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Staff in the Department of Mining Engineering

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
	Prof Francois Malan Head of Department BEng (Electrical) cum laude (RAU), MEng (Electrical) cum laude (RAU), PhD (Mining) (Wits), Pr Eng MSAIMM, MSANIRE, ISRM (Vice-President: Africa, 2007–2011), SOMP Profile Departmental responsibility Director: Mining Resilience Research Centre (MRRC), Harmony Gold Chair in Rock Engineering and Numerical Modelling Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 5965 Email: [email protected]	Ms Abea Kgatshe Department Administrator Contact details: Tel: +27 12 420 3763 Email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC STAFF
	Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman Associate Professor BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria), PhD (Mechanical) (NWU), Pr Eng MMC SAIMM, AMMSA, SOMP (President 2014) Profile Contact details: Tel: +27 12 420 2443 Email: [email protected]	Mr Jannie Maritz Senior Lecturer BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MOT (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria), Pr Eng MMC, RMC SAIMM, AMMSA, SOMP, SANIRE, ISRM Profile Departmental responsibility Student administration, teaching and learning Head: Virtual Reality Centre Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 4571 Email: [email protected]
	Dr Sezer Uludag Lecturer BSc (Mining Eng) (Wits), MSc (Mining Eng) (Wits), Pr Eng Profile Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3195 Email: [email protected]	Ms Jennifer van der Walt Contract Lecturer BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria) Profile Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 6877 Email: [email protected]
	Mr Johann Esterhuyse Lecturer 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 Lecturer BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), MEng (Mining) (Pretoria) SAIMM Departmental responsibility First year students guardian, MASUP Representative Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 2036 Email: [email protected]
	Mr Keaton Philo Contract Lecturer BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) MEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria) Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 6235 Email: [email protected]	Ms Isabella Swart English Language Skills Instructor and Junior Researcher BA (English Studies) (Pretoria), BHCS (History) (Pretoria), MHCS (History) (Pretoria) Profile Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3842 Email: [email protected]
EXTRAORDINARY LECTURERS
	Mr Tony Kekana Extraordinary Lecturer BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) See Biography

HONORARY AND EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSORS

Prof John Napier
Extraordinary Professor

BSc (Chemical Eng),
MSc (Chemical Eng), PhD (Wits)

Profile

Departmental responsibility
Harmony Chair in Rock Engineering and Numerical Modelling

Research interests
Rock engineering and numerical engineering

Prof Bharath Belle
Extraordinary Professor

Research interests
Mine ventilation engineering

Prof William Spiteri
Extraordinary Professor

BSc (Industrial Eng),
PhD (Chemical Eng) (Wits)

Profile

Departmental responsibility
AEL Intelligent Blasting Chair in Innovative Rock-breaking Technology

Research interests
Explosive rock-breaking engineering

Prof Jan du Plessis
Extraordinary Professor

BEng (Mining) cum laude (Pretoria), MEC (Unisa), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria), Diploma (Risk Management) (Stellenbosch), PhD (Mining) (Wits)

Profile

Research interests
Mine ventilation engineering

Dr Con Fauconnier
Honorary Professor

BSc (Mining Eng),
MSc (Mining Eng), PhD (Pretoria), MBA (Oregon)

Profile

Departmental interest
Fundraising and facility development

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
	Ms Marietha Hicks Instructional Designer and Postgraduate Coordinator Departmental responsibility clickUP, postgraduate administration, marketing Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3196 Email: [email protected]	Ms Abea Kgatshe Department Administrator Contact details: Tel: +27 12 420 3763 Email: [email protected]
	Mr Wilson Magongwa Messenger Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 6239 Email: [email protected]
FULL-TIME POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC ASSISTANTS
	Mr Bheki Mkalipi Academic Instructor BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3639 Email: [email protected]	Azwinndini Muthego Academic Instructor BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hons) (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3639 Email: [email protected]
	Ndumisa Nkosi Academic Assistant BEng (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3179 Email: [email protected]	Sandile Chiloane Academic Assistant BEng (Mining) (Pretoria) Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3179 Email: [email protected]

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ASSISTANTS
	Ms Meg Lendrum English Language Skills Assistant First year students Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3842 Email: [email protected]	Ms Micaela Ferreira English Language Skills Assistant Second year students Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3842 [email protected]

	Ms Rene Sachs English Language Skills Assistant Third year students Contact details Tel: +27 12 420 3842 Email: r [email protected]