Faculty in Perspective 2016 - Tshwane University of Technology

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Tshwane University
of Technology
We empower people
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
2016
FACULTY In Perspective
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Foreword
W
elcome to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. Our eight departments and more than 150
full-time staff members, servicing 10 200 students, are responsible for a vibrant presence at the Pretoria and
eMalahleni campuses of the University. It is evident in the many accolades our students receive that we deliver
students who can hit the ground running when they graduate.
We link with industry through the Advisory Committees of our departments and established a hub in 2015, called
IndustryGrid. IndustryGrid not only houses our graduate employment office, but also allows us to showcase our
technological achievements and provides a space where staff and students can interact with government, municipalities, parastatals and all kinds of businesses, including SMMEs. We are equally proud of our Centres, Institutes, Technology Stations and Incubators (CITSIs), including the Technology Station in Electronics (TSE), the Technology Station in Chemicals (TSC), the Institute for Advanced Tooling
(IAT), the Centre for Energy and Electric Power (CEEP), the French-South African Institute of Technology (FSATI)
and the Institute on Nano-Engineering. The CITSIs are used as: a platform for contract work and research, a support mechanism for SMMEs needing technical assistance, a vehicle for training undergraduate and postgraduate
students and for the delivery of Short Learning Programmes.
I invite you to take our hands to ensure that we keep on delivering well-rounded and competent graduates for the
engineering sector.
Prof Ben van Wyk
Executive Dean
First female Assistant Dean
G
oing back to basics is what drives the first female Assistant Dean of the Faculty
of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE), Dr Grace Kanakana. Formerly
the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering, she assumed her new post on 1
June.
Born and raised in Venda, she furthered her studies at Technikon Pretoria, studying
Industrial Engineering. She qualified for her doctorate at the University of Johannesburg.
Dr Kanakana believes that the success rate of the Faculty can be improved by
applying a sound strategy. This strategy, she says, should ensure relevant curriculum content and teaching methods as well as classrooms with the state-of-the-art
equipment. This should be followed up with regular class inspections to ensure that
the standard of services offered to students are of a high quality.
Dr Grace Kanakana
Dr Kanakana adds that her appointment gave her the opportunity to assist in improving the image of the Faculty. “My biggest challenge is to make sure that the
Faculty produces exceptional graduates who will be preferred by industry and who
can make a meaningful contribution to the engineering fraternity and the country
at large,” she said.
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Departments
and Programmes
Prof Ben van Wyk
Executive Dean
Building 3-622 B
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5148
Fax: 012 382 5568
Email: VanWykB@tut.ac.za
Prof Josiah Munda
Associate Dean
Postgraduate Studies, Research
and Innovation
Building 6-275
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 4824
Fax: 012 382 5266
Email: MundaJL@tut.ac.za
Dr Mukondeleli Kanakana
Assistant Dean
Teaching and Learning
Building 3-621
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5120
Fax: 012 382 5568
Email: KanakanaMG@tut.ac.za
Dr SJ Jacobs
Assistant Dean
Industry Liaison, Special Projects
and WIL (Work Ingegrated Learning)
Building 6-366
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5039
Fax: 012 382 4166
Email: JacobsSJ@tut.ac.za
Siegfriedt Schmidt
Head of Department
Department of Architecture
The following courses are offered:
1. Baccalaureus Technologiae: Architecture:
Professional
2. Baccalaureus Technologiae:
Architecture: Professional
(extended curriculum
programme with
foundation provision)
3. Magister Technologiae:
Architecture: Professional
(Structured)
Architectural Technology (Field of
specialisation: Technology)
5. Magister Technologiae: Architectural
Technology (Field of specialisation:
Technology) (Structured)
Building 11-Ground floor
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5429
Email: SchmidtS@tut.ac.za
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Prof Alfred Talukhaba
Head of Department
Department of Building Sciences
1. National Diploma: Building
2. Baccalaureus Technologiae: Construction
Management
3. Magister Technologiae: Construction
Management (Research and Structured)
4. Baccalaureus Technologiae: Quantity
Surveying
5. Magister Technologiae: Quantity Surveying
(Research and Structured)
Building 3-405
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5242
Fax: 012 382 4107
Email: TalukhabaAA@tut.ac.za
Prof Maurice Onyango
Head of Department
Department of Chemical, Metallurgical
and Materials Engineering
1. National Diploma: Engineering: Chemical
2. Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering:
Chemical
3. Magister Technologiae: Engineering:
Chemical
4. Doctor Technologiae: Engineering: Chemical
5. National Diploma: Engineering: Metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy
8. Doctor Technologiae: Engineering:
Metallurgy
9. Baccalaureus Technologiae: Polymer
Technology
10.Magister Technologiae: Polymer Technology
11.Doctor Technologiae: Polymer Technology
Building 3-707
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 3514/4392/3550
Fax: 012 382 3532/4392
Email: OnyangoMS@tut.ac.za
Dr Jacques Snyman
Head of Department
Department of Civil Engineering
1. National Diploma: Engineering: Civil
Civil: Construction Management
Civil: Environmental Engineering
Civil: Geotechnical Engineering
Civil: Structural Engineering
Civil: Transportation Engineering
Civil: Urban Engineering
Civil: Water Engineering
9. Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Civil
10. Doctor Technologiae: Engineering: Civil
Building: 3:512
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5212
Fax: 012 382 5226
Email: SnymanJ@tut.ac.za
Prof Josiah Munda
Head of Department
Department of Electrical Engineering
1. National Diploma: Engineering: Electrical
Electrical
Electrical (Structured)
Electrical
5. Doctor Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical
6. MSc (Electronic Engineering)
7. MSc (Power Engineering)
Building 6-G16
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 4820
Fax: 012 382 5688
Email: MundaJL@tut.ac.za
Dr Lodewyk Beneke
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Mechatronics and Industrial Design
Head of Department
1. National Diploma: Engineering: Mechanical
Mechanical
3. National Diploma: Engineering:
Mechatronics
Mechanical (Field of spesialisation:
Mechatronics)
Mechanical
6. Doctor Technologiae: Engineering:
Mechanical
7. National Diploma: Three-Dimensional
Design
(Field of specialisation: Engineering and
Related Design)
Dr Jaco Jordaan
Building 3-303
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5736
Fax: 012 382 5602
Email: BenekeLW@tut.ac.za
Building 14-G18
eMalahleni Campus
Tel: 013 653 3130
Fax: 013 653 3122
Email: JordaanJA@tut.ac.za
Lizette Viljoen
Acting eMalahleni Site Head
Department of Electrical
Engineering
Kenneth Neluembeni
Acting Head of Department
Department of Geomatics
1. National Diploma: Surveying
Surveying
Building 3-416
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5211
Fax: 012 382 5214
Email: NeluembeniNK@tut.ac.za
Engineering Foundation Unit
Foundation Programme Manager
The extended program is offered in the
following engineering programmes:
1. Civil Engineering
2. Electrical Engineering
3. Industrial Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Mechatronics Engineering
Building 3-220
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5037
Fax: 012 382 3577
Email: ViljoenE1@tut.ac.za
Dr Khumbulani Mpofu
Department of Industrial Engineering
Head of Department
National Diploma: Engineering: Industrial
Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering:
Industrial
Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Industrial
(Field of specialisation: Technology
Management) (Structured)
Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Industrial
Doctor Technologiae: Engineering: Industrial
Building 2-337
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 382 5711
Fax: 012 382 4847
Email: MpofuK@tut.ac.za
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Student
Accolades
Students make their mark all over the world
Gaisang Nkwashu (24), a
third-year Quantity Surveying student, was selected as one of the four
Vice-Presidents of the Master Builders
Association (MBA) Youth Forum. He
represented the North Youth Forum
branch.
His main responsibility is to create
awareness on different levels between industry and students.
Gaisang subscribes to this notion by
Paul J. Meyer: “Communication - the
human connection - is the key to personal and career success.”
Jacob Masingi (26), an alumnus
of the Department of Electrical Engineering, launched the Masingi ElectroMechanical Technologist Research and
Innovation Centre at KwaMandoza, Maphotla, in Mpumalanga on 28 February.
Some of his responsibilities include data
collection, conducting community surveys and workshops where he showcases some of his case studies to secondary
school students.
Jacob aspires to be a professor one
day, promoting research and innovative projects in poor areas, as well as
developing graduates by instilling research skills through academic mentorship.
Lwazi Grant (23), a 3D-Design
(Industrial Design) student, had the
judges captivated by his incredible
invention powers when he won this
year’s TUT Innovation Competition.
Dula-Coola, his entry, is a proudly South African designed version
of a cooler box. Dula, meaning to
sit in Sesotho, is what makes the
name of the cooler box so unique.
“Many people can relate to this. Whenever I go to festivals and outdoor picnics, I carry a cooler box and a camp
chair. At times other people would
end up sitting on the cooler box and
it would break or change shape. That’s
when the idea of simplifying the use of
a cooler box and camp chair into one
new product came to life,” Lwazi explains.
Gaisang Nkwashu
Tebogo Monobe (27), a Polymer
Technology student, completed his B
Tech in this relatively unknown field of
study. Polymer Technology students are
sought after all over the world.
The young achiever started his schooling at the Valhalla Primary School and
matriculated as a Dux learner at the
Pretoria Technical High School, where
he also excelled at sport. The school
is one of the Faculty’s top ten feeder
schools.
He was offered an internship at Synventive Molding Solutions. This company,
situated in Germany, specialises in hot
runner systems and components which
are used in the moulding industry.
Jacob Masingi (right), an Electrical
Engineering alumnus, launched his
own research and innovation Centre in
Mpumalanga. Here he is with Dumisani
Sithole, a motivational speaker and his
mentor, at the launch.
Clem Luyanda van Averbeke
(26), a Civil Engineering alumnus, is a
prime example that hard work pays off.
Clem bagged both the 2014 SAICE Annual
Best Student Award and the 2014 IMESA
(Institute of Municipal Engineering of
Southern Africa) Award for Best Student in
Documentation, Geotechnical Engineering, Transport Engineering and Water Engineering.
Hosana Ndlovu
of the Tshwane Municipality presenting
Clem with the
IMESA 2014 best student award.
Tebogo Monobe
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Lwazi Grant flanked by Dr Edgar
Nesamvumi, acting DVC:
Postgraduate Studies, Research and
Innovation as well as
Dr Rita Raseleka, acting Director:
Research and Innovation.
FEMENG takes females forward
E
ngineering is typically known to be a
male-dominated field, but the budding engineers at the Faculty are doing
their bit to make sure that females at
the University are also recognised.
Dr Grace Kanakana, Assistant Dean, supports FEMENG whole heartedly. “Only
35% of the 10 200 students enrolled for
Engineering courses at TUT are female.
Of those, only 30% graduate. The other
5% drop out due to various reasons,
including pregnancy. That is why it is
imperative to have an association like
FEMENG,” she says.
The association was formed at the Pretoria Campus in March. Its main goal is
to bridge the gap between the privileges of males and females in the engineering field.
It also aims to nurture the pool of ladies
that are already studying engineering at
TUT by singling them out, providing an
encouraging environment to succeed,
and to develop both their personal and
professional skills. This is a concerted
effort to attract more females to pur-
sue careers in engineering.
“We would like to create a sisterhood
for all the female engineering students.
One of FEMENG’s core goals is to curb
the perception that only men can make
it in engineering,” says Maureen Ramaube, a Lecturer and Chairperson of
FEMENG.
This association has already made great
strides. Lerato Nyama (23), studying
Industrial Engineering, impressed Paul
Naudé, Technical Manager: ESTEQ, at a
FEMENG seminar. He invited Lerato to
do an internship at his company.
The association goes all out when they
present events and ensure that high
ranking guests attend. Siphiwe Mtombeni, Director: Gender and Special Programmes, Department of Science and
Technology, attended an August event.
FEMENG also supports community engagement. Maureen gave a presentation at a FEMENG exhibition during a
career guidance and school outreach
programme in Leeuwfontein.
Pictured at the FEMENG seminar are
(from left) Nelisiwe Nhlapo, Senior
Industrial
Engineering
Technician,
Eskom; Maureen Ramaube, Lecturer
and Chairperson of FEMENG; Gcinekile
Luthuli, Deputy Director: Programme
Planning and Quality Assurance,
Department of Environmental Affairs;
and Khanyisile Makamba, Officiating
and Coaching Science student.
Design Competition
T
he Ceasarstone Student Design
Competition is open to all students
studying Architecture and Interior design at all universities and private design schools in South Africa.The 2015
Competition for the design of a “Space
for the soul, place for the senses” had,
conservatively estimated, approximately 1000 students taking part.
Carla
Schmidt
T
he Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation
Prestige Prize in Architecture has
one objective: to identify the best student of Architecture in any university in
South Africa. It is the only competition
evaluating high quality performance
over a period of time which is not linked
to the promotion of a product or company. It is a rigorous examination of
both student, their learning experience
and university. The three top performers are selected, in no specific order,
each being awarded a prize of R50 000
paid towards their studies or travel.
In April 2015 Carla Schmidt was identified as the winner, effectively making
her one of the top three students of
Architecture in South Africa. This young
scholar received her B Tech Architecture Professional degree cum laude,
with an unprecedented average of 83%
for all subjects, 32 distinctions out of 36
subjects over four years of architectural
studies.
Out of the eight times the competition
was presented, TUT remarkably produced four winners.
Su-Mari Jansen van Vuuren and
Marnes van der Walt
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magine a robot that acts on your orders. Farfetched? “Not at all,” say
Su-Mari Jansen van Vuuren (21) and
Marnes van der Walt (21), both thirdyear Mechatronics students, who recently represented South Africa at the
World Skills Competition (Mobile Robotics category) in São Paulo, Brazil. Team
SA ended 19th out of 23 countries with
final scores being very close. The competition, among others, aims to expose
the youth to a variety of skilled careers
and equip them with the tools and resources they need to build a future. In
addition, it serves as a place and platform for celebrating world-class excellence in skills by showcasing the next
generation of skills talent.
Marinda Bolt, lecturer Department of
Architecture, Stefan Antoni, architect
and Chairman of the adjudicating
panel, Trevor King, Marketing Director
Ceasarstone, Anke Schmidt (photo
above), Juri Abbott (photo below),
both 3rd year architecture students
and finalists in 2015.
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Community Engagement
Competition and Open Day stimulate awareness
I
n an effort to create an awareness of
the multiple study fields in engineering, several Faculty-specific activities
take place annually.
A Competition Day is attracting learners
as far afield as Thohoyandou in Limpopo
and Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal. The
aim is to make learners aware of the
exciting career options in the field of
engineering, reaffirm the importance of
good grades in Mathematics and Physical Science, and to ensure that learners
perceive engineering as a stimulating
profession worth pursuing.
The event is complimented by the annual Open Day. At career exhibitions
hosted by departments, learners expe-
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rience the industrial side of the courses
during experiments conducted by lecturers and senior students. Industry are
also present to give learners a glimpse
of the world of work. Research suggests
that learners should be exposed to engineering at an earlier age. This is why
the Faculty participates as evaluators at
schools’ science exhibitions.
Hermanstad Primary presented a Science Expo in August. A total of 700 of
the school’s 900 learners participated in
the event. They could choose literally
any topic to show off their skills in their
science projects, but were encouraged
to use waste materials.
The projects included electronic mouse
traps, hanging bridges, lemon batteries,
wind turbines and innovative plans to illustrate the disadvantages of sugar and
the advantages of solar energy, among
others.
“The importance of Maths and Science
to study Engineering should be stressed,
even at primary school level.” This is
the view of Dr Lodewyk Beneke, Head of
the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial Design,
after adjudicating a Science Expo at the
school recently. “I was amazed by the
learners’ innovative ideas,” he says.
Margaret Cornelius, District 15 (D15)
subject advisor, was very impressed
with the quality of the projects.
Lego League and robotics expose learners to the fascinating world of engineering
S
Robotics is another discipline to show learners how
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) are applied to solve
industry problems. It teaches concepts such as simple
machines, energy and motion, all used in engineering.
Johan Benadé, Mechatronics
lecturer, is the National Organiser of the World Robot
Olympiad in South Africa. He
assists and consults on curriculum and robotics activities
all over the country. He also
provides training to teachers
and club facilitators.
tudies show that by participating in FIRST Lego
League
(FLL)
activities
learners’ interest in science
and technology increases.
Through the practical engagement these activities
offer, they are exposed to
subjects which are compulsory for careers in engineering
and technology, like Mathematics and Physical Science.
Language and communication, as well as life skills required in the real world, are
also developed.
Johannes de Vries, technologist at the French South African Institute, realised this when he first got involved in FLL
competitions in 2007. The launch of a new Project “TRASH
TREKSM” took place in August. Worldwide, more than 233 000
children, aged 9 to 16 from over 80 countries, are participating. Teams are encouraged to think like engineers and scientists by building a robot to solve identified problems, such as
managing trash, as specified in the competition.
Sponsored by the Lego Foundation International, Engineering
students (about 20) at the Faculty are trained to present robotics courses twice a week in Atteridgeville. This community
project runs at five different centres. A total of 200 learners
are exposed to robotics per week. These learners enter the
Township Robotics Competition annually. The winners compete in the national event.
Basadi Beads empowers rural women
R
ural women in South Africa are now able to empower themselves economically,
express their identities and contribute to the Southern African arts landscape with
striking beadwork designs and products through Basadi Beads. The project is the
brainchild of third-year 3D-Design (Industrial Design) students Calvin Baytopp (22)
and Neo Moetsi (30).
Basadi Beads is a development initiative that trains and mentors women from rural
and desolate communities. The core of this initiative lies in creating jewellery from
recyclable glass and beads. Basadi Beads also teaches the women basic business
skills. The goal of the organisation is to provide a platform for the ladies to show off
their beautiful creations and to create sustainable income opportunities.
This project was only one of the positive outcomes of a design project for third-year
Industrial Design students with the topic Modern Times Call for Modern Methods to
Secure Product Sales.
Calvin Baytopp (22), showcases a necklace that he and a fellow student’s initiative,
called Basadi Beads, manufactures from recycled glass and other materials.
Jones for President
T
he Faculty is beaming with pride after one of its own, Jones Moloisane, Civil
Engineering lecturer, was re-elected to serve a second term as Deputy Chair of
the International Engineering Technologists Agreement (IETA) from 2015 to 2017. The
election took place during an IETA meeting in Istanbul, Turkey in June. Jones, a board
member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), was the leader of a tenmember team that represented South Africa at the meeting under the auspices of
ECSA.
ECSA is a signatory to the three agreements that promote tertiary qualifications in
engineering as well as the competence standards, for practising engineers within the
International Engineering Alliance (IEA). Jones is recently elected as Chairperson of
the Chamber of Engineering Technology. This body represents Registered Engineering
Practitioners in South Africa. It is an ECSA recognised Voluntary Association. It monitors engineering education and training standards and cares for the interests of its
members wherever possible. “I’m very excited. It’s an honour to give back to the
engineering community at large. This goes to show that my contribution to the mobility of the engineering technologists around the world has been recognised,” he says.
The 39-year-old who has been with TUT for almost a decade, says, out of 54 African
countries, South Africa is the only country represented at the IEA, making him even more
appreciative of the roles he fulfils. He is set to take over as IETA Chair in June 2017.
Jones Moloisane
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Industry
IndustryGrid wants to enhance partnerships
T
o address an important aspect to enhance the successes of this Faculty, the
IndustryGrid was established in January 2015. This Centre facilitates contact
between academic staff and postgraduate students, with industry across all departments.
The Centre operates from a state-of-the-art innovation and learning facility located
at Building 13, Pretoria Campus, where institutes, associations, companies and interested parties are encouraged to have a footprint in the exhibition area. The
Centre is also manned by a full-time staff compliment dedicated to bridge the gap
between the University and external stakeholders.
FEBE have partnered with the Cooperative Education Department to provide a
seamless interface between the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs),
companies and science councils, to actively promote opportunities for student bursaries, work-integrated learning, internships and employment.
Major events held thus far include organising a Manufacturing Conference held in
tandem with SA Automotive Week, The Plastics Institute of SA Industrial Design
Competition, and the Department of Trade and Industry Composites Conference.
International Week is a prominent activity on the IndustryGrid calendar, where international universities and their industrial partners offer a stimulating course for
lectures covering the latest global trends.
A programme of events is planned for 2016. This includes hosting interesting talks
on alternate Thursday afternoons, themed across the Faculty, to provide a platform
of engagement.
Bob Bond, Manager of the IndustryGrid aspires that delegates learn something new
at each event and make new friends, both at the Faculty and beyond.
State of the art venues
B
uilding 13 was occupied in January 2013 and is now fully operational. It houses
the recently established IndustryGrid and a video conference facility hosting 80
people, including three disabled seats.
Festo FACT centre an authorised and certified training centre is located on the first
floor. This FACT centre for mechatronics and automation is one of the 17 training
facilities around the world.
FESTO allows TUT through this partnership to present FESTO accredited training
courses. An added benefit is that a similar relationship has been formed with Siemens and Siemens courses will also be part of the offering. More than 12 different short courses will be offered to our own students to improve
their employability and to be on par with the industry. These courses will also be
available to individuals and members from industry who would like to do refresher
courses.
Basic to advanced courses in Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Mechatronics, Robotics and
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) will be amongst the courses which will be
offered and presented. Groups of a minimum eight trainees and up to 20 trainees
can be accommodated currently. An I-Centre, consisting of 243 PC stations to serve students, is also fully operational.
The building boasts WiFi Internet access for students to work uninterrupted.
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Going global
A
first for FEBE, an inspiring week of international industry collaboration took
place from 28 September to 2 October. The Week followed lengthy discussions,
both in SA and Germany, to increase industry collaboration in Toolmaking and Manufacturing and other relevant sectors of the economy.
A prominent, seven-man German delegation who attended the week included Professors Andreas Gebhardt (Dean of Engineering) and Stephan Kallweit, Alexander
Swartz and Max Kunkel (all of FH Aachen); Prof Thomas Seul (Deputy Rector and
Dean of Engineering) of FH Schmalkalden; Dr Eckardt Schuster of the Schuster
Group; and Tom Zoz of the Zoz Group.
One of the highlights of the Week was an announcement by Prof Gebhardt that FH
Aachen and Schmalkalden, together with TUT, are at an advanced stage of preparing a
project submission for funding to the European Commission Horizon 2020 program to
develop a unique tooling and manufacturing solution, aligned with Industry 4.0. This
is expected to be completed for submission by the second quarter of 2016. The partner
network is currently being expanded to provide the full gambit of capabilities for the
consortium towards the successful awarding of funding in a highly competitive process.
In another exciting development, two students from Aachen announced that they
will enrol at TUT for their B Tech qualifications. They presented their proposed
topics in the areas of modular tooling and distributed parts manufacture, utilising
additive manufacturing solutions.
The exchange of students is also taking place in other divisions. Alice Ly and Vivian
Cheng, exchange students from France, joined the Technology Station in Electronics
(TSE) in April to participate on a fire place controller project.
Technology Station in
Chemicals (TSC)
Wayne Rabe (centre), area leader in
the Design Division at TSE, flanked by
Vivian Cheng and Alice Ly.
A
Cellular Anti-hijacking System
(CAS) was developed for
Lebopo Technologies.
C
ongratulations are in order for FEBE
after the TSC, situated at the GaRankuwa Campus, was awarded an ISO
9001:2008 certificate in May. This confirms that the Station meets the highest
international standards.
Equipped with an ultrasonic
sensor, it can detect if an
intrusion is taking place at a
vehicle. The user can disable the
vehicle remotely and send out
a distress call/SMS to selected
numbers.
Amit Raga, Manager: Certification Department (South African Bureau of
Standards) hands Hamilton Mphidi,
Centres, Institutions, Technology Stations and Incubators (CITSI) Manager,
the ISO 9001:2008 certificate.
Antony Smit was the project
leader.
Technology Station in
Electronics (TSE)
T
he following designs were introduced: Under the leadership of
Rantshi Senona, a technician in the Design Division, Mobile Juice, a vending
machine charging cell phones and selling prepaid vouchers, hit the market.
This technology was leased to a company for commercialisation.
External view of the device in protective enclosure (beside phone for
size perspective).
Mobile juice vending machine
Cellular anti-theft system; populated
and tested device PCB.
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(CITSI’s)
Centres, Institutes, Technology Stations and Incubators
T
hese centres provide students and the community with specialized services and training and are in close
partnership with the government, other academic and research institutions, and the local and international
industry. They are:
Dr Yves Blanchard
Scientific Director
French South African Institute of Technology
(F’SATI (Pretoria campus)
Dr Olawale Popoola
Director
Centre for Energy and Electric Power
(CEEP) (Pretoria Campus)
Building 6, Room 347
Pretoria Campus
Tel: +27 12 382-5452
Fax: +27 12 382-5294
e-mail: BlanchardY@tut.ac.za
Bob Bond
Faculty Industry Liaison Manager
IndustryGrid
Building 13, IndustryGrid Exhibition Area
Pretoria Campus
Tel: +27 12 382 5784
Cell: 083 227 0797
e-mail: BondRJ@tut.ac.za
Dr SJ Jacobs
Director
Technology Station in Electronics (TSE) (Pretoria campus)
Building 6-366
Pretoria Campus
Tel: +27 12 382 5039
Fax: +27 12 382 4166
email: JacobsSJ@tut.ac.za
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Building 6, Room 275
Pretoria Campus
Tel: +27 12 382 4824
Fax: +27 12 382 5266
e-mail: PopoolaO@tut.ac.za
Vincent Tau
Station Manager
Technology Station in Chemicals (Ga-Rankuwa Campus)
Building 11, Room G16
GaRankuwa Campus
Tel: +27 12 382-0789
Fax: +27 12 382-0838
e-mail: TauVR@tut.ac.za
Jeff Makhubela
Operational Manager
Institute for Advanced Tooling (IAT)
Building 15, Room G40
Soshanguve South Campus
Tel: +27 12 382 9675
Fax: +27 12 382 9530
email: MakhubelaMJ@tut.ac.za
Research
Academic Excellence Awards
D
uring a night of glitz and glam, a total of 137 staff members in the University were recognised for their exceptional
work in research and for their qualification accomplishments
at the Academic Excellence Awards on 1 October.
Now in its seventh year, the awards represents the institution’s most prestigious accolades for Teaching, Learning and
Technology (TLT), Higher Education Development and Support
(HEDS), Research and Innovation (R&I), and also those who
have improved their qualifications to a Master’s or Doctoral
level.
Prof Ben van Wyk, Executive Dean says: “I am humbled by the
exceptional performance of our researchers and postgraduate
students for the past few years. They have produced the most
research, publication and innovation outputs in the University.
The Faculty niche areas and research groups include Energy
and Industrial Power Systems, Built Environment and Environmental Technology, Enabling Technology and Control, Communications Technology, Climate Change and Disaster Management, Advanced Catalysis Technologies, Mineral Beneficiation
and Chemical Process Technologies, Water and Wastewater
Management, Roads Building Materials and New Materials and
Manufacturing.
The Faculty also hosts two Rand Water Research Chairs, one
South African Research Chair in Initiative (SARChI) research
chair and a merSETA Chair.
Dr Patricia Popoola was identified as the Vice-Chancellor’s Researcher of the Year Female winner 2014.
Dr Patricia Popoola, flanked by Prof Ben van Wyk, Executive
Dean (left), and Prof Josiah Munda, Associate Dean (right).
Dr Patricia Popoola is a pro
M
eet Dr Patricia Popoola, a woman who exudes an unceasing passion for research. The Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering, a NRF-rated researcher (C3-category),
scooped the National Research Foundation (NRF) Competitive Rated Researcher grants from 2015 to 2017, totalling
R920 000. In addition, she also received two other grants
from the CSIR-NLC and the ALC-CSIR, to the value of R240
600 and R126 200, respectively.
“There is no continuity in research without grants. In my line
of work, grants mean further research, great opportunity to
contribute to knowledge, to the community as well as industry. More importantly, it means I can keep on mentoring students and produce a next generation of researchers and global
leaders. I couldn’t be happier. I feel truly blessed,” she says.
The 48 year-old was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where she commenced her tertiary education and obtained a BSc (Honours) degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
She then furthered her studies at TUT, where she received
her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Metallurgical Engineering.
Dr Popoola started her career at the University in 2003 as a
part-time lecturer in Metallurgy.
She says: “My research interests lie in advanced surface
engineering of metallic materials, where different stateof-the-art techniques, such as laser materials processing,
thermal and cold spray processes, coupled with corrosion
inhibition, are used to combat corrosion, as well as wear
and fatigue degradation of metallic alloys and components.”
This remarkable academic has a total of 170 publications
to her name, consisting of journals and conference papers.
One of her research highlights is when one of her papers that tackled problems inherent in the use of lasers, was at the top of the most downloaded and read
papers of the Journal of Laser Application in July 2011.
Also, the Laser Institute of America highlighted this
paper on their website for laser users and investors. It
brought international recognition for TUT and the CSIR.
She serves as a reviewer for several journals and international conferences.
Dr Patricia Popoola
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Ntombi has a knack for research
A
petite B Tech: Metallurgical Engineering student, Ntombi
Jojo (22), proved that female students at the Faculty are
outshining their male counterparts. She received a Special
Award for Best Overall presentation at the Faculty’s Research
Day in October.
The annual event aims to shed light on current research and
assists students to up their presentation skills, among others.
Ntombi used the opportunity to prepare for the Young Professionals Conference held on 21 October, where she presented
a paper.
The shining star also represented B Tech students at this year’s
13th Annual Student Colloquium at Mintek. Lerato Tshabalala,
a technologist at the Department of Chemical, Metallurgy and
Materials Engineering, is Ntombi’s supervisor.
A proud Lerato said: “I nominated Ntombi because she has a
knack for research. I saw her potential when she participated
in the Young Persons Lecture Competition 2015, organised by
the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Southern Africa
earlier this year.”
Ntombi Jojo, flanked by Lerato Tshabalala, technologist
(left) and Prof Maurice Onyango, Head of the Department
of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (right).
Department grows in leaps and bounds
T
he Faculty’s Department of Industrial Engineering has outdone itself by producing a large number of postgraduates in
a relatively short time. At the 2015 Autumn graduation ceremonies, five of its students obtained M Techs, two D Techs,
while another student obtained an M Tech in September.
Staff members also improved their qualifications, now boasting an MBA, D Phil and B Tech. The Department has grown in
leaps and bounds since its establishment in 2009, in spite of having only 15 staff members, of which only six are permanent.
Doctorate Lunch – FEBE staff members in circled faces
Back row left to right
Mr OS Fayomi (D Tech Metallurgy Engineering. Deposition of binary and quaternary alloys on steel for performance improvement); Mr LW
Beneke (D Tech Mechanical Engineering. Development and performance investigation of a novel solar chimney power generation system); Mr
OM Popoola (D Tech Electrical Engineering. Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS)-based modelling of residential lighting load profile)
Middle row left to right
Mr TT Kivevele (D Tech Mechanical Engineering. Experimental optimization of an air source heat pump for drying South African fruits; Mr R
Sule (D Tech Metallurgical. Spark plasma sintering of copper-ruthenium-carbon nanotube composites for thermal management in microelectronics); Mr BA Obadele (D Tech Metallurgical Engineering. Tribocorrosion mechanisms in laser deposited titanium-based smart composite
coatings; Mr P Maina (D Tech Mechanical Engineering. Performance analysis and improvement of a water-to-water Carbon Dioxide heat pump)
Front row Mr L Mukosha (D Tech Chemical Engineering. Enhanced adsorption of base metal, phenol and aldehyde from aqueous solution on low-cost
activated carbon)
Not present
Mr L Miao (D Tech Electrical Engineering. Scheduling and Quality of Service enhancement in wireless vehicular ad-hoc networks); Mr KZ
Setshedi (D Tech Chemical Engineering. Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using polymer-clay nanocomposites as novel
adsorbents); Ms O Agboola (D Tech Chemical Engineering. Performance evaluation of nanofiltration membranes: Theory and experiment); Mr
SC Agwuncha (D Tech Polymer Technology. Development of environmentally-friendly poly(lactic acid)/Poly(e-caprolactone) composites)
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Niche Areas
Niche Area
Coordinator
Energy and Industrial Prof AA Jimoh
Power Systems
(Adisa)
+27 12 382 4820/4964
JimohAA@tut.ac.za
Main Partners
Project Areas
F’SATI
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Centre for Energy and Electric Power
(CEEP)
Department of Architecture Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering Power Systems
Power Electronics
Electric Machines & Drives
Renewable and Sustainable energy
systems
Microgrids
Biodiesel Technology
Energy efficient buildings
Smart and Intelligent buildings
Solar car challenge - Photovoltaic
Systems
Built Environment
and Environmental
Technology
Prof GS Steyn
(Gerald)
+27 12 382 5719
SteynGS@tut.ac.za
Department of Architecture
Department of Building Sciences
Sustainable infrastructure
Waste management
Appropriate architecture and
urbanism
Climate responsive buildings
Enabling Technology
and Control
Prof Y Hamam
(Alex)
+27 12 382 5363
HamamA@tut.ac.za
F’SATI
Faculty of ICT
Université de Versailles – St Quentin en
Yvelines, France
Univérsité de Paris Est Creteil, France
ESIEE, France
Control, Image Processing, Machine
Intelligence (CIPMI), Modelling &
Simulation applied to the enabled
environment
Enabling Devices (Intelligent
wheelchairs, human‐machine
interfaces, mechatronic devices)
Tele‐vigilance (Sensors & Sensor signal
processing in an enabled environment)
e‐Health & Enabled Environment
Planning
Modelling and optimisation in wireless
communication networks
Communication
Technologies
Prof K Djouani
(Karim)
+27 12 382 4809
DjouaniK@tut.ac.za
Climate Change and Prof JM Ndambuki
Disaster Management (Julius)
+27 12 382 5225
NdambukiJM@tut.ac.za
F’SATI
TELKOM CoE (Telkom, Molapo Technology,
COMSIS France)
Univiverity Paris-Est Créteil (France)
CSIR (Meraka)
University Santa Barbara, California (USA)
University of Johannesburg
Telkom CoE - MIMO Access Point
Development
VUT, CUT, RCMRD (Nairobi, Kenya),
Egerton University (Kenya), Mbarara
University of Science & Technology
(Uganda), Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of
Technology (Ghana)
Flood forecasting and development of
coping mechanisms
Adaptive Wireless Network Planning
for Next Generation Networks
Radio Resources Management in
Wireless Networks
Drought forecasting and coping
mechanisms
Fire forecasting and coping
mechanisms
Pollution propagation and it mitigation
Advanced Catalysis
Technologies
Prof A Sofianos
(Alkeos)
+27 12 382 3542
SofianosA@tut.ac.za
HYSA/C Change Catalysis UCT, CSIR
Centre for Nanotechnology, Univ. of
Witwatersrand, Sasol Polymers, Boreskov
Insitute of Cataysis, Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology, Mapungubwe Institute for
Strategic Reflection
Catalysis and Industrial Chemistry
Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
Methanol Reforming, Methanol/DME
Synthesis, Fischer Tropsch Synthsis,
Nanomaterials, Novel Catalytic
Systems, Zeolites Synthesis and
Applications, Recycling of Precious
and Base Metals
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OTHER RESEARCH GROUPS
Other research groups
Coordinator
Main Partners
Project Areas
Mineral
Beneficiation and
Chemical Process
Technologies
Prof MS Onyango
Nanotechnology
(Maurice)
+27 12 382 3533
OnyangoMS@tut.ac.za
Extraction of Metals
Gas cleaning
Adsorption
Mathematical Modelling and System
Analysis
Biofuels
Water and Wastewater Treatment
New Materials and
Manufacturing
Water and
wastewater
management
Prof ER Sadiku
(Rotimi)
+27 12 841 3255
SadikuR@tut.ac.za
Dr S Nyende-Byakika
(Stephen)
+27 12 382 5213
NyendeByakikaS@tut.ac.za
CSIR
Sasol
Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
Pontifica Universidad Catolica de
Chile, Chile
Universidad de Chile, Chile
Denel
Transnet Freight Rail
University of Johannesburg, S/Africa
Department of Biomedical Sciences,
Tshwane University of Technology
Polymer and Composites, CSIR Material
Science and Manufacturing, PE
NCNSM, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa,
CSIR-CLRI, Chennai, India, University
of Madras, Chennai, India
Nanjing University of Information
Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
Department of Chemistry, University
of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Department of Food Process
Engineering, S.R.M University, India
Department of Crop Science, Tshwane
University of Technology, Pretoria,
South Africa
Polymer Science & Technology,
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India
CSIR-NLC, S/Africa
Universiti Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
Indian Institute of Technology, West
Bengal, India
Covenant University, Sango Otta,
Nigeria
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Nigeria
University of Ibadan, Nigeria Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
National Aerospace Centre
Rush Medical University, Chicago
Vaal University, ESKOM and
Thermaspray Pty
Federal University of Technology,
Akure Nigeria
Manchester Metropolitan University,
UK
Natural Fibre/Polymer Composites
Hydrological and Water quality
Modelling
Replacing Zinc Oxide in Rubber
Compounds, especially tyres
Polyolefin/Nanocomposites
(Behomite)
Polymer-noble Metal
nanocomposites
Development of alternative analysis
techniques for determination of
hexane extractables in LLDPE
Development of a tool to produce
wax components for investment
casting of an aerospace component
Fabrication of novel Polymeric
nanomaterials for Biomedical
Applications
Design, Synthesis and
Characterization of Novel
Thermotropic side chain Liquid
Crystalline Polymers and their
Blends
Investigation of the Mechanical
and Thermal Properties of PA6/
Perkalite Composites for possible
Automotive Applications
Integrated Water Resources
Management
Application of GIS and Remote
Sensing Modelling Techniques to
Solve Water Resources Related
Problems (e.g Stochastic Drought
Modelling, EIA, Analysis and
Modelling of Irrigation Systems)
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Technologies
Roads building
materials
Dr W A van Wyngaard
(Wynand)
+27 12 382 5217
VanWyngaardWA@tut.ac.za
Dust control on gravel roads
The improvement of ride ability of
gravel road
The strength balancing of bitumen
stabilized materials
The construction of asphalt,
slurries and stone surfacing with
bitumen and saw dust
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2015
FIELD
OF
EXPERTISE
and area of involvement by staff members
LIST OF EXPERTISE
Staff member
Department/Section/CITSI
Field of expertise & area of involvement
Abdoola, R Dr (Rishaad)
Electrical Engineering
Image Analysis
Image Processing
Signal Processing
Abe, BT Dr (Bolanle)
Electrical Engineering (eMalahleni Machine learning and image processing
campus)
Telecommunication
Civil Engineering
Finding ways of obtaining objective and accurate bridge structural
deterioration data and to incorporate it into existing bridge
management systems
Electromagnetic compatibility
Nonlinear Control
Instrumentation Systems
Process Control and Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Akumu, OA Dr (Aloys)
Electrical Engineering eMalahleni
High Voltage Engineering
Condition-based maintenance
Power Systems Demand Side Management
Blanchard , Y Dr (Yves)
F’SATI
Algorithm Architecture Matching with application in Signal and Image
Processing Digital Systems modelling and integration
Campbell, HM Prof (Harold)
Industrial Engineering
(merSETA Skills Dev. Chair)
Supply Chain & Logistics Strategy
Optimisation, Modelling & Simulation
Quality Engineering
Engineering Management
Chen, WH Prof (Wen Hsien)
(Extra Ordinary Professor)
Optoelectronics
Acoustics and ultrasonic
CIGS and other photovoltaic module technologies
Innovative solar power station study
Delport , DJ Dr (Dawie)
Chemical, Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering
Cement
Hydrogen
Oxygen electrolysis
Desai, DA Dr (Dawood)
Mechanical Engineering
Structural dynamics and vibro-acoustics Modelling, simulation and
experimental validation of structural sound and vibration
Dintchev, OD Prof (Ognian)
Centre for Energy and Electric
Power (CEEP)
Production and distribution of electric power
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Djouani, K Prof (Karim)
F'SATI
Modelling
Optimisation and control of networked nonlinear systems
Mobile and wireless communication systems
Hamam, Y Prof (Alex)
F'SATI
Modelling
Optimisation and control-enabled environment
Control
Telecommunications
Image processing
Huan, Z Prof (Zhongjie)
Energy efficiency technology for commercial refrigeration
Heat pump system development
Application for space and water heating and biomass drying
Natural working fluids for refrigerant substitution
Waste heat recovery
Energy management
Jacobs, SJ Dr (SJ)
Technology Station in Electronics
(TSE) &
Skills development programmes for the Electronic Manufacturing
Sector
Renewable Energy Skills Training and Incubation Programmes
Concept to Prototype
Product Development
Manufacturing Technologies Incubation
Technology Transfer and Incubation
Electronic Waste Management Process
Quality Management Systems
Jamiru, T Dr (Tamba)
Properties of High Performance composites and high strength alloys
Green Technology
Jimoh, AA Prof (Adisa)
Power systems and automation
Electric Machines and Drives
Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems
Energy
17
18
Staff member
Jordaan, JA Dr (Jaco) Electrical Engineering eMalahleni
Signal Processing
Mathematical modelling
Spectral Estimation
Power system state estimation
Optimisation
Microcontroller/PC software design
Electrical Power and Industrial Systems & Control
Image Processing
Machine Intelligence
Kanakana, MG Dr (Grace)
Process optimisation using Lean Six Sigma
Simulation
Optimisation theory
Decision trees
Leaner programming
Karger-Kocsis , J Prof
(Joseph)
Polymer physics
Polymer blends
Recycling of plastic and rubber wastes
Thermosetting polymers from renewable resources
Manufacturing and testing of polymer composites
Kearney, JC (John)
CNC Programming
Development of parts for manufacturing
Maintenance of CNC equipment
Khalaf, AB Dr (Baset)
Medical Devices development
Health and Health platforms development
Khoathane, MC Dr (Caroline)
Polymer/Bio-polymer reinforced natural fibre composites
Kolesnikov, AV Prof (Andrei) Chemical, Metallurgical and
Modelling and Simulation of Multiphase Flows in Chemical and Mineral
Processing Industries Nanotechnology
Plasma Technology
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chemical and Mineral Process Control
Optimisation of Chemical Processes
Kupolati, WK Dr (Williams)
Civil Engineering
Sustainable and appropriate use of waste materials for civil
engineering infrastructure
Intelligent transportation
Management
Environmental and structural systems
Application of Artificial Neural Network
Fractal and Chaos and other novel theories in civil engineering
infrastructure
Technopreneurship in civil engineering infrastructure
Kurien, AM Prof (Anish)
F’SATI
Software Development
Radio Resource Management
Wireless and Mobile Networks
Laubscher, J Prof (Jacques)
Architecture
Built Environment Sustainability National Building Regulations (SANS 10400)
Pedagogic underpinning of design and architectural education
Loto, CA Prof (Cleophas)
Electrochemical corrosion
Materials Science and Engineering
Physical Metallurgy
Production metallurgy
Materials characterisation
Failure analysis
Mare, EA Prof (Estelle)
Architecture
Interdisciplinary studies in art/architecture/music/aesthetics/science
History of art and architecture
Design
South African monuments
Specialty in Art: El Greco and his influence on modernism
Specialty in architecture: Greek Classical architecture
Mbaya, RKK Dr (Richard)
Mineral beneficiation
Hydrometallurgy
Separation technologies and nanotechnology
Mine water treatment and waste management
Meintjes, GJ (Gideon)
Building Sciences
Quantity Surveyor
Construction Economics
Mouton, AJJ (Braam)
Digital Systems
Embedded Systems using Assembly and C Language
Control of electrical equipment using GSM and embedded systems
technology
Management of electrical and electronic waste in the SA scenario
Mpofu, K Dr (Khumbulani)
Advanced Manufacturing
Cleaner Production
Expert Systems
Robotics in Manufacturing
Staff member
Munda, JL Prof (Josiah)
Centre for Energy and Electric
Power (CEEP) & Office of the
Dean
Power Systems
Distributed Generation
Renewable Energy Supplies
Smart Grids
Energy and Industrial Power Systems
Ndambuki, JM Prof (Julius)
Civil Engineering
Water resources management
Optimisation
Multi-objective programming
Decision support systems
Stochastic optimisation
Water quality and quantity modelling
Nicolae, DV Prof (Dan)
Power converters for power systems and electric machines
Nyende-Byakika, S Dr (Stephen) Civil Engineering
Water Distribution
Okhai, TA (Timothy)
Electrical Engineering (Clinical)
Thermal ablation therapy
Healthcare Technology Management
Microfluidics, Biosensors for medical and biochemical applications
Electro-medical safety
Olwal, TO Prof (Thomas)
F’SATI
Radio resource management techniques
Energy and spectrum-efficiency in emerging wireless communications
and networking and focus on emerging regions
Onyango, MS Prof (Maurice)
Nanotechnology
Adsorption
Water treatment
Paige-Green, P Dr (Philip)
Civil Engineering
Construction materials
Soil mechanics
Rock mechanics
Soil stabilisation and improvement
Engineering geology
Pavement design
Unpaved roads
Soil compaction
Concrete technology
Mine haul roads
Recycling of waste materials in construction
Popoola, API Dr (Patricia)
Physical metallurgy
Laser Materials Processing
Pyrometallurgy
Properties of Engineering Materials
Nanotechnology
Potgieter, JH Prof (Herman)
Cement, concrete and building materials
Water and wastewater treatment
Utilisation of fly ash
Electrochemistry and corrosion of ferrous and other materials
Premlall, K (Kasturie)
Corrosion Mechanisms and Corrosion Inhibition Research
Carbon Sequestration Technologies
Coal Technologies and Utilisation methods
Renewable Energy Technologies
Lead Processing Technology and Recovery Techniques
Water Treatment Technology
Richards, CG Dr (Coneth)
Electrical Power Converters
Sadiku, ER Prof (Rotimi)
X-ray Physics & Rheology of Polymers and Polymer Composites
Salim, RW Dr (Wanjala)
Civil Engineering
Self-compacting concrete
Concrete as a carbon dioxide sink
Affordable / Low cost housing
Structural behaviour of biomaterials
Health Monitoring of Structures
Cellular light weight concrete elements
Laboratory simulation Fibre Reinforced Polymer in form of either
Rebar, Strip or matrix in structural elements and environmental solid
waste management for environmental sustainability - Reuse of solid/
powder waste material in construction
Snyman, J Dr (Jacques)
Civil Engineering
Water Engineering: Hydraulics, Hydrology, Water and Waste Water
Treatment Technology. Water Recourse Planning and Management
Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Management and
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
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20
Staff member
Richards, CG Dr (Coneth)
Electrical Power Converters
Sadiku, ER Prof (Rotimi)
X-ray Physics & Rheology of Polymers and Polymer Composites
Snyman, J Dr (Jacques)
Civil Engineering
Water Engineering: Hydraulics, Hydrology, Water and Waste Water
Treatment Technology. Water Recourse Planning and Management
Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Management and
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
Sofianos, A Prof (Alkeos)
Reaction Engineering
Catalysis
Adsorption
Thermodynamics
South African Chemical Industry
Hydrometallurgy
Cobalt-related high-tech products
Nickel-related high-tech products
Copper-related high-tech products
Cobalt leaching/extraction technology
Solvent extraction
Steyn, GS Prof (Gerald)
Architecture
Settlement dynamics
Vernacular African architecture and urbanism
Affordable housing
Forensic auditing of buildings
Planning and aesthetic guidelines
Steyn, N Dr (Nico)
F'SATI
Process and Automation
Enabling Technology
Talukhaba, AA Prof (Alfred)
Building Sciences
Sustainable Construction
Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Carbon Indexing and Cost Modelling
Procurement Design and Supply Chain Management
Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tlale, N Dr (Nkgatho)
Advanced manufacturing
Mechatronics and robotics
Toudjeu, IT Mr (Ignace)
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Modelling
Control systems
Embedded systems
Machine intelligence
van Wyk, BJ Prof (Ben)
Executive Dean: Faculty of
Engineering
Machine intelligence and image analysis
van Wyngaard, W Dr (Wynand)
Civil Engineering
Roads building materials
Dust control on gravel roads
The improvement of the ride ability of gravel roads
The strength balancing of bitumen stabilised materials
The construction of asphalt, slurries and stone surfacing with bitumen
and saw dust
Yusuff, AA Dr (Dayo)
Power systems operation and transmission line parameters estimation
Computational intelligence in fault diagnosis
Dynamic system reconfiguration; Coordination of distributed
generation using multi agent technology
RESEARCH CHAIRS
Research chair representatives are specialists in the selected areas based on their research expertise and ratings.
The main goal of the research chairs is to strengthen and improve research and innovation capacity of public universities
for producing high quality postgraduate students, research and innovation outputs and finally to increase the production of
masters and doctoral graduates.
Research Chair
holder
Prof HM Campbell
(Harold)
Citizenship
Specialisation
Department
Type of chair
Jamaica
Manufacturing Skills
Development at TUT
Operations Management
and Supply Chain
Management
Industrial
Engineering
merSETA*
NRF SARCHI
Prof K Djouani
(Karim)
French
Enabled Environment
and Assistive Living
Electrical
Engineering/
French South
African Institute of
Technology
Prof AA Jimoh
(Adisa)
South
African
Electrical
Engineering
Rand Water
Water Utilisation
Chemical,
Metallurgical
and Materials
Engineering
Rand Water
Prof MS Onyango
(Maurice)
Kenya
*Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education Training Authority
2015 Graduations per Department
DEPARTMENT
Architecture
M TECH
D TECH
Male
5
9
14
0
14
1
1
0
1
7
8
21
1
1
5
2
3
14
Building Science
TOTAL Female
Chemical, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
7
6
13
Civil Engineering
2
2
4
11
11
6
6
1
1
7
Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial Design
3
3
3
3
6
38
52
14
16
68
TOTAL
14
1
Male
GRANT
TOTAL TOTAL
Female
1
2
21
NRF RATING SUMMARY
2015 CURRENT RATED RESEARCHERS
NAME
GENDER
RACE
DEPARTMENT
CATEGORY
1.
Chowdhury, SP Prof
Male
Black
C (C1)
2.
Du, S Prof
Male
Chinese
Y (Y2)
3.
Jimoh, AA Prof
Male
Black
C (C3)
4.
Jordaan, JA Dr
Male
White
Y (Y2)
5.
Mpofu, K Dr
Male
Black
Y (Y2)
6.
Ndambuki, JM Prof
Male
Black
Civil Engineering
C (C3)
7.
Nicolae, DV Prof
Male
White
C (C3)
8.
Olubambi, P Dr (resigned)
Male
Black
Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
C (C3)
9.
Onyango, MS Prof
Male
Black
Y (Y2)
10.
Olwal, TO Prof
Male
Black
Y (Y2)
11.
Popoola, API Dr
Female
Black
C (C3)
12.
Sadiku, ER Prof
Male
Black
C (C2)
13.
Steyn, GS Prof
Male
White
Architecture
C (C3)
14.
Sun, Y Dr (resigned)
Female
Chinese
Y (Y2)
15.
Talukhaba, AA Prof
Male
Black
Building Sciences
C (C3)
16.
Van Wyk, BJ Prof
Male
White
Executive Dean
C (C2)
2015 NUMBER OF REGISTERED STUDENTS
M TECH
D TECH
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
GRANT
TOTAL
Architecture
16
39
55
0
55
Building Science
24
29
53
0
53
31
49
80
13
24
37
117
Civil Engineering
7
10
17
6
10
16
33
14
44
58
1
33
34
92
26
36
62
2
6
8
70
Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial
Design
2
24
26
0
9
9
35
120
231
351
22
82
104
455
DEPARTMENT
TOTAL
Research Output 2014 (submitted)
DEPARTMENT
Journals ISI
Journals
Late
Conference
Proceedings
Chapter in
book
Total
Architecture
-
8
-
1
-
9
Building Sciences
-
-
-
3.67
-
3.67
36.93
-
2.5
4.91
2.85
47.18
Civil Engineering
6.17
-
-
2.71
-
8.88
7.33
1.1
-
14.72
0.39
23.54
-
2
-
-
2
1.95
-
-
1.21
-
3.16
1.4
-
-
4.92
-
6.32
Geomatics
Foundation
22
Journals
DHET
-
-
0.33
-
1
-
1.33
53.78
11.43
2.5
34.13
3.23
105.07
2015
Long Service Awards
5 Years
10 Years
Mr JO Okumbe
Building Sciences
Mr OB Ilori
Building Sciences
Ms RM Ngaka
Dr RKK Mbaya
Dr T Fedotova
Mrs E Relling
Ms ML Moropeng
Prof JM Ndambuki
Civil Engineering
Ms GO Mabena
Civil Engineering
Dr WK Kupolati
Civil Engineering
Dr R Abdoola
Mr A Sibanda
Dr NP Cele
Mr TA Okhai
Mr W Mubatanhema
Dr AO Akumu
Mr JS Erlank
Engineering Foundation
Mr K Kapp
Miss IB Ngoma
Mr MO Norel
Ms HA Terblanche
Ms EJ Pieterse
Ms R Nevhuloro
Ms NI Tshabalala
Mr JC Kearney
Ms MO Mothibatsela
Prof Z Huan
Mr KA Mothapo
Mr JH Dubery
Mr GB Motha
Technology Station in Electronics
Mr RJ Moloisane
Civil Engineering
Mr R J Bond
IndustryGrid
15 Years
Mrs M C Khoathane
Dr D J Delport
Mrs S Van Der Merwe
Civil Engineering
Mrs MD Ngoma
Civil Engineering
Mr S Themba
Dr DA Desai
20 Years
Mr AC De Villiers
Ms AJ Venter
Office of the Dean
25 Years
Mr J H Hofmeyr
30 Years
Mrs Z Janse Van Rensburg
Office of the Dean
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Tshwane University of Technology
Compiled by: Zelda Janse van Rensburg (Faculty Marketer)

Faculty in Perspective 2016 - Tshwane University of Technology

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