Zambia-Lusaka
Zambia
[email protected]; [email protected]
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–National Coordinator Botswana :Dr. B. Saubi
University of Botswana-Gaborone
Botswana
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Namibia i :Prof. S. Singh
National University of Namibia-Windhoek
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator Mozambique :Mr. J. Cuambe
Eduardo Mondlane University-Maputo
[email protected]
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–National Coordinator South Africa:Prof.N. Cingo-Dr. R. Nemutudi
Tshwane University of Technology-Pretoria
iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation- Cape Town
[email protected]
[email protected]
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14-Appendix n°1:
Remarks by Minister Mosibudi Mangena at
the Workshop on Nanotechnology Regional
Networking ICS-UNIDO
Date:
2008-08-21 12:00
Venue:
Somerset West, Cape Town
Type:
Minister
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False
Content:
Programme Director;
Ms Naomi Haasbroek, Chair of the Local Organising Committee;
Dr Malik Maaza of iThemba Labs;
Mr Alfonso Avila of the International Centre for Science;
Distinguished Guests and Delegates;
Ladies and Gentlemen
South Africa is proud to host the Workshop on Nanotechnology Regional Networking. We
sincerely thank the organisers for choosing our country to hold these very necessary discussions.
The workshop is important to us in more ways than one. Its focus on nanotechnology comes at a
time when South Africa is seeing a significant increase in nanotechnology activity. My
department launched a National Strategy on Nanotechnology in 2006, through which we hope to
position South Africa to take advantage of the potential social and economic benefits offered by
this emerging area of research.
Nanotechnology has the potential of playing a pivotal role in the advancement of our society,
particularly with regard to our concerted efforts in poverty alleviation and health care.
Realising this, we are intensifying efforts to implement our nanotechnology strategy. More
information on this will be provided by other officials from my Department, but I would like to
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emphasise our undeterred commitment to ensuring that nanotechnology works for society, and
helps us to meet the Millennium Development Goals. That is why we have seen it fit not to leave
the development of this field of technology to chance.
We are working hard to create an enabling environment for science and technology innovation,
and taking a number of measures to ensure that society reaps the benefits of their investment in
science. One of these is the creation of a Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which is
designed to provide financial assistance to individuals or parties to enable them to develop and
commercialise their technological innovations and inventions.
The agency will also draw together and integrate the management of disparate technological
innovations that are still at an early development stage, and become a custodian of the Centres of
Competence. These centres arise from the need to actively promote greater collaboration
between and among academia, industry, research councils, entrepreneurs or technopreneurs,
international research organisations, companies, and individual inventors and innovators, such
that their collaborative efforts produce socio-economic benefits for the country.
The TIA concept is closely aligned with our policy and legislation on intellectual property
derived from publicly financed research and development. This has been a grey area for far too
long. Bitter experience has revealed the importance of establishing clarity of purpose on the
issue. And I will be introducing the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Funded Research
and Development Bill for adoption by parliament this afternoon.
These initiatives are all part of a larger plan: the Ten-Year Innovation Plan for South Africa,
which charts the course to enhanced innovation over the next decade. The plan has enormous
potential to contribute to sustained economic growth, and entrenchment of a knowledge-based
economy. Five key development focus areas have been identified in the plan as the “grand
challenges”.
First, is the challenge to develop our bioeconomy.
Second, is the need to grow and manage, in a coordinated fashion, our satellite industry and a
range of innovations in space sciences, earth observation, communications and navigation.
Third, is the challenge to provide energy security, through which we are exploring opportunities
in clean coal technologies, nuclear energy, which includes nanotechnology, renewable energy,
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as other promising possibilities.
Fourth, is the challenge of global change.
The last and most challenging one is in human and social dynamics.
Nanotechnology, like all the initiatives I have referred to is a critical part of the Department’s
Ten-Year Innovation Plan. We plan to direct the focus of the national system of innovation to
address these challenges. And we are confident we will be able to make progress, despite the fact
that there are, and will be, many more than these five grand challenges now and in the future.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this workshop is about regional networking to ensure better access to
knowledge. With nanotechnology still at an emerging research area stage, networking and
collaboration is critical. South Africa is working closely with India and Brazil, under the IBSA
forum, on the development of this area of science. Scientists from the three countries have
already identified projects they will pursue jointly to harness the benefits this technology
promises. A lot still needs to be done about regional nanotechnology collaboration; hence, the
importance of this workshop.
We already have a number of science and technology programmes on which we are
collaborating. These include, among others, the regional network of Indigenous Knowledge
Systems policy makers, the SADC Science, Engineering and Technology Week, and regional
policy training. We are planning to expand our cooperation to include programmes on the
geosciences, mineral processing, climate change and cyber networks.
Furthermore, during South Africa's chairmanship of the SADC, which began this month, we
hope to encourage the region to work together to advance science and technology development
in general - with nanotechnology most certainly a part of such collaborative efforts.
We are doing this, Ladies and Gentlemen, because we know that science and technology can
help us improve the life chances of our citizens, and that much more can be accomplished if we
pool our efforts. The conditions and challenges we face are by no means unique to this country;
they are continental challenges and require a combined approach.
We therefore welcome this discussion and trust it will lead to better networking and
collaboration on nanotechnology. South Africa is prepared to support the ICS-UNIDO initiative
on regional networking, and to take on any tasks that come her way to ensure the success of this
initiative.
The recently held “Abdus Salam ICTP” Africa Nano-College, and our continued support of
programmes such as the African Laser Centre, are only two examples of our willingness to
engage in the joint regional development of science and technology. Africa has the opportunity
to take its rightful place in the nanotechnology landscape, and we are ready to grab it with both
hands.
I have mentioned our endeavours to ensure that the ideas generated by our people's original
minds and innovative research are exploited, commercialised and managed for the benefit of our
country and our people, and articulated the need to entrench nanotechnology at the centre of our
science and technology initiatives. I believe this conference will go a long way in positioning
Africa at the forefront of this cutting edge research and development area.
Let me once again thank the organisers for choosing South Africa for these important
discussions, and wish you everything of the best in your deliberations.
I thank you.
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14-Appendix n°2: Keynote contribution of the Hon. Minister Mr. Mr. M. Mangena
«Official backup for establishing the AFRICA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN
iThemba LABS»
AFRICA at
Keynote address by Minister Mosibudi
Mangena at the NanoAfrica Conference
Date:
2009-02-01 11:00
Venue:
Type:
Minister
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Content:
Dr Sibisi, Dr Sinha Ray, and the organising team;
Distinguished guests;
Ladies and gentlemen
As many of you know, our country's space scientists and astronomers are presently engaged in a
"Champion's League Final" of astronomical shootouts, as we vie with Australia for the right to
host the Square Kilometre Array Telescope in our country. If South Africa wins the bid, many
other countries in sub-Saharan Africa will gain from participation in the project.
The SKA will be by far the biggest radio telescope ever, and will have the capability to see so far
back into the past to enable us to observe the universe as it was 500 million years after the Big
Bang. This telescope will redefine our concept of infinity. For ordinary people like us, it is
indeed difficult to grasp the enormous scale of this endeavour.
At the opposite end of the scale, is the nano-world, equally awe-inspiring, in which we South
Africans have an equally intense and enthusiastic involvement.
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The prefix "nano" means one thousand millionth. So, at first glance, one might think it's no big
deal. But the nano-disciplines have emerged from small beginnings – forgive the pun – to
become one of the most enterprising and promising disciplines in the world of science.
It therefore gives me great pleasure to welcome here today a distinguished group of the world's
great nano-scientists who, despite the qualifier, appear not only normal-sized, but are also
engaged in a science that promises to deliver solutions to some of the world’s most pressing
problems.
Among them is our very own group of nano-scientists who are doing sterling and original work
on the nano-frontier. The abstracts provided by the presenters provide fascinating insights into
the many nano-activities taking place in every corner of the world.
Over the next few days, we will learn about the development of this science, and its potential
applications in renewable energy sources; nuclear waste-management; minerals beneficiation;
and in the development of a new, specific and sensitive DNA biosensor platform, which
promises great things for the development of portable DNA diagnostic devices, to mention just a
few.
But for South Africa, the most exciting thing of all is the potential that nanotechnology holds to
change the lives of the disadvantaged for the better through the production of cost-effective
concrete or cements, and increasing the durability of such infrastructure.
Nano-treatments can be used to improve the quality of water in rural communities; and there is
promise of a more effective TB treatment due to successes achieved in drug delivery through
nanotechnology. I want to take this opportunity to thank all those responsible for these welcome
achievements.
The first NanoAfrica conference was held in Cape Town in 2004. Two years before that in 2002,
my department began to support endeavours in nanoscience in our country. This led to the
formation of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative (or SANi), which was the brainchild of
keen-minded scientists working in the nano-field. The SANi was instrumental in the
development of South Africa's Nanotechnology Strategy.
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The National Nanotechnology Strategy was launched in 2005, and its objectives include active
representation of the interests of players in nanotechnology in South Africa, and the provision of
a platform for local and international nanoscience. The launch of the IBSA Nanotechnology
Forum during this conference symbolises the success of the trilateral cooperation agreement
initiated in 2003 by India, Brazil and South Africa's Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
During previous IBSA missions, health, water, energy and advanced materials were identified as
areas of mutual interest for possible collaboration. All of these tie in with the National
Nanotechnology Strategy.
Existing proposals and new initiatives were discussed at various working group and ministerial
level meetings, and in 2007, the IBSA Nanotechnology Proposal was approved. The mentoring
of young scientists and the development of human resources were seen as key priorities, and the
implementation of the proposal which commences this year starts with the hosting of a nanoschool in India in May. The second nano-school on Health will be hosted in South Africa in
November.
In addition to this, we are serious about our responsibility to disseminate information and raise
levels of awareness about nanoscience and nanotechnology in society, including schools and
universities.
The National Nanotechnology Strategy identifies six focus areas, namely, water, health, energy,
chemical and bioprocessing, mining and minerals, and advanced materials and manufacturing, as
areas for the application of nano-solutions to challenges faced by our country.
The implementation plan for the Nanotechnology Strategy broadly outlines programmes and
projects spread over 10 years that will contribute to the attainment of our strategic objectives.
They involve the creation of platforms for human capital development, building of infrastructure,
and promotion of innovative thinking, ideas and ways of doing things.
In many ways, nanotechnology is already well established and has brought benefits for most
during the 20th century. Many of its techniques and applications, such as powder metallurgy,
catalysis, optical coatings and semiconductor films, have been around for over 50 years.
On top of these, there are new materials such as fullerenes and carbon nanotubes; new synthesis
methods such as catalytic or hot-wire chemical vapour deposition and biosynthesis; and new
applications for solar cells and thin film transistors. Consolidating the old and the new, including
various academic disciplines such as chemistry, physics and engineering, under the name
"nanotechnology", opens opportunities for developments in new materials.
Because many of the techniques and research areas are well established, South Africa is not
performing badly in nanotechnology, given the current levels of research funding. In university
physics and chemistry departments, and engineering faculties throughout the country, there are
many active research programmes in different areas of nanotechnology, as this conference will
reveal.
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My department has encouraged and supported the nano-community's involvement in
collaborative research through various bilateral agreements with other countries, both developing
and developed. South African scientists are currently involved in, among others, the European
Union's Framework Programme and the successful India-Brazil-South Africa collaboration
already alluded to.
My department also endorsed the establishment of the Nanocentre for Africa at iThemba LABS,
which began following the deliberations of the ICS-UNIDO workshop held in August last year.
The centre is the continental platform for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and its aim is to
produce solutions to pressing socio-economic problems related to health, water and energy.
The centre's mission includes:
(iv)networking in Africa and beyond to facilitate integration into larger programmes;
(v) marketing and communication with a focus on Africa's business sectors, and decision
and policy makers; and
(vi)human capital development.
The centre will have regional and national nodes, with the main node located at iThemba LABS.
Since nanotechnology is a new area of research in Africa, the centre will have to play a critical
role in promoting awareness about it. During our term as chair of the SADC, South Africa will
also ensure that a platform is created for regional dialogue in this area.
The SADC Heads of State approved a protocol on science, technology and innovation in August
last year, and in December the SADC Ministers for STI met and mandated the development of
an SADC science, technology and innovation strategy, in which nanotechnology will be one of
the priority areas.
Other initiatives in the fields of nanoscience and technology we are involved include:
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A nanoscience centre at the University of the Western Cape, which will mainly focus the
teaching of nanoscience, thus contributing to human capital development;
A Nanotechnology Advisory Board, which has been appointed to oversee the
implementation of the strategy;
The development of a Nanotechnology Public Awareness Plan to ensure that the public
benefits from the products and applications developed, and industry from the human
capital development initiatives currently taking place. Our publicity campaign will be run
by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, and will feature
at the National Science Week events in May.
Research chairs have been established at several universities to strengthen research
capacity in various areas of nanotechnology.
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In 2007, the first two national nanotechnology innovation centres were opened, one here at the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and the other at Mintek. The work at these centres
is in line with the National Strategy, although each centre has its own research focus.
The focus of the CSIR National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials (NCNSM) is on materials
and energy research, while the centre at Mintek concentrates on water, health, mining and
minerals. As mentioned earlier, these areas have been identified in our National Nanotechnology
Strategy for harnessing nanoscience and nanotechnology to solve our social development issues.
We are delighted with our progress and relatively early adoption of these nano-disciplines, which
hold such exciting prospects for good.
We are very appreciative of the insights that will be provided by the nano-experts from Africa
and the rest of the developed and developing world. Some of the most prominent minds and
promising students in nanotechnology and nanoscience are gathered here, and I must say again
how very welcome you are, and how honoured we are that you have come.
As a developing country, we believe that nano-disciplines will contribute to our development,
and have faith that interaction and collaboration with the best is a vital element in speeding up
the process.
I want to close with a quotation from the website of Nanotechnology Now, about the ethics of
nanotechnology, which states that:
Nanotechnology's highest and best use should be to create a world of abundance where no one is
lacking for their basic needs. Those needs include adequate food, safe water, a clean
environment, housing, medical care, education, public safety, fair labor, unrestricted travel,
artistic expression and freedom from fear and oppression.
In the hope we will achieve some of these promises soon, I have great pleasure in declaring
NanoAfrica 2009 officially open.
I thank you.
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nanoafnet annual report 2008-2009

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