The current round of applications for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s International Climate Protection Fellowship is open until 1 February 2023. We are seeking young leaders and postdocs from non-European emerging economies and developing countries who want to come to Germany for up to 24 months to work together with a German host on a project they have [...]
This week is the Global Youth Summit on Net-zero Future 2022. "Join the Global Launch of the Week, and together we will help the youth assume their role as the backbone of the net-zero future shared by all." 🗓 31st October 2022 ⌛️ 3:00 PM - 4:30PM (UTC+8)️ 🌍 Watch live: https://www.facebook.com/GAUCNews
From the 11th to 15th of September 2022, STERG staff, guests and postgraduate students embarked on the first technical tour since 2019. The tour had the goals of firstly giving the students access to concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the Northern Cape and to host the STERG Symposium to present our research to the [...]
Dr. Johannes Pretorius, Prof. Jaap Hoffmann and Mr. Wian Strydom recently attended the 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT-ATE’22). The conference focusses on the fundamentals of heat transfer, fluid mechanic and thermodynamics while having a broad scope. The conference took place virtually, over three days (8 – 10 August), where [...]
Stellenausshcreibung: Project MISHA Doctoral student (experimental): Supported by a technician this person will design an experimental rig to measure the heat transfer performance of potassium-filled heat pipes. After procuring the components, the experimental test section will be set up. The measurement data acquisition is to be programmed. The experiments will be carried out after consultation [...]
Prof Johan van der Spuy and Dr Thomas Meyer (PhD student 2021) recently attended the ASME TurboEXPO 2022 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. During the conference, Prof van der Spuy presented three papers and a tutorial session on behalf of his students (Mr Francois Boshoff, Chaz Fenner and Martin Strümpher) and a number of other co-authors (Prof [...]
Newly elected SolarPaces Task II - National coordinator for South Africa, Prof Craig McGregor. The SolarPaces (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) conference will be held in Alberquerque, New Mexico, 26 - 30 September 2022. The conference offers a scientific and technical program that provides industry, research, political and financing stakeholders and experts from all [...]
Regarding the 2023 NRF Postgraduate Student Funding which offers funding specifically for Honours, Masters and Doctoral students, the extended closing date for Masters and Doctoral Scholarships is 15 July 2022. For more information visit the SU Postgraduate Funding website here. Contact Details for Technical NRF Connect Enquiries: For NRF Connect Technical Enquiries, please contact the [...]
Country Manager South Africa - Solar PV Location: Cape Town Reference: MJ1774 Details online: http://www.shawenergyltd.com/job.php?id=817 Description: Leading international energy developer with an exclusive focus on Solar PV led by a dynamic trans-national team. Operations in South Africa commenced 15 years ago, with a large and ever-growing international footprint, including both land based and floating [...]
A Post-doctorate position is available at the Water Sanitation & Hygiene Research & Development (WASH R&D) Centre (Chemical Engineering) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 17th June 2022. For more information click here.