African Centre for Cities (ACC)

Research Contact Tel
ACC is an interdisciplinary research and teaching  programme focused on quality scholarship regarding the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying systemic responses. ACC Website

+27 21 650 5903
maryam.waglay@uct.ac.za

 

Architecture, Planning & Geomatics

Research Area  Contact Person Tel
Land reform; cadastral and land administration systems; sustainable development; and resilience in landholding for the poor; historical property holding; and cadastral issues in the coastal zone.  Professor J Whittal 021 650 3575
Contemporary multidimensional spatial knowledge curation towards location aware sustainable solutions. Dr M Shoko 021 650 1503
Land tenure reform; cadastral and land administration systems; GIS for sustainable development. Dr S Hull 021 650 3574
Remote Sensing and GIS to model land use, land cover, and spatial trends. Mr K Singh 021 650 3569
Geodesy; Geodynamics; Earth Observation; and Spatial Modelling. A/Professor P Odera 021 650 1234
Virtual reality modelling ; Heritage studies & heritage documentation; Eng. surveying, machine vision; Photogrammetry, remote sensing Em. Professor H Rüther 021 650 2327
Space and transformation; design research method Em.Professor I Low 021 650 2371
Technology and planning; smart cities; urban infrastructure and spatial planning Professor N Odendaal 021 650 2365

 

Chemical Engineering

 

Research Area Contact Person Tel

Centre for Bioprocessing Engineering Research (CeBER) with focus in:
Biohydrometallurgy, Bioproducts & Bioprocesses, Algal Biotechnology, Water and the Environment, Environmental Biotechnology, Acid Mine Drainage and Re-purposing waste to value through separations, bioconversion and biomimicry. 

Dr Thanos Kotsiopoulos 021 650 4368
Hydrometallurgy (Hydromet) Professor J Petersen 021 650 5766
Catalytic Process Engineering Professor J Fletcher
Professor E van Steen
021 650 4433
021 650 3796
Industrial Ecology, Environmental & Process Systems Engineering Professor H von Blottnitz 021 650 2512
Minerals Processing (Flotation Chemistry, Process Mineralogy, Applications of Machine Vision systems) Professor D Deglon
Professor A Mainza
Mr M Harris
021 650 2980
021 650 5511
021 650 5512
Crystallization Professor AE Lewis 021 650 2701
Process Modelling and Optimisation Professor K Möller 021 650 2520

 

Civil Engineering

 

Research Area Contact Person Tel
Urban Water Management; Water Sensitive Design and Sustainable Drainage Systems Professor N Armitage 021 650 2589
Structural Engineering Professor A Zingoni 021 650 2601
Structural Engineering Mr K Mudenda 021 650 1486
Structural Materials Emeritus Professor M Alexander 021 650 4012
Structural Engineering Professor P Moyo 021 650 2592
Structural Materials; Concrete Technology Professor H Beushausen 021 650 5181
Paratransit regulation and integration; dynamics of changing travel behaviour; urban form-public transport viability relationships; pedestrian behaviour and infrastructure Professor R Behrens 021 650 4757
Transport geography; accessibility modelling and analysis; dynamic land-use transport modelling; choice modelling Professor M Zuidgeest 021 650 4756
Road safety; non-motorised transport promotion; transport modelling; dynamic traffic management; sustainable evaluation studies Professor M Vanderschuren 021 650 2593
Wastewater Treatment A/Professor D Randall 021 650 2605
Wastewater Treatment Dr D Ikumi 021 650 5162
Geotechnical Engineering A/Professor D Kalumba 021 650 2590
Geotechnical Engineering Ms F Chebet 021 650 5430
Computational Mechanics Professor S Skatulla 021 650 2595
Engineering Education Dr N Wolmarans 021 650 5361

 

Construction Economics & Management

 

Research Area Contact Person Tel
Facilities Management, Workplaces, CID's, Foresight, Innovation, ICTs and Effect on Property and Construction, Construction Competiveness, Dispute Resolution, Value Management, Job Satisfaction Em.Professor K Cattell 021 650 2452
HIV/AIDS in the Construction Industry, Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Construction, Stress and Stress Management in Construction, Crime and Corruption in the Construction Industry, Value Management as a Vehicle for Adding Value to Construction Projects, Job Satisfaction in the Construction Industry, Gender Discrimination & Harassment in the Construction Industry, Sustainability in the Construction Industry Em.Professor P Bowen 021 650 3445
Urban/Community-based Facilities Management, The Application of Systems Thinking within the Management Context, Work Space Planning & Design, Usability of Buildings A/Professor K Michell 021 650 3444
Property Economics, Property Development, Portfolio Management A/Professor Francois Viruly 021 650 3442
Low Income/Informal Property Markets, Property Valuation Theory A/Professor Manya Mooya 021 650 5164
Housing Development Studies, Construction & Project Management Professor A Windapo 021 650 2049
Health & Safety, SME Skills Mr M Massyn 021 650 2368
Gender Issues, Green Buildings Mrs K Le Jeune 021 650 2451
Systemic thinking, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Organisational Change, Engineering Management Dr N T Tuan 021 650 4327
Green Buildings, Corporate Real Estate Mr S Nurick 021 650 2230
Urban/strategic Facilities Management and Urban Management Systems Mr U Ordor 021 650 2453

 

Electrical Engineering

 

Research Area Contact Person Tel
Electronics A/Professor A Wilkinson 021 650 3803
Engineering Education Dr R Smit 021 6503440
Image Processing & Vision Systems A/Professor FC Nicolls 021 650 2802
Electrical Machines,  Drives and Wind Energy Professor A Khan 021 6505 956
Nuclear Power  Emeritus Professor CT Gaunt 021 650 2794
Signal Processing Professor A Mishra 021 650 2794
Telecommunications Networks A/Professor O Falowo 021 650 2788
Bio-inspired Robotics & Biomechanics A/Professor A Patel 021 650 2803
Power and Energy Systems Protection, Distributed Generation and Microgrids A/Professor S Chowdhury 021 650 2017
Control systems and Mechatronics Professor E Boje 021 650 5899
Mobile Robotics Ms R Verrinder 021 650 3849
Power Electronics, Drives and Machines Professor P Barendse 021 650 4489
Power System Network Studies Mrs K Awodele 021 650 4093
Power Network Optimisation, Control and Stability Professor K Folly 021 650 4490
Embedded Systems, High Performance Computing, FPGA Systems, Software Defined Radio A/Professor Simon Winberg 021 650 2793
Renewable Energy, Geomagnetically-induced Currents, Transformers and Power System Stability A/Professor D Oyedokun 021 650 1716
Computer networks, network applications, future internet technologies Dr J Mwangama 021 650 2789

 

Mechanical Engineering

 

Research Area Contact Person Tel
Bio-Engineering & Absorption Refrigeration Em.A/Professor G Vicatos 021 650 2492
Composite Materials A/Professor C von Klemperer 021 650 5762
Computational Mechanics Em.Professor BD Reddy 021 650 3787
Engineering Education Professor B Collier-Reed 021 650 3233
Engineering Management Dr C Shaw 021 650 4192
Materials Engineering Professor R Knutsen 021 650 3172
Materials Engineering Dr Sarah George 021 650 3172
Computational Fluid Dynamics A/Professor A Malan 021 650 3299
Structural Impact Dr R Govender 021 650 4526
Thermo-fluid process modelling (turbines and condensate systems) A/Professor W Fuls 021 650 2600
Thermo-fluid process modelling (boilers and heat exchangers) Professor P Rousseau  
Computational Biomechanics Dr M Ngoepe 021 650 4444
Aerial Systems & Robotics Ms L Raw 021 650 3232
Response to blast loading, impact loading Professor S Chung Kim Yuen 021 650 4809
Academic Development A/Professor B Kloot 021 650 3668
Mechanics of Solids Dr T Cloete 021 650 3235
Computational & Applied Mathematics Mr E Ismail 021 650 3236
Mechanics of Composite Materials Mr S Parker 021 650 3675