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 PhD candidate David Dallas MSc candidate James Dicks PhD candidate Samira Gholizadeh PhD candidate Samir Harris MSc candidate Michael Hills PhD candidate Tshepo Maluleka PhD candidate Nonkosi Maqina MSc 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 PhD candidate Duduzile Ramasimong Graduate Sabrina Rudolph PhD candidate Sam Schlesinger MSc candidate Kelvin Shiridzinomwa MSc candidate Khombi Simelane PhD candidate Marne Van Niekerk PhD candidate Soraya von Willingh PhD candidate Recent Graduates Jonathan Bampfield-Duggan Graduate Roberto Borrageiro Graduate Nkopo Chaole Graduate Quintin de Jongh Graduate James Dicks Graduate Lizé-Mari Ferreira Graduate Andrew Hlupo Graduate Tinashe Jambo Graduate Khethisa Lebakeng Graduate Relebohile Lecheko Graduate Tshepo Maluleka Graduate Niyanda Maseti Graduate Mapula Matjee Graduate Evrard Mayembo Graduate Londiwe Motibane Graduate Innocent Mutsakatira Graduate Chenesai Nyakunu Graduate Mary-Kate Oosthuizen MSc candidate Mikyle Paul Graduate Limpho Pitso Graduate Duduzile Ramasimong Graduate Joel Senyolo Graduate Daniel Slater Graduate Ibrahim Stracey Graduate Willem Steyn Graduate Maxwell Vos Graduate
