Physics groups in Kenya

ISP Physics supports the following research group in Kenya:

• Nuclear and associated analytical techniques in environmental science studies at University of Nairobi

Nuclear and associated analytical techniques in environmental science studies

This research group at the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INST), University of Nairobi, has received ISP support since 1991. The activities are coordinated by Ms Lindah Karea Kiriinya.

Objectives

The objective of the activities of this group is research capacity building in science and technology enhancing the ability of young scientists in doing and publishing science. The vehicle to achieve these goals was identified to include provisioning of operational research equipment, the setup of laboratory facilities and interactions with graduate students and their supervisors. Moreover, public seminars and scientific writing workshops are regularly organized and planned as important components to promote the culture of reporting findings of experiments/projects in peer reviewed journals and other relevant publications.

The global challenges in environmental research coupled to the relatively cheap, easy to use and available nuclear and associated instrumentation setups, at INST laboratories, facilitated a viable research platform for a wide choice of environmental questions attractive for students and scientists to investigate. The main research areas of focus includes air, water and soil pollution whose knowledge base is regionally low and continues to remain so due to the weak research capacity.

Former cooperation in Kenya