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The Department of Industrial Engineering is thrilled to have an eminent expert in Advanced Manufacturing on its team. Prof Natasha Sacks, who joined the Department of Industrial Engineering in October 
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“In 2012 the buzz word was Data Science – in 2020 it is Data Engineering.” These words were uttered by the President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 
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The two matric learners who came second and third overall amongst Quintile 5 schools in South Africa in the 2019 National Senior Certificate (NSC) have chosen Stellenbosch for their Engineering 
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For Kurt Coetzer 2019 was a year full of highlights. He received three awards and his research took him to three overseas destinations. “The year started well and turned out 
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Article by Prof Thinus Booysen. This article was originally published on The Conversation. South Africa’s energy crisis has many dimensions, from political and economic to technical and environmental. Recently, the country’s power utility, 
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“I grew up with a deep love of nature,” says Dominique van Schalkwyk who will receive her master’s degree in Chemical Engineering on 9 December 2019. “When I first learned 
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Dr Mkhululi Mabhula, PhD graduate at the Faculty of Engineering, had no say in the choice of the South African university for his undergraduate engineering studies. He was a participant 
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Over the years, creativity played a big role in Dr Louzanne Bam’s life. The word was one of the triggers that stimulated her interest to study engineering. It was also 
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Coming from a family of medical doctors, Dr Wouter Bam broke the mould and opted for engineering, specifically Industrial Engineering. “I enjoy working at systems level and grappling with the 
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“I am driven to creatively address problems,” says Dr Christa de Kock. “When it came to choosing a career, I felt my choice would always be between engineering or architecture. 
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