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Proof of work

Software platforms, long-horizon research programmes, and products actively in development — everything ORREL has built and is building.

4
Live & beta platforms
50+
Published papers
12
Phase I research papers
3+
Patent filings
Clean EnergyLive

SolarCheckNG

2025

Nigeria's first AI-powered solar system advisory and installer matching platform. Users input their appliances and location to receive a full system assessment, ROI projection, and matched verified installers.

Next.js + TypeScript
Claude AI integration
Supabase database
36-state coverage
PDF report generator
EdutechBeta

GSASConnect

2024

AI-driven platform connecting postgraduate students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds globally with supervisors, research groups, and funding opportunities.

AI-powered matching algorithm
Global supervisor database
Funding opportunity tracker
Application management
EdutechBeta

GradBridge

2024

Student support platform providing resources, mentorship pathways, and community infrastructure for postgraduate students navigating academic and professional transitions.

Mentorship matching
Resource library
Community forums
Career transition tools
FintechIn Development

OrrelFX

2026

Peer-to-peer diaspora currency exchange enabling faster, fairer, and more transparent cross-border money transfers for Africans living and working abroad.

P2P exchange engine
Paystack/Flutterwave integration
Multi-currency support
KYC compliance
Embodied AIPhase I Active

Project Felicia

2025

ORREL's long-horizon research programme to build the world's first embodied AI system for integrated computational materials discovery — an intelligent research partner that recognises materials, orchestrates multiscale simulation, and continuously improves its predictive accuracy.

Phase I: Polymer matrix composites (ABS + chicken feather fibre + mesoporous silica)
12-paper scientific foundation programme
Spans MD, DFT, FEA, LCA, ML, and bespoke software tools
Phase II: High entropy alloys
Phase III: Ceramic composites
Research OutputIn Progress

Project Felicia — Phase I Papers

2025–2026

Structured 12-paper output from Project Felicia Phase I covering dual-mode water transport, waste valorisation, sound absorption modelling, MD/DFT simulation, multiscale frameworks, process modelling, supply chain simulation, and bespoke software tools.

P1: Dual-mode water transport + ML — Composites Part B
P2: Waste valorisation + LCA — Chemical Engineering Journal
P3: Sound absorption + JCA + FEM — Composites Part B
P4: MD + DFT + Monte Carlo — npj Computational Materials
P5: Integrated multiscale framework — Progress in Polymer Science
S1–S3: WaterSorb, AlphaPorous, AcousFEM — SoftwareX
Academic PublishingIn Progress

From Electrons to Ecosystems

2026

Graduate textbook covering computational materials science across scales — from DFT and molecular dynamics through to FEA, CFD, LCA, and machine learning — with integrated software laboratory components for postgraduate researchers.

DFT and molecular dynamics chapters
FEA and CFD modules
Lifecycle assessment
ML for materials science
Integrated software labs
Engineering SoftwareIn Development

AcousFEM Suite

2026

ABAQUS and ANSYS plugin suite for acoustic finite element analysis — enabling engineers to model sound absorption, transmission loss, and vibration damping directly within industry-standard FEA environments.

ABAQUS plugin
ANSYS plugin
Sound absorption modelling
Transmission loss analysis
SoftwareX target publication
Intellectual PropertyFiled

Active Patent Filings

2025–2026

ORREL has active patent filings across multiple engineering domains spanning materials processing, acoustic systems, and computational engineering tools.

3+ active filings
Materials processing methods
Acoustic engineering systems
Computational tool innovations

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