Monthly Archives: May 2020

Article by Dr Alec Basson (Corporate Communication) Three researchers and two former postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) have been honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts 
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Article by Dr Riaan Combrink Hanru Muller’s masters topic is focused on luminescent concrete using luminescent aggregate. During the lockdown period he stayed on a farm and used the low 
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Article by Development & Alumni COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, bringing nations to a complete standstill and leaving economies in tatters. In South Africa it is no different 
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“Ruan was a supervisor’s dream: he was independent, a quick learner, and solved his own problems. Before long he also knew much more about the project details than me, so 
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The first full-time Director of the ARUA Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Energy, Dr Neill Goosen, started his term in January 2020. Dr Goosen says: “Stellenbosch University is part of 
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Dr Margreth Tadie, a lecturer in the Department of Process Engineering, was selected as a participant in the Future Professors Programme (FPP), which is a new initiative of the Department 
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Munyaradzi Bvuchete’s childhood dream to become a medical doctor changed over time. However, after graduating in April 2020, he can still write Dr in front of his name, albeit now 
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“During my undergraduate studies I developed an interest in Bioprocess Engineering and wanted to work in the pharmaceutical or food and beverage industry. When selecting a final-year research project, it 
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We all stand together. This seems to be the motto at the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University (SU) during these days of Covid-19. Several projects are underway in the Faculty 
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Article by Alec Basson (Corporate Communication) People in informal settlements are often forced to use the bucket brigade technique (passing buckets of water from one person to another) to suppress 
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