Thuba Masango

PhD candidate

Thuba matriculated from Old Mill High School in 2000, after which he attended the University of Zululand where he obtained a BSc in Physics and Electronics. He furthered his studies at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, where he pursued a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated in 2010.

Thuba is currently working towards his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Gerald Nurick and Prof Steeve Chung Kim Yuen. His research focuses on the dynamic response of blast loaded metal plated with composite beam stiffeners.