Partnering Institutions

      Following long time partnerships (research collaborations and joint supervision of postgraduate students) amongst materials science and engineering researchers at the four ISNNAM pioneering partnering institutions, namely the University of Johannesburg South Africa, Tshwane University of Science and Technology Pretoria, South Africa, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana, and the successful hosting of the 2020 International Symposium on Nanostructured and Advanced Materials (ISNNAM 2020) in August 2020, the International Scientific Network on Nanostructured and Advanced Materials was established. Our Network promotes international research visit amongst collaborating members, bench work opportunities for research students and encourages joint supervision of postgraduate students. During research visits, researchers share research experience through lectures, workshops and seminars. We periodically facilitate virtual seminars. 
      ISNNAM’s administrative office is located at that Centre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

      University of Johannesburg, South Africa

      The Centre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion (CNT) at UJ is an International Research Centre for knowledge and skill interchange in the field of advanced materials development and conformity studies. The Centre focuses on skill training, capacity building and research opportunities for postgraduate students, scientists and engineers, in the emerging areas of advanced materials, nanomechanics and tribocorrosion techniques. The Centre facilitates knowledge transfer between academia and industry/business through dissemination, promotion and commercialisation of innovations and inventions as well as offering consultancy services and advice in technology development and solving complex industrial problems. The Centre has well-resourced laboratories that are fully equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities including Nanoindentation system, High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS/EBSD and multistage materials testing systems, tribological and tribocorrosion testing systems, electrochemical corrosion measurement systems, micro and macro hardness testers, micro-tensile testing systems and computational materials modeling workstations. For more information about the centre, visit https://www.uj.ac.za. The details of some of the ISNNAM members affiliated to the centre are listed below.

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Prof.Peter Apata Olubambi


      • Professor Eugene Olevsky

        Dr. Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide


      • Professor Claude Estournes

        Dr. Avwerosuoghene Moses Okoro


      • Professor Claude Estournes

        Dr. Bukola Joseph Babalola


      Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana

      The department of Materials Engineering at KNUST runs two undergraduate programmes (BSc Materials Engineering and BSc Metallurgical Engineering) and three Postgraduate programmes (MPhil Materials Engineering, MPhil Environmental Resources Management, and PhD Materials Engineering). The programmes are designed to provide students with a broad knowledge of developing new materials and/or improving on existing materials with improved performance for diverse applications such as in nanotechnology, aerospace, energy systems, electronics, mining, and medicine while understanding the environmental issues related to processing of these materials. Students are trained to utilize their knowledge in physics and chemistry to explore and understand the interplay among processing, structure and properties in metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. The department has four research groups, namely, electrochemistry and energy materials, functional materials, process metallurgy, and materials modeling and simulations. For more information, visit https://mateng.knust.edu.gh/.
      The academic profile of ISNNAM members in this institution are:

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Prof. Anthony Andrews


      • Professor Eugene Olevsky

        Dr. K. Mensah-Darkwa


      Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

      Institute for Nanoengineering Research (INER) is an interdisciplinary institute for knowledge and skill acquisition with a focus to be a leading world-class multidisciplinary Research Institute in technological innovations in the emerging fields of nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering and their impacts on social-economic development and the environment.
      The research institute provides a platform for skill acquisition and knowledge interexchange among university lecturers, postdoctoral research fellows, postgraduate students, and undergraduate students working in all aspects of nanotechnology and advanced materials. This is made possible through access to the state-of-the-art sets of research equipment which are available in the institute that has attracted research collaborations from academics and industrial organizations, nationally and globally.  The institute consists of four state-of-the-art facilities; the powder metallurgy laboratory, materials characterization laboratory, corrosion laboratory, and the thermal analysis laboratory.
      All these facilities have been sponsored by the NRF National Equipment Grant.
      For more information, visit: https://www.tut.ac.za/citsis/engineering/inr/focus

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Prof. Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku

        Institute Director
        012 382 5550

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Dr. Moipone Linda Teffo

        Powder Metallurgy and Corrosion Laboratory Manager
        012 382 4858

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Dr Mercy Munyadziwa Ramakokovhu

        Materials Characterization and Thermal Analysis Laboratory Manager
        012 382 4858

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Mr Busang Ramaphunye Alphews

        Laboratory Intern Technician
        012 382 4858

      Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

      The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, runs undergraduate programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. It also offers at Postgraduate level three programmes: Postgraduate Diploma, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. The M.Eng and PhD programmes offer prospective candidates opportunities for research specializations in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Corrosion and Surface Engineering, Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical/ Production Metallurgy, Nanotechnology, Polymer Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, and Advanced Materials. The programmes are tailored to impart on the students: cognitive, analytical, innovative and technical skills required to fit into academia, industry, research and technology development, and as potential Entrepreneurs. The Department has flourishing collaborations with leading institutes, industries, and centres of Research Excellence, where resource sharing is harnessed for practical problem-solving researches of intra and multidisciplinary nature. The Department has a number of active research groups with research focus that cuts across the various areas of interest of the Department. For more information, visit https://mme.futa.edu.ng/. 
      The academic profile of some ISNNAM members in this institution are:

      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Prof. Kenneth K. Alaneme


      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Dr. Michael O. Bodunrin


      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Dr. Samuel R. Oke


      • Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray

        Dr. Mrs. O. Ola-Omole