NUTRAIN: Translating nuclear applications from University of York to University of Western Cape and University of Zululand

NUTRAIN：将核应用从约克大学转移到西开普大学和祖鲁兰大学

• 批准号: ST/R002649/1
• 负责人: David Jenkins
• 金额: $ 12.75万
• 依托单位: University of York
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FR002649%2F1
• 关键词: NUTRAIN; Translating; nuclear; applications; University

Experimental nuclear physics leads to many applications of radiation detection for societal needs from medical imaging to homeland security and nuclear decommissioning. The University of York nuclear physics group is heavily involved in such applications and has a broad portfolio of work which has been applied across many different sectors. Their detector development laboratories are very active with students from across the world receiving high-level training. This project intends to translate this activity to two historically disadvantaged universities in South Africa: the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and University of Zululand (UZ). Students from these universities will visit York to receive training in relevant technology. In parallel, this grant will fund the setting up of laboratories in their institutions where this work can be continued. The York team will support and mentor the students and early career scientists. Three different detector applications will be investigated relevant to medical imaging, mineral exploration as well as experimental nuclear physics. The SA researchers will work with their local industrial and laboratory contacts to put these detector prototypes into use. The project will help to upskill the young people involved and foster a culture of entrepreneurship and industrial engagement. This is intended to have an important legacy beyond the initial one-year term of this project.

从医学成像到国土安全和核退役，实验核物理导致了辐射探测的许多社会需求的应用。约克大学核物理小组深度参与了这类应用，并拥有广泛的工作组合，这些工作已应用于许多不同的部门。他们的探测器开发实验室非常活跃，来自世界各地的学生接受了高水平的培训。该项目打算将这一活动推广到南非的两所历史上处于不利地位的大学：西开普省大学(UWC)和祖鲁兰大学(UZ)。这些大学的学生将访问约克接受相关技术培训。同时，这笔赠款将为在其机构中建立实验室提供资金，以便继续这项工作。约克团队将为学生和早期职业科学家提供支持和指导。将研究与医学成像、矿物勘探以及实验核物理相关的三种不同的探测器应用。SA的研究人员将与他们当地的工业和实验室联系人合作，将这些探测器原型投入使用。该项目将有助于提高参与其中的年轻人的技能，并培养一种创业和工业参与的文化。这是为了在该项目最初的一年期限之后留下一份重要的遗产。

项目成果

Modern African nuclear detector laboratory Development of state-of-the-art in-house detector facility at the University of the Western Cape

现代非洲核探测器实验室在西开普大学开发最先进的内部探测器设施

• DOI: 10.1007/s10751-019-1607-6
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Hyperfine Interactions
• 作者: Kapoor K