People CME comprises a diverse team of academic staff from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Honours Programme Convenor, and support staff, including those in soft-funded positions and PhD candidates who serve as Laboratory Engineers.
Leadership Thorsten Becker Professor and Director James Dicks Lecturer and programme convenor Associated Academic Staff Sherlyn Gabriel Senior Lecturer Sarah George Senior Lecturer James Hepworth Lecturer Wei Hua Ho Associate Professor Ernesto Ismail Senior Lecturer Nasheeta Hanief Research Officer Emeritus Robert Knutsen Emeritus Professor Candace Lang Emeritus Professor Bob Tait Emeritus Professor Research and Technical Staff Penny Louw Senior Technical Officer David Dallas Laboratory Engineer Gerard Leteba Research Officer Braden Nicholson Laboratory Engineer Sabrina Rudolph PhD candidate Sam Schlesinger MSc candidate Khombi Simelane Laboratory Engineer External Contributors Paul Evans Technology Strategy Consultants Arno Janse van Vuuren Manager Melody Neaves Lecturer Mike Sheeran Velile Velane Projects coordinator/Scientist Maxwell Vos Laboratory Engineer Johan Westraadt Research Associate Chris Woolard Senior Research Officer Students Abdul Benjamin MSc candidate Nkopo Chaole MSc candidate David Dallas MSc candidate James Dicks PhD candidate Samira Gholizadeh PhD candidate Samir Harris MSc candidate Michael Hills PhD candidate Andrew Hlupo MSc candidate Khethisa Lebakeng MSc candidate Tshepo Maluleka MSc candidate Nonkosi Maqina MSc candidate Graham Morrison PhD candidate Londiwe Motibane PhD candidate Amandla Nduna MSc candidate Bokang Ngatane MSc candidate Braden Nicholson MSc candidate Mpho Ntloane MSc candidate Thato Ntsolloane MSc candidate Limpho Pitso MSc candidate Duduzile Ramasimong MSc candidate Sabrina Rudolph PhD candidate Joel Senyolo MSc candidate Sam Schlesinger MSc candidate Kelvin Shiridzinomwa MSc candidate Khombi Simelane PhD candidate Willem Steyn MSc candidate Soraya von Willingh PhD candidate Maxwell Vos MSc Student Recent Graduates Jonathan Bampfield-Duggan MSc candidate Roberto Borrageiro MSc candidate Nkopo Chaole MSc candidate Quintin de Jongh MSc Student James Dicks Lecturer and programme convenor Lizé-Mari Ferreira Graduate Tinashe Jambo MSc candidate Relebohile Lecheko MSc Student Niyanda Maseti MSc Student Mapula Matjee Graduate Evrard Mayembo Graduate Londiwe Motibane PhD candidate Innocent Mutsakatira Graduate Chenesai Nyakunu Graduate Mary-Kate Oosthuizen MSc candidate Mikyle Paul Graduate Limpho Pitso MSc candidate Joel Senyolo MSc candidate Daniel Slater MSc candidate Ibrahim Stracey Graduate
