OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

 

Session Chair in international conferences

 

·             Session Chairman (Industrial Application & Optimal Design) for CHISA Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, 2004.

·             Session Chairman (Batch Processes) for PRES 2005 Conference, Giardini di Naxos, Italy.

·             Session Chairman (Industrial & Experimental Studies) for CHISA Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, 24 – 31 August 2006.

·             Session Chairman (Modelling & Simulation) for ESCAPE 18 Conference in Lyon, France, 01 – 04 June 2008.

·             Session Chairman (Batch Processes) for PRES09 Conference, 10 – 13 May, 2009, Rome, Italy

·             Session Chairman (optimization and Applications) for ESCAPE 19 Conference, 14 – 17 June, 2009, Cracow, poland

 

Session Chair in national conferences

 

·             Session Chairman (Process Design and Optimization) for SACEC, 20 -22 September 2006.

·             Session chair for the African Pinch Seminar (2002).

·             Chairman of the organizing committee for SAIChE Gauteng Branch Symposium, 2006, 2007

 

International Scientific Committee membership in international conferences

 

·            International Scientific Committee member for PRES 2004 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.

·            International Scientific Committee member for PRES 2005 Conference, Giardini di Naxos, Italy.

·            International Scientific Committee member for PRES 2006 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.

·            International Scientific Committee member for PRES 2007 Conference, Ischia Island, Gulf of Naples

·            International Scientific Committee member for European Symposium on Computer

·            Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE), Bucharest, Romania, 2007.

·            International Scientific Committee member for European Symposium on Computer

            Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE), Lyon, France, 2008.

·            International Scientific Committee member for European Symposium on Computer

            Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE), Cracow, Poland, 2009.

·            International Scientific Committee member for PRES 2009 Conference, Rome, Italy.

 

Reviewer for the Following Scientific Journals

 

·             Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal

·             Applied Thermal Engineering Journal

·             Journal of Cleaner Production  

·             Information Sciences Journal

·             Computers and Chemical Engineering Journal

·             American institution of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal

·             Energy and Fuels

·             Journal of Environmental Management

·             Chemical Engineering Research and Design

·             Chemical Engineering Science

·             Chemical Product and Process Modelling

·             Energy

 

External examiner for MEng and PhD degrees

 

·             Appointed as an external examiner for M.ScEng  (Chemical) at the University of Durban- Westville, 2003.

·             Appointed as an external examiner for M.ScEng (Electrical) at University of the Witwatersrand, 2005.

·             Appointed as an external examiner for M.ScEng (Chemical) at University of the KwaZulu Natal, 2006

·             Appointed as an external examiner for M.ScEng (Chemical) at University of the Witwatersrand, 2007

·             External examiner for PhD (Chemical Engineering), University Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania, 2007

·             Appointed as an external examiner for M.ScEng (Chemical) at University of the Witwatersrand, 2008

 

External examination for engineering courses in other institutions

 

·             External examiner for Electrical/Information Engineering Design Course for 2004, Wits University.

·             External examiner for Optimisation Methods course in Electrical/Information Engineering, 2004, Wits University.

·             External examiner for Mass Transfer course in Chemical Engineering, 2007 - , Wits University.

·             External examiner for Transport Phenomena course in Chemical Engineering, 2010 - , Wits University.

·             External examiner for Mass Transfer course in Chemical Engineering, 2009 - , University of KwaZulu-Natal.

 

Other Professional contributions

 

·             Judge for Young Scientists Expo (2003).

·             Invited as a role model to a programme organized by Professor Jill Bradbury at the University of KwaZulu Natal (2003).

·             An invited guest to an inspirational National Radio Show hosted by Given Mkhari (12/02/2004).

·             Member of the Professional Advisory Committee (Chemical Engineering) for the Engineering Council of South Africa (Vice-Chairman).

·             National Council member for the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE). 

·             Invited as a role model to a programme organized by Professor Jill Bradbury at the University of KwaZulu Natal (2004).

·             Appointed reviewer for Water Research Commission Proposal (2005)

·             Member of the evaluation panel for NRF masters and doctoral DoL Scarce Skills Scholarships, 2004.

·             Member of the evaluation panel for NRF New Equipment Programme (NEP), 2005.

·             Member of the National Laser Center Rental Pool Program review panel, 2005 (5-day review).

·             Reviewer for the South African Chemical Engineering Congress (SACEC), 20 -22 September, 2006.

·             Invited as a speaker (role model) at the National Science Olympiad Awards for 2006.

·             Invited speaker at the National Society for Black Engineers Conference, 2007 (Durban) and 2008 (Gauteng).

·             Invited speaker on a TV Programme (Asikhulume) on Science in South Africa, 2007.

·             Consultant for the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, 2008.

 

Other Professional Activities and Affiliations

 

·             Member of NECSA board of directors.

·             Member of the PELCHEM (a division of NECSA) board of directors (2007 – 2010).

·             Member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa (MASSAf).

·             Fellow of the Water Institute of South Africa (FWISA).

·             Professional Engineer (Reg. No. 20000283). Registered with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) on 16 November 2000.

·             Member of the South African Institute of Chemical Engineers (MSAIChE).

·             Member of the Editorial Board of Chemical Transactions Journal.

·             Consulting editor for Chemical Technology magazine.