Unisa scholar shines at Brics’ prestigious event
Dr Noto's research speciality in condensed matter physics focuses on persistent luminescence materials for home lighting that do not require an electrical connection.
A Unisa scholar recently attended the Brics Young Scientist forum in Hang Zhou, China.
Dr Luyanda Noto, a postdoctoral fellow at Unisa’s department of physics was among 10 young South African scientists to attend.
Noto was also among three senior researchers from the university to attend the Academy of Science of South Africa (Assa) forum in Germany.
As Africans, we need to contribute to and focus on the development of Africa – Luyanda Noto @ASSAf_Official #LiNo17 pre-meeting
— Mark Williams-Wynn (@md_wynn) May 11, 2017
Unisa said Noto’s potential was witnessed at the Assa when he was selected to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting, in Germany.
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Luyanda Noto -SA Lindau Alumni showing the SA young scientists the Lindau island @ASSAf_Official @dstgovza #LiNo17 pic.twitter.com/5Q56cHLkhS
— SAYAS (@SAYAS_SA) May 11, 2017
City's called LINdau. Still, congratulations to @SphumeNdlovu & Luyanda Noto for being live on national TV! #LiNo16 https://t.co/O38UXLRI9E
— Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings (@lindaunobel) June 2, 2016
Noto’s research speciality in condensed matter physics focuses on persistent luminescence materials for home lighting that did not require an electrical connection.
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Luyanda Noto sharing his 66th @lindaunobel @NRF_SAASTA
@dstgovza @ASSAf_Official pic.twitter.com/a0KCJb4ymh— Johanna (@MolokommeJoane) May 11, 2017
“Presenting my research at the Brics forum was a dream come true for me,” he said.
The scientist forum featured presentations by young and established scientists from the five Brics countries in materials science, energy and biotechnology.
Luyanda Noto -SA Lindau Alumni notes that Sci is not about our own glory but about developing the society @ASSAf_Official @dstgovza #LiNo17
— SAYAS (@SAYAS_SA) May 11, 2017
“I admired the cultural depth of the Chinese people and their pride to be who they are and their strong discipline which I observed from the elite to the taxi drivers. The continuous infrastructural development of the city of Hangzhou clearly indicates the desire of the Chinese government to position the country as a world leader,” he said.
Robotics was one of the aspects that interested Noto at Brics.
“There was this fascinating robotic project by a first-year student who presented his dog-like moving prototype.
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For Noto it was fascinating to observe the robotic developments that came from students in the first year of their undergraduate studies, which equated to master’s projects in South Africa.
“We discovered that first-year undergraduate students participate in product development research of different textiles, glass fabrication and Li-Ion battery development,” he explained.
The forum provided a high-level platform for academic and policy exchange for young scientists and scientific personnel from Brics countries to help them grow their skills and improve academic and policy qualifications.
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