Civil Engineering will be well represented at RILEM in the Netherlands | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5803 | | Civil Engineering will be well represented at RILEM in the Netherlands | Department of Civil Engineering | Wibke de Villiers, Mohamad Pourbehi, and Dr Stephan Zeranka (who obtained his PhD qualification during the December 2017 graduation ceremony), were recently awarded PhD grants to participate in the 72nd RILEM annual week in Delft, the Netherlands, from 26 |
Making waves in the Southern Ocean | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5797 | | Making waves in the Southern Ocean | Brendon Nickerson | December 2017 marked the start of the 57th annual South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE), with the SA Agulhas II setting sail for Antarctica, loaded with supplies, vehicles, and scientists. Among those on board were the new SANAE IV base tea |
MEng student at Industrial Engineering excels at IAMOT | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5798 | | MEng student at Industrial Engineering excels at IAMOT | Megan Rautenbach | The 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) took place from 22 – 26 April 2018 in Birmingham, England. |
Riccardo Swanepoel receives Helmut Knapp poster award at ESAT 2018 | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5799 | | Riccardo Swanepoel receives Helmut Knapp poster award at ESAT 2018 | Riccardo Swanepoel | Six delegates from the Department of Process Engineering recently attended the 30th European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT), which was held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 10 – 13 June 2018. |
Workshop on modelling South Africa’s future power system | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5679 | | Workshop on modelling South Africa’s future power system | Dr Bernard Bekker | Dr Bernard Bekker, lecturer and Eskom Chair in Power System Simulation at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, states that the coordinated research on the modelling of future power systems, within the context of increasing renewable en |
Toyosi Craig wins awards at the 2018 African Young Graduate Summit | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5681 | | Toyosi Craig wins awards at the 2018 African Young Graduate Summit | Toyosi Craig | Toyosi Craig, a final-year PhD student at the Department of Industrial Engineering, attended the 2018 African Young Graduate Summit at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg from 12 – 16 March 2018. |
SU develops first industrial-grade gantry type 3D concrete printer in Africa | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5683 | | SU develops first industrial-grade gantry type 3D concrete printer in Africa | Jacques Kruger | The first industrial-grade gantry type 3D concrete printer in Africa produced its first 3D printed object last month. |
Large Scale Fan Test Facility | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5685 | | Large Scale Fan Test Facility | Prof Johan van der Spuy | As part of the MinwaterCSP H2020 project, the European Union allocated funding for the construction of a 24 foot diameter fan and cooling system test facility on the premises of Stellenbosch University. |
Working to change the world | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5677 | | Working to change the world | Dr Neill Goosen | So what do you actually DO during all the hours when you're not lecturing |
"First generation experience" attracts many top learners | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5668 | | "First generation experience" attracts many top learners | Liesel Koch | On 10 May the Faculty of Engineering welcomed top learners in Grades 11 and 12 whose parents have not had the opportunity to study at a university. |