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

实验核物理导致了辐射探测的许多应用，以满足从医学成像到国土安全和核退役等社会需求。约克大学核物理小组积极参与此类应用，并拥有广泛的工作组合，已应用于许多不同的领域。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高水平培训。该项目旨在将这一活动推广到南非两所历史上处于不利地位的大学：西开普大学（UWC）和祖鲁兰大学（UZ）。这些大学的学生将前往约克接受相关技术培训。与此同时，这笔赠款将资助在其机构内建立实验室，以便继续开展这项工作。约克团队将支持和指导学生和早期职业科学家。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。南澳研究人员将与当地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的年轻人的技能，并培育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重要的遗产。

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.