Materials modelling in the University of Limpopo.
| Autor: | Ngoepe PE; Materials Modelling Centre, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa., Chadwick AV; School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ, UK., Sithole HM; The Center for High Performance Computing, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Meiring Naude Street, Brummeria 0001, South Africa., Mokhele KDK; Hans Merensky Holdings, Saxonworld, Johannesburg 2132, South Africa., Catlow CRA; Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK.; School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Interface focus [Interface Focus] 2024 Aug 09; Vol. 14 (4), pp. 20240005. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 09 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rsfs.2024.0005 |
| Abstrakt: | This article provides insights into building research capacity in computational modelling of materials at the University of Limpopo (UL), formerly University of the North, in South Africa, through a collaboration with a consortium of universities in the United Kingdom (UK) through the support of the National Research Foundation (NRF), formerly the Foundation for Research and Development, and the Royal Society (RS). A background that led to the choice of building research capacity at historically disadvantaged universities in South Africa, including the UL, is given. The modus operandi of the collaboration between the UL and several UK universities on computational modelling of materials is outlined, together with the scientific highlights that were achieved in themes of minerals, energy storage and alloy development. The capacity built in terms of human capital and institutions set up is shared, which is followed by a discussion of the continuing research activities after the formal NRF-RS collaboration ceased with more alignment to industrial applications with national and international support. We conclude by highlighting the success of the project in capacity-building and consolidating the Materials Modelling Centre with developments of high-performance computing in South Africa and the African continent. We comment on the lessons learned regarding successful capacity-building programmes. Competing Interests: We declare that we have no competing interests. (© 2024 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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