The Faculty of Engineering is excited to welcome a host of new staff members. Their experience and expert knowledge make their employment a terrific asset for our institution. Our Faculty has been a favoured choice for academics as we are committed to cultivating a stimulating and dynamic environment with substantial support for research projects. The…

Exploring a new source of traffic data in the African context As a transportation engineering lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr Megan Bruwer is not an unfamiliar face to the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU). She consulted in Transportation Engineering and Public Transport Operations before returning to an academic environment as…

The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was released on Tuesday (22 March 2023), with Stellenbosch University (SU) being ranked as the leading university in South Africa for both Chemical Engineering (top 300 globally) and Mechanical Engineering (top 350 globally). The Faculty of Engineering is one of SU’s flagship faculties and…

Applying a creative engineering mindset to upkeep mining inspections With a love for the creative arts, software engineer Dominic Roux, who specialises in machine learning and industrial automation, enjoys reading, playing guitar, painting and writing stories in his free time. He is graduating with his Master’s in Engineering from the Department of Electrical and Electronic…

Prof Prathieka Naidoo from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Stellenbosch University (SU) has been awarded a Sasol-NRF Research Chair in Green Hydrogen to strengthen and improve research and innovation capacity of public universities to produce high-quality postgraduate students and research outputs. “It’s a truly exciting time to be in…

Merging science and engineering to strengthen medical devices’ value chains With a love for science and engineering and two doctors as parents, it is no surprise that Anne Turner decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU). She will graduate with a MEngSc in this field at SU’s graduation at…

The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has a series of exciting workshops planned to stimulate and support learner participation in the STEM fields as part of the STEM@Maties programme, formerly known as the Science Buddies multi-school science club. STEM refers to the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics but also alludes to…

(Article by Amber Viviers) The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) is proud to have again attracted some of the top matriculants from all over the country that joined the faculty this year. The ten learners from various provinces all achieved above 85% in their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. As public schools, their…

[Article by Amber Viviers] Beatrice Walelu Mwamba, who obtained her BEng degree (cum laude) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022, was one of the finalists of the Integrated Post Graduate Industry Partnership (IPGIP) competition. The purpose of the IPGIP prize is to honour the…

In a decision that better aligns the academic programmes with its departmental name, the Department of Process Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has been renamed to the Department of Chemical Engineering. It was formerly known as the Department of Process Engineering. “The department’s new name is also more appropriately aligned…