Thank you for attending the Stellenbosch University Engineering Industry Showcase at the Century City Conference Center in Cape Town on Thursday, 23 May 2024.
Please click on the title of the presentations listed below in order to download an electronic copy of a specific presentation.
If you have any contract-related enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Cindi de Doncker (cnm@sun.ac.za), our Engineering Contract Manager.
(Download the 2024 Industry Showcase programme here)
| 09:30 |
Welcome and Faculty Overview Prof Celeste Viljoen, Acting Dean: Faculty of Engineering |
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| 09:50 |
Innovation and Western Cape Competitiveness Ms Wrenelle Stander, Chief Executive Officer: Wesgro |
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| 10:00 |
Keynote Adress Alderman Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of the City of Cape Town |
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SESSION 1: ENERGY Chair: Prof Richard Walls |
SESSION 2: AUTOMATION AND THE INTERCONNECTED WORLD Chair: Herman Engelbrecht |
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| 10:30 |
Planning for Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa Prof Thinus Booysen |
10:30 |
Autonomous Control of Vehicles Dr Callen Fisher |
| 10:50 |
Prof Pieter Rousseau |
10:50 |
Digital Twins for Complex Systems Prof Anton Basson |
| 11:10 |
Energy Systems Research at Stellenbosch University Prof Mike Owen |
11:10 |
Prof Herman Engelbrecht |
| 11:30 |
Fire Safety for Green Energy: Battery, Solar and Hydrogen Risks Prof Richard Walls |
11:30 |
Wide Area Communication Options in the SKA Radio Astronomy Region Prof Riaan Wolhuter |
| 11:50 |
Dr Chantelle van Staden |
11:50 |
Shaping Tomorrow: Engineering Management’s Role in Cultivating Future-Ready Professionals Prof Taryn Bond-Barnard |
| 12:10 |
Inverting Loadshedding with Solar PV and Battery Storage Dr Arnold Rix |
12:10 |
Biomedical Research (contact kschreve@sun.ac.za) Prof Kristiaan Schreve |
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SESSION 3: TRANSPORTATION Chair: Prof Joubert van Eeden |
SESSION 4: APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING FOR IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Chair: Dr Rensu Theart |
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| 13:30 |
Taking First Steps Towards Sustainable Road Freight Prof Joubert van Eeden |
13:30 |
Recommended for you: What Chemical Engineering Can Learn from Netflix Dr Jamie Cripwell |
| 13:50 |
Innovative Traffic Data Sources Dr Megan Bruwer |
13:50 |
Image Processing: From Virtual Reality to Deep Learning Dr Rensu Theart |
| 14:10 |
Prof Annie Bekker |
14:10 |
Pattern Recognition for Data Science Prof Mandla Gwetu |
| 14:30 |
Health Monitoring of the SA Agulhas-II Propulsion Shaft Prof Nico de Koker |
14:30 |
Dr Philip Venter |
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SESSION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENGINEERING Chair: Prof Christie Dorfling |
SESSION 6: MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS Chair: Prof John Babafemi |
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| 15:20 |
Engineers as Agents to Avoid Environmental Disasters Prof Charles MacRobert |
15:20 | Building Affordable Housing using 3D Concrete Printing Dr Jacques Kruger |
| 15:40 |
Waste Valorization for a Circular Economy Prof Johann Görgens (presented by Prof Robbie Pott) |
15:40 | Recycled Construction Materials Prof John Babafemi |
| 16:00 |
Bioprocesses for a Sustainable World Prof Eugene van Rensburg |
16:00 | Building Your Competitive Capabilities in Manufacturing Through University Cooperation – Focus on Metals Prof Nawaz Mahomed |
| 16:20 |
Metal Production for Secondary Resources Prof Christie Dorfling |
16:20 |
High Performance Filters at 100 GHz: Ridge Gap Waveguide Dr Werner Steyn |
| 16:40 |
Electrical Machine Technology: Innovations and Applications Dr Nkosinathi Gule |
16:40 |
Prof Martin Venter |
