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Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
Technical & Support Staff (contract)
15
Administrative and Clerical Staff (permanent)
20
Administrative and Clerical Staff (contract)
7
Total
104
Honorary Staff
Honorary Professor
1
Honorary Adjunct Professors
2
Total
3
Students
Doctoral
54
Master’s
111
BSc(Eng)
508
Total
673
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Academic Staff
Mr Paul Bepswa
Centre for Minerals Research - Heuristic-based methods
for precision accounting of material flows in mineral
processing systems
Dr Megan Becker
Centre for Minerals Research, Process Mineralogy: using
mineralogy to understand and predict the effect of
mineralogy on minerals beneficiation (liberation, separation
and disposal of valuable minerals from gangue).
Mr Walter Böhringer
Centre for Catalysis Research - Acid catalysis.
Dr Roald Brosius
Centre for Catalysis Research - Diesel selective andgasoline/
kerosene selective catalytic synthetic fuel processes; noble
metal promoted zeolite catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch
compatible hydrocracking catalysts; hierarchically and/or
nano-structured zeolite catalysts for combined FT synthesis
and fuels upgrading in micro-channel and continuously
stirred tank reactors.
Professor Jenni Case
Centre for Research in Engineering Education – Student
experience of learning in science and engineering, gold
catalysis.
Professor Michael Claeys
Centre for Catalysis Research – Director DST/NRF Centre
of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change), Fischer Tropsch
synthesis, in-situ catalyst characterization, nano-materials.
Dr Kirsten Corin
Centre for Minerals Research - Mineral Processing, Flotation
Chemistry: chemical interactions between reagents and
minerals.
Professor Dave Deglon
Centre for Minerals Research and Anglo Chair - modelling
of mechanical mineral flotation cells, computational
fluid dynamics, hydrodynamics, gas dispersion, solids
suspension.
Honorary Professor Mark Dry
Centre for Catalysis Research - Fischer Tropsch (FT) catalytic
processes, production of synthesis gas.
Dr Caryn Fenner
Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research - Production
of fine chemicals and commodity bioproducts through
combining research into process kinetics, product
optimisation and induction. Production of affordable,
modern biopharmaceuticals and chemicals; production
of industrial enzymes with commercial applications; and
the development and optimisation of bio-analytical
procedures.
Dr Belinda McFadzean
Centre for Minerals Research - Mineral processing: Flotation
reagents such as collectors, frothers and depressants.
Professor Jack Fletcher
Director of the Centre for Catalysis Research – Contract
Director National Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre
(HySA/catalysis) - catalysis by noblemetals, zeolite catalysed
conversion of phenol and derivatives, wax hydrocracking,
shape selectivity in zeolites and molecular sieves, hydrogen
processors and fuel cells.
Professor Jean-Paul Franzidis
SA Research Chair in Minerals Beneficiation, Director:
Minerals to Metals Signature Theme - Integrating and
expanding capacity in minerals beneficiation research.
Mr Martin Harris
Centre for Minerals Research – flotation, modelling,
simulation
Professor Sue Harrison
SA Research Chair in Bioprocess Engineering, Deputy
Dean Research EBE, Director of the Centre for Bioprocess
Engineering Research – Interaction of micro-organisms
with the biochemical, thermal and hydrodynamic
environment. Microbial community dynamics in
planktonic and sessile environments. Biokinetics and
metabolic modelling of the biomass and bioproduct
components, applied to alkane biotechnology, human