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Research and Innovation Excellence Awards 2025

Awards and milestones

Engineering Faculty shines at 2025 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards

The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Research and Innovation Excellence Awards took place at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) on 30...

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Congratulations to the Recommended Engineering Education Practices (REEP) Research Group

Engineering and technology

Congratulations to the Recommended Engineering Education Practices (REEP) Research Group!

Congratulations to the Recommended Engineering Education Practices (REEP) Research Group!

We are delighted to share that REEP has been honoured with the Team...

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Prof Ryno Laubscher delivering his inaugural lecture

Engineering and technology

Prof Ryno Laubscher explores deep learning for thermal-fluid systems

Prof Ryno Laubscher from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his...

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Lighting the Way A Heartfelt Thank You for a Successful Caledon InReach

Engineering and technology

Lighting the Way - A Heartfelt Thank You for a Successful Caledon InReach

On Friday, 26 September 2025, Caledon District Hospital benefited from a maintenance intervention by students and staff from Mechanical & Mechatronic...

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ACWA Power Chair 2025

Engineering and technology

SU’s Prof McGregor appointed as inaugural ACWA Power Chair in CSP

In a major advancement to South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions, Prof Craig McGregor, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic...

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Best Conference Student Presentation Award – Ellen Letsogile Thipe

Engineering and technology

Best Conference Student Presentation Award – Ellen Letsogile Thipe

Ellen Letsogile Thipe is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University, supervised by Prof. J.E. Hoffmann and Prof. A.B. Sebitosi. She...

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Amo wins the regional EDHE Intervarsity competition and gets ready for Nationals

Engineering and technology

Amo wins the regional EDHE Intervarsity competition and gets ready for Nationals.

We are ecstatic to share Amo Shale our Masters student in Biomedical Engineering’s recent achievements and asked her to introduce herself to our broader...

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Professor Song’s visit to M&M

Engineering and technology

Professor Song’s visit to M&M

Professor Seung Jin Song from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) in the Republic of Korea, recently spent two weeks...

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In the Spotlight – Gerhard Durandt

Engineering and technology

In the Spotlight – Gerhard Durandt – Awarded best presentation for his research paper at SACAM 2025

Gerhard Durandt was awarded best presentation for his research paper at the South African Conference of Computational and Applied Mechanics 2025.

Gerhard Durandt...

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Voigt Chair in Thermofluid Systems Modelling

Engineering and technology

Voigt Chair in Thermofluid Systems Modelling

Voigt Chair in Thermofluid Systems Modelling is one of three research Chairs currently in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering department.

The Voigt...

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