LEEDING POWER BACK TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREEN BUILDING CODES 5/10/2024

LEEDING POWER BACK TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREEN BUILDING CODES – ADVICE FOR POLICYMAKERS CONSIDERING LEED CERTIFICATION Payne Institute Student Researcher Nathan Li compares goals of original, local green building codes and their potential for projects to use LEED...

Critical Mineral Mining and Sustainable Development in Africa 4/10/23

Critical Mineral Mining and Sustainable Development in Africa Payne Institute student researcher Mama Nissi Abanga Abugnaba writes about how as a continent with abundant natural resources, such as large reserves of vital minerals, Africa could play a critical role in...

STEEL RISING: HARNESSING NIGERIA’S POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY 2/29/24

STEEL RISING: HARNESSING NIGERIA’S POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY Payne Institute student researcher Edikan Udofia writes about Nigeria is endowed with more than 2 billion metric tons of iron ore reserves and is striving to position itself...

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AFRICA: KENYA’S SUCCESS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION IN ANGOLA 7/6/23

Renewable Energy in Africa: Kenya’s Success and its Possible Implementation in Angola Payne Institute student researcher Yara Alexandra Lima writes about how Africa represents some of the world’s largest reserves of both renewable and non-renewable energy sources,...

China’s Consolidation of Rare Earth Elements Sector 5/12/23

China’s Consolidation of Rare Earth Elements Sector  Payne Institute student researcher Tinzar Htun writes about how today China is the biggest global supplier of rare earth elements (REEs), accounting for around 70 percent of global mine production (1.2 million...

Applying Post-Quantum Cryptography – Survey and Application of Machine Learning 4/26/23

Applying Post-Quantum Cryptography – Survey and Application of Machine Learning Payne Institute student researcher Mack Osborne writes about how quantum computing poses a considerable threat in the world of cyber security. Policy makers are largely unprepared for a...