Pami Presentation

1. PAN AFRICAN MATERIALS INSTITUTE
(PAMI)
AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AUST)
ABUJA, NIGERIA
Dr. ‘Shola Odusanya
Co-Center Leader, PAMI
Dr. Omolulu Akin-Ojo
Center Leader
Winston Oluwole Soboyejo (Chair Intl Advisory Board)

2. Outline
Pan African Materials Institute (PAMI)Pan African Materials Institute (PAMI)
PAMI baselines Vs objectives
Implementation progress
Milestones and achievements
Education, Research and outreach activities
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6 Revenue GenerationRevenue Generation

3. PAN AFRICAN MATERIALS INSTITUTEPAN AFRICAN MATERIALS INSTITUTE
(PAMI)(PAMI)
PAMI will use a systems-based
interdisciplinary approach to bring together
a Pan African and international team of
scientists, engineers, industrialists,
policymakers, and development
stakeholders to engage in training and
research activities in solar energy, health,
water purification and affordable
housing/infrastructure
PAMI was launched on 3rd
November, 2015
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4. The PAMI Abuja Declaration!!The PAMI Abuja Declaration!!
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• We the PAMI partners have
decided to use
Materials Science and
Engineering Education to
improve the living standards of the
people of West and Central Africa

5. PAMI Baselines Vs ObjectivesPAMI Baselines Vs Objectives
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• PAMI had 9 PhD students
enrolled at commencement
• 9 MSc students at
commencement
• 4 faculty visiting other
institutions

6. 7 PhDs graduated as
PAMI scholars.
21 MScs graduated as
PAMI scholars
147 people with 40
contact hours with
PAMI during PASMAT
2015
4 industries with
working relationship
with PAMI out of 9
targeted.
Implementation progress
No of PAMI scholars graduating as % of target
15%
22%
21%
42%
PAMI progress
MSc PhD short courses Outreach

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

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

9. Revenue GenerationRevenue Generation
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• On-going efforts with DTCA,
AfDB may yield results soon
• PASMAT II (2015) to be held
with the African Materials
Research Society Meeting in
Ghana 6th
-11th
Dec, 2015.

10. FRG on Biomaterials focuses on cancer
and cardiovascular diseases detection
and treatment, developing drug
delivery strategies
FRG on Multi Functional materials
focuses on materials for water
purification, sustainable building and
infrastructure materials, new and
advanced materials.
FRG on Energy and the Environment
focuses on OLEDs, Organic solar cell
fabrication and Perovskytes.
These FRGs motivate the teaching and
research in PAMI and are by
themselves motivated by industry
through the Industry Advisory Board
and insights gained during outreach
activities
PAMI VALUE CHAIN
PAMI Engine rooms

11. Industries such as AIG, SCC,
Total, NHA have established
relationships with PAMI.
AfDB, DTCA are in
discussions with PAMI
Each FRG has published
papers in high-impact factor
journals corresponding to
2/fresh PhD
Total is motivating research
in the area of Barite
processing, AIG in factory
management and
metallurgy, SCC in multi-
functional materials
development.
Moving PAMI from Good to Great!
Contributions of the focused research groups