PRASA
Welcome to Stellenbosch University

Who We are

​​​​The PRASA Chair consists of three full time employed researchers and a variety and variable number of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

 

Dr Wyhan Jooste is a senior lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University. He is currently the acting Chair Holder of  the PRASA Engineering Research Chair and also​ the head of the Asset Care Research Group (ACRG). He contributes his asset management expertise to the Chair on an ad hoc basis. ​



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 Prof CJ Fourie was the previous Chair Holder of the PRASA Research Chair, He was previously a full time lecturer and head of the Industrial Engineering department. He has been with the PRASA Chair since its inception. He now supports the Chair.

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Pieter Conradie is has been part of the team since April 2011. He is a professionally qualified and accredited Mechanical Engineer who studied at Stellenbosch.

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Olabanji Asekun is the is the most recent addition to our team. He completed his undergraduate studies in Systems Engineering at the University​ of Lagos Nigeria, and joined the PRASA Chair as a post-graduate student in 2012 and joined the team full time upon the completion of his Masters.