Posted on October 07, 2019
Seven conference papers were recently presented by staff members and postgraduate students of the Clean Energy Research Group (CERG) in UP’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. CERG is being led by Prof Josua Meyer who is also the Head of the Department of Mechanical...
Posted on May 07, 2019
Professor Mohsen Sharifpur, an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, has developed a new scientific theory that may hold the key to understanding the secrets of the early universe – as well as a perspective of the future of our universe.
Posted on February 04, 2019
Dr Marilize Everts, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Postdoctoral Award in Nairobi, Kenya, on 6 December 2018. A total of 488 nominations...
Posted on October 25, 2018
On the 21st of October 2018, the University of Pretoria and the University of Witwatersrand competed in the annual intervarsity flight competition. The competition took place at Jomac, Johannesburg model aircraft club. Aeronautical Engineering students from Pretoria and Wits University built...
Posted on May 15, 2018
The Masters studies will be in the area of multi-physics nuclear reactor computational simulations for safety analysis and evaluations
Posted on October 05, 2016
New MIT students for 2017 have been selected
Posted on August 16, 2016
Le Roux Hamman competing Hurdle – 400 m and David Hunt competing Rowing - racing the Men's Four
Posted on February 05, 2016
Three full-time PhD scholarships in renewable thermal solar energy are available. The scholarships are part of the DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative managed by the UK-based Royal Society and in partnership with Imperial College (London). African Institutions hosting one PhD candidate...
Posted on January 15, 2016
The international student team AREND (Aircraft for Rhino and ENvironmental Defense) is collaborating to design, build, and fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS), a specialized sensor aircraft, in support of anti-poaching operations conducted by rangers in South Africa.
Posted on November 16, 2015
The University of Pretoria has an exchange programme with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Posted on August 27, 2015
The Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering's Head of Department, Professor Joshua Meyer, receives the Chairman's Award of the South African Institution of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning.
Posted on August 20, 2015
In recognition of her outstanding academic and research ability, Ms Marilize Everts, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP), was awarded a TATA Scholarship for doctoral studies at the South African Women in Science Awards...
Posted on August 20, 2015
The Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department will start in 2016 the new first and only Aerospace program in Africa and South Africa.
Posted on June 01, 2015
Researchers at the University of Pretoria have developed a ground-breaking tool to assist rugby teams in fine-tuning their scrumming technique.
Posted on April 29, 2015
One of the most cited authors in the field of engineering, Prof Adrian Bejan, received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 15, 2015
Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are building a new prototype device for turning the sun’s energy into electrical power.
Posted on March 19, 2015
We are proud to announce the best students for the year 2014 in Mechanical and Aeronautical department
Posted on October 01, 2014
The recently established Chair in Maintenance Engineering in the Centre for Asset Integrity Management (C-AIM) in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at UP, has received strong funding support from Weir Minerals Africa, a company that delivers engineering solutions to...
Posted on March 13, 2014
In response to the much publicised problem of rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, a team of students from the University of Pretoria and three partner universities are designing and building an unmanned fixed-wing aircraft equipped with intelligen
Posted on February 24, 2014
Congratulations to the top Students in Mechanical and Aeronautical engineering for the year 2013
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