Group Profile

Group structure

Prof Ian Craig and Prof Derik le Roux collaborate in the supervision of students. The students are supported by two research associates from industry: Dr Dries Wiid (IPCOS) and Dr Laurentz Olivier (Analyte).

Group Alumni since 1999:

• Gustaf Gous (PhD 2025)
• Albertus Richter (MEng 2025)
• Rudzani Dzedzemane (MEng 2025)
• John Burchell (PhD 2024)
• Heinz Mittermaier (MEng 2024)
• Claire Lowry (MEng 2024)
• Charl Van De Merwe (MEng 2024)
• Zander Noome (MEng 2023)
• Jaco-Louis Venter (MEng 2023)
• Danie Wepener (MEng 2023)
• Jonathan Van Niekerk (MEng 2023)
• Kamohelo Sekila (MEng 2023)
• Lukasz Ziolkowski (MEng 2023)
• Dries Wiid (Phd 2021)
• Duayne Strydom (MEng 2021)
• Wimpie West (MEng 2020)
• Luke Rokebrand (MEng 2020)
• Henning Viljoen (MEng 2004, PhD 2019)
• Ralf Küsel (MEng 2019)
• Stefan Botha (MEng 2018) 
• Laurentz Olivier (MEng 2012, PhD 2017)
• Derik le Roux (MEng 2013, PhD 2016)
• Eben du Toit (PhD 2016)
• Jonathan Meyer (MEng 2010, PhD 2016)
• Nelis Muller (MEng 2011, PhD 2016)
• Myrin Naidoo (MEng 2014) 
• Bjorn Matthews (MEng 2014) 
• Rolf Kohlmeyer (MEng 2012) 
• Loutjie Coetzee (MEng 2006, PhD 2009) 
• Donghui Wei (PhD 2009)
• Bruce Dragt (MEng 2006)
• Mandu Jeffrey (PhD 2006) 
• Margret Bauer (Post-Doctoral Fellow 2006)
• Paul Saayman (MEng 2005)
• Marius Peens (MEng 2005)
• Letsane Rathaba (MEng 2004) 
• Fernando Camisani (MEng 1999, PhD 2003) 
• Burkhardt Freyer (MEng 2003)
• Elsa Tolsma (MEng 2003)
• Kobus Oosthuizen (MEng 2002, PhD 2023) 
• Rademeyer Vermaak (MEng 2002) 
• Ernst Scholtz (MEng 2000)
• Martin Smit (MEng 1999)
• Hans Bekker (MEng 1999) 

The map below shows the countries visited by our students for conferences, workshops, courses, postgraduate studies, etc.

Postgraduate studies abroad:

• Derik le Roux visited Prof A. Kugi at the Technische Universitaet Wien in Austria (Jan-July 2019).
• John Burchell and Kobus Oosthuizen attended the MIDICON course in England and Finland in April and August (2017) respectively.
• Derik le Roux visited Prof A. Kugi at the Technische Universitaet Wien in Austria (Jan-April 2015), and Prof S. Skogestad at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway (May-June 2015).
• Laurentz Olivier visited Prof B. Huang at the University of Alberta in Canada (Feb-April 2011).
• Loutjie Coetzee visited Prof E. Kerrigan at Imperial College in England (2007).