Frederick Bester (BEng Civil) won the 2018 Jac van der Merwe Competition for Innovation that was held in December last year at the Faculty of Engineering. Six candidates, representing the …
A deluge of data confronts the world today. No wonder data science is now regarded as a very important field. Thorsten Schmidt-Dumont, a PhD graduate in Industrial Engineering, will have …
“It was a fantastic opportunity with a buzz of activities and interaction,” says Prof Willie Perold (Vice-Dean: Research and Industry Liaison) about the Faculty of Engineering’s first Open Day for …
Saajidah Williams (a Master in Engineering graduate) did not follow the traditional route of doing a BEng degree first. With her unusual and exceptional background, she will be able to …
Talon Garikayi, a PhD graduate in Mechatronic Engineering, is motivated by a desire to help amputees in Africa. He says: “I grew up in a Zimbabwean village close to the …
When Cara Schwarz kicked off her studies in 1996 as a first-year Maties Chemical Engineering student, she had no idea that one day she would become the first female full …
“I never considered engineering as a career until the Faculty of Engineering’s student recruiter, August Engelbrecht, visited my school in Worcester. When he talked about electronic engineering, I thought this …
Many stumbling blocks on her five-year journey could not stop a determined Georgina Rakotonirainy to achieve her goals. This PhD graduate, who hails from Madagascar, spent the last five years …
A large fan and cooling system test facility, the only one of its kind in the world, was officially opened at the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University. This exceptional facility …
