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<<< P12 enhanced human mobility; study of human emotion through
Intelligent Products and Service systems. Frontiers in analysis of EEG brain signals; and modeling addiction through
Science encompass high-tech strategic areas such as machine learning.The University’s Projects in the pipeline
Astronomy, Astrophysics and the new kid on the bloc, for the National Development Plan (NDP) 11 totaling P764
Square Kilometer Array (SKA) with its myriad of cyberspace million broken down to include Faculty infrastructure, Faculty
gadgetry. of Sciences & Faculty of Engineering & Technology; Library;
Student Center; Refectory; Data Centre; and amounting to
The BIUST identified research centres include Water P571m, P97m, P26m, P20m and P50m, respectively.
Management and Technologies, Clean Energy Technologies,
and Mineral Processes and Beneficiation. “As we develop In his welcome remarks BIUST Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor
further, more Centers and Institutions will be identified”, Academic Affairs Professor Elisha Shemang said that the
he said state-of-the-art facilities in our Faculties of Sciences and
Engineering and Technology showcase that the University is
Notwithstanding, ongoing research for 2017/18 covers living the virtues enshrined in one of our core values. It is also
mineral resource beneficiation; coal, copper, nickel, iron increasingly becoming evident that the ‘quest for knowledge
and diamonds, energy production vectors by chemical and understanding’ as well as achieving one of our strategic
processing; syngas, biogas, methanol, gasoline-coal to themes ‘engagement for development’, reign supreme.
fuel processes in the chemical chain starting from coal to
tar; commodities, soap and detergents; and fertilizers and Appraising the media about new fundamental developments
insecticides for agriculture. and breakthroughs in the area of science, research, innovation
and technology at BIUST, Prof Shemang said that various
The research has also encapsulated environmental stakeholder engagements such as this one provide a unique
management, grey water processing and waste water networking opportunity with the media.
treatment; development of robot exoskeleton for

Tour of the different Laboratories at BIUST that house multi-million state of the Art equipment and technologies

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