Conveners
Physics Industry Day
- Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand)
Physics Industry Day
- Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)
The aim of an Industry Connection Roadmap for Physics in South Africa is to explore the job market for physics graduates in industry and connections between academia and industry. Physics graduates have skills in quantitative analysis that are applicable beyond physics. Although physics graduates find work in academia, the majority of jobs in the market are in digital work outside of physics...
Optics and photonics technologies have variety of commercial, industrial and research applications. Optical elements such as lenses and prisms form the basis of optical systems in optics and photonics technologies, with each components’ characteristics designed and fabricated to maximize throughput of the system. Traditional fabrication processes of optical components which involve sawing and...
Harnessing the power of quantum states has unveiled novel applications in the fields of communication, cybersecurity, computing, sensing and imaging. Indeed the quantum industrial revolution upon us, and it is imperative to foster an emerging class of quantum scientists that would be able to leverage their knowledge in order to answer current industrial challenges, while at the same time...
The privilege of working on Space Shuttle plasma physics using massively parallel processors was a good introduction to the world of applied science. I will describe a series of steep personal learning curves from academia to industry and business, and to national strategy. Adapting to aeronautics appeared at first sight to be a case of taking out the fields and charges, but turned out to be a...
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy is a sustainable and practical alternative to fossil-fuel power in South Africa due to the abundant solar resource. However, the quality and long-term performance of PV modules is key to the success of large-scale PV installation. Manufacturers guarantee their solar modules with an expected degradation over a twenty-year period, generally a decrease in power of...
Apart from knowledge generation and knowledge transfer universities, national research facilities and science councils, these institutions over the last decade are required more and more to get involved in technology (developed by researchers) transfer (to industry). Technology transfer not only assist in translation of scientific research outputs in impactful products and services but also be...
The current focus of personalized medicine is towards the use of the theranostic approach- the development of an interdependent, collaborative targeted therapeutic and acompanion diagnostic test. Nuclear Medicine has provided non-invasive imaging fordecades and together with therapeutic radioisotopes it is ideally suited to contribute to this quest in medicine. Positron Emission Tomography -...
