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SoE
Research Groups |
Materials Group
Research Projects
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Utilization of Red Mud in the production of castings
2. Development of composite using polymer and red mud
3. Utilization of the cassava plant in heat treatment of steel
4. Hardfacing of components using electric arc spray
5. Characterisation of hardfacing electrodes
6. Characterisation of plant fibres
Aim of Projects
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To characterise the mechanical and physical properties of
indigenous materials
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To improve the performance of current materials
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To design new materials and coatings
Objective of the Group
To research the fundamental and industrial characteristics of
materials through materials processing, mechanical behaviour,
materials characterisation and materials development.
Members
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Dr Gossett Oliver,
goliver@utech.edu.jm
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Dr Nilza Smith,
nsmith@utech.edu.jm
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Vernon Buchanan,
vbuchanan@exchange.utech.edu.jm
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Dorr Campbell,
dcampbell@utech.edu.jm
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Howard Hendricks,
hhendricks@utech.edu.jm
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Heat Transfer & Energy Group
Objectives
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To
promote the study of Heat Transfer
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To promote the use of renewable energy
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To use the principles of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow to solve problems
relating to power generation and energy conservation
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To join the search for alternate energy sources
Research Projects
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Solar Powered Traffic Light for UTech’s main entrance
2.
Solar lumber Dryer
3.
Heat Transfer in Fuel Cells
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Solar assisted Domestic Refrigeration system
5.
Solar assisted air conditioning system
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Cooling of Electronic Components
Aim of Projects
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Utilization of renewable energy sources
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Search for new sources of energy
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Microelectronics and Energy Management Group
Members
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Alejandro Gutierrez,
agutierrez@utech.edu.jm
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Dwight Walsh
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Guillermo Portuondo,
gportuondo@utech.edu.jm
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Leary Myers
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Lucien Ngalamou
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Noel Sinclair,
nsinclair@utech.edu.jm
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Victor Watt,
vwatt@utech.edu.jm
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Dwight Reid
Objectives
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Improving energy efficiency
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To promote the use of alternative and renewable energy
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To reduce cost of telephone systems for small enterprises
List of Projects
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Portable Biogas Digester
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Improving Energy Efficiency in the Broiler Industry (collaborating Penn
State University)
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Renewable Energy Resources: Municipal Waste and Hydrogen
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Power line Based Integrated Systems for Small Enterprises
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Application Specific Processor for Programmable Logic Controller Design
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Constraint Based Ladder Diagram Editor
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Combining Petri Nets Fuzzy Sets for Discrete-Events Controllers Design
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Power-Line Based Private Automatic Branch Exchange
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Asynchronous JPEG 2000 Cores Design
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The Development of an Artificial Intelligence System to aid in the
Economic Dispatch of Generating Units in Jamaica Power Plants
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Chemical & Biological Engineering Group
The research activities involve the study of innovate
improvement of chemical and biological products, optimisation and
cost effective analyses of manufacturing processes, by designing
new products and improving the quality of existing.
Objectives
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Modify, adapt and use existing technologies to produce chemical and
biological products.
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Develop new technologies by formulating and evaluating projects.
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Identify, formulate and solve biochemical and chemical engineering
problems in industries using the theories, principles and
knowledge of bioprocess engineering.
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Select equipment, materials and operation based on research to produce
chemical and biological products at laboratory, pilot and
industrial scale.
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Design and conduct experiments in the field of chemical and bioprocess
engineering.
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Use optimization techniques to enhance a process.
List of Projects
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Essential Oils Extraction/Purification/Pharmaceuticals.
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Optimisation of Cassava starch extraction.
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Identification and separation of active ingredients from
Jamaican fruits and herbs Fermentation process.
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Optimisation of castor bean oil extraction.
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Waste Management
Group Members
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Dr. Nilza Jústiz-Smith,
nsmith@utech.edu
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Miss Lisa Bramwell
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Alexander Okuonghae,
aokuongh@utech.edu.jm
This group is engaged in the selection of treatment
alternatives or disposal options of all types of waste (domestic
and industrial). Also involves conduction of environmental tools
such as, Environmental Impact and Risk Assessments, and
Environmental Audits to reduce the impact due to changes in
natural or manmade ecosystems due to natural (earthquake,
hurricane, etc.) or anthropogenic activities (industrial waste,
hazardous waste, etc.).
Objectives
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Organise waste management programmes for entities.
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Develop industrial emergency plans.
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Carry out Remediation of contaminated soil (land farm,
ground water, vadose zones, etc.).
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Conduct waste minimization studies.
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Design
and conduct Environmental Monitoring Programme.
Projects
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Bioremediation of soil contaminated with hydrocarbons.
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Waste Management at UTech.
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Design and construction of UTech Wastewater Treatment
facilities.
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Hazardous waste minimisation study.
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Mathematical simulation of aerobic and anaerobic process to treat
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