Bridging Knowledge and Community: An M&M Engineering and SAAF Museum Collaboration
The curator of the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum, Ysterplaat, Lt. Col. James du Toit, recently visited the Department…
Women’s month: Celebrating Gillian Cortereal’s contribution to transformation
In May this year our rector, Prof Wim de Villiers sent an invitation to host an early-rise breakfast for twenty-five…
Outside of the Lecture Hall
The Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Department is committed to excellence and diversity in our teaching and research. We achieve this…
We presented at ISEC – 3rd International Sustainability Energy Conference 2024
Over 400 participants from 35 countries, 80 presentations and 100 posters in Graz on April 10-11. The ISEC conference was…
Faculty of Engineering steps into “A future towards Hydrogen”
A successful first Stellenbosch University Green Hydrogen Symposium on 19 March at STIAS, highlights the Faculty of Engineering’s commitment towards…
Learner Development Programme in Space Technology
What’s happening in the sky? The outreach project on the Elethu wine farm in Bonnievale involving learners from a local…
In the Spotlight - Shival Indermun - Best Student Paper Award in the Biodevices field
Shival Indermun had presented a paper at the BIOSTEC conference recently and was awarded the Best Student Paper Award in…
PhD candidate, Francois Rozon, publishes a "Feature paper"
Congratulations to our PhD candidate Francois Rozon. Francois's paper co-authored by Professors Craig McGregor and Michael Owen, titled " Long-Term…
M&M third year students Lindelize and Wouter are enjoying their gap year in Germany.
“We have reached the halfway mark of our gap year successfully , and we are ready for the next.” In…
In the Spotlight - Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Academic and member of the NPC in the Office of the Presidency
In this interview we get to know Dr Boitumelo Ramatsetse better. We get to know his outstanding career path thus…
STERG – Brainstorming and problem-solving across borders.
This year our postgraduate course Solar Thermal Energy Systems (STES) took on a new and exciting format we hope to expand upon…
Fama Jallow, phenomenal international postgraduate student tells us why she chose Stellenbosch University
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…
In the Spotlight - Johan van der Spuy, chairman, colleague and friend
As a young boy Johan grew up all over South Africa. He received the most important part of his high…
In the Spotlight - Ferdi Zietsman
Teamleader and legend in the M&M workshop The mechanical workshop is an environment of high intensity, buzzing with the sounds…
In the Spotlight - Kevin Neaves
I’m Kevin Neaves, Chief Technical Officer at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. One of my primary responsibilities is…
Genchi Genbutsu (“Go and see”)
Genchi Genbutsu is a Japanese phrase that can be roughly translated as “go and see”. The phrase is credited to the…
“404 Not Found” wins 2nd Prize at MATHack ’22
The invitation read “Join your fellow MATHackers on UCT campus for a late-night pizza party and get your code on!”…
“How South Africa Can Get to Space and Compete When it Arrives”.
Recently, the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and the Cape Chapter of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa hosted…
Preyin Govender presents his research in Lyon, France!
Preyin Govender, a final year PhD Mechanical Engineering candidate (Material Engineering) received an invitation to the World PM 2022 Congress…
Congratulations Adam Venter, recipient of the Rector’s Award for Social Impact
We congratulate our PhD candidate, Adam Venter, a most worthy recipient of the Rector’s Award for Social Impact. Adam…
In conversation with visiting Prof Johannes Koke of Germany
Johannes Koke is a professor of mechanical engineering. He specializes in especially process engineering at Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences, located…
In the Spotlight - Waldo Wessels
Masters student, Waldo Wessels, builds a hybrid quadcopter After proposing the research topic “Design, Build and Test a Quadcopter with…
Bonnievale goes intergalactic
Bonnievale, a rural town in the picturesque Breede Valley of the Western Cape is where high school learners have built…
