In this interview we get to know Dr Boitumelo Ramatsetse better. We get to know his outstanding career path thus far and about his role in the Office of the …
This year our postgraduate course Solar Thermal Energy Systems (STES) took on a new and exciting format we hope to expand upon and build ongoing international collaboration. Professor Craig McGregor, Research Group Director (STERG) and …
In June we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. The day was created by the Women’s Engineering Society and supported by UNESCO. The intention is to recognize women in the engineering sector and encourage …
As a young boy Johan grew up all over South Africa. He received the most important part of his high school education in Villiersdorp in the Boland. His family home …
Teamleader and legend in the M&M workshop The mechanical workshop is an environment of high intensity, buzzing with the sounds and activities of casting, machining, grinding, and drawing. It is …
I’m Kevin Neaves, Chief Technical Officer at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. One of my primary responsibilities is to run the mechatronics laboratory, this includes the setup and …
Genchi Genbutsu is a Japanese phrase that can be roughly translated as “go and see”. The phrase is credited to the creator of the Toyota Production System, Taiichi Ohno. Mr Ohno …
The invitation read “Join your fellow MATHackers on UCT campus for a late-night pizza party and get your code on!” The group of three, Nicane September, Ryan Hansen and …
Recently, the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and the Cape Chapter of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa hosted the UKZN’s Aerospace Systems Research Group (ASReG) for a presentation of their …
Preyin Govender, a final year PhD Mechanical Engineering candidate (Material Engineering) received an invitation to the World PM 2022 Congress and Exhibition. The conference was held in Lyon, France from …
