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• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr AJ Oberholster
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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Biomechanics Condition monitoring Non-contact measurements Mechatronics Development of a constitutive model for maize stalks Development of a constitutive model for human tibiae Development of an online condition monitoring technique for wind turbine blades Development of a numerical model for the optimal tuning of timpani drums Development of a smart drill for optimal exploration drilling in underground hard rock mines

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof HA Hamersma
• Position:Associate Professor
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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Vehicle dynamics Mechatronics Autonomous vehicles Collision avoidance systems Automotive Mobile mining machinery Off-road vehicle dynamics Collision avoidance systems development and testing Automotive simulation and testing Advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) Off-road vehicle dynamics

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof R Oosthuizen
• Position:Associate Professor
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Engineering and Technology Management
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system systems thinking system engineering system dynamics engineering management natural language processing Implementationd of systems engineering in small and medium enterprises The implementation of Model-Based Systems Engineering processes and tools within organisations Application of Artificial Intelligence methods and tools to improve Systems Engineering Application of Systems Engineering methods and tools to improve AI system development The use of Heuristics and/or Principles in the development of Systems Engineering theories Developing Leadership in Systems Engineering Profiling the Engineering Manager or Systems Engineer (Systemic View) for curriculum development Using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with Systems Engineering A framework to implement Systems Thinking within complex enterprises Implementing Systems Thinking to support enterprises in the digital economy Supporting the Systems Engineering process with Systems Thinking tools Implementing Machine learning tools to support Systems Thinking (System Dynamics) Modelling Implementing System Dynamics in support of Theory of Constraints Community model building for System Dynamics Improving organisational resilience through Systems Thinking Developing a Systems Thinking Meta-model

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr RF Meeser
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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Energy usage optimization in vehicles Route energy optimization Underground navigation Real-time mass estimation of a vehicle

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr LJ du Plessis
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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FreeCAD Planar Multibody Dynamics Machine Design 5-Axis Machine Tools Mechanical accessibility solutions for wheelchair users Implementing AI in FreeCAD's NikraDAP workbench, which analyzes planar multibody dynamics Developing a "walking chair" as an alternative to conventional wheelchairs Expanding 5-axis machining capabilities of FreeCAD's Path workbench

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof GA Thopil
• Position:Associate Professor
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Engineering and Technology Management
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Sustainability Sustainability Management Energy Scenario development Project Finance Technology Economics

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr BD Bock
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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Phase change heat transfer Boiling Condensation Evaporation Mass Transfer Algae Enhanced heat transfer Experimental heat transfer Metal 3D printing for heat transfer Biomedical heat transfer Falling film heat transfer Thin liquid films Refrigeration HVAC Additive Manufacturing Enhanced pool boiling 3D printing enhanced heat transfer structures Falling film evaporation of refrigerants Falling film condensation of refrigerants Thermal biomedical devices Additive Manufacturing

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr RA Mennega
• Position:Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Informatics
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Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills Digital Skills Gender and Information Technology ICT4D Industry 5.0 Introductory programming Factors that influence students' decision to pursue IT qualifications Women in cybersecurity Digital Skills development ICT and Education Introductory programming

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr JJ Komba
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Civil Engineering
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Pavement engineering Pavement materials Pavement analysis Pavement design Traffic characterisation High-modulus asphalt Forensic investigation Implementing warm mix asphalt technology in high-modulus asphalt Innovative road construction materials Field pavement testing

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof MJ Hattingh
• Position:Associate Professor
• Faculty:Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
• Department:Informatics
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social media computational social science community informatics systems analysis and design pedaggogy human computer interaction social media in the workplace social media in crisis situations