Stellenbosch University - Faculty of Engineering

We proudly announces the 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗰 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 winner! Armand Supra from Civil Engineering claimed the top spot with his innovative project on Recycled Waste Plastic Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (RWP-FRP) Reinforcement Bars. Henry van der Merwe from Chemical Engineering took the runner-up position with his research on Amphoteric Precipitation Membranes. Congratulations to both students, their supervisors, and all participants: - Connor Robertson (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) - Boaz Hansen (Industrial Engineering) - Alex Keyser (Mechanical Engineering) - Matt Tate (Mechatronic Engineering) A heartfelt thank you to #MultiChoice for their continued support. Special thanks to Julian Ankiah, Executive Head of Technology Engineering and Support at MultiChoice, for serving as one of the adjudicators, and to Prof Gert-Jan van Rooyen for chairing the competition, ensuring its success. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ipSdYO #InnovationInEngineering #Maties #JacVanDerMerweCompetition Prof Adewumi John Babafemi | Prof Lingam Pillay | Dr William Duckitt | Prof Jan van Vuuren | Prof Kristiaan Schreve

Rail Safety Campaign wins Stellenbosch University Social Impact Award On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, the Rail Safety Education and Awareness Campaign for Primary School Learners was honoured with the prestigious Stellenbosch University Social Impact Team Award. The team was represented by Mr pieter conradie and Mr Olabanji Asekun, both research engineers for the Gibela Chair within the Faculty of Engineering. They received this recognition at a ceremony held at the Stellenbosch University Museum. Learn more about the Rail Safety Education and Awareness Campaign and its impact by reading the full article here: https://bit.ly/3OFoNIB #RailSafety #EducationForImpact #SocialImpact #EngineeringForTheFuture #StellenboschUniversity #Stemeducation

At the 2024 Innovus Technology Transfer Office (TTO) Inventors Awards ceremony, the Faculty of Engineering received the 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 award. Congratulations to Prof Robert Pott from Chemical Engineering, who was also named one of the 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! These accolades highlight the Faculty's ongoing commitment to turn research into real-world solutions. Read the full article here - https://bit.ly/3D1qMnQ #EngineeringExcellence #InventorsAwards #chemicalengineer #Inventions Innovus Technology Transfer Office at Stellenbosch University

"Working with my father as my supervisor has been a unique experience," says Danie Theron, who will graduate cum laude with an MEng in Civil Engineering from Stellenbosch University in December 2024. Danie’s research, which addresses critical gaps in South Africa’s coastal monitoring, has led to the creation of the country's first satellite-derived shoreline database, spanning nearly 40 years. Read more about Danie's contribution to Coastal Engineering, here - https://bit.ly/41hYdwH [image caption]: Danie Theron attending ECSA 60 (Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association) in China, September 2024. Stellenbosch University - Civil Engineering | Wibke De Villiers #SUGrad

PowerTalk a mid-morning talk show programme hosted by Lerato Mbele, spoke to Dr William Duckitt, a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University, about South Africa's first locally-made humanoid robot and its innovative capabilities. Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department (Stellenbosch University) Engineering News at Stellenbosch University #Innovation #robotics #studyatSU #HumanoidRobotics Follow the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dCC8ycpz

𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 When Herman Kamper, a professor in the Department of and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), speaks about his research on speech processing, its interdisciplinary nature is immediately evident. The lens through which he regards his research is that of #machine #learning - a branch of artificial intelligence (#AI) that enables systems to extract patterns and dependencies from data without being explicitly instructed on how to do so. True to the nature of the machine learning field, Kamper’s research incorporates #cognitive, #engineering, and #computer #science and fosters international cooperation between universities, industry, and companies on topics as seemingly disparate as online gaming design and child language development. Learn more about Kamper's innovative work below⬇️, or download the 2024 Research for Impact digital magazine (https://lnkd.in/dVVxNtpn), featuring a diverse collection of research stories spanning all strategic research areas at Stellenbosch University. Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department (Stellenbosch University) #ResearchforImpact

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗷𝘂𝗻 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗨’𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) is proud to announce Prof Lijun Zhang as the newly appointed Chair in #Robotics. This position marks a big step forward in applying robotics to the #mining #industry, addressing the pressing need for safety innovations in one of South Africa’s most vital sectors. Find the full story here or below: https://bit.ly/3YVusi7

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University has introduced a new humanoid robotics platform, featuring real-time motion tracking and advanced actuator development. The platform is designed to support interdisciplinary research and offers students hands-on experience in areas like robotic hands and pincer grips. ➡️ Read the full article here, https://bit.ly/3NW7vX5, and watch the accompanying YouTube video to explore the technical aspects and future goals of this research. #StellenboschEngineering #HumanoidRobotics #EngineeringResearch Dr William Duckitt | Prof Petrie Meyer | Prof Herman Engelbrecht | Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department (Stellenbosch University)

We are excited to announce the recipients of this year’s Faculty of Engineering Awards! Congratulations to Dr Melody Neaves and Prof James Bekker for being awarded the 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 in recognition of their commitment to teaching. This year’s 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 goes to Dr Boitumelo Ramatsetse, D-Eng, AMSAIIE, SAIMechE for his contributions to research and innovation. A huge congratulations to Prof Japie Engelbrecht, who has been named 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿! We extend our heartfelt thanks to the 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 for their invaluable contributions to the Faculty’s success. Congratulations to: ~ 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻 ~ 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁 ~ 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗿 ~ 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 𝗭𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 ~ 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗸𝘀𝗲 ~ 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿 Thank you for your dedication and support - these achievements are well-deserved! #EngineeringExcellence #TeachingAwards #AcademicAchievement #FacultyOfEngineering #TeachingExcellence #ResearcherOfTheYear #LecturerOfTheYear #SupportStaff #Acknowledgment #TeamEffort Stellenbosch University Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department (Stellenbosch University) | Industrial Engineering | Stellenbosch University | Stellenbosch University - Civil Engineering