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Department of
Mechanical Engineering
(Including: Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit
(BISRU), Centre for Materials Engineering (CME), Centre
for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics
(CERECAM), Energy Research Centre (ERC), and the
SASOL Advanced Fuels Laboratory (SAFL)).
Head of Department: Professor Christiaan
Redelinghuys
Departmental Profile
The Department of Mechanical Engineering includes the
following recognized research groupings: Blast Impact
and Survivability Research Unit (BISRU), the Centre for
Materials Engineering (CME), the Centre for Research
in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM),
the Energy Research Centre (ERC) and the SASOL
Advanced Fuels Laboratory (SAFL). The research interests
of BISRU cover all engineering aspects of blast and
impact scenarios, including the impact/blast process,
structural response and material characterisation of
structural components, as well as human bio-mechanical
response under impact conditions. Research in CME is
directed at an understanding the relationships between
the production processes and structure, properties and
performance of engineering materials. CERECAM focuses
on mathematical modelling of complex material behaviour,
simulation of processes of deformation and failure of
engineering components and artefacts, development of
stable and accurate computational solution techniques
and computational fluid dynamics. The ERC researches
energy efficiency, energy modelling, climate change
issues and sustainable energy. The SAFL is arguably
the most sophisticated engines laboratory undertaking
fuels research in the country. A number of smaller
research groupings focus on areas such as advanced
manufacturing, aeronautics, orthopaedics, composite
materials engineering, computational fluid dynamics,
engineering education, engineering management, fracture
and fatigue, non-destructive testing and robotics.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
6
Adjunct Professors
1
Emeritus Professor
1
Honorary Professor
1
Associate Professors
7
Senior Lecturers
7
Lecturers
3
Part-time Lecturer
2
Teaching Assistants
9
Technical Support Staff
10
Administrative and Clerical Staff
3
Workshop Apprentices
3
Total
54
Students
Postdoctoral
3
PG Diploma
8
Doctoral
29
Occasional – Non degree UG
12
Occasional – Non degree PG
2
Master’s
149
Honours
11
Undergraduate
575
Total
789
Research Fields and Staff
Professor Kevin Bennett
Director, Energy Research Centre; Energy research.
Ms Tracy Booysen
Chief Scientific Officer; Electro Mechanical engineering,
robotics and agents.