Posted on February 08, 2013
When: Friday 22 February 2013
Time: 11h30
Venue: The Avogadro, Chemistry Building, Room 3.22
Industrial employers often expect academic candidates for jobs to be creative. We know quite well how to teach our students knowledge and procedures. But can we teach them creativity? We can at least allow or encourage them to be creative. More importantly, we can let them study topics where standard solutions are not available.
The lecture will sketch a number of projects from my own background where the aspect of creativity comes in:
Antimatter chemistry: using spin polarized muons as probes in matter
Fuel cell matters:
Peeking inside a fuel cell using electron spin resonance
The fuel cell that runs on water and air
Measuring proton conductivity of the membrane at a resolution of 10 nm
A search for reversible hydrogen storage
Magnetism of 13-atom platinum clusters: the concept of superatoms
Reversing fuel cells: rethinking electrolysis
The last of these points could tie in with plans at the University of Pretoria to produce renewable fuels from atmospheric CO2.
Contact person: Dr Melanie Rademeyer Tel: 012 420 2511
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