Join SU, the SDG/2063 Impact Hub at SU International, and our international partners for the Academic Consortium 21 (AC21) Legacy Symposium in from 10 - 12 March 2024 The Symposium will investigate how international research and education collaboration within SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) 3, 7 & 9 to contribute to a sustainable world. Applications are welcome from researchers, emerging young scholars [...]
Join the HelioCon team and advance U.S. heliostat technologies! HelioCon is seeking a Postdoc Researcher-CSP System Analysis to join our models and analysis team to quantitatively assess the benefits of heliostat design, manufacturing, and operation concepts. Read more here: https://nrel.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NREL/jobs/details/Postdoctoral-Researcher---CSP-System-Analysis_R11471?q=R11471 Apply Today! See other great HelioCon Job Opportunities: https://heliocon.org/hiring_opportunity.html
Harm is a 25-year-old student from the Netherlands who is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialisation in Thermo-Fluids Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His journey in engineering is driven by a fascination with solar thermal energy and a passion for creating a more sustainable future. Harm heard [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline has been extended to Friday, 17 November 17h00! INVITATION: SAIMechE Western Cape, in association with local engineering faculties is once again presenting their annual conference on Postgraduate Research in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Energy and Biomedical Engineering. The conference is aimed at providing an opportunity for local postgraduate students to showcase their [...]
Casper, a 24-year-old hailing from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His interests span a diverse range of activities, including rowing, tennis, and indulging in quality movies and TV shows. Casper's journey to Stellenbosch University, and more specifically to STERG, was guided [...]
This year our postgraduate course Solar Thermal Energy Systems (STES) took on a new and exciting format we hope to expand upon and build ongoing international collaboration. Professor Craig McGregor, Research Group Director (STERG) and Solar Thermal Spoke Grant holder together with Professor Johannes Koke from the Lingen campus of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany, successfully [...]
STERG currently has a position open for a postdoctoral researcher in heat transfer and pressure drop in rock bed thermal energy storage systems. The research is led by Prof. Jaap Hoffmann (htps://www.mecheng.sun.ac.za/about-us/academic/thermo-fluid-dynamics/) and uses techniques such as particle characterization, discrete element modeling, computational fluid dynamics, and laboratory experiments. For more information click here.
Neon Energy has an opening for a Mechanical engineer, majored in thermodynamics to design heating and cooling systems: to ensure the heat transfer is appropriate to achieve the desired result, efficiency and consistency. If interested please send your CV to Pepsi Baiocco mp.baiocco@neonenergy.co.za
Sasol is proud to sponsor the first-ever African stopover of Energy Observer, the world's premier renewable energy hydrogen-powered vessel, which will be docked at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town from 12 – 20 June 2023. A floating laboratory that showcases the potential of sustainable energy [...]
The Postgraduate Office will be hosting a 2-day interactive online workshop on Mastering NRF Scholarship Applications. Dates: 23-24 May 2023, or 1-2 June 2023. Time: 9:00-15:30 (on both days of the workshop). Please note: Space is limited, first registered, first reserved basis. The sessions will not be recorded. If you register for [...]
