Prof Thokozani Majozi

Affiliations

Fellow: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Fellow: South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE)

Fellow: Water Institution Southern Africa (WISA)

Vice-President: Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA): 2009 - 2012

TWAS Young Affiliate: The African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Fellow: Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) 

Rating as a Scientist: NRF Rating

B1 (Internationally Acclaimed Researcher): Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 
P (NRF President’s Award): Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

RESEARCH COLLABORATION 

ACADEMIA

• Professor Mahmoud El-Halwagi - Texas A&M University, USA
  
• Professor Ferenc Friedler - University of Pannonia, Hungary
• Professor  Dominic Foo – University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  
• Dr Mamdouh Gadalla – British University in Egypt (BUE)
  
• Professor Raymond Tan – De La Salle University, Manilla, Phillipines
  
• Professor Cheng-Liang Chen – National University of Taiwan
  
• Dr Anurag Garg – India Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
  
• Professor Santanu Bhandyopadhyay – India Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

INDUSTRY

          • African Explosives Limited (AEL)

          • Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd

          • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

          • Unilever SA

          • Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)

LECTURING DUTIES 

UNDERGRADUATE

 
Transfer Processes COP 311. Third Year Chemical Engineering
Optimisation CSS420. Fourth Year Chemical Engineering

POSTGRADUATE

• Process Integration CIP732. BEng(Hons)/MEng (Chemical Engineering)

RESEARCH FUNDING

·        NRF

·        Water Research Commission

·        CSIR

·        Saneri: Energy Hub (EEDSM)

·        Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd

·        SERA

·        NRF/SA-India Bilateral Agreement

·        NRF/SA-Spain Bilateral Agreement

·        THRIP

·        African Explosives Limited (AEL)

·       ESKOM

COMPLETED AND CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

Completed Students
Student	Project title
Nongezile Nyathi (MEng) [2004 – 2006], Completed with Distinction.	Water Conservation Through Energy Conservation
Anand Moodley (Meng) [2004 – 2006] Completed	Development of a Unified Mass and Heat Integration Framework for Sustainable Design – An automated approach
Thomas Pattinson (MEng) [2006 – 2007] Completed	Batch Process Integration: Synthesis, Design and Optimization of Multipurpose Batch Chemical Plants
Jacques Gouws (PhD) [2006 – 2008] Completed	Batch Process Integration: Development of a complete process integration framework for wastewater minimization in multipurpose batch plants
Sternberg Coetzee (MEng) [2006 – 2007] Completed with Distinction	Combined Heat and Mass Integration: Industrial Steam System Optimization
Bernard Ongwae (MEng) [2005 – 2009 ] Completed	Application of Mixed Integer (Non)Linear Programming in the Production Optimization of a Multipurpose Pharmaceuticals Facility
David Mokebe  (MEng)  [2006 – 2007] Completed	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique as a holistic tool for environmental impact and economic analysis of a co-pulping process
Vhutshilo Madzivhandila (MEng) [2009 – 2010] Completed	Clean Coal Technology Using Process Integration
Tim Price (MEng) [2008 – 2009] Completed	Combined Heat and Mass Integration: Industrial Steam System Optimization
Donald Nonyane (MEng) [2009 - 2011] Completed	Advanced Modelling of Integrated Processes
Bola Adekola (MEng) [2009 - 2011] Completed	Analysis, Synthesis and Optimization of Near-Zero Effluent Multipurpose Batch Plants
Jane Stamp (MEng) [2009 - 2011] Completed	Heat Integration of Multipurpose Batch Plants with Storage Considerations
Vincent Gololo (MEng) [2009 - 2010] Completed	Process Integration for Complex Cooling Water Systems
Esmael Reshid (MEng) [2009 – 2011] Completed	Development of Advanced Techniques for Scheduling Multipurpose Batch Plants
Current Students (MEng)
Knowledge Molokoane [2010 - ]	Optimization of Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Using Process Integration
Sheldon Beangstrom [2011 - ]	Stem System Network Analysis, Synthesis and Optimization
Current Students (PhD)
Mkhokheli Ndlovu [2009 - ]	Clean Coal Technology Using Process Integration
Bola Adekola [2011 - ]	Analysis, Synthesis and Optimization of Near-Zero Effluent Multipurpose Batch Plants
Esmael Reshid [2011 - ]	Development of Advanced Techniques for Scheduling Multipurpose Batch Plants
Vincent Gololo [2011 - ]	Process Integration for Complex Cooling Water Systems
Tim Price [2011 - ]	Combined Heat and Mass Integration: Industrial Steam System Optimization

Research interests

• Batch process integration
• Combined water and energy conservation
• Clean Power Generation using Process Integration

Current research

• Heat integration of multipurpose batch chemical processes
• Wastewater minimization in batch plants
• Water conservation through energy conservation
• Development of a unified mass- and heat-integration framework for sustainable design
• Effective techniques for the scheduling of complex batch facilities
• Process integration as an optimization tool in Clean Coal Technology

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS