News and Stories

Bovinille Anye Cho overcame early adversity in Cameroon to become a world-class chemical engineer and Royal Society Fellow, dedicated to pioneering sustainable bioenergy and circular economy innovations for global impact.

Stellenbosch Master’s student Juliana Naudé is transforming non-recyclable waste paper into bioethanol and biogas. By using a biorefinery approach, her research converts landfill-bound waste into green fuel and chemicals, offering a...

PhD student Wicus van der Westhuizen is using steam explosion to turn agricultural waste into a sustainable binder for coal briquettes. This Stellenbosch University research boosts bioenergy, manages waste, and creates nutritional pre...

Stellenbosch researcher Ruan van den Berg is revolutionizing wastewater treatment using Python-based ASM3 modeling and MCMC sampling. His work optimizes the activated sludge process through uncertainty quantification, cutting operational...

Kelly Campbell, a Master’s student at Stellenbosch University, is tackling South Africa's landfill crisis by fermenting food waste into bioethanol. Her research optimizes bioconversion to turn organic waste into high-value fuel and...

Jordan Anastasiou is optimizing deep-level mine cooling at Stellenbosch University using Model Predictive Control (MPC). By leveraging off-peak energy tariffs to chill water, her research promises up to R30 million in annual savings while...

Prof. Yoichi Hoshimoto of Osaka University recently presented pioneering research on sustainable hydrogen at Stellenbosch and UCT. His team uses N-heterocyclic compounds as liquid organic carriers to separate and store hydrogen, fostering a...

PhD candidate Wessel Horak is presenting research at the IFAC SafeProcess Symposium in Italy on using Gaussian process regression for process monitoring. By merging machine learning with chemical engineering physics, his model improves data...

Stellenbosch University, PAMSA, and industry partners have launched a first-of-its-kind demonstration plant to convert paper sludge, food, and textile waste into bioethanol. This circular economy breakthrough diverts waste from landfills to...