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Raman spectrometer. Opening of the NIC-Sensors by Minister Pando 13 th Sept, 2010. Minister with PhD students. Inside the NIC-Sensors - facility. Users: Pharmacy – RU Organic chemists– RU Inorganic Chemists – RU Biotechnology – RU Geology -RU Nelson Mandela MU University of Fort Hare
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Opening of the NIC-Sensors by Minister Pando 13th Sept, 2010
Inside the NIC-Sensors - facility • Users: • Pharmacy – RU • Organic chemists– RU • Inorganic Chemists – RU • Biotechnology – RU • Geology -RU • Nelson Mandela MU • University of Fort Hare • T Nyokong’s group Raman spectrometer (purchased 2008) COST: R 1 200 000 – DST-MINTEK Operators: Any student following training Problems: Laser broken – Repair Funds??? – NRF Chair funds!
X-ray diffraction (XRD) R 2 500 000 DST/Mintek/NRF Purchased (2009) • Users: • Univ of Fort Hare • Geology – RU • Inorganic chemists- RU • T Nyokong’s group Operators: Any student following training
Atomic Force microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) NRF ONLY R 1.0 m Purchased 2007 • Users: • Pharmacy – RU • Inorganic Chemists – RU • Biotechnology – RU • T Nyokong’s group Operators: Two students and one post-doc trained – but too temporary Repair – R 200 000 Chair funds
Inside the NIC-Sensors - facility MALDI – TOF Mass spectrometer R 3.6 mil Mainly NRF – small contribution – Mintek Purchased 2010 • Users: • University of Fort Hare • UKZN – enquiries • T Nyokong’s group Megan Coates - PhD Operators: 1 staff and two students trained Jonathan Britton - PhD
Inside the NIC-Sensors - facility Arriving in January – 2011: XPS Cost: R 7 mil (NRF ONLY) • Interested users: • Physics – RU • Geology - RU Operators: Dr Edith Antunes (staff) –and Two students