The Department’s prime resource is its teaching staff. Staff members are encouraged to improve their teaching and research skills, remain active in industry and contribute to departmental administration and community service. Contracted-in industry experts and guest lecturers participate in the Department’s activities on an ongoing basis and keep students and staff in touch with industry requirements and trends.
The Department is supported by one honorary and four extraordinary professors. These seasoned academics assist the Department with the supervision of postgraduate research, specifically as it relates to ventilation engineering, rock engineering, explosives engineering and mining economics. To ensure sustainability, capacity is expanded through contract staff, part-time lecturers, chair-holders, administrative support staff and full-time postgraduate students, who are appointed on a year-to-year basis to assist lecturers in their daily teaching responsibilities. This brings the Department’s total component to 35. This would not have been possible without generous support from our industry partners.
OFFICE OF THE HOD |
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Prof Francois Malan BEng (Electrical) cum laude (RAU), Departmental responsibility Contact details
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Ms Abea Kgatshe |
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ACADEMIC STAFF |
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Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria), PhD (Mechanical) (NWU), Contact details: |
Mr Jannie Maritz BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MOT (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria), Pr Eng MMC, RMC SAIMM, AMMSA, SOMP, SANIRE, ISRM Departmental responsibility Contact details
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Dr Sezer Uludag BSc (Mining Eng) (Wits), MSc (Mining Eng) (Wits), Pr Eng Contact details |
Ms Jennifer van der Walt BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria) Contact details |
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Mr Johann Esterhuyse BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), MSc (Mining) (Wits), Pr Eng, COMSOC, RMC SAIMM, SANIRE, ISRM, ECSA Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 6876 Email: [email protected] |
Mr PL (Larrance) Ngwenyama BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria) SAIMM Departmental responsibility Tel: +27 12 420 2036 Email: [email protected] |
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Mr Keaton Philo BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) MEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria) Contact details |
Ms Isabella Swart BA (English Studies) (Pretoria), BHCS (History) (Pretoria), MHCS (History) (Pretoria) Contact details
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EXTRAORDINARY LECTURERS |
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Mr Tony Kekana BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) See Biography |
HONORARY AND EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSORS |
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Prof John Napier BSc (Chemical Eng), Departmental responsibility Research interests |
Prof Bharath Belle Research interests |
Prof William Spiteri BSc (Industrial Eng), Departmental responsibility Research interests |
Prof Jan du Plessis BEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria), MEC (Unisa), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), Diploma (Risk Management) (Stellenbosch), PhD (Mining) (Wits) Research interests |
Dr Con Fauconnier BSc (Mining Eng), Departmental interest |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF |
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Ms Marietha Hicks Departmental responsibility Contact details |
Ms Abea Kgatshe |
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Mr Wilson Magongwa Contact details |
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FULL-TIME POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC ASSISTANTS |
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Mr Bheki Mkalipi BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details |
Azwinndini Muthego BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details |
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Ndumisa Nkosi BEng (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details
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Sandile Chiloane BEng (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ASSISTANTS |
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Ms Meg Lendrum Contact details |
Ms Micaela Ferreira Contact details
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Ms Rene Sachs Contact details |
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