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SYGG: Symposium Quantum Science and more in Ghana and Germany

SYGG 1: Quantum Science in Ghana and Germany

SYGG 1.3: Hauptvortrag

Dienstag, 11. März 2025, 11:20–11:45, WP-HS

Mathematical and Computational Physics Research In Ghana: To Cultivate a Knowledge-Based and Sustainable Development Economy — •Henry Martin¹, Henry Elorm Quarshie¹, Mark Paal¹, Francis Kofi Ampong¹, Eric Kwabena Kyeh Abavare¹, Matteo Colangeli², Alessandra Continenza², and Jaime Marian³ — ¹Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana — ²Universitá degli studi dell Aquila, LAquila, Italy — ³University of California, Los Angeles, US

Physics, the central backbone of science known for describing nature (thus Quantum Mechanics), unlocks the secrets in many areas of materials science and energy. This has led to innovations such as crystalline porous materials (CPMs), solid solutions and others. In Ghana, the lack of funds for laboratory set-up and maintenance, coupled with other factors, has caused research and education in physics to decline. Mathematical and computational physics, as an alternative, is the path my group and others have championed to rejuvenate the study and research in physics over the last decade. In this talk, I will show some of our research works conducted to: 1) Understanding how atmospheric gases such as H, O, N and others interact within bcc refractory metals - Transition pathways and 2) Explore features such adsorption, ion exchange, diffusivity and others of crystalline porous materials (CPMs) such as zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to remove the pollutants (combination of heavy metals, bacteria, ions and others) from our water bodies (source of drinking water). These address SDGs 6, 15, 3, 8, 12, and 11.

Keywords: Computational Physics; Research in Ghana; Crystalline Porous Materials (CPMs); Solid Solution; Sustainable Development