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Research Report 2011
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INTRODUCTION
FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR..................................................................2 FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR...................................................6 FROM THE DIRECTORS Research................................................................................................8 Postgraduate Studies............................................................................9 Technology Transfer and Industrial Linkages......................................10 Business Activities.......................................................................11 CPUT RESEARCH DAY...............................................................................13 DHET PUBLICATIONS AUDIT.....................................................................15 NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.......................................................16 RESEARCH FUNDING................................................................................17
UNITS
BIOCATALYSIS AND TECHNICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP..........112 CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING.....................................................116 CENTRE FOR e-LEARNING......................................................................117 CENTRE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION RESEARCH................118 CPUT LIBRARIES......................................................................................120 DISABILITY UNIT.......................................................................................122 FUNDANI CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT.............123 HIV/AIDS UNIT..........................................................................................127 INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONS........................................................128 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS....................................................130
FACULTIES
Faculty of APPLIED SCIENCES.............................................................19 Faculty of BUSINESS.............................................................................33 Faculty of EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES......................................47 Faculty of ENGINEERING......................................................................55 Faculty of HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCES.......................................87 Faculty of INFORMATICS & DESIGN.....................................................99
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE......................................................................131 STUDENT COUNSELLING........................................................................132
FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Prof L Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
The work of our research groups, centres and units, continues unabated: the launch of CPUTs own CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, is imminent, while the research done by the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa (CETRA) has moved from the local arena (the 2010 FIFA World CupTM) to the 2012 London Olympics. Novel and relevant research continues in all faculties, as well as in research centres independent of faculties, while two new research entities, the Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations (IARMMC), under the leadership of our most prolific researcher, Prof Daniel Makinde, and the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems, under long-established researcher Prof Raynitcha Tzoneva, were both established during the period under review. I am also happy to note that CPUT is moving into the area of intellectual property, with the filing of various patent applications. Further indications of research growth are the increase in NRF-rated researchers (and improved ratings for some researchers), and an increase in the number of postdoctoral fellows. Two further highlights of 2011 were CPUTs achievement of two Chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (in Teacher Education and Small Satellite Technology
key role-players to roll out a ten-year research innovation plan in alignment with the goals of the Department of Science and Technology. In 2010, CPUT adopted an overarching ten-year academic plan. It is aptly named Vision 2020 and seeks, inter alia, to strengthen research and foreground innovation and best practices across the institution. It is in this transition from a good to a great university of technology that CPUT will generate relevant research and innovation which is aligned to the needs of the province, the country, the continent and the world, through knowledge discovery, excellence in teaching, and service. The university currently has more than 32 000 students, and it is our intention to attain a cohort of postgraduate students which is at least 7 percent of the total enrolment, across the institution. Lastly, in addition to our researchers, supervisors, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students, I should like to thank the support services which facilitate research including the three directorates residing under the DVC: Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships, as well as other services such as CPUT Libraries. We hope you enjoy CPUTs 2011 showcase of research activities.
Over the last seven years, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology has grown from strength to strength, and the 2011 Research Report outlines an impressive array of research achievements.
Applications for Africa), as well as the two-day Research and Innovation Indaba which brought together, under the DVC: Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships, researchers and
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Research Report 2011
I N T R O D U C T I O N
VAN DIE VISE-KANSELIER

Prof L Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
Oor die afgelope sewe jaar het die Kaapse Skiereilandse Universiteit vir Tegnologie met rasse skrede gegroei, en die 2011 Navorsingsverslag gee n uiteensetting van n indrukwekkende verskeidenheid navorsingsprestasies.
Die werk van ons navorsingsgroepe, -sentrums en -eenhede gaan van krag tot krag: KSUT se eie CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, word eersdaags gelanseer, terwyl die navorsing wat deur die Sentrum vir Toerismenavorsing in Afrika (CETRA) verskuif het van die plaaslike arena (die 2010 FIFA Wreldsokkerbeker) na die 2012 Olimpiese Spele in Londen. Innoverende en relevante navorsing duur voort in alle fakulteite en ook in die navorsingsentrums wat onafhanklik van fakulteite funksioneer, terwyl twee nuwe navorsingsentiteite, die Instituut vir Gevorderde Navorsing in Wiskundige Modellering en Verwerkings (IARMMC), onder die leiding van ons produktiefste navorser, Prof Daniel Makinde, en die Sentrum vir Substasie Outomatisering en Energiebestuurstelsels, onder ervare navorser Prof Raynitcha Tzoneva, beide tot stand gekom het in die tydperk waaroor hier verslag gedoen word. Dit is ook verblydend dat KSUT toetree tot die veld van intellektuele eiendom met die indien van verskeie patentregistrasieaansoeke. Verdere aanduidings van groei op navorsingsgebied is die toename in die
aantal NNF-gegradeerde navorsers (asook die verbeterde graderings van sommige navorsers), en n toename in die aantal post-doktorale navorsingsgenote. Twee verdere hoogtepunte van 2011 was die toekenning aan KSUT van twee leerstoele deur die South African Research Chairs Initiative (in Onderwysersopleiding en Klein Satelliet Applikasies vir Afrika), asook die twee-dag Navorsings- en Innovasie Indaba wat, onder leiding van die Adjunk-Visekanselier: Navorsing, Tegnologie-innovering en -Vennootskappe, navorsers en sleutelrolspelers byeengebring het ten einde n tienjaarplan vir navorsingsinnovering in plek te stel in ooreenstemming met die doelwitte van die Departement Wetenskap en Tegnologie. In 2010 het KSUT n oorkoepelende tienjaar akademiese plan aanvaar. Dit word heel gepas Visie 2020 genoem, en streef onder andere daarna om oor die hele instelling heen navorsing te versterk en innovering en goeie praktyke op die voorgrond te plaas. Dit is in hierdie oorgang van n goeie na n uitstekende universiteit
vir tegnologie dat KSUT relevante navorsing en innovering sal genereer wat in ooreenstemming is met die behoeftes van die provinsie, die land, die kontinent en die wreld, deur middel van kennisontdekking, uitstaande onderrig, en ook diens. Die universiteit het tans meer as 32000 studente en beoog om n uitstaande groep nagraadse studente wat minstens 7 persent van die totale studentetal sal uitmaak, oor alle fakulteite heen te werf. Laastens wil ek, bo en behalwe ons navorsers, studieleiers, post-doktorale genote en nagraadse studente, ook die ondersteuningsdienste bedank wat navorsing fasiliteer die drie direktorate wat resorteer onder die Adjunk-Visekanselier: Navorsing, Tegnologie-innovering en -Vennootskappe, asook ander steundienste soos KSUT Biblioteke. Ons hoop u geniet hierdie vertoonvenster van KSUT se navorsingsaktiwiteite in 2011.
IVELA KWINQUNUNU YEYUNIVESITI

Njingalwazi Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
Kungaphezulu kweminyaka esixhenxe i-Cape Peninsula iYunivesiti yobuChwepheshe ikhule ngamandla angummangaliso, yaye ingxelo yophando ka-2011 iziphuhlisa ngokuncomekayo iziphumo zophando ezihle neziqaqambileyo.
Umsebenzi wamaqela, amaziko namacandelo ophando usaqhuba ngokugqwesileyo: ukuqulunqwa kweCubeSat ebangwa yiCPUT neZACUBE-1 kushiye uluntu lungawuvali umlomo, phofu ke uphando olwalwenziwe liziko leCentre for Tourism Research eAfrika (iCETRA) lumkile apha ekhaya (i-2010 FIFA World Cup) lunyukele ngaphesheya kolwandle kwi-2012 London Olympics. Uphando olungundoqo nolubalulekileyo luyaqhubeka kwiifakalthi nakumaziko ophando azimeleyo kwiifakalthi, phofu ke kwakwelithuba kukho amaziko amabini asanda kuqulunqwa ebesele eseluvavanyweni, loo maziko ngala alandelayo yi-Advanced Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations (i-IARMMC) ephantsi kolawulo komphandi ogqwesileyo uNjingalwazi Daniel Makinde neCentre for substation Automation and Energy Management Systems ephantsi kolawulo lomphandi onamava kakhulu uNjingalwazi uRaynitcha Tzoneva. Ndiyakuvuyela kwakhona ukubona i-CPUT iqhubekela phambili ngokubalikhaya loongqondo-ngqondo kwimiba ebalulekileyo emalunga nophando. Okunye okubonakalisa
ukukhula kophando kukunyuka kwamanani abaphandi abanikwa izinga leNRF (kunye nokuphucuka kwezinga labanye abaphandi) nokunyuka kwenani lamaqabane angabaphandi emva kwezidanga zobuGqirha-lwazi. Ezinye izinto eziye zangundaba-mlonyeni ekubonakaliseni ukukhula kophando eCPUT kukufumana kwethu izihlalo ezimbini (zeTeacher Education neSmall Satelite Technology Applications for Africa) kwiSouth African Research Chairs Initiative, kwakunye ne-Indaba yeentsuku ezimbini ebizwa ngokuba yiResearch & Innovation ebilungiswe yaququzelelwa ngusekela-nqununu (wezoPhando, ubuChwepheshe nobuGcisa) kwakunye nabantu ebebebambisene nabo, abaphandi nabadlalinxaxheba ekuqukumbeleni iminyaka elishumi yezicwangciso zoPhando nobuChwepheshe ebiziinjongo zeSebe lezobuNzululwazi nobuChwepheshe. Ngomnyaka ka-2010 i-CPUT yasabela ikhwelo kwezophando yathabatha izigqibo nezicwangciso zeminyaka elishumi. Ezi zicwangciso zabizwa ngokuba ziimbono
zika-2020 eziza komeleza ubuchwepheshe nobungcaphephe nezakhono zophando kwiyunivesiti iphela. Kukulenguqulelo apho i-CPUT iye yayiyunivesiti yobuChwepheshe noPhando olubalulekileyo nolugqwesileyo kwiphondo, kwisizwe, kwilizwekazi nasemhlabeni uphela, kwakhona nangokufumanisa ulwazi olubanzi , ukugqwesa ekufundiseni nakwiinkonzo zethu.Iyunivesiti inabafundi abangamawaka angama-32 000 yaye ziinjongo zethu ukubanabafundi abenza izidanga eziphakamileyo abazipesenti ezisi-7 ababhalisileyo kwiyunivesiti iphela. Okokugqibela, ukongeza kubaphandi, iinkokheli zophando, amaqabane angabaphandi emva kwezidanga zobuGqirha-lwazi nabafundi bezidanga eziphakamileyo bethu, ndibulela iinkonzo zenkxaso ezilawula uphando- amaziko olawulo amathathu aphantsi kwesekela-nqununu (wezoPhando, ubuChwepheshe nobuGcisa) kunye namathala eencwadi. Siyathemba ukuba nilonwabele uqhayiso lophando eCPUT ngomnyaka ka2011.
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Education & Social Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences
Faculty of Informatics & Design
FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR

Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships
Dr Chris Nhlapo
The major highlights of 2011 were the substantial The value of the Teacher Education Research Chair cannot be over-emphasised, as we need more well-trained teachers in South Africa. What is of key Number of rated researchers Number of masters and doctoral graduates which increased by 15 and 18 percent respectively Number of postdoctoral fellows Research output Patents filed (PCT), trademarks, copyrights, and spin-out companies In 2011, the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) greatly The research infrastructure continued to expand with the acquisition of a state-of- the-art infrastructure. This included an X-ray diffractometer, chromatographic instruments, etc. We responded to various calls for proposals including but not limited to the NRFs South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI). To this end CPUT was awarded two Research Chairs in two key strategic research areas, namely: Small Satellite Research in the Engineering Faculty Teacher Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences The small satellite soon to be launched by CPUT will contribute to both the national grand challenges and the South African National Space Agencys (SANSA) mandate. Enkosi Baie dankie Thank you On behalf of our research community, the executive management (EM) and portfolio, Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships, I extend my sincere appreciation to all for the unwavering support from within and outside of CPUT. The National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) are especially acknowledged for research funding. assisted in commercialising our research ideas, thus supporting our efforts to foreground innovation. Knowledge is the currency of higher education institutions and thus harvesting new ideas from our laboratories to the marketplace is critical to the success of our institution. Human capacity development Technology innovation, and The NSIs main challenges importance in respect of these Research Chairs is their contribution towards:
It is my great pleasure to present the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) 2011 annual Research Report. Through the Reseach Report we share our research achievements for the year 2011. CPUT continued to make huge strides towards attaining the objectives and goals set in Vision 2020. The institution has cemented its place within the South African National System of Innovation (SANSI) as an attractive centre for international cuttingedge research and innovation, and an appropriate destination for world-class research fellows. Our researchers made headline news by winning prizes and prestigious research grants from the NRF, DST, DTI and other international bodies such as the AU, NUFFIC, SAVUSA and Erasmus Mundus. We have also seen our researchers publishing extensively in peerreviewed international journals.
increase in the following key indicators:
CPUT rolls out 10-year research and innovation plan

From curing diseases to creating new products, researchers at CPUT are setting themselves up to play a key role in addressing South Africas current economic and social needs. During a 2-day Research and Innovation Indaba held in September 2011, researchers and other key role players at CPUT developed a 10-year research and innovation plan, which will guide the institutions activities in these areas. The plan is aligned with the goals of the Department of Science and Technology, which has rolled out a 10-year innovation plan, highlighting the importance of innovation for addressing the countrys pressing needs.
Keynote speaker at the event, Dr Romilla Maharaj, Director of Human and Institutional Capacity Development at the National Research Foundation, said in a bid to push innovation, the government is pumping more money into university research activities that will benefit the economy or society at large. She emphasised that universities are no longer only required to produce skilled graduates, but are now viewed as engines of economic development they have a pivotal role to play in transforming South Africa from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy. Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo, said the roll out of the 10-year research and innovation plan will ensure that activities at CPUT contribute to the development of the country.
One of the key strategies of the 10-year plan is the development of research clusters within the six faculties. Dr Nhlapo said the clusters, which will comprise researchers investigating aspects of a similar topic, will allow CPUT to take advantage of strategic opportunities that build on institutional strengths and respond to local, regional, and national needs. The research clusters will not only allow better coordination of research activities at the university, but will also ensure interdisciplinary research activities, allowing academics to exchange ideas and work more effectively with industry. Research clusters will also allow the university to recruit researchers who can contribute to the activities of the specific clusters.
FROM THE DIRECTOR

Research
Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi
The Research Directorate relentlessly worked on staff have PhDs; these are the people with the potential to do meaningful research. Hence we are focusing on the improvement of academic qualifications in order to increase the pool of active researchers. Programmes such as Khula and Erasmus Mundus play a significant role in helping us towards achieving this goal. The once-off NRF Improvement of Academic Qualifications programme also added to this momentum. We are therefore promoting research capacity While gathering the facts, we found that the number of grants awarded for research running costs and conference attendance had increased considerably compared with previous years. We then asked ourselves some pertinent questions and engaged in serious dialogue and debate. Firstly, we wanted to ascertain whether the increased awards had led to increased research output. 2011 was the end of the first three-year funding cycle where awards to researchers were made on the basis of whether they had been productive after receiving three years of consecutive funding. It was heartening to find that there is consistency between productivity and funding. We therefore acknowledge the hard work and efforts of our active researchers. We realised that only 12 percent of our academic The annual Research Day continued to be our pinnacle for celebrating research excellence in the institution. We are grateful to the researchers, as well as to the external adjudicators and speakers, who contribute to the success of this event. We understand that when people begin to feel the magic of momentum, then more people will put their shoulders to the wheel and push. The 2011 Research Report is evidence of that magic and push a combined effort of all involved directly or indirectly with promoting research at CPUT. development through collaboration with experienced researchers and academic exchanges. We have a consistent belief in the ability of our academic staff to succeed through these research endeavours.
The institutional audit has come and gone, and the long-awaited report came with no surprises, as the selfevaluation report had given us a good indication of our strengths and weaknesses. The Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) occupied the minds of Research Directorate staff in an effort to respond to the Council on Higher Education (CHE) report.
the Quality Improvement Plan as expected, while continuing to strive for excellence in its performance. The departure of some of the productive researchers made the Directorate realise that there needed to be some adjustments to the way we do business. The main focus was not only on what we should do, but also on what we should not do and what we should stop doing. This entailed a continual review of our own activities, processes and procedures.
FROM THE DIRECTOR

Postgraduate Studies
Prof Daniel Makinde
Significant developments in R&D Seminars and workshops: During 2011, the centre organised several research development workshops and seminars. Postgraduate students and CPUT academic staff participated actively in all activities. The highlights of the events included: proposal writing, research approach and methodology, statistical data analysis, and article writing. Higher Degrees Committee (HDC): The CPGS coordinates all the activities of the HDC. These include interaction with the faculty research coordinators with respect to HDC documents; preparation of HDC meeting agenda; and submission of HDC approved documents to Senate. The HDC is a committee of Senate and makes recommendations to Senate on matter related to postgraduate studies. Postgraduate students welfare: The CPGS hosted postgraduate welfare-related forums. These included a postgraduate forum and a supervisor forum. The two forums, though at their developmental stages, enable the CPGS to oversee the personal and academic development CPUT postdoctoral fellowships: In 2011, the following postdoctoral fellowships were awarded:
Candidate Dr Y Aboua Dr EF Aransiola Dr PR Hendricks Dr G Hon Dr M Kalula Dr N Khan Dr CW Kronenberg Dr MR le Roux Dr CA Reeves Dr C Snyder Total Rands 150 000 120 000 160 000 175 000 120 000 132 000 120 000 120 000 120 000 120 000 1 337 000
Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the 18th Heads of State and Government Summit on 29 January 2012. Funding for research Postgraduate scholarships and bursaries: In 2011, substantial funds were allocated to our postgraduate students who qualify for such grants and awards. These funds were managed and disbursed effectively to the deserving postgraduate students by the combined efforts of CPGS bursary and finance administrators.
In 2011, the Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS) consolidated its mission to provide services that help manage the administration of postgraduate students and oversee the personal and academic development of the postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate student community as emerging researchers at CPUT. The breakdown of CPGS activities for 2011 includes:
of the postgraduate student community as emerging researchers. Research: Prof OD Makinde received the African Union Kwame Nkrumah 2011 Continental Scientific Award from the African Heads of State and Government for his outstanding contribution to Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation in Africa. The award ceremony took place at the United
FROM THE DIRECTOR

Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope
Technology Transfer and Industrial Linkages

During 2011, the TTO has seen considerable and consistent transformation. Technology innovation has moved forward, along with the points of view of a good number of CPUTs researchers. Research know-how has further developed in the commercial arena, with research excellence in a number of key strategic areas and units. The unmanned aerial vehicle project (UAV), in collaboration with the TTO, has formed and registered a spin-off company, UAV-SYSCO (Pty) Ltd, for the development of UAV products that have great potential in the market place. A further collaboration between the Material Science and Technology group, the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) and the TTO, has been established. The system for flow visualisation systems has been provisionally patented. In addition, the Material Science and Technology group, SIK and the TTO, are busy developing a business model, FLOWVIS, for this new enterprise based on a recent patent. We must target prioritised research areas as part of future investment and create economic value in the growth of technology transfer at CPUT. The TTO aims to facilitate and enhance Intellectual Property (IP) from CPUT to the business sector. It will also counsel and support CPUT has also registered its first cinematograph film, Intonga. The registration of copyright for this film was completed in August 2011. In September 2011, the TTO joined forces with the office of the DVC, Dr Chris Nhlapo, to organise and coordinate the 2011Research Indaba. The the innovators, research units and faculties of the university, and foster pioneering thinking by assisting researchers to go beyond publication and into commercialisation through technology innovation. Other functions of the TTO are to foster research and promote partnerships with The TTO believes that it is time to build on its base and expand on the strengths that link to current and future economic and societal needs. This will require transformation in all research areas within the university, including a review of mechanisms, such as policies, procedures, etc. and their implementation. In order to make this materialise, we need to correct the thinking of the masses at the university and conform to policies to progress in the commercialisation arena. Future affiliations are intended with DST, TIA, the ICD-SPII programme, the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) and venture capitalists to assist projects and research within CPUT. Fifty-two technology transfer contracts were reviewed, processed and signed during 2011. Innovation Boards feedback meeting was held in November 2011 to provide the recipients of 2009 innovation funding the opportunity to give a detailed account and report-back on selected projects. This office further provides technology transfer strategies and tactics to ensure that the TTO manages CPUTs knowledge stocks appropriately. For this reason, the TTO needs to emphasise the importance of IP, full-cost modus operandi, etc. and how these benefit the institution, staff and researchers. the business sector when IP is likely to be created through licence agreements, and to assist with the establishment of business units and spin-off companies.
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) believes that innovation has the ability to take a concept from research and make a useful product and/or provide a new service.
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Business Activities
Functional Food Business Unit: Omega Caro-E capsules are a unique combination of omega-3 and eleven different carotenes and five forms of Vitamin E. The advantages of this capsule include a lowering of the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, arthritis and cancer. This product will be launched and be ready for sale in May 2012. CPUT has made its mark in the global space arena with the unveiling of South Africas first CubeSat which will be launched in the very near future. The CubeSat was developed by students following FSATIs Satellite Engineering Programme along with staff members. Other satellite-related products with commercial value are also being developed.
The way forward: The TTO has undergone rapid growth and is bursting at its seams. It is expected to expand and intensify its services during 2012. Researchers must focus on innovation
Research output at CPUT can no longer be confined to journals, said Prof Gary AtkinsonHope, Director of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO). Prof Atkinson-Hope, who is driving activities at the Bellville-based office, said CPUT is entering a new era, where researchers must go beyond publication and into commercialisation. However, this process can only take place if researchers adopt the attitude of the new academic, one who Atkinson-Hopes call for the new academic is backed by the Department of Science and Technology, which has mandated universities to play a leading role in the development of the South African economy. It is also in line with CPUTs vision to be at the heart of innovation in Africa. The traditional route of research sees information confined to journals and fails to generate large sums of third-stream income for the institution. With researchers opting for commercialisation, the financial benefits are enormous for both the university and researcher. The rewards for doing this are far greater than what you can generate from traditional publications. The Intellectual Property contract provides incentives for academics to become inventors, said Prof Atkinson-Hope. Halimah Rabiu, from the TTO, said researchers are encouraged to visit their office to discuss their research activities and ways to take these a step forward. Some CPUT academics have already adopted the new academic attitude. Karen Martin, from
Patent: Prof Spinney Benad and Dr Maretha Opperman from the Functional Food Unit have patented their research
prioritises innovation in all his/her activities, said Prof Atkinson-Hope. Innovation is the ability to take a concept from research and make a useful product or provide a useful service.
the TTO, said CPUT filed 13 patents mid-2010 to end-2011.
Patents:
The Flow Process and Rheology Centre (Prof Rainer Haldenwang, Dr Reinhardt Kotz and Dr Johan Wiklund (SIK, Sweden)), the inventors of a system for the flow visualisation and in-line rheometry of fluids, filed a provisional patent with Spoor & Fisher. A complete patent application for the Functional Food Unit (micronutrient supplement) was filed. A provisional patent application for Food Science Technology, a result of Prof Victoria Jideanis research, was filed.
The university has also established a spinoff company, The UAV-SYSCo Pty Ltd, from one of the patents. The company, headed by researcher Prof Oscar Philander, will manufacture unmanned aerial vehicle systems for surveillance use in various industries.
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and pharmaceuticals. These fluids are classified as complex as they all change their characteristics and behaviour when flowing. The researchers have expertise in making precise measurements of the viscous characteristics (called rheology) of complex fluids. However, the measurement process using existing techniques has been complicated and time-consuming. But
Taking flight: board members of UAV-SYSCo Pty Ltd, CPUTs first company established from a patent
Prof Haldenwang said this system will positively impact on quality control operations in industry. This is a unique way of measuring the properties of fluid in real time. In a tube viscometer it can take up to half a day to measure the characteristics of a fluid, he said.
Incubation Centre to foster innovation

CPUT is pulling out all the stops to support up-and-coming innovators. Prof Gary AtkinsonHope, Director of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), said their office is currently looking at the feasibility of introducing an incubation centre at CPUT, which will foster innovation. The incubation centre will provide up-and-coming innovators with the necessary infrastructure, such as offices, telephone lines and computers, in a bid to get their companies up and running. Once a company is off the ground, the innovator will vacate the centre, freeing up facilities for
now, thanks to Prof Rainer Haldenwang, Dr Johan Wiklund and Dr Reinhardt Kotz, a unique system based on ultrasound velocity profiling, will allow users to take real-time measurements of the characteristics of complex fluids while under dynamic process conditions.
Measurement: Prof Rainer Haldenwang gives CPUT staff and industry members a breakdown of the new system
December 2011 saw CPUT unveiling its system for flow visualisation and in-line rheometry, developed by the Material Science and Technology group. Other patents include a micro-nutrient supplement, developed by Prof Spinney Benad and Dr Maretha Opperman from the Functional Food Unit, as well as an apparatus used for burning liquid fuel that was developed by Prof Phillip Lloyd. The MyConference website technology, developed by IT specialist Gregory Booth, was also patented late in 2010. The technology assists organisations with arranging conferences.
other budding inventors. This is one way of helping start-up companies to become fully fledged companies, said Prof Atkinson-Hope.
Prof Haldenwang said the development of this system took many years, and they are excited about the outcome. During the process of developing this unique system, the three coinventors published 15 articles and 20 conference papers, and received three awards. In addition, Wiklund and Kotz received doctoral degrees in this field. The group plans to commercialise the
Inventor: Dr Johan Wiklund explains to members of industry how the new system operates
CPUT adds another patent to its list

CPUT has added another patent to its growing list thanks to innovative researchers from the Faculty of Engineering. The Material Science and Technology group, together with the Swedish Institute for Food Technology, patented a system for flow visualisation and in-line rheometry. This group of researchers explore problems relating to the flow of complex fluids such as cosmetics, food stuffs, explosive emulsions
device in the near future and continue research in this specialised research area.
Patent: Prof Rainer Haldenwang, Dr Johan Wiklund and Dr Reinhardt Kotz are CPUTs latest inventors
Brand new: some of the equipment developed by the researchers
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CPUT RESEARCH DAY

2011 proved an exciting year for CPUT researchers from publishing research papers, to registering patents, and even launching companies. And their efforts have not gone unnoticed by the university, which acknowledged and celebrated their activities at Research Day 2011. Held at the Cape Town campus, this annual event is one of the highlights on CPUTs calendar.
Research Day attracted a large number of CPUT staff members and postgraduate students
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo, said CPUT had much to celebrate in 2011, as researchers had had an exceptionally productive year. Research is growing in leaps and bounds at this institution, he said. Earlier in 2011, CPUT was rated South Africas top university of technology in terms of research. In addition, the work of the universitys researchers was recognised by the National Research Foundation, which awarded new ratings to a number of researchers during the second part of 2011.
Creative research: Prof Brenda Schmahmann, from Rhodes University, delivered an address on the processes to be employed to accredit creative and non-conventional research
Achievement: Dr Espe Makinde (right) received two awards on behalf of her husband, Prof Daniel Makinde; he clinched awards for research supervision and publication
Top awards: Director of Research Dr Tembeka MpakoNtusi (left) hands over an award to Prof Kamilla Swart (right); Prof Swart scooped awards for research funding, supervision, publication and posters
CPUTs newly rated researchers took the stage at Research Day, with each being awarded a large sum to further their research activities. However, the highlight of the day was the coveted research awards. A platinum award was given to Prof Daniel Makinde for research publication, and to Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva for postgraduate supervision. Prof Alvin Lagardien from the Water Research Unit scooped a platinum award for generating external research funding in excess of R1
million. Close on his heels was Prof Kamilla Swart from the Faculty of Business, who received a gold award in this category. Researchers in various other categories were presented with gold, silver and bronze awards. A number of researchers and postgraduate students also received awards for the best research posters. Director of Research Dr Tembeka MpakoNtusi applauded CPUT researchers for their commitment.
Poster: Prof Christa van der Walt of Stellenbosch University judges one of the research posters; 89 posters were entered
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AWARDS
Postgraduate supervision Platinum award Gold award Silver award Bronze award Bronze award Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva Assoc Prof Kamilla Swart Prof Rajendra Chetty Prof MTE Kahn Prof Daniel Makinde Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Business Faculty of Education & Social Sciences Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Engineering/Centre for Postgraduate Studies
Industry funding Platinum Award Gold Award Silver Award Journal articles: Assoc Prof Ken Barris from the Engineering Faculty received a silver award for research publication Bronze Award Prof Alvin Lagardien Assoc Prof Kamilla Swart Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group None Community Water Supply & Sanitation Unit Faculty of Business
Research publication Platinum Award Gold Award Silver Award Bronze Award Prof Daniel Makinde Assoc Prof Oluwafemi Oguntibeju Assoc Prof Ken Barris Assoc Prof Kamilla Swart Faculty of Engineering/Centre for Postgraduate Studies Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Business
Poster awards 1st prize (joint) Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Raymond J-B, Cowan DA & Burton SG Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West SJ Bama H, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N Biocatalysis & Technical Biology Research Group: Acclimation of microbial communities in pilot-scale constructed wetlands exposed to anillin and gallic acid Faculty of Business: An analysis of the performance of black African junior provincial cricket batsmen Faculty of Business: Residents perceptions of the socio-economic impacts of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: pre- and post-event comparisons in a Cape Town suburb Faculty of Applied Sciences: Potential of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) starch and non-starch polysaccharides as new food ingredients
1st prize (joint) 2nd prize
3rd prize Supervision: Prof Rajendra Chetty from the Education Faculty scooped a silver award for research supervision
Diedericks CF & Jideani VA
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING PUBLICATIONS AUDIT

Publications count for 2011 submitted to the DHET on 15 May 2012 Journal articles (audited) Books/chapters (submitted) Conference proceedings (submitted) DHET journal articles units per faculty: 2011 Faculty/unit Applied Sciences Business Education & Social Sciences Engineering Health & Wellness Sciences Informatics & Design Biocatalysis & Technical Biology Research Group Fundani CHED Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations (IARMMC) Units 24.78 15.73 9.55 17.45 17.43 10.08 3.31 4.25 12.73 Units 115.54 8 88.43
DHET JOURNAL OUTPUT PER FACULTY/UNIT 2011

Applied Sciences (AS) Business (B) Education and Social Sciences (E&SS) Engineering (E) Health and Wellness Sciences (H&WS) Informatics and Design (I&D) IARMMC 12.73 11% AS 24.78 21% Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group(BTBG) Fundani (Fund) Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations (IARMMC)
BTBG 3.31 3% I&D 10.08 9%
Fund 4.25 4%
B 15.73 14%
H&WS 17.43 15% E 17.45 15%
E&SS 9.55 8%
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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a national agency for research support and promotion. In addition to funding, human resource development and the provision of research facilities, the NRF annually invites researchers in all academic fields to apply for individual ratings. NRF-rated researchers
Researcher Assoc Prof A Jacobs Faculty/Unit Applied Sciences Applied Sciences CPGS/IARMCC Education and Social Sciences Education and Social Sciences Informatics and Design Rating C C C C C C Researcher Prof J Cronj Assoc Prof VG Fester Assoc Prof C Jacobs Assoc Prof TV Ojumu Assoc Prof MS Sheldon Prof B Sun Faculty/Unit Informatics and Design Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Rating C Y L Y Y C Researcher Assoc Prof RH Wilkinson Assoc Prof J Garraway Prof C Winberg Prof T Matsha Prof JL Marnewick Faculty/Unit Engineering Fundani CHED Fundani CHED Health and Wellness Sciences Health and Wellness Sciences Rating Y L C C C
The NRF rating categories are:

A Leading international researcher B Internationally acclaimed researcher C Established researcher L Late entrant into research Y Promising young researcher
Assoc Prof VA Jideani Prof OD Makinde Prof R Chetty Prof M Robinson Prof P van Brakel
CPUT supports NRF-rated researchers in a bid to encourage further research excellence

The importance and value of the National Research Foundation (NRF) rating, evaluation and eligibility as well as incentives associated with this international benchmark were the key issues discussed during an inaugural meeting with CPUT NRF-rated researchers in February 2011. Vice-Chancellor Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga and Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships Dr Chris Nhlapo met with 15 NRF-rated researchers to support them in acquiring, improving and maintaining their ratings, which are an indicator of research excellence. Maintaining ones NRF status is a daunting task of not allowing the rating to lapse. Dr Nhlapos presentation centred on where CPUT is within the national system of innovation and Prof Christopher Vaughn from the Medical Research Council and University of Cape Town Prof Mazwi-Tanga briefly shared with researchers aspects of Vision 2020 an attempt to transform CPUT into a leading innovation academy. Prof Mazwi-Tanga says shes behind Dr Nhlapo and Director: Research, Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi, in their quest to increase CPUT research output. We are encouraging young academics to be more involved in research and to pursue their PhDs. There is sufficient support in our Research Directorate for people to continue with their research work. Dr Nhlapo said the aim of the meeting was to show sincere appreciation to NRF-rated researchers for acquiring status and to help those already rated to stay motivated, adding, Perhaps we should put a mechanism in place for the already-rated researchers to attain higher status such as an A-rating. should be in terms of research. He explained, Universities should aspire to have at least 25% of their academic staff members rated by the NRF to be regarded as a research-intensive university, and CPUT needs to work even harder in order to achieve this. His office is currently putting strategies and operational plans in place to ensure that this happens. Among other tips given during Vaughns presentation, he encouraged researchers to never settle for local journals if there is a chance of making the pages of international publications. Present your research at international conferences and ensure that your presentation is really great and that it will be remembered. It is vitally important to be visible in the scientific community, he added. was a guest speaker and delivered a presentation on How to get to an A-rating and sustain it.
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RESEARCH FUNDING
University Research Funding (URF) Rands 2 386 380 International conference funding (ConfCom) 103 academics and postgraduate researchers were funded NRF
CPUT commits to nurture young academics

CPUT has committed R2 million to the Khula On completion of their masters qualifications, candidates will be considered for permanent appointment in their respective departments. Speaking at the re-launch, which took place at the Granger Bay campus in November 2011, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof Anthony Staak, emphasised the importance of such a project. Although the programme is not new to CPUT, we still prioritise it in our planning for staff development. It supports the vision to replenish academic staff, and helps us meet our equity targets in a progressive way, said Prof Staak. He further alluded to the need to pay greater attention to issues of transformation and diversity, and challenged faculty representatives to mentor Khula candidates. project, a bold initiative aimed at developing young academics. The initiatives title means to grow or develop in Nguni languages. It aims to address the skills gap universities face as a result of retiring academics. The project was initially launched in 2007, following funding from the Department of Education. However, in 2011, CPUT renewed its commitment by investing over R2m into the project. The investment sees two candidates placed on a three-year work/ study contract in each of CPUTs six faculties.
Rands 1 827 338
Rands 22 111 193
Postgraduate student bursaries NRF Innovation Masters NRF Scarce Skills Masters NRF/DOL Scarce Skills Honours NRF Innovation Honours NRF Honours Naledi Pandor NRF Freestanding Masters CPUT Full-time Scholarships CPUT Part-time Scholarships Mauerberger Foundation Scholarships Claude Leon Foundation Total
Rands 60 000 300 000 980 000 735 000 560 000 200 000 3 232 000 64 000 400 000 175 000 6 706 000
Growing futures: guests at the re-launch of the Khula project, which supports the development of young academics
The audience heard a personal reflection of a Khula candidate, Jacob Moroe, a Sport Management lecturer and an MTech student. Some of the greatest challenges I faced were finding balance between all my responsibilities
Nurturing growth: DVC: Academic, Prof Anthony Staak, offers his support on behalf of Executive Management for the Khula programme
Head of the Biomedical Sciences Department, Prof Johan Esterhuyse, gave an account of his experiences as a mentor, saying that the programme works well when candidates have good support and mentorship. He said, This is an initiative where we can really congratulate ourselves on being forerunners; its a wonderful project when instituted properly.
and initially having no lecturing experience, even though I came from industry and had the support of my department, said Moroe.
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Faculty of APPLIED SCIENCES
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Deans Report
Prof Olalekan Fatoki
During the year under review, the faculty attracted a substantial amount of research funding and graduated two doctoral and ten masters candidates. As a result of the faculty staff development programme, one staff member graduated with a PhD from the University of the Western Cape. Our research infrastructure also continued to improve and we succeeded in developing new partnerships both locally and internationally, especially in Africa. It is important to note that four of our academic staff received NRF ratings during the same year. There are some challenges facing research in the faculty. Major among these is the need to increase the number of postgraduate students, particularly at doctoral level. This is very critical for the faculty to realise in full its research agenda. Also, many of our academic staff still have disproportionally high teaching loads which leaves little time for active research. However, the faculty has developed strategies and it is currently implementing these to tackle research challenges. I should like to thank the executive management of the university, the NRF and other funding organisations who have supported the research programmes of the faculty in 2011. I also thank my colleagues who have contributed to the research output of the faculty during the year under review.
Researcher Baatjies R Bthori NB Bouwer AC
Conference funding
Rands
17 157 20 303 12 885 11 838 12 845 28 902 12 885 12 885 45 245 25 461 13 790 12 885 11 968 22 712 12 839 12 871 12 368 12 885 12 902 12 845 12 885 12 839 12 368 12 885 27 932 28 716 12 368 12 885 29 276 12 845 12 845 21 489 547 804
Bronkhorst JP Coetzee JC Daso AP De Bever A Fatoki OS Hamuel JD Human IS Jideani VA Kallon II Kioko JI Krgel M Laubscher CP Mafunga H Mniki CP Muzeza D Ndakidemi PA Ndlovu T Ngamije J North JJ Ntwampe SKO Nxawe S Okoro HK Olujimi OO Opeolu BO Schoeman JP Schutte De W Snyman RG Tobin MP Van Wyk J Total
The Faculty of Applied Sciences continues to be a major player in research and innovation at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. In 2011, the faculty led in the area of journal publications and came second of all the faculties in terms of total research output subsidy for the university. Although the research percentage units are somewhat lower than in 2010, there is ample evidence that the scope of research in the faculty has broadened, with more staff members of the faculty publishing. Quality has also substantially improved many of the articles have been published in high-impact journals locally and internationally. There is also a better spread in terms of gender, as more female staff participated in research, postgraduate student supervision, and publishing.
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A P P L I E D NRF funding
Researcher NRF award CPUT commitment Total award
S C I E N C E S
University research funding Applicant

Bthori NB Fatoki OS (Daso) Fatoki OS (Okoro)
Rands
70 000 40 000 40 000 40 000 75 000 30 000 60 000 68 000 75 000 20 000 20 000 40 000 40 000 25 000 51 500 48 000 75 000 20 000
New professors appointed
Fatoki OS Jideani VA Khan W Kioko J Ntwampe SKO Odendaal JP Snyman RG Van der Walt TN Van der Walt TN Total
340 000 40 000 129 000 155 100 68 500 41 000 57 000 188 770
66 667 59 500 40 000 95 100 19 000 27 400 -
406 667 40 000 188 700 40 000 250 200 87 500 68 400 57 000 188 770 1 327 237
Fatoki OS (Olujimi) Fatoki OS (Opeolu) Felix-Minnaar JV Henning SC (ne Botha) Hunlun C Jideani J Laubscher CP (Koehorst) Laubscher CP (Milne) Ndakidemi PA (Akande) Ndakidemi PA (Hamuel) Nxawe S October JVR Osibote OA Van Wyk J Van Wyk J (February)
Associate Professor Charles Laubscher
Associate Professor Lynn McMaster
Associate Professor Jessy van Wyk
Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) Researcher John I Omar S
Total
Rands 50 000 50 000

100 000
Faculty of Applied Sciences zooms in on doctorates

The Faculty of Applied Sciences is taking bold steps to increase the number of doctoral graduates in South Africa. Currently, South Africa produces just over 1000 doctoral graduates a year a dismal figure compared with other countries. According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), this figure is way below the number of doctoral graduates required for the growth of the South African economy. With CPUT committed to addressing local and national problems, the Faculty of Applied Sciences has put in place strategies to increase its number of doctoral graduates. Prof Michael McPherson, Faculty Research Coordinator, said they have submitted an application to the Department of Higher Education and Training for Doctoral programmes are planned in the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Technology and Nature Conservation. The faculty already offers doctoral programmes in Chemistry and Environmental Health. Prof McPherson said they are also in the process of recruiting postdoctoral fellows, who will play a critical role in research and supervision of doctoral students. In addition, the faculty has increased its staff profile by employing several researchers who hold doctoral qualifications, while a number of existing staff members have improved their qualifications the approval of several new programmes at the Doctorate of Technology level. By offering more doctoral programmes, we will be able to broaden our research base, he said.
Total
837 500
PhD: The Faculty of Applied Sciences is set to increase the number of doctoral graduates
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up to doctoral level. These initiatives will go a long way towards improving the facultys research output, said Prof McPherson. Currently the faculty boasts the highest research output at CPUT in terms of journal publications. The facultys initiatives are being supported by Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo. Efforts by Prof McPherson are lauded as these can only expand our research base and increase our research output, said Dr Nhlapo. The facultys initiatives are also in line with the CPUT 10-year Research and Innovation Plan, which was tabled in September 2011. The plan outlines strategies that will ensure CPUT produces more doctoral candidates, research output and patents. The generation of new knowledge by researchers is acknowledged, lauded and fully embraced by my office. It is indeed the only way of building a globally competitive faculty, said Dr Nhlapo.
The Analytical Chemistry Department ended its 2011 academic year on a high note with students battling for the top spot in the CPUT Science Idol competition. The annual competition is a highlight of the Analytical Chemistry Departments calendar, and is the culmination of a year of hard work by final-year students. The event ran over three days as thirdyear students presented their final-year projects to a panel of internal and external judges. At the end of each day, a number of students were eliminated, with only 10 going through to the final round, which was held at the Bellville campus.
Scientist Prof Len Barbour, who was one of the judges, said it was evident from the presentations that students had put a lot of effort and time into their research projects. I am very impressed with the students. They are all very confident, he said. Head of the department, Dr Bhekumusa Ximba commended the students for their hard work and achievements.
of a large number of businesses. What I like about this Productivity Award, is that it shows we made progress and that it is being recognised externally, said Dolley.
Agrifood Technology Station clinches top award

Operations at the Agrifood Technology Station received a stamp of approval from industrys watchdogs. The station clinched the runnerup spot in the public sector category of the prestigious Productivity Awards in December 2011. The annual awards are run by Productivity SA in partnership with the Western Cape Provincial Government and the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They recognise public, corporate and up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are doing their best to ensure an increase in their productivity. An excited Larry Dolley, who heads the Bellville-
Analytical Chemistry Department crowns Science Idol

Finalists: the group of 10 finalists
based station which is tasked with assisting small food business to improve their operations, said the award is a huge milestone. I didnt expect us to win because of our competitors. In our category we competed against big names like Transnet and the Hermanus Municipality. We are chuffed with our achievement, he said. During 2011, the station not only increased the number of small businesses they assisted, but also successfully increased the productivity
Recognition: operations at the Agrifood Technology Station were lauded at the prestigious Productivity Awards
This year, a confident Brett Collett wowed the judges with his impressive presentation, clinching the prestigious CPUT Science Idol title. He spent the past year developing a new scientific method to test for sugars in one of South Africas popular sandwich spreads peanut butter. Hot on his heels were Frederick Coetzee, who clinched 2nd place, and Kamogelo
Students showed off their knowledge at the CPUT Science Idol competition
Tsomane, who came in 3rd.
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S C I E N C E S
NRF research niche area

Environmental Toxicity and Remediation Prof James Odendaal
The Environmental Toxicity and Remediation research group assesses and monitors the state of pollution in aquatic and terrestrial environments of the greater Cape Town area. It also develops and evaluates appropriate remediation technologies in order to clean up the environment. Two students graduated with MTech degrees in 2011. One candidates work was on the
odendaalj@cput.ac.za
Research units
Crystal Engineering Unit Prof Luigi Nassimbeni
The Crystal Engineering Unit conducts research in the field of solid crystalline inclusion compounds and its main thrust is the understanding of the molecular recognition which occurs between molecules in the crystalline state. In particular, projects attempt to understand the various secondary interactions which lead to particular structures and to correlate those with the macro-properties of the
nassimbenil@cput.ac.za
Two doctoral investigations were also concluded in 2011. Their work dealt with the efficiency of waste water treatment plants to remove organic pollutants from waste water effluent before the treated effluent is pumped into rivers. Furthermore, significant strides were made in order to establish marine pollution research as part of the Environmental Toxicity and Remediation research group. Dr Rashieda Toefy completed her doctoral studies on the use of Foraminifera as indicators of marine pollution. Conrad Sparkss doctoral investigation into metal contamination in mussels along the west coast of the Cape Peninsula showed how antioxidant responses in mussels can be used as biomarkers to assess toxic stress due to metal pollution.
The unit presented three posters at the CPUT research day. Associate Professor A Jacobs attended a powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) workshop held at the University of the Witwatersrand as the unit will be acquiring a PXRD instrument in 2012. Dr NB Bthori visited Georgetown University in Washington DC in June 2011 and gave a research seminar. Dr Bthori and Prof LR Nassimbeni attended the Congress of the International Union of Crystallography, held in Madrid in August 2011. Dr Bthori gave a lecture at one of the symposia and Prof Nassimbeni exhibited a poster at this congress. Assoc Prof Jacobs received an NRF C3 rating. Seven research papers were published in international journals.
bioaccumulation of metals in freshwater snails inhabiting the Kuils River, while the second candidates research showed that metal pollution in river and wetland systems can lead to negative effects on the chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate in aquatic plants. An MTech study, under the supervision of Prof Reinette Snyman, continued to explore the use of chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate in aquatic plants as biomarkers of metal exposure.
compounds under study. The structures are elucidated by X-ray diffraction and the stability and energy of the materials formed are studied by thermal, optical and kinetic measurements. Our latest project is the study of the mechanism of enantiomeric resolution whereby left- and right-handed molecules are separated. This is of direct interest to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Functional Foods Research Unit (FFRU) Prof Spinney Benad

The FFRU research focus areas are: Omega-3 fatty acids and their application to human health The development of functional food ingredients to alleviate the burden of malnutrition Highlights in 2011: The unit relocated from the Cape Town campus to the Bellville campuss new Food
benades@cput.ac.za
Radiochemistry and Ion Exchange Chromatography Prof Nico van der Walt
Problems were encountered when trying to find certain chemicals in South Africa, Europe and the USA, but recently the chemicals were obtained from suppliers in China. Experiments to determine distribution coefficients for some lanthanides on special prepared ion exchangers can now begin. The strength of the project is that scientists, who are experts in their fields of research, participate in the project. The
vanderwaltt@cput.ac.za
the Cancer Association of South Africa, to investigate whether there had been any improvements in the quality of supplements since the study was first conducted in 2009. The unit developed a new method that involves gas chromatography to measure free fatty acids in edible oils. It obtained funding from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board to do a clinical trial on children with micronutrient deficiencies and the role of red palm oil in alleviating inflammation and specific micronutrient deficiencies. Unit members finalised results, performed statistical analyses and wrote publications for recently completed clinical trials on fatty acid metabolism in diabetic vs non-diabetic individuals. Fundamental radiochemical studies on the (p,xn) reactions on Tb and on naturally and highly enriched Gd targets were done at iThemba LABS. These studies determined the optimal condition for the cyclotron production of the SPECT nuclide Tb-155 and the PET nuclide Tb152. New and more efficient methods have been investigated for the separation of the produced radionuclides in Gigabecquerel-quantities, high specific activities and radiochemical purity. The units core business is to promote research in radiochemistry and ion exchange chromatographic separations of elements, to supervise postgraduates studying for MTech and DTech degrees in chemistry, and to participate in international science collaborations.
weakness is that it is difficult to find postdoctoral fellows who can also participate in the project. Another weakness is inefficient technical support for the installation and maintenance of equipment and instruments.
Technology Building. It patented a food supplement (premix) to be used as fortificant in various foodstuffs. Unit members published several articles, among which was one on the quality of omega-3 fatty acid supplements. This article created an increased awareness among consumers and researchers about the quality of food supplements available in South Africa. This study will be repeated during 2012 in collaboration with
South AfricaSwitzerland joint research project
South AfricaRomania joint research project

Organic compounds, containing phosphonic acid or phosphoric acid functional groups attached to the matrix, were synthesised by the Institute of Chemistry Timisoara and evaluated as ion exchangers for ion exchange chromatography or extraction chromatography at CPUT. Unfortunately, it was found that the obtained products were not stable and lost the phosphonic acid groups over a relatively short period of time. Therefore, the products could not be used as ion exchangers. The synthesis of other organic products will be investigated in order to find stable compounds which can be used as ion exchangers.
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S C I E N C E S
Research Output
Books/chapters
Bourne SA, Bthori NB & Moitsheki LJ Solid state transformations in crystalline salts Comba P (ed.) Structure and Function Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science + Business Media BV, 2010, pp 219-233 ISBN 978-90-481-2888-4 Jideani VA Functional properties of soybean food ingredients in food systems Tzi Bun NG (ed.) Soybean Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physiology Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2011, pp 345-366 ISBN 978-953-307-219-7 Bouwer A What causes resettled government-subsidised house owners to move back to informal settlements? Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Daso AP, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP Assessment of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers and 2,2, 4,4, 5,5hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153) in bottom sediments of the Kuils River, Cape Town 1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011 Daso AP, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP Occurrence of selected polybrominated Bthori NB & Nassimbeni LR Chiral discrimination in the solid state Twenty-Second Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography Madrid, Spain, 22-30 August 2011 Behari-Leak K & Krgel M Establishing communities of teaching and learning at Food Technology Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 De Bever A, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP The effectiveness of Azolla filiculoides as a nitrogen fertilizer for Spinacea oleracea grown in hydroponic cultures diphenyl ethers and 2,2, 3,3, 4,4hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153) in sewage sludge and effluent samples of a wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Doughari JH, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Multi-drug resistance, verotoxin production and efficacy of crude stem bark extracts of Curtisia dentate among Escherichia coli (non-O157) and acinetobacter species isolates obtained from water and wastewater samples Phytochemical Society of North America 50th Anniversary Meeting Hawaii, 10-15 December 2011 Doughari JH, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiverotoxic potentials of extracts of Curtisia dentate Phytochemical Society of North America 50th Anniversary Meeting Hawaii, 10-15 December 2011 Dondofema F & Mafunga H The use of geospatial tools in gully erosion assessment and monitoring in the Zhulube Meso-catchment of Limpopo basin IX International Rangeland Congress (IX IRC 2011) Rosario, Argentina, 2-8 April 2011 Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Conference papers
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Fredericks IN, Du Toit M, Ellis LP & Krgel M Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in red and white grape juices and wines European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting Berlin, Germany, 9-11 November 2011 Hamuel JD, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility among verotoxic non-O157: H7 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from water and wastewater samples in Cape Town Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Jideani VA Promoting cognitive complexity in Food Science and Technology students using revised Blooms Taxonomy a means to meet food industry needs 2nd ISEKI Food Conference Milan, Italy, 31 August-2 September 2011 Kallon I An evaluation of the antiretroviral programme in two informal townships in the Western Cape, South Africa: Exploring Aids patients access to and experiences of the programme Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Kioko JI In vitro regeneration of recalcitrant embryonic axes: Effects on the biomass characteristics of resulting plants Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Kioko JI Towards the cryopreservation of the germplasm of Theobroma Cacao L., a recalcitrant-seeded species of high economic importance in West Africa 1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011 Mgcoyi BW & Coetzee JC Growth and fruiting of the tree oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, on three leaf waste substrates from the Western Cape Province, South Africa Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Mniki P Climate change adaptation strategies directed at sustaining rural local economies in South Africa Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Mniki P Economic valuation of co-managed protected areas: The case of Silika Game Reserve 7th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium, Kimberley, 10-14 October 2011 Muzeza D The impact of institutions of governance on communities livelihoods and sustainable conservation in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park: The study of Makuleke and Sengwe communities Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Ndlovu T Comparison of diagnostic tools for the rapid identification of coliforms from river water 1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011 North JJ, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP The potential of developing an in-vitro method for propagating Strelitziaceae Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Ntwampe SKO Farmer-to-pharma: The role of membrane bioreactors in the production of nutraceuticals Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Nxawe S, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP Chlorophyll pigmentation, photosynthetic parameters and tissues of flavonoid and anthocyanins in Ornithogalum longibracteatum L. as affected by varying temperatures in hydroponics solution Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP Occurrence and removal of heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg and Zn) in wastewater treatment plants from Cape Town and Stellenbosch, South Africa Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP Removal efficiency of endocrine-disrupting chemicals from selected wastewater treatment plants in Cape Town 1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011
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Schoeman J The air quality perceptions of the residents of Bayview, Mossel Bay Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Schutte De W In search of a community development theory 1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011 Schutte De W Testing new data collection technology to assist with unlocking sensitive information a collaborative pilot study with FARR 60th British Sociological Association (BSA) Annual Conference London, 6-8 April 2011 Schutte De W Unintended consequences: A conceptual revisit from a social research perspective Workshop on Unintended Consequences The 75th Jubilee of a Sociological Idea Gdansk, Poland, 9-10 May 2011 Schutte De W Using the Qbee to assist with unlocking sensitive information Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Shete E, Mkiswa L, Buckley M & Krgel M Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in full cream milk and skimmed milk European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting Berlin, Germany, 9-11 November 2011 Slabber MY, Snyman RG & Odendaal JP Accumulation and toxicity of selected metals in the feral oyster Striostrea margaritacea on the South African south-western coast Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Van Wyk J A model for training food technologists focusing on bridging the gap between academia and industry 2nd ISEKI International Food Conference Milan, Italy, 31 August - 3 September 2011
Diedericks CF & Jideani VA Potential of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) starch and non-starch polysaccharides as new food ingredients CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Fredericks IN, Du Toit M, Ellis LP & Krgel M Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in red and white grape juices and wines European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting Berlin, Germany, 9-11 November 2011 Geduld C, Toefy R & Sparks C The influence of size of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on the uptake of trace metals South African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS) Grahamstown, 4-7 April 2011 Hamuel JD, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiverotoxic
Conference posters
Daso AP, Fatoki OS, Odendaal JP, Olujimi OO & Opeolu BO Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 2,2, 4,4, 5,5- hexabromobiphenyl (BB153) in surface water and bottom sediment of the Diep River, Cape Town Society of Environmental Toxicology and chemistry (SETAC) North America 32nd Annual Meeting: Navigating Environmental Challenges: Historical Lessons Guiding Future Directions Boston, MA, 13-17 November 2011
potentials of extracts of Curtisia dentate Phytochemical Society of North America 50th Anniversary Meeting Hawaii, 10-15 December 2011 Jordaan M & Jideani V Acha, A rediscovered lost crop of Africa with a potential for low-glycemic food products CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
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Kabwit RY, Jacobs A, Bthori NB & Nassimbeni LR Inclusion compounds of 1,1- binaphthly-2,2dicarboxylic acid selected amines CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Lambrechts AA, Human IS & Lues JFR Low-pressure foam cleaning compared to conventional cleaning for removal of bacteria from surfaces associated with convenience food International Association for Food Protection 2011 Milwaukee, WI, 31 July-3 August 2011 Laubscher CP & Ndakidemi PA Evaluating farmers perspectives and practices on the protection and sustainable harvesting of Red Data Proteceae species of the Agulhas Plain on the African continent Joint Workshop on Food Security & Environmental Sustainability in a World of Changing Climates Conference Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011 Lobo-Petersen JLF, Sparks C & Goodman M Productivity and nutritional value of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis fed five microalgal diets South African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS) Grahamstown, 4-7 April 2011
Murevanhema Y & Jideani VA Potential of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) milk as a probiotic beverage CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Sayed A, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & Weber E Resolution of 1,1 binaphthyl-2,2 dicarboxylic acid with quinine: Structure of the intermediate (S)-1,1-binaphthyl-2,2-dicarboxylate dihydrate diastereomeric salt CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Sebogisi BK, Jacobs A, Bthori NB & Nassimbeni LR Structures of quininium (L)-malate and quininium (D)-malate A subtle discrimination CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Shete E, Mkiswa L, Buckley M & Krgel M Ultraviolet-C to inactivate microorganisms in full cream and skimmed milk European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting Berlin, Germany, 9-11 November 2011
Schroeder C, Toefy R & Sparks C The influence of sex on the uptake of trace metals in Mytilus galloprovincialis South African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS) Grahamstown, 4-7 April 2011 Sparks C, Snyman R & Odendaal J Heavy metal concentration in Mytilus galloprovincialis along the west coast of the Cape Peninsula South African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS) Grahamstown, 4-7 April 2011 Silwana N, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & Bthori NB Selectivity of amides by host-guest inclusion CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Van Wyk J A model for training food technologists focusing on bridging the gap between academia and industry CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress, Kassel, Germany, 28 August-2 September 2011 Kassel, Germany: ISES International Solar Energy Society, 2011, pp 210-222 ISBN 978-3-9814659-0-7 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Adebayo BK, Ayejuyo S, Okoro HK & Ximba BJ Spectrophotometric determination of iron (III) in tap water using 8-hydoxyquinoline as a chromogenic reagent African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(71):1605116057, 2011 Ayanda OS & Akinsoji OS Biological wastewater treatment: Microbiology, chemistry, and diversity measurement of ammonia oxidising bacteria African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(32):5831-5840, 2011 Bthori NB, Lemmerer A, Venter GA, Bourne SA, Caira MR Pharmaceutical co-crystals with isonicotinamide vitamin B3, clofibric acid, and diclofenac and two isonicotinamide hydrates Crystal Growth & Design, 11:75-87, 2011 Bthori NB, Nassimbeni LR & Oliver CL Quininium mandelates a systematic study of chiral discrimination in crystals of diastereomeric salts Chemical Communications, 47:2670-2672, 2011
Conference proceedings
Mlatho JSP & McPherson M Experimental performance of solar receivers designed to use oil as a heat transfer fluid Rauch S, Morrison GM & Monzn A (eds) Proceedings of the 30th Biennial International
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Bthori NB & Nassimbeni LR Selectivity of amides by host-guest inclusion CrystEngComm, 13:7014-7018, 2011 Behardien L, Paulse A, Jackson V, Khan S & Khan W Investigation into the microbial contamination in a spring water distribution system, Western Cape, South Africa African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(20):3200-3214, 2011 Daniels CW, Rautenbach F, Mabusela WT, Valentine AJ & Marnewick JL Comparative antioxidant-capacity and -content of leaves, bulbs, roots, flowers and fruit of Gethyllis multifolia L. Bolus and G. villosa Thunb. species South African Journal of Botany, 77:711-717, 2011 Daso AP, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP Development of analytical procedures for the simultaneous determination of trio- to heptabrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabrominated biphenyl (BB 153) in sediment samples Water SA, 37(3):331-338, 2011 Doughari HJ, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Curtisia dentata: Ethnopharmacological application Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(9):16061612, 2011
Doughari HJ, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S The ecology, biology and pathogenesis of Acinetobacter spp.: An overview Microbes and Environments, 26(2):101-112, 2011 Doughari HJ, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS & Benad S Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility among verotoxic non-O157: H7 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from water and wastewater samples in Cape Town African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(64):1416014168, 2011 Ehrlich RI, Adams S, Baatjies R, Jeebhay MF Chronic airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms following tuberculosis: A review of South African studies International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 15(7):886-891, 2011 Fatoki OS, Ximba BJ & Opeolu BO Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food and environmental samples: An overview Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20(8a):20122020, 2011 Fredericks IN, Du Toit M & Krgel M Efficacy of ultraviolet radiation as an alternative technology to inactive microorganisms in grape juices and wines Food Microbiology, 28:510-517, 2011
Garraway J, Volbrecht T, Wicht M & Ximba B Transfer of knowledge between university and work Teaching in Higher Education, 16(5):529-540, 2011 Hoekstra DT, Volschenk H, Collins M & McMaster LD An investigation of Clostridium species present in nutraceutical preparations of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) for human consumption Journal of Applied Phycology, 23:777-787, 2011 Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Nohako KL, Roman G & Sebogisi BK Inclusion of caffeine by a diol host Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41:660616, 2011 Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Sayed A & Weber E Resolution of 11-binaphthyl-22-dicarboxylic acid with quinine: Structure of the intermediate (S)-1,1-binaphthyl-2,2-dicarboxylate dihydrate diastereomeric salt Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41:854857, 2011 Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Silwana N, Bthori NB & Weber E Inclusion of 1,4-bis(diphenylhydroxymethyl) benzene with amides: Structure and selectivity CrystEngComm, 13:7014-7018, 2011 Jideani IA & Jideani VA Developments on the cereal grains Digitaria exilis (acha) and Digitaria iburua (iburu) Journal of Food Science and Technology Mysore, 48(3):251-259, 2011
Magano SR, Nchu F & Eloff JN In-vitro investigation of the repellent effects of the essential oil of Lippia javanica on adults of Hyalomma marginatum rufipes African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(44):89708975, 2011 Marnewick JL, Rautenbach F, Venter I, Macharia M
Neethling H, Blackhurst DM, Wolmarans P & Effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on oxidative stress and biochemical parameters in adults at risk for cardiovascular disease Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 133:46-52, 2011 Mei MN, Hugo VI & Green IR Model route to 5-bromo-3,4-dihydro-4hydroxy-7,9,10-trimethoxy-1,3-dimethyl-1Hnaphtho[2,3-c]pyran: A potential precursor to extended quinines Synthetic Communications, 41:1348-1356, 2011 Nchu F, Githiori JB, McGaw LJ & Eloff JN Anthelmintic and cytotoxic activities of extracts of Markhamia obtusifolia Sprague (Bignoniaceae) Veterinary Parasitology, 183(1-2):184-188, 2011 North JJ, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP Effects of various media compositions on the invitro germination and discoloration of immature embryos of bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) Plant Omics Journal, 4(2):100-113, 2011
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Nxawe S, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP Chlorophyll pigmentation and photosynthetic parameters in Ornithogalum longibracteatum L. as affected by varying temperatures in hydroponics solution International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(12):2965-2972, 2011 Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ & Snyman RG Sources, environmental levels and toxicity of organotin in marine environment A review Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(2):473-482, 2011 Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ, Snyman RG & Opeolu B Human exposure, biomarkers, and fate of organotins in the environment Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 213:27-54, 2011 Oladele SK & Okoro HK Investigation of corrosion effect of mild steel on orange juice African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(16):31523156, 2011 Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal J Method development for simultaneous determination of phthalate and eleven priority phenols as tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives in grab samples from wastewater treatment plants using GC-MS in Cape Town Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20(1):69-77, 2011
Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS, Odendaal J & Okonkwo OJ Solid-phase extraction method for the analysis of eleven phenolic pollutants in water samples Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(2):657-662, 2011 Opeolu BO, Bamgbose O, Arowolo TA & Adetunji M Utilisation of biomaterials as adsorbents for heavy metals removal from aqueous matrices Scientific Research and Essays, 5(14):17801787, 2010 Opeolu BO, Bamgbose O & Fatoki OS Zinc abatement from simulated and industrial wastewaters using sugarcane biomass Water SA, 37(3):313-320, 2011 Opperman M, Marais De W & Benad AJS Analysis of omega-3 fatty acid content of South African fish oil supplements Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 22(6):324-329, 2011 Osibanjo O, Daso AP & Gbadebo AM The impact of industries on surface water quality of River Ona and River Alaro in Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(4):696-702, 2011 Ramon G, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & YavKabwit R Inclusion compounds of p-tert-butylcalixarenes: Structures, kinetics, and selectivity Crystal Growth & Design, 11:3172-3182, 2011
Shuping LS, Snyman RG, Odendaal JP & Ndakidemi PA Accumulation and distribution of metals in Bolboschoenus maritimus (Cyperaceae), from a South African river Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 216:319-328, 2011 Stofberg RL, Simon CA & Snyman RG Effects of heavy metals on the development and survival of abalone Haliotis midae larvae African Journal of Marine Science, 33(2):339345, 2011 Van der Meulen NP, Dolley SG, Steyn GF, Van der Walt TN & Raubenheimer HG The use of selective volatisation in the separation of 68Ge from irradiated Ga targets Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 69:727-731, 2011
Ayanda OS & Adekola FA A review of niobium-tantalum separation in hydrometallurgy Journal of Minerals & Minerals Characterisation & Engineering, 10(3):245-256, 2011 Ayanda OS, Adekola FA, Baba AA, Fatoki OS & Ximba BJ Comparative study of the kinetics of dissolution of laterite in some acidic media Journal of Minerals & Minerals Characterisation & Engineering, 10(15):1457-1472, 2011 Fredericks IN, Du Toit M & Krgel M Is UV the answer to combat microbial spoilage? Wynland: 137-139, October 2011 Postgraduate degrees conferred DTech: Environmental Health
Van Wyk J, Witthuhn RC & Britz TJ Optimisation of vitamin B12 and folate production by Propionibacterium freudenreichii strains in kefir International Dairy Journal, 21:69-74, 2011
Daso AP The occurrence of brominated flame retardants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated biphenyls) in the Cape Town environment Supervisors: Prof OS Fatoki; Prof JP Odendaal Hamuel JD Effect of stress, antibiotics and phytochemicals on verotoxic isolates of Acinetobacter haemolyticus and Escherichia coli obtained from water and wastewater samples Supervisors: Prof PA Ndakidemi; Dr IS Human; Prof S Benad
Journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Ayanda OS & Adekola FA Comparison of some physicochemical characterisation of columbite and tantalite samples from different locations in Nigeria Chemistry for Sustainable Development, 19:243247, 2011
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MTech: Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition Septoe NL Effect of fluid substitutions on the total antioxidant capacity of breads: Comparing the indigenous herbal teas rooibos and honeybush with black tea Supervisors: Ms I Venter; Prof JL Marnewick MTech: Environmental Health Africa C Wastewater pollution from abattoirs within the Namaqualand region Supervisor: Mr B Delcarme
MTech: Food Technology Vhangani LN Antioxidant effects of Maillard reaction products in a lipid-rich food product Supervisor: Prof J van Wyk MTech: Horticulture North JJ cum laude An investigation into the potential of developing an in-vitro method for propagating Strelitziaceae Supervisors: Prof CP Laubscher; Prof P Ndakidemi MTech: Nature Conservation
Bronkhorst JP Restructuring the determination of Percentage Hearing Loss (PHL) Supervisor: Prof De W Schutte Lambrechts AA The efficacy of sanitation on microbiological hazards in ready-to-eat outlets from selected primary manufacturers in Gauteng Supervisors: Dr IS Human; Prof JDR Lues Wang T Development indicators for the proper management for the different levels of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) generally associated with coke oven workers The exposure assessment of gaseous phase PAHs in coke oven workers Supervisor: Prof De W Schutte
Newman NN The impact of altered river structure on the function of selected urban Cape Town rivers Supervisor: Prof R Snyman; Mr V Harley; Dr E Day
Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members PhD University of the Western Cape Toefy R Extant benthic Foraminifera from two bays along the SW coast of South Africa, with a comment on their use as indicators of pollution
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Faculty of BUSINESS
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Deans Report
Prof Mzikayise Binza
It is apparent that both staff and students subscribe to the concept of quality output, and through adhering to this point of departure, endeavour to make a significant difference. The focus of the faculty remains on creating an enabling, empowering and inclusive research culture. A number of departments have established research committees in their respective departments in order to oversee research at the micro- level, and through this, heads of departments have accepted responsibility and accountability at departmental level. Nine research flagships have been established within the faculty, and each has a designated driver in order to ensure increased output, as well as focused research projects. These flagships also focus on combining the activities of experienced and novice researchers, A total of 28 masters and four doctoral degrees were awarded, which is a significant percentage of the successful postgraduates at CPUT. The postgraduate component remains the flagship of The existing research department is in the process of being restructured into a research unit, as this is deemed to be aligned with the faculty vision and the institutional Vision 2020. It is believed that the creation of a focused research unit will facilitate innovation and A number of workshops were presented for both staff and students during the course of 2011, inter alia, assessment of theses and dissertations, writing for scholarly publishing, this faculty. resulting in an expansion of research activities within the faculty. Researcher of the year: Prof Simeon Davies Emerging researcher of the year: Mr Lulamile Ntonzima Supervisor of the year: Prof Kamilla Swart Publisher of the year: Prof Kamilla Swart Departmental award for research: Department of Sport Management A number of significant achievements were realised during the course of the year, as can be seen from the information which follows. Internally, a number of awards were attained in-house: It is thus apparent that research is expanding within the faculty, and that it is receiving increased prominence within the hearts and minds of faculty members. It is a reality that research is relevant not only within the ambit of the faculty, but also on a broader front in terms of the communities which the faculty and university serve. As such, the faculty endeavours to ensure that the focus of its research remains pragmatic and empowering. advancement of research. Through this, systems and processes can be established which will build capacity, and support staff and students in enhancing their research output and profiles. selecting material and planning an article from a theses, the nature of doctorateness, and various Higher Degrees Committee (HDC) workshops.
The Faculty of Business supports the success of each student and staff member in meeting their academic, professional and research personal goals. Growth in research continued during the course of 2011, and significant milestones were achieved.
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Conference funding Researcher Allen-Ile COK Benedict SOH Davies SEH Fore S Knott BK Nanabhay Y Rust AA Slabbert A Taliep MS Tengeh RK Total Industry funding Researcher Swart K Source of funding CHEC (Cape Higher Education Consortium) Rands 170 000 Rands 13 832 13 231 36 365 14 750 17 641 10 221 29 162 12 735 10 824 13 639 172 400
NRF funding Researcher Swart K Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) Researcher Steyn C University research funding Applicant Duffett T Iwu CG Mugobo V Snyman Slabbert A Slabbert A Wakeham ME Total Rands 13 500 40 000 40 690 20 000 20 000 20 000 15 000 169 190 Rands 23 000 NRF award 276 000 CPUT commitment Total award 276 000
international and one local conference last year, where I delivered a paper on the non-compliance of close-corporations in South Africa and received an award for the best paper presenter, so I can say that its really encouraging to be part of the change that is taking place in the profession. Smit is registered for the Doctor Technologiae: Internal Auditing at CPUT, and shares her colleagues passion for accounting research: Im looking forward to interacting with my peers and counterparts locally and from across the globe.
Rudman and his team have successfully championed accounting research over the last few years, having invested much-needed time and resources to customise the subject, Research Methodology, for third-year students, that assists them with research output in the MTech: Internal Auditing. Lotter, who also serves on the SAAA board as Vice-Chairperson and is Chairperson of the scientific review panel for the 2011 conference, says, We have reached a crossroads in terms of accounting research and the profession. We try to maintain relevance in our academic offerings, therefore becoming producers of research is very high on our list of priorities. Many more young researchers are coming on board from years spent in industry, both as students and academic staff, which in turn helps some of us who come from practice-based teaching to transcend these academic challenges and become published researchers. Visser, one of the departments first MTech: Cost and Management Accounting graduates, says it is a privilege to be participating in a professional gathering of this nature. I was one of the first students to obtain an MTech qualification in accounting from CPUT at the end of 2009, after spending years in industry and lecturing. I saw the need for more researchers and decided to go for it. Benedict, who is studying towards his doctorate in Commerce: Accounting through Unisa shares his experience: I attended two
Sport Management lecturer presents cutting-edge research to Parliament

Its important that CPUT continues to support innovative researchers. This firmly establishes our university as a knowledge resource not only for our students, but for industry and our nation. So says Brendon Knott, Senior Lecturer in the Sport Management Department, who was recently invited to present his research before the Tourism Portfolio Committee in
Accounting researchers represent CPUT at annual accountancy conference

In June 2011, the Southern African Accounting Association (SAAA) hosted its largest annual conference at Fancourt, George where three
of CPUTs accounting lecturers presented their research in the field of accountancy. The lecturers, Aletta Visser, Henrie Benedict and Yolande Smit, spoke on a variety of accounting-related topics, ranging from working with architectural enterprises in the province to utilising effective performance measures in the agricultural sector. CPUTs accountancy departments are venturing into a new direction with re-curriculation and role clarification for the two streams with well over 2000 registered students. Management Accounting and Internal Auditing are headed by Spurge Rudman, and Financial Accounting and Taxation are headed by Willem Lotter.
SAAA - Willem Lotter (President) with Aletta Visser (Treasurer) on right and Yolande Smit (Secretary) on left
Championing innovation: Sport Management senior lecturer Brendon Knott says applied research helps establish CPUT as a knowledge resource for industry and South Africa as a whole
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Parliament. Knott was joined by CPUT colleague Prof Kamilla Swart of the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa (CETRA), who also presented at the Tourism Summit. Being invited to this summit helped to raise awareness for CPUTs research profile and specifically links us with applied research that is useful for policy and decision-makers, said Knott. His presentation was based on his current doctorate, which focuses on the nation-branding legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for South Africa. Undertaken through the University of Bournemouth in the United Kingdom, the first part of his fieldwork surveyed 561 international visitors in Cape Town and Durban during last years World Cup. Knott wanted to find out what their perceptions of the South African brand were before they arrived in the country, and then, having experienced South Africa firsthand, if and how these perceptions changed. His findings were quite significant. Many visitors did not have clear perceptions before they came, but now were very positive about certain aspects, such as the natural beauty of the country and the friendliness of South Africans. Most visitors even rated the country as a safe place to visit; whereas safety was a major concern prior to the event. Knott gave the Committee recommendations on the use of future mega-events, and smaller home-grown events which could be used to leverage the nation-branding impact of the 2010 event for the country. He also highlighted the need for greater collaboration and co-ordination
between government departments in sharing the responsibility for nation-branding. When asked what kind of initiatives and partnerships his department currently has with industry, Knott said: I represented the department in a few group research projects (mostly through CETRA) that helped the City of Cape Town and the Provincial Government with their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. I also attended the Provincial 2010 Technical Committee meetings leading up to the event. Apart from this, the Sport Management Department has strong links with sports federations, including provincial rugby and cricket bodies, football associations and other sport development organisations.
physiologists, academics, administrators and sport coaches from the major cricketplaying nations, the congress aims to provide a knowledge-sharing platform to address key areas in the prevention and management of injuries in cricket and the enhancement of performance. Dr Taliep, a second-year Sport and Physical Recreation Studies lecturer, felt very fortunate to be able to attend the prestigious event. I was at the congress during the last two ICC World Cup games in 2003 and 2007, where I presented papers on bowling accuracy and batting techniques. This time around I presented two papers, one on the effects of playing Sudoku on
batsmens mental preparation and another one on the dwindling figures of South Africas black (African) batsmen. In the first paper, Dr Taliep found that the game of Sudoku had a profound effect on the mental preparedness of the players, particularly those that played the game for at least 15 minutes before batting. He also discovered that the game increased their swing focus and gave them prolonged concentration on their batting technique. In his second paper, he looked at the ratio of black (African) batsmen, from the junior teams all the way through to professional players, and concluded that their decline in numbers is an area of major concern that needs further investigation. Its a growing problem, but with further research, I hope to uncover the reasons behind the decline, be they socio-economic or lack of opportunities. Ideally, Id love to then present my findings to some of the decision-makers in the cricketing fraternity. Dr Taliep is kept busy by a host of research projects, including the use of rooibos as an antioxidant to increase resistance to fatigue during exercise and the effects of fasting (during Ramadan) on muscle strength and cardiovascular performance in rugby players. He is also collaborating with Cricket South Africa and UCT on a number of projects. We have already published one article with another in review and we intend publishing three further
Sport researcher presents findings at World Cricket Conference

Dr Sharhidd Taliep, a CPUT sport researcher was lucky enough to get a front row seat to all the behind-the-scenes action of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, when he presented two papers at the 4th World Congress of Science and Medicine in Cricket in Chandigarh, India in March 2011. Hosted every four years immediately after the semi-finals of the tournament, the conference focuses on the sport medicine industry and related research topics, and plays host to experts from across the subcontinent and the globe. Involving sport scientists, sport medicine specialists, orthopaedicians, physiotherapists,
Dr Sharhidd Taliep, who visited the heart of the cricketing action in India, where he presented research relating to the sport
articles on data collected on South African High Performance cricket players.
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Centre for Tourism Research in Africa (CETRA) Prof Kamilla Swart
incorporating researchers and students from different CPUT departments and from outside the university Foster research on tourism development and contact between tourism research centres and individuals globally Provide research facilities for students and researchers Create databases and expand current databases relating to tourism, hospitality, sport and events Provide facilitation of thesis supervision Having successfully completed the 2010
swartk@cput.ac.za
Prof Swart was appointed as Conference Director of the Sports and Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) Exhibition and Conference that took place 27 to 28 July 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The conference was organised by Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group and supported by South African Tourism, Sport and Recreation South Africa and the DTI. The aim of the SETE Conference was to provide a platform for various
stakeholders, including event organisers, media, sponsors, sport and tourism marketers, government officials, tourism authorities, sport federations, and academics to exchange information and ideas that contribute to building and enhancing the sport tourism and event industries in South Africa. Several students served as scribes at the conference. International experts invited
FIFA World Cup Research Programme for the City of Cape Town in 2010, Prof Swart continued with the research in this area linked to her National Research Foundation grant (Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers) by conducting one-year post-studies among businesses and residents (formal and informal) in Cape Town. Prof Scarlett Cornelissen, Prof Urmilla Bob and Prof Kamilla Swart served as guest editors for a Special Issue of Development Southern Africa Sport mega-events and their legacies: The 2010 FIFA World CupTM.
Football kit and boots donated by Prof Holger Preuss Footballs donated by Derek Casey Profs Swart, Preuss and Bob at SETE Conference Fieldworkers and support staff from CPUT
CETRAs core functions are to: Highlight CPUTs contribution to tourism and hospitality teaching and research in Cape Town, the Western Cape and South Africa Facilitate research activities in the tourism, hospitality, sport and events fields at CPUT Bring together university researchers/lecturers and practitioners (including public sector institutions) in the Western Cape, in order to find feasible answers to applied research questions Encourage focused research clusters
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by SETE and hosted by CETRA after the conference, included: Prof Douglas Turco, Associate Professor of Sport Management at Drexel University Mr Derek Casey, CEO of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid and CEO of the World Leisure Congress Prof Holger Preuss, a leading sport economist from the University of Mainz Mr Michael Linley, the Managing Director at BrandCapital International, Melbourne, Australia Prof Holger Preuss and Derek Casey made various donations such as kits, boots and balls to the Football Foundation of South Africa (FFSA) after the SETE Conference. In addition, FFSA in association with CETRA submitted The sport development and social legacy project: The Football Foundation of South Africa beyond the 2010 FIFA World CupTM for the 2010 World Leisure International Innovative Prize, which received the Highly Commended award. Prof Swart has been invited as an international partner of the Sport Business School Finland, having facilitated fieldwork for international students from Finland, the USA and Germany at the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. The Sport Business School concept was started in HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences and Jyvskyl University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The concept is to connect in person Sport Business experts from around the world, and to offer
selected partners an international network of experts in Sport Business and Sport Business Schools, research, development and cooperation during international events, as well as staff and student exchange opportunities. Two masters students, Mr Hilary Bama
and Mrs Frinwei Achu, presented at the Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) Mini Student Conference held at the University of Johannesburg in September 2011. Their attendance was sponsored by the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA).
programme for the EMC students. A project between the Cape Cobras cricket team and the HPL was also established to carry out highperformance testing.
Human Performance Laboratory (HPL), Department of Sport Management Dr Sacha West

The HPLs research areas are: High Performance, Development and Transformation in Sport, Physical Activity in Communities, and Chronic Disease (specifically HIV/Aids) and Physical Activity and Quality of Life. One of the laboratorys major research projects for 2011 was a clinical trial, in collaboration with CPUTs Oxidative Stress Research Centre, investigating the effects of rooibos on exercise performance. The University of Abertays School of Social and Health Sciences in Dundee visited the laboratory for the second time to continue a
wests@cput.ac.za
collaborative research project with Prof Davies, examining head-loading in black African women. Dr Taliep was also invited to collaborate with the MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine and Cricket South Africa assessing high performance, development and transformation in cricket. The HPL continues to perform physical assessments on the Emergency Medical Cares (EMC) firstyear students, and initiated a Learn to Swim
The Human Performance Laboratorys core function is to provide a world-class researcheducational service facility for the development of sport and ergonomic technology innovation. The HPLs function is inter-related and can be divided into four components, namely teaching and learning, research, exercise testing and rehabilitation, and community engagement.
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Books/chapters Bricknell L, Fraser J, Goldman G, Kara M, Labuschagne L, Maritz M, McGregor A & Radford A People management for projects Oosthuizen TFJ & Venter R (eds) Project Management in Perspective Cape Town: Oxford University Press SA, 2011, pp 305-331 ISBN 978-0-19-599314-1 Harvey N & Jere A Early warning signals Harvey N (ed.) Turnaround Management and Corporate Renewal: A South African Perspective Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2011, pp 322-326 ISBN 978-1-86814-519-5 Jere M & Jere A Konkola copper mine Harvey N (ed.) Turnaround Management and Corporate Renewal: A South African Perspective Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2011, pp 394-399 ISBN 978-1-86814-519-5 Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I South Africa 2010 leveraging nation brand benefits from the FIFA World Cup Garrod B & Fyall A (eds) Contemporary Cases in Tourism Oxford: Goodfellow, 2011, pp 33-56 ISBN 978-1-906884-53-6 Knott B & Swart K Sports marketing in Africa Nufer G & Bhler A (eds) Marketing im Sport: Grundlagen, Trends und internationale Perspektiven des modernen Sportmarketing Kapitel 21 Berlin, Germany: Erich Schmidt, 2011, pp 565588 ISBN 978-3-503-12912-6 Knott B & Turco D Events sponsorship and fundraising Tassiopoulos D (ed.) Events Management: A Developmental and Managerial Approach, 3rd edition Cape Town: Juta, 2010, pp 273-290 ISBN 978-0-70217-779-8 Steyn B Degisen Is Ve Halka IlIskiler Paradigmalari (Changing business and public relations paradigms) Karakaya Satir (ed.) Halkla Iliskilerden Stratejik Halkla Iliskilere (From Public Relations to Strategic Public Relations) Istanbul, Turkey: Nobel Yayinevi, 2011, pp 1-36 ISBN 978-605-133-087-7 Steyn B Halkla Iliskiler Stratejist Rol (Public relations strategist role) Karakaya Satir (ed.) Halkla Iliskilerden Stratejik Halkla Iliskilere (From Public Relations to Strategic Public Relations) Istanbul, Turkey: Nobel Yayinevi, 2011, pp 119174 ISBN 978-605-133-087-7 Conference papers Adams A Problem-based learning in a business communication skills classroom Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Allen D Effective teaching and research in SA sport Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Benedict H Accounting academics research needs: Which way forward? South African Accounting Association 2011 International Conference George, 26-29 June 2011 Benedict H Enhancing comprehension of accounting education via writing recognition technology and social networks The 2011 Las Vegas International Academic Conference Las Vegas, NV, 10-12 October 2011 Benedict H The secondary-tertiary gap: Situational analysis of education and research in South Africa CPUT Faculty of Business Best Practices Seminar 2011 Cape Town, 25 November 2011
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Benedict H The use of IT towards conducting researches in an environmentally-friendly manner: An exploratory approach Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Bester M & Scholtz D Curriculum mapping as a possible technologyenhanced curriculum review approach Fourth Annual South African Technology Network Conference: Curriculum Transformation at Universities of Technology: Towards the Development of New Generation Universities Bloemfontein, 27-29 November 2011 Binza MS The South Africa we could win: Are the law and work culture constraints or enablers to responsive and responsible democratic developmental local government? Second International Conference on Local Government Durban, 26-28 October 2011 Bray N & Williams S Did we create an enabling learning environment for our disabled students? Lecturers reflection Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Chichava H & Warden S The M-Loyalty project Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011
Davies SEH Physical performance attributes of male and female emergency care practitioners: Implications for simulated extraction of a patient trapped in a light motor vehicle accident International Conference on Health Care Systems, Ergonomics and Patient Safety Oviedo, Spain, 22-24 June 2011 Hendrickse R Theoeretical overview of governance and sustainability arrangements of NGOs: Lessons for the South African NGO sector 7th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability Hamilton, New Zealand, 5-7 January 2011 Hollis-Turner S Diversity and employability challenges in office management & technology profession practices Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Kalula M Examining consequences of HIV/Aids on pensioner life within selected areas of South Africa South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress East London, 13-16 June 2010 Kalula M The global economic crisis and impacts on pensioners within selected areas of South Africa: Emerging evidence and possible policy responses Development Policy Research Unit Conference: The Global Economic Crisis and South Africa:
Lessons in Long-Run Economic Growth and Development Johannesburg, 27-29 October 2010 Kalula M Investigating the use of the Child Support Grant in selected households of the Cape Metropole South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress Pretoria, 10-13 July 2011 Kalula M Strategies to fight corruption in the public sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress Pretoria, 10-13 July 2011 Knott B Sport as a destination branding platform beyond mega-events Sport Events and Tourism Exchange Cape Town, 27-28 July 2011 Knott B The nation-branding legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and implications for future sport tourism events Tourism Summit Cape Town 1 March 2011 Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I The role of sport mega-events in nationbranding: The case of South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup The 19th Conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Madrid, Spain, 7-10 September 2011
Leach N Pre-emptive formative computer-based assessments (CBAs): A tool to benefit learning and enhance teaching Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Nanabhay Y & Ballard HH Maintaining and enhancing good governance: Lessons from the South African arms deal 2011 International Symposium on Ethical Leadership: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities Chengdu, China, 22-24 October 2011 Odendaal B Is the Employment Equity Act (EEA) still valid? International Business Management Conference Durban, 28-29 September 2011 Rust AA Challenges of alumni associations at universities: Income from alumni (donations and bequests) at South African universities Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Global Business and Technology Association Conference Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 July 2011 Scholtz D The National Benchmark Tests: Lecturers perceptions and responses Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) Port Elizabeth, 30 November-2 December 2011
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Smit Y Rationale for the development of architecture model to effectively manage risk in SMEs in the Western Cape region South African Accounting Association (SAAA) International Conference George, South Africa, 26-29 June 2011 Taliep MS The effects of playing a game of Sudoku on mental preparation in cricket batsmen 4th World Congress of Science and Medicine in Cricket Chandigarh, India, 31 March-1 April 2011 Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West S Where are South Africas black African batsmen? 4th World Congress of Science and Medicine in Cricket Chandigarh, India, 31 March-1 April 2011 Veeran P The challenges of globalisation on public human resource management policies and procedures Proceedings of the 2nd International Business Management Conference Durban, 28-29 September 2011 Visser A The utilisation of effective performance measure in the emerging international agricultural environment South African Accounting Association (SAAA) International Conference George, South Africa, 26-29 June 2011 Wessels RG & Binza MS Teaching public administration in 21st century South Africa ASSADPAM (Association of Southern
African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management) Conference Cape Town, 5-7 September 2011 Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K, Stofberg C & Tshinu S Graduates experiences in interdisciplinary research studies 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Supervision Conference Stellenbosch, 18-21 April 2011 Conference posters Achu F, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N The African legacy of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: Pre-and post-event perceptions of resident African immigrants in Cape Town CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Bama H, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N Residents perceptions of the socio-economic impacts of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: Pre-and post-event comparisons in a Cape Town suburb CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Benedict H A profile of accounting educators in the eastern Free State: A survey CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Benedict H Research capacity-building needs in the accounting academia CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Davies SEH Health care corporations: Reconciling profitmaking prerogatives with moral obligations in a global economy CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Haydam N, Slabbert A & Uken E From quantum physics to quantum marketing research practice A monistic view Proceedings of the 32nd SAMRA (Southern African Marketing Research Association) Conference Vanderbijlpark, 1-3 June 2011 Iwu C Making a case for teaching and learning: can used books assist? Proceedings of the 2nd International Business Management Conference Durban, 28-29 September 2011 Kalitanyi V & Visser K African immigrant entrepreneurs: Job takers or job creators? CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Matsoso M Performance measures in supply chain management CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Steyn C Role identity and burnout in client service environments CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Taliep MS The effects of playing a game of Sudoku on mental preparation and performance of cricket batsmen CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West SJ An analysis of the performance of black African junior provincial cricket batsmen CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Visagie CM & Steyn C Organisational commitment and employee attitudes towards planned organisational change: An exploratory investigation within a South African telecommunications company CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
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West S Quality of life in individuals living with HIV/Aids in South Africa 5th South African Aids Conference Durban, 7-10 June 2011 Zhou Y, Steenkamp P & Haydam N The effectiveness of marathon sponsorship as an enabler of brand extension CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Conference proceedings Davies SEH Economic and health consequences when sport research is premised on inductive approaches: The case of the free ride hypothesis for developing countries and African females Kritikos V & Papanikos G (eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sport: Economics, Management, Marketing and Social Aspects, Athens, Greece, 11-14 July 2011 Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2011, 19pp electronic ISBN 978-960-9549-17-2 Davies SEH Health care corporations: Reconciling profit making prerogatives with normal obligations in an economically disparate world Boutioli Z & Papanikos G (eds) Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Health Economics, Management & Policy, Athens, Greece, 27-30 June 2011 Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2011, 14pp electronic ISBN 978-960-9549-13-4
Davies SEH Physical performance attributes of male and female emergency care practitioners: Implications for simulated extraction of a patient trapped in a light motor vehicle accident Albolino S, Bagnara S, Bellandi T, Lianeza J, Rosal G & Tartagalia R (eds) International Conference: Health Care Systems, Ergonomics and Patient Safety, Oviedo, Spain, 22-24 June 2011 Leiden, the Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema, 2011, pp 127-128 ISBN 978-0-415-68413-2 Davies SEH, LIoyd R, Parr B & Cooke C The perception of pain and discomfort during load carriage on the head and back in Xhosa females Gobel M, Christie CJ, Zschernack S, Todd AI & Mattison M (eds) Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium of Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM) Conference, Grahamstown, South Africa, 4-6 April 2011 Santa Monica, CA: IEA Press, 2011, Volume 2, pp 423-428 ISBN 0-9768143-4-X Draper D Water management practices in selected Cape Town hotels Southern African Institute of Management Scientists (SAIMS) 23rd Annual National
Conference, Durban, 11-14 September 2011 Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011, 25pp electronic ISBN 978-1-86840-723-1 Fore S Identifying quality improvement opportunities in a manufacturing enterprise Szu Hui NG, Roger JIAO & Min XIE (eds) IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Singapore, 6-9 December 2011 Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011, pp 1354-1358 ISBN 978-1-4577-0739-1 Jowah L Critical project administrator functions: A survey of required competencies for effective project administration Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 39-46 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I The national-branding legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup TM for South Africa Alvarez MD, Gen CA, Hatipoglu B, Salman D & nalan D (eds) Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-24 June 2011 Istanbul, Turkey: Bogazii University, 2011, pp 242-247 ISBN 978-975-518-329-9
Ngabonziza G & Fore S The role of project management education in enhancing self-employment: Students perceptions Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 21-31 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Slabbert AD & Ukpere WI Poverty as a transient reality in a globalised world: An economic choice Antoncic B (ed.) ABSRC 2011 Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Conference, Venice, Italy, 1-3 June 2011 Koper, Slovenia: Edukator, 2011, pp 858-868 ISBN 978-961-92917-1-9 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Behari-Leak K & Williams S Crossing the threshold from discipline expert to discipline practitioner Alternation: International Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 18(1):4-27, 2011 Cornelissen S, Bob U & Swart K Towards redefining the concept of legacy in relation to sport mega-events: Insights from the 2010 FIFA World Cup Development Southern Africa, 28(3):307-318, 2011 Duffett RG Employment equity issues in the Cape Town advertising industry: A black economic empowerment perspective
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African Journal of Business Management, 5(15):6271-6286, 2011 Fore S & Mudavanhu T Application of RCM for a chipping and sawing mill Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 9(2):204-226, 2011 George K & Binza MS The role of traditional leadership in promoting governance and development in rural South Africa: A case study of the Mgwalana Traditional Authority Journal of Public Administration, 46(2):947-962, 2011 Jordaan C & Ukpere WI South African Industrial Conciliation Act of 1924 and current affirmative action: An analysis of labour economic history African Journal of Business Management, 5(4):1093-1101, 2011 Kaisara G & Pather S The e-government evaluation challenge: A South African Batho Pele-aligned quality approach Government Information Quarterly, 28:211-221, 2011 Lloyd R, Parr B, Davies SEH & Cooke C A kinetic comparison of back-loading and headloading in Xhosa women Ergonomics, 54(4):380-391, 2011 Mohsam F & Van Brakel PA Information and knowledge sharing trends of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Western Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Information Management, 13(1), 10pp electronic, 2011 Momo AM & Ukpere WI The economic and logistic benefits of online business registration for Congolese immigrants in Cape Town African Journal of Business Management, 5(14):5994-6004, 2011 Mpiana K The perceptions that Grade Twelve learners have about sexual violence against girls in the school context African Journal of Business Management, 5(23):9992-9997, 2011 Mugobo VV & Ukpere WI Is country branding a panacea or poison? African Journal of Business Management, 5(20):8248-8255, 2011 Ngxubaza V & Hendrickse R Community participation in rural development: The case of Mbashe Local Municipality Administratio Publica, 19(3):209-223, 2011 Rust AA & Gabriels CEC Spirituality in the workplace: Awareness of the human resources function African Journal of Business Management, 5(4):1353-1364, 2011 Slabbert A & Ukpere WI A comparative analysis of the Chinese and South African work ethic International Journal of Social Economics, 38(8):734-741, 2011
Slabbert A & Ukpere WI Poverty as a transient reality in a globalised world: An economic choice International Journal of Social Economics, 38(10):858-865, 2011 Swart K, Bob U, Knott B & Salie M A sport and sociocultural legacy beyond 2010: A case study of the Football Foundation of South Africa Development Southern Africa, 28(3):415-428, 2011 Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West SJ An analysis of the performance of Black African junior provincial cricket batsmen South African Journal of Sport Medicine (SAJSM), 23(3):90-94, 2011 Ukandu NE & Ukpere WI Strategies to improve the level of employee motivation in the fast food outlets in Cape Town African Journal of Business Management, 5(28):11528-11531, 2011 Van der Westhuizen J & Swart K Bread or circuses? The 2010 World Cup and South Africas quest for marketing power International Journal of the History of Sport, 28(1):168-180, 2011 Veeran P The impact of globalisation on human resource management policies and procedures in the South African public service Journal of Public Administration, 46(3):10861099, 2011
Visagie CM & Steyn C Organisational commitment and responses to planned organisational change: An exploratory study Southern African Business Review, 15(3):98-121, 2011 Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K & Tshinu S Postgraduate students experiences in interdisciplinary research studies South African Journal of Higher Education, 25(5):1003-1020, 2011 Witbooi M, Cupido C & Ukpere WI Success factors of entrepreneurial activity in the Overberg region of Western Cape, South Africa African Journal of Business Management, 5(5):1936-1941, 2011 Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Binza MS Book review of Carlos Santisos The Political Economy of Government Auditing: Financial Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin America and Beyond South African Journal for Political Science and Public Administration, 30(3):107-109, 2011 Hendrickse R Theoretical overview of governance and sustainability arrangements of NGOs: Lessons for the South African NGO sector International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, 7(1):151-165, 2011
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Iwu CG Kulula.com, South Africa A case study Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection, 10.1108/20450621111124433, 2011 Iwu CG & Adeola GT Leadership effectiveness, truth commissions and democratisation in Africa Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 2(3):121-130, 2011 Iwu CG & Xesha D Used bookstore as a vehicle for improved learning and development: The case of a South African tertiary institution Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 1(3):87-95, June 2011 Kalula M Book review: Data collection and analysis African Journal of Business Management, 4(25):2, October 2011 Tengeh RK, Ballard H & Slabbert A A framework for acquiring the resources vital for the start-up of a business in South Africa: An African immigrants perspective European Journal of Social Sciences, 23(3):362381, 2011 Postgraduate degrees conferred DTech: Human Resource Management Dale GJ Predicting learner performance in the clothing industry Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard
DTech: Public Management Tengeh RK A business framework for the effective startup and operation of African immigrant-owned businesses in the Cape metropolitan area, South Africa Supervisors: Prof HH Ballard; Prof A Slabbert DTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management Mnguni ME Towards the development of sustainable education and employment opportunities in the hospitality industry through an authentic homestead experience: A case study of Shobeni, KwaZulu-Natal Supervisor: Dr BR Mngomezulu MTech: Business Administration Cloete GEN An assessment of factors influencing the academic resilience of trainees in entrepreneurial training programmes: Case of the new venture creation programme in the Saldanha municipal area, West Coast region, South Africa Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard Momo AM The benefits of online company registration for Congolese immigrants Supervisor: Prof WI Ukpere Pastor LV cum laude The relationship between organisational citizenship behaviour and perceptions of organisational justice at a selected automotive
component manufacturer in the Western Cape Supervisor: Dr C Steyn Ten Velthuis SM Emotional intelligence in successful accounting students Supervisor: Prof C Winberg Ukandu NE The causes of low employee motivation within Cape Towns fast food industry Supervisor: Prof WI Ukpere MTech: Business Administration in Project Management Ngabonziza G The role of tertiary education in promoting selfemployment: A study of project management students at a South African university of technology Supervisor: Mr S Fore MTech: Business Information Systems Mosham F Contribution of knowledge management to competitive advantage in small and medium enterprises Supervisor: Prof PA van Brakel Suze H The crossover point between keyword-rich website text and spamdexing Supervisor: Prof M Weideman Thompson KJ Aligning ICT with South African Parliaments oversight and participatory functions: A case study Supervisors: Dr Z Mitrovic; Ms C Uys
MTech: Cost and Management Accounting Bousaga EM Supply chain management in non-franchise SMME retail shops in the clothing industry Supervisor: Prof JA Watkins MTech: Human Resource Management Florence TM Multi-skilling at a provincial training institute: Post-training evaluation Supervisor: Prof AA Rust James PM The wellbeing of workers in the construction industry: A model for employment assistance Supervisor: Prof AA Rust Koketso L Perceived challenges to talent management in the public service: A case study of the local government municipality Supervisor: Prof AA Rust Posholi MR An examination of factors affecting career advancement of women into senior positions in selected parastatals in Lesotho Supervisors: Mr S Mgudlwa; Prof COK Allen-lle Shikongo JN Staff attraction and retention: A model for a Namibian state department Supervisor: Prof AA Rust MTech: Marketing Bailey JF Customer buying behaviour at selected petroleum shops in Cape Town Supervisors: Mr KA Heslop; Prof A Slabbert
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Keevy M Consumer perceptions of service quality of large clothing retailers in the Cape metropolitan area Supervisors: Ms D Bell; Mr R Duffett MTech: Public Management Clark TR The impact of employment equity legislation on land reform delivery within the Provincial Land Reform Office of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in the Western Cape Supervisor: Prof IW Ferreira Cristovao XF A survey on the influence of crime on a subeconomic suburb in the Cape metropole Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse Lusamba Kazadi M Public perceptions of the impact of the global financial crisis on the South African economy Supervisor: Prof A Slabbert Mack ZL A critical analysis of the suitability of a National Health insurance scheme in South Africa Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard Masha SE Public-private partnership projects in the construction of public schools in South Africa: A case study of the greater-Sehkukhune district municipality in Limpopo Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse Overmeyer WK Growth, development and performance as effective strategies for local economic development within the City of Cape Town Supervisors: Dr S Cronj; Prof HH Ballard
MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management Achu FN African immigrants perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM and the associated African legacy: A case study of Cape Town Supervisors: Prof K Swart Bama HKN Residents perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: A case study of a suburb in Cape Town Supervisors: Prof K Swart Bamporiki AS The impact of internal communication on the guest satisfaction in the hospitality establishments in Cape Town Supervisor: Prof A Bytheway Hattingh CG The economic impact of special events: A case study of the Cape Town Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) Supervisors: Prof JP Spencer; Ms E Venske Joubert MI An evaluation of the service quality expectations of visitors to wine cellars in the rural district of Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa Supervisor: Prof IW Farreira Keating KM Mentorship of hospitality management students during work-integrated learning Supervisors: Ms R Voigt Lamont AJ An investigation into the ABSA Klein Karoo
National Arts Festival as a vehicle for sustainable tourism Supervisors: Prof IW Ferreira; Prof JP Spencer Musavengane R Responsible tourism practices in the South African hotel industry: The case of Cape Town Supervisors: Ms N Reynish; Prof JN Steyn Mutsago TW The impact of visitor diversity on the service quality of restaurants in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard Mxunyelwa S Socio-cultural impacts of sport event tourism on selected local communities in East London, with specific reference to the SpecSavers Ironman South Africa Triathlon Supervisors: Prof IW Ferreira; Mr S Ohloff Nel CG Tourism development in Wellington: Problems, perceptions and strategies Supervisors: Dr M Wakeham; Prof J Steyn; Mr S Ohlhoff Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members MBA Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) Jooste WA Customer loyalty in the Cape Metropole: A family business perspective
MSocSc University of Fort Hare Marawu S Foreign direct investment in South Africa: The case of the East London industrial development zone
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Prof Thobeka Mda
Teacher education forms a central strategy for advancing these goals. With its campuses in different geographical areas, the faculty is well placed to lead in research, development and networking activities in teacher education that address current contextual challenges and capacity building and knowledge exchange. The faculty continues to make a significant contribution to teacher provision in the Western Cape as it is the biggest provider of teachers. The curriculum changes in public schools have led to major curricula revision in the BEd programme in the faculty. There has been an increased interest in research into teacher education issues in the faculty. Key areas of research include: teacher education and the context of schooling, good practice strategies and quality in teacher education, digital storytelling, early childhood education and guided reflection as a methodological tool for teacher education. The facultys multi-grade research project has extended its work into Botswana and Namibia with regard to the training of teachers and the development of a model of multi-grade teaching for practising teachers in rural schools. Integral to all the research projects is the exploration of the interplay between initial training and teacher performance. The faculty strives in both its practice and research to address the important issue of quality in teacher education. The crisis in the public education system with the low literacy and numeracy rates in primary schools raises significant questions about what makes for effective teachers. In this regard, some of the key issues that need deeper engagement are what forms of initial training create effective teachers, what role CPD programmes play in enhancing teacher performance, how teachers are assessed and held accountable, and how the national education landscape and international policy impact on teachers and providers of training. It is in this context, that the faculty is proud to announce that it has been successful in the bid for the NRF Research Chair in Teacher Education. The faulty is optimistic that the research culture would be strengthened with increased research activities, more postgraduate students completing their degrees, and an increase in the publication rate. Most importantly, we envisage a greater contribution to improving the quality of education in South Africa, a critical imperative in light of the current crisis of quality.
Our country faces key educational challenges that are pertinent to the global south. There is a need to provide an educational system that reflects the goals of human rights and economic and social development in a context of cultural and linguistic diversity, where urban-rural differences and historical inequalities pose particular challenges.
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NRF funding Researcher Bosman V Chetty R Chetty R Dos Reis K Koopman O Mc Auliffe S Robinson M Robinson M Shaik N Total University research funding Applicant November I Sadeck MA Sosibo ZC Van der Merwe MA Total Rands 22 000 50 000 17 500 40 740 130 240 NRF award 150 000 101 204 40 000 200 000 200 000 200 000 46 000 40 000 200 000 CPUT commitment 100 000 200 000 200 000 200 000 14 000 200 000 Total award 250 000 101 204 40 000 400 000 400 000 400 000 60 000 40 000 400 000 2 091 204
Specialised Foundation Phase teaching research project takes off

CPUTs Education Faculty is daring to go where few other universities of technology go, by being part of a specialised research programme looking at Foundation Phase teaching methods. The research programme places emphasis on mathematics and languages, as well as its distinctive focus on teaching in African languages, for Foundation Phase (FP) teaching, which focuses on learners between Grades R to 3, and gives students an opportunity to excel because they are taught in their home language. The much-needed programme, launched in 2011, will run for three years, and enjoys the support of the European Union, Department of Higher Education and Training and the Department of Basic Education. Education lecturer and researcher Nici Rousseau says the two main objectives are to increase the number of graduates who specialise as FP teachers, particularly African language teachers, and to increase the number of public universities that offer similar programmes. The project gives us as academics an opportunity to polish up the grey areas of FP teaching, thereby giving learners a fair chance at understanding what they are taught, says Rousseau. She also says FP teaching is well on its way to becoming an attractive career choice for matriculants through the bursary programme, which forms part of the EU-supported project, targeting around 200 high-achieving African language school leavers.
Dean Prof Maureen Robinson said the FP programme is the jewel in the CPUT Education Facultys crown. CPUT is positioned at the forefront of Foundation Phase teaching, as it is the only university of technology with a stand-alone project for this niche, she noted. This national project not only promotes the work that we are doing with our students and researchers, but it gives the FP educators a voice and necessary visibility to address the daily challenges in the classroom.
Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) Researcher Basadien S Condy J Kronenberg C Total Rands 49 000 40 000 30 800 119 800
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Books/chapters Abrahams I & Braund M (eds) Performing Science: Teaching Chemistry, Physics and Biology through Drama London: Continuum International, 2011 ISBN 978-1-44116-071-3 Braund M Transitions in learning science: Problems and opportunities Hollins M (ed.) ASE Guide to Secondary Science Education Hatfield, UK: The Association for Science Education, 2011, pp 31-38 ISBN 978-0-86357-428-3 Braund M & Schofield K Points of transfer Harlen W (ed.) ASE Guide to Primary Science Education Hatfield, UK: The Association for Science Education, 2011, pp 149-156 ISBN 978-0-86357-427-6 Scholtz Z & Chehore T The contribution of a community of practice to quality learning in career-oriented postgraduate education Courtney N, Frick L & Nygaard C (eds) Postgraduate Education Form and Function Farringdon, UK: Libri Publishing, 2011, pp 91107 ISBN 978-1-907471-26-1 Conference papers Adendorff S & Moodley T The role of the curriculum advisor in intermediate and senior phase mathematics: Teachers experiences Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Anker J The world of the hacker and social engineering as metaphor for young adult literature International Research Society for Childrens Literature Congress 2011 Brisbane, Australia, 4-8 July 2011 Aronstam S Parents roles and perceptions of early literacy development in a well-resourced environment English Academy of Southern Africa International Conference Cape Town, 7-9 September 2011 Braund M, Hewson PW, Scholtz Z, Sadeck M & Koopman R An analysis of an initial teacher education programme on argumentation: Using the scale immersion model for professional learning International Council of Education for Teaching Conference Glasgow, Scotland, 11-14 July 2011 Condy J & Chigona A Telling digital stories: Final-year pre-service student teachers perceptions of diversity in the classroom in South Africa English Academy of Southern Africa International Conference Cape Town, 7-9 September 2011 Condy J, Chigona A, Gachago D & Ivala E Using digital stories to explore issues of diversity in a pre-service teachers classroom 7th Pan-African Reading For All Conference: A Reader, the Empowered Leader Gaborone, Botswana, 11-14 July 2011 Fleischmann E Shifting the focus to the soft skills of teachers Education Management Association of South Africa (EMASA) Conference Bellville, 11-13 March 2011 Gachago D, Ivala E & Chigona A Emerging technologies impact on teaching and learning Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Gachago D, Ivala E, Chigona A & Condy J Developing digital literacy skills through digital storytelling: The case of final-year pre-service student teachers at a university of technology in South Africa 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development, Education and Training Der es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-27 May 2011 Hill A Into English from beyond: A visual approach to teaching writing in a farm school International Association for Cognitive Education in South Africa (IACESA) Cape Town, 16-19 February 2011 Hill A & Thraves P Challenging the setwork culture: Sourcing contemporary reading for young people English Academy of Southern Africa International Conference Cape Town, 7-9 September 2011
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Ivala E Implementing eLearning at a university of technology in South Africa: A qualitative study 6th International Conference on e-Learning Okanagan, Canada, 27-28 June 2011 Ivala E, Gachago D, Condy J & Chigona A Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: A case of pre-service student teachers at a university of technology Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) Port Elizabeth, 30 November-2 December 2011 Koeberg J Forging a science teacher identity Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Koopman O A life of difference: A narrative of my life as a learner, university student and teacher of physical science The 54th World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching: Teachers and Teacher Education: Towards excellence in curriculum, pedagogy and leadership Glasgow, Scotland, 11-14 July 2011 Makoelle TM Exploring classroom teaching practices that are effective in promoting inclusion in South African secondary schools Discourse, Power and Resistance Conference Plymouth, UK, 13-15 April 2011
Makoelle TM Exploring practices contributing to the effectiveness of secondary schools in the Free State province Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Moodley CG & Phillips JS Emerging adult Further Education and Training (FET) students views on the type of services they would want on their campuses 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2011) Madrid, Spain, 14-16 November 2011 Moodley CG & Phillips JS HIV/Aids related knowledge and behaviour of Further Education and Training college students: Implications for sexual health promotion 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2011) Madrid, Spain, 14-16 November 2011 Mutemeri J & Chetty R University-school partnerships in South Africa: Enhancing teacher education student learning Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Ngmenkpieo F HoDs leadership roles in improving mathematics and science teaching in Cape Town primary schools Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011
November I Teaching as a practice of ethical engagement: A quest for social justice ISATT (International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching) 2011 Conference Braga, Portugal, 4-8 July 2011 November I & Aronstam S Teaching and learning: An attempt to provide scaffolding to students who are required to teach in English but for whom English is not a home language Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Pather S The role of mathematics intervention programmes as a mediating tool to enhance student teachers learning and teaching of mathematics: An activity theory approach 15th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching Conference (ISATT) Braga, Portugal, 5-8 July 2011 Sosibo L Deconstructing the rift between theory and classroom realities in teacher education: Challenges and possibilities Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Sosibo L Involvement of lecturers and students in designing standardised course evaluations Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011
Sosibo L Views from below: A phenomenological study on student teachers perceptions of teaching practice Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Westraadt G Projects of hope counteracting review fatigue Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Westraadt G Well-trained art educators a dying breed? International Conference on Arts and Sustainable Development Pretoria, 27-29 June 2011 Whittles K From mathematics to school mathematics Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011 Conference posters Combrink L The use of a dichotomous key in the development of scientific classification skills in Grade 8 learners CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Dos Reis K Developing a structured mentorship programme for accounting pre-service teachers at a university of technology CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
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Ekron C Learning to teach: A focus on the communication skills of student teachers CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Johnson S How is the identity of an art teacher constructed over time? CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Koopman O Teachers experiences at implementing the FET NCS for Physical Science The 9th Annual Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) Research School for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Pretoria, 27 June-1 July 2011 McAuliffe S The development of pre-service teachers content knowledge for teaching early algebra 9th Annual Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) Research School for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Pretoria, 27 June-1 July 2011 McAuliffe S The development of pre-service teachers content knowledge for teaching early algebra CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Scholtz Z, Sadeck M, Koopman R, Braund M & Hewson P Learning to teach argumentation: Facilitated reflection on a pre-service curriculum in South Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Solomon R The effectiveness of an outreach intervention to provide teachers with the skills to implement practical and experimental work in their classes CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Van Staden VAE & Chehore T Preservice teachers use of thinking skills when constructing a model of the water cycle CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Conference proceedings Braund M Talk in science: Forgotten corner of the constructivist classroom? Mogari D, Mji A, Mundalamo F & Ogbonnaya UI (eds) ISTE International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education: Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 18-21 October 2010 Pretoria, South Africa: Unisa Press, 2010, pp 287-300 ISBN 978-1-86888-666-1
Chetty R Quality in teacher education: A systems thinking approach Ribiere V & Worasinchai L (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning, Bangkok, Thailand, 27-28 October 2011 Reading, United Kingdom: Academic Publishing, 2011, pp 115-122 ISBN 978-1-908272-20-1 Ivala E Implementing Blackboard: A case study of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Beckmann P & Aluko R (eds) Proceedings of Distance Education and Teacher Education in Africa (DETA) Conference, Cape Coast, Ghana, 3-6 August 2011 Pretoria: Unit of Distance Education, University of Pretoria with the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, 2011, pp 101-116 ISBN 978-1-86854-952-8 Silberberg R, Lmmel U & Nhlapo C Improving organisational performance through advanced business education Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 232-240 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Van der BijI A South Africas changing teacher education policy framework and its implications for business and engineering education Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 76-82 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Alexander G, Van Wyk MM, Bereng T & November I The legitimation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as redress mechanism for work spaces in post-apartheid South Africa: Narrative of a black master builder Journal of Social Sciences, 26(2):153-162, 2011 Anker J Fanie Viljoen se Onderwreld as voorbeeld van die gesag- en magstryd in die jeugroman LitNet Akademies, 8(3), 14pp electronic, 2011 Braund M, Houston PW, Scholtz Z, Sadek M & Koopman R Learning to teach argumentation: Facilitated reflection on a pre-service curriculum in South Africa Education As Change, 15(S1):S79-S93, 2011 Chigona A ICTs for curriculum delivery: Understanding educators perceptions and experiences of the technology in disadvantaged high schools Journal for New Generation Sciences, 9(1), 13pp electronic, 2011
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Dube T & Lubben F Swazi teachers views on the use of cultural knowledge for integrating education for sustainable development into science teaching African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(3):68-83, 2011 Hill A Quality in teacher education: Managing discursive change Journal of Education, 50:61-81, 2010 Kronenberg CW Che and the pre-eminence of culture in revolutionary Cuba: The pursuit of a spontaneous, inseparable integrity Cultural Politics, 7(2):189-218, 2011 Kronenberg CW Revolutionary Cuban culture in review: Theories, tensions, triumphs, and the struggle for universal social change Critical Arts: A Journal of South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 25(2):259-281, 2011 Mutemeri J & Chetty R An examination of university-school partnerships in South Africa South African Journal of Education, 31(4):505517, 2011 Reeves C & Robinson M Am I qualified to teach? The implications of a changing school system for criteria for teacher qualifications Journal of Education, 50:7-33, 2010
Steenkamp A & Visser M Using cognitive complexity analysis for the grading and sequencing of isiXhosa tasks in the curriculum design of a communication course for education students Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 27(1):11-27, 2011 Van der Bijl A Poetry as an element of the apartheid military discourse Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, 39(1):56-84, 2011 Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Chigona W, Westcott K, Lekwane O & Chigona A Uses, benefits and challenges of public access points in the face of growth of mobile technology Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 49(5):1-14, 2011 De Jager P & Condy J The identification of sensory processing difficulties of learners experiencing Aspergers Syndrome (AS) in two mainstream Grade R classes South African Journal of Childhood Education, 1(2):11-26, 2011 Kronenberg CW In search of cultural preservation and change: An introduction to the life and works of classical guitarist, Avril Kinsey Africa Musicology Online, 4, 25pp electronic, 2010 Kronenberg CW Leo Brouwers Elogio de la danza (1964): Imprints of dance, Stravinsky, and the unison of contraries Musicology Review, 7:45-64, 2011
Westraadt G The endangered subject of quality visual arts education South African Journal of Childhood Education, 1(2):158-192, 2011 Postgraduate degrees conferred DEd Moll ME The use of the information skills process as a teaching methodology: A case study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Supervisors: Dr H Steyn; Dr E Chiware Punt LF Internal school moderation in the national curriculum statement: An application on Grade 10 and 11 tourism in District North schools of the Western Cape Education Department Supervisors: Dr J Joubert; Dr H Moelands MEd Ayuk EE The demand and supply of secondary school teachers in the Western Cape Supervisor: Dr C Mosito Davids R Practices which contribute towards Grade 6 learners reading motivation Supervisor: Ms A Hill Fortuin AP The problems Grade 7 learners in rural schools experience to participate in sport Supervisor: Dr E Jordaan Marthinussen PJ Die belangrikheid van die rol van fonologiese en fonemiese bewustheid in aanvangslees by
Graad 1-leerders in n taalarm omgewing / The role of phonological and phonemic awareness in elementary reading in a Grade 1 class in a rural school Supervisor: Dr A Pepler Naidoo RR The teaching of high-order thinking skills in Natural Science at Grade 9 level at Dinaledi School in Khayelitsha Supervisor: Prof P Christie Ogle M The impact of a communications intervention on Engineering students (Extended Curriculum Programme) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology Supervisors: Prof R Chetty; Dr J Condy Scholtz ML A critical analysis of the teaching and learning of number concept in a Grade 2 class in the Western Cape Supervisors: Dr S Adendorff; Ms AP Lombard Van Staden SQ Teaching strategies utilised by non-special education teachers in inclusive Further Education and Training classrooms Supervisors: Dr C Mosito; Prof R Chetty
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Most significant was the opening of the DSTfunded Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management in September 2011, a world-class facility for developing a national capability for the upgrading of the countrys electricity substation technology. In addition, preparations for the establishment of the first African Product Lifecycle Management Competency Centre were well underway. A partnership with Dassault Systems and the French Ministry of Education and Research, this Centre will provide a complete design and simulation capability for complex engineering build projects, targeting areas such as energy generation plants and shipbuilding, amongst others. Emphasis on the development of strategic partnerships continued to yield positive research outcome for the faculty. The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory Further technology partnerships with industry saw the award of a special project on capacity building for the SA foundry industry, as part of Governments support for Eskoms and Transnets Competitive Supplier Development Plans for the localisation of technology for their infrastructure build programmes. This project will see students participate in a special masters programme in collaboration with universities in Poland (AGH University of Science & Technology and Rzeszow University of Technology), gaining access to and experience of innovative foundry technologies. With a current postgraduate student level of 3 percent, the aforementioned developments in research infrastructure and capabilities are set to place the faculty on course towards a 7 percent target over the next five years, supported by the modernisation of its research administration capacity and the recruitment of new research staff. While a handful of pioneering Institute, successfully commercialised the manufacture of satellite-based technologies which will be distributed, under agreement, by ClydeSpace of Scotland. The project for the development of the first African CubeSat was also on track for completion in the coming year. taught masters programmes exist in the faculty, this area will receive priority attention over the next few years as part of the plan to grow the number of postgraduate students, thereby growing the capacity for publications and industrial innovation.
The year 2011 saw further developments in research platforms that address strategic national needs, at the same time contributing to the relevance of the facultys academic programmes.
registered a spin-off company, UAVSysCo (Pty) Ltd, for the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles, in alliance with other local technology organisations. In partnership with SIK of Sweden, the Flow Process Research group filed a provisional patent for a transducer for fluid characterisation. The Satellite Technology Programme, part of the French SA Technology
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Conference funding Researcher Barris K Chowdhury F Foudazi R Fritz WLO Kabwe AM Kallis DC Kotz R Kriger C Krishnamurthy S Marshall AB Martin L Msomi V Muluh ET Nomnqa MV Ojumu TV Oyekola O Rabiu AR Raji AK Yan B Ziegler R Total Rands 14 724 16 852 13 138 12 917 11 714 12 917 18 641 20 273 18 052 18 842 6 332 17 600 50 877 12 268 17 196 19 649 15 466 23 611 10 453 24 497 356 019
Industry funding Researcher Atkinson-Hope G Fester VG Haldenwang R Haldenwang R Haldenwang R & Fester VG Lloyd P Masalova IA Uken E Van Zyl R Van Zyl R Wilkinson RH Wilkinson RH Total NRF funding Researcher Adonis ML Fester VG Haldenwang R Haldenwang R Jacobs C Jacobs C Krieger C Makinde OD Makinde OD Masalova IA Masalova IA Masalova IA Ojumu TV Ojumu TV Oliver GJ Sheldon M Sheldon M Sheldon M NRF award 134 000 300 000 117 000 149 105 20 000 128 250 100 000 132 000 40 000 190 000 116 667 87 500 300 000 20 000 100 000 300 000 20 000 60 000 20 000 200 000 32 000 100 000 20 000 20 000 CPUT commitment 54 000 11 333 Total award 188 000 300 000 128 333 149 105 40 000 128 250 300 000 164 000 40 000 290 000 116 667 87 500 300 000 40 000 100 000 300 000 40 000 60 000 Source of funding Eskom Westercor Aspentech Tillvxtverket, Stockholm, Sweden Portland Cement, Pretoria Paraffin Safety Association AEL Mining Services Eskom - TESP Aerospace Industry Support Innitiative (CSIR) Eskom Eskom - TESP (contract) Rands 105 000 164 450 10 000 357 086 30 000 113 557 350 000 105 000 294 103 292 014 115 000 40 000 1 976 210
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NRF funding Researcher Sun B Sutherland APN Tzoneva RG Tzoneva RG Van Zyl R Van Zyl R Wilkinson RH Wilkinson RH Wilkinson RH Ziegler R Total NRF award 40 000 97 000 370 599 2 793 600 7 875 000 830 400 20 000 111 000 38 333 200 000 CPUT commitment 11 333 162 399 20 000 14 000 200 000 Total award 40 000 108 333 532 998 2 793 600 7 875 000 830 400 40 000 125 000 38 333 400 000 15 555 519
Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) Researcher Barris K University research funding Applicant Khan MTE (Nell) Ludwig M Total Rands 40 000 46 000 86 000 A group of CPUT students who represented the university at the expo Rands 40 530
CPUT shows off green initiatives at COP17

CPUT showcased its environmentally friendly programmes at the Climate Change Response Expo, which took place in Durban in November 2011. Organised by the Department of Environmental Affairs, the expo ran as a side event to the United Nations 17th Conferences of the Parties (COP17), where national and international stakeholders discussed global climate change. The two-week long expo provided a platform for local and international organisations to showcase their sustainable initiatives and products.
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Associate Professor Tunde Ojumu
Associate Professor Richardt Wilkinson
CPUT proudly showcased its wares the ShuShu Shine solar water heater, a sustainable fish farm, and South Africas first CubeSat, ZACUBE01. Engineering lecturer Fareed Ismail, who was part of the CPUT delegation to the expo, said this was a great opportunity to promote the university and its green activities.
Two of the universitys green initiatives showcased at the Climate Change Response Expo - South Africas first CubeSat (above) and a sustainable fish farm (below)
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Engineering student heroes innovate to address energy issues

In a multi-disciplinary collaboration between CPUT and The Hague University of Applied Science, two teams of students have developed a new kind of solar water heating system. Aimed at providing impoverished communities with hot water at a fraction of the usual price, the ShuShu Shine solar water heater has the potential to improve the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of people across South Africa and the continent. Dirk Muller, one of the students from CPUT, explained the rationale behind the project: As a consumers, we have no affordable, sustainable method to generate hot water in South Africa. Most of our hot water is generated by electricity, fire and gas. For the government, this is a major headache. During peak hours, 60% of our electricity is used to heat water, which, on our overloaded grid, is highly problematic. So our very ambitious aim was to provide South Africans with access to warm water from a sustainable source by producing a marketable, user-friendly, affordable and efficient product. Mechanical Engineering lecturer and one of the convenors of the project, Fareed Ismail, is enormously proud of the outcome, saying that the students had to overcome many challenges. The students went to the Netherlands in late March, where the teams of budding engineers from CPUT and The Hague University of Applied Science were challenged to build a prototype. The students
thought this was inconceivable, but with a fair amount of cajoling from Ismail and his Dutch counterpart, Damon Golriz, dived straight into the project. We didnt want to come all the way from the South to the North and leave nothing behind, says Ismail. In about two-and-a-half days, they rose to the challenge, building a prototype that their Dutch peers could then test and refine. Once we returned home, there were yet more challenges. The students had to communicate with their clients in Blikkiesdorp and assess with great accuracy their needs and requirements. Ismail adds with a twinkle in his eye, They had to fight with industry, as I said they would get an extra 5% added to their marks if they procured free materials! They had to take on the bureaucracy of the system and procure funds, which is a battle in itself. Speaking at the unveiling of the Shu-Shu Shine on CPUTs Bellville campus, Dean of Engineering, Dr Nawaz Mohamed, thanked Ismail and Mechanical Engineering co-
ordinator, Tap van der Schyff, for their passion in bringing the two teams together and driving the project. Said Mohamed, Quite apart from the successful production of a solar water heater, there have been a number of very important additional learning outcomes. Among them is the ability to interface with a client and in our ever-globalising world, the ability to work in a team across continents and language barriers. The students will now be installing five prototypes into communities for testing and collection of data. This data will then be used to develop three different models, which will be integrated into communities next year. Ismail says, When I look at these two teams of students, I see heroes. They are well on their way to addressing one of South Africas major challenges that of energy security for ALL our citizens, especially our poor. They are the future and for that, I thank them.
Engineering students start land-based fish farming project

Farming fish in a container could soon become the norm in Western Cape communities, thanks to forward-thinking CPUT Engineering students. With the number of wild fish rapidly declining in the ocean, a group of ten Mechanical and Electrical BTech Engineering students recently unveiled a self-powered and operational fish farm at the Bellville campus. The prototype was developed as a means to sustain natural resources while at the same time provide opportunities for sustainable income for impoverished communities. The move to delve into fish farming came about after Envirochoice, an organisation spearheading environmental initiatives, approached Mechanical Engineering lecturer, Fareed Ismail, and proposed partnering in developing a prototype. Seeing the learning benefits of such a large-scale project, Ismail
Members of the Shu-Shu Shine team displaying their project at the Climate Change Response Expo
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brought students on board, and within several months they delivered on the mandate. Mnqobi Ngema, one of the students who worked robustly alongside his counterparts on the project, said the fish farm that boasts several tanks, a water treatment system and insulation, fits neatly into a shipping container. Opting to go green, the students installed the necessary devices to power the farm with solar
Engineering students with the components of the fish farm which fit into a shipping container
and wind energy. Another student, Llewellyn Cupido, said they are looking at introducing other green initiatives to the fish farm. We want to incorporate a crop husbandry alongside the container, which will be fed by the farms waste water, said Cupido. A representative from Envirochoice, Tony Florence, commended CPUT for developing the prototype, which he believes will have far-reaching impact. This is a forward-thinking project and gives me a lot of hope for job creation and food sustainability, said Florence. The prototype will be placed at a site in Belhar, where community members will begin trial farming. Community leader, Chris Hartzenberg, is optimistic about farming fish in a container. For a community with a high unemployment rate, Hartzenberg said this initiative will definitely have positive spin-offs.
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Centre for Instrumentation Research (CIR) Prof Richardt Wilkinson
The CIR group has an international reputation for providing research opportunities to postgraduate students. From its inception, the goal of the CIR has been to meet the challenge of producing excellence in research, while fulfilling the needs of local and international industry. The centre performs
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Flow Process and Rheology Centre (FPRC) Prof Irina Masalova & Prof Rainer Haldenwang
The Flow Process and Rheology Centre applies the fundamental principles and techniques of rheology to solve industrial problems, such as deformation and flow under different shear, material structure and process flow conditions. The core activities include: Rheological characterisation and modelling of
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During 2011, two professors visited the centre: Prof JD (Daan) van Wyk, Life Fellow IEEE, IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Prof Okyay Kaynak, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES)
to measure in-situ concentration and particle velocity at the pipe wall in settling slurry flow Ultrasound Doppler-based in-line rheometry technique for enhanced process monitoring and control of industrial suspensions The team members are: Prof Veruscha Fester, Mr Andrew Sutherland, Dr Reinhardt Kotz, Mr Batthe Kabamba, Prof Raj Chhabra (Adjunct Prof, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India), Dr Samier Mukhopadhayay (Adjunct Prof, AEL Mining Services). A provisional patent for the in-line characterisation of complex fluids was filed in October 2011 by Prof Haldenwang and Dr Kotz, in collaboration with Dr Wiklund from the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology
innovative research and development in acoustics, instrumentation, networks and embedded systems, power electronics, signal processing and RF, and microwave design. The main project areas are: Novel electronics for highfrequency ultrasound Condition monitoring of transmission lines and transformers using wireless sensor network technology Wireless sensor network condition monitoring Kite generator and intelligent grid monitoring
concentrated emulsions, suspensions, solutions and polymer melts Experimental investigation and modelling of the phenomena of micro- and nano-structural evaluation involved in the mixing, pumping, transportation and storage processes of multi-phase systems Modelling non-Newtonian flows in pipes, fittings, open channels and pumps Development of an instrumentation system
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(SIK) in Goteborg, Sweden. Dr Wiklund visited in December and the team demonstrated the system to university management and industry. The group, led by Prof Haldenwang, successfully completed a project (R1.5m) funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in collaboration with INNVENTIA (Sweden) for the measurement of sewage sludge rheology and pump performance. A large-scale portable pipe viscometer was designed and constructed. Ten different sludges from treatment plants in Sweden and South Africa were tested, from which empirical relationships were established for predicting pipe flow pressure gradients in new applications. Prof Fester successfully completed a collaborative project (2009 to 2011) with UKs IHS-ESDU (Information Handling Services Engineering Sciences Data Unit) on the flow of non-Newtonian fluids through square-edged short and long orifice plates. The study enabled, by means of excellent experimental data and CFD, better understanding of the pressure losses and flow characteristics in square-edged orifice plates. This ultimately provided pressure loss and discharge coefficient data and design correlations for updating the current ESDU data items that are used to disseminate data to design engineers. The last three-year cycle of a collaborative project with AEL Mining Services (African Explosives Limited) under leadership of
Prof Masalova and Prof Mukhopadhyay was successfully completed in 2011. This joint work has now been running for 11 years, and relates to the development of new explosive emulsion formulations with improved stability and flow characteristics. A new five-year cycle of collaboration was signed between AEL and CPUT. AEL sponsorship of R600 000 for 2012, including THRIP funds, will allow continuation of the research and provide funding for three doctoral and two masters students commencing in 2012. Prof Chhabra from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, visited the group and presented a workshop on Ethics in Engineering to staff and students in the faculty.
Real-Time Distributed Systems (RTDS) Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva

and reappraisal of emerging technologies, in order to develop technologically capable, socially aware, and ethically grounded engineers in the RTDS field. 2011 research investigations concentrated on contributions to the theory and practice of RTDS in various application areas: Wastewater treatment control: Measurements and data acquisition, mathematical modelling, simulation, linear and
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Networked control systems: Development of control strategies to offset disturbances or constraints. Achievements are in the design of predictive controllers and Kalman filters for systems with communication network delays. Optimisation of complex systems and parallel computation: Development of decomposition methods and algorithms for simplification of the optimisation problem solution and development of software for parallel implementation of the decomposition algorithms. Achievements are in development of software for parallel calculation of the optimal dispatch problems using Lagranges and PSO optimisation methods. Each of these directions of research has projects undertaken and postgraduate students allocated.
nonlinear control design, optimal control calculation, PLC control design, SCADA development. Achievements are in the development of nonlinear controllers. IEC61499 standard-based functional block PLC control: Simulation studies, nonlinear controllers design, programming of the PLCs. Achievements are in establishment of this new area of control implementation.
The RTDS niche area aims to foster and sustain an educational environment within which students and staff may pursue technologically relevant, commercially viable, socially acceptable, and ethically grounded postgraduate research. With insight and focus, it strives to determine proper areas of application and research, through appraisal
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Adaptronics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory (CPUT Adaptronics AMTL) Prof Oscar Philander
technology focus areas of the unit include adaptronics, unmanned platform technologies, motorsport and automotive technologies, and industry contract R&T. In 2011, AMTL registered a spin-off commercial company UAVSYSCO (PTY) LTD to manufacture and sell unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Prof Oscar Philander, Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope, Mr Eugene Erfort and Mr Paul Daniels serve as Directors of CPUTs first spinoff. The company was given the opportunity by the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative of the
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The unit started the development of a single seat, open-wheel race car to compete in 2012 at the United Kingdom Formula Student Competition held annually at the Silverstone Racing Circuit. Over 300 components were designed towards the end of 2011, and some manufactured by a group of mechanical engineering students. The car will be completed at the end of January 2012, when testing of the vehicle will commence. The development team, which includes AMTL staff and students, is called Cape Speed.
Helping hand: Simon Longela shows off his innovative design
Student develops artificial hand

Mechanical Engineering student Simon Longela plans to restore lost hope to Africas amputees, with the development of a high-tech artificial hand. The artificial hand, unlike conventional prosthetic limbs, will share a number of properties with a human hand. The exploration into artificial limbs is the focus of the Congolese students MTech study and is close to his heart. Where I come from, there are a lot of people who lost limbs during the civil war. They either lost hands or legs. When coming up with an idea for my study, I thought of how I could solve problems back home, said Longela. Working under the guidance of Prof Oscar Philander, head of the Adaptronics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory (CPUT
Adaptronics AMTL), the first phase of the project neared completion towards the end of 2011. The first step of the project is to show that it is possible to recreate an artificial human hand. Using adaptronic technology, I reached the point where the hand has motions similar to that of a human hand, he said. The hand currently has the ability to grasp and the fingers have a range of motions. Longela explained that the next stage of development will focus on converting human heat into power, which will allow the hand to function without gears or motors. Prof Philander said the project is progressing well and is positive that on completion it will benefit the lives of amputees. Longela plans to enrol for his doctorate at CPUT, and will continue to focus on the development of the high-tech hand.
Department of Trade and Industry to exhibit their research and products at the 2011 International Astronautical Congress held in October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town. The CPUT Adaptronics AMTL and the Provincial Government of the Western Capes Department of Economic Development and Tourism engaged in a project titled Productivity improvement industry project intervention programme. The initial phase, which included a 20-company innovation and needs survey, was completed.
The main focus of CPUT Adaptronics AMTL is the development of adaptronic technologies for the South African industrial sectors through research and development. The laboratory conducts basic and applied research, and conceptualises, designs and manufactures adaptronic technologies, that is, strain-sensing composites, self-healing materials, smart/ intelligent materials and devices and microelectro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) for local and national industrial sectors, ranging from aerospace to capital goods. The core
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Centre for Computational and Applied Technologies Manufacturing and Computational Mechanics Prof Graeme Oliver
grain size effects and phase transformations. The main focus in welding simulation is the development of methods for the simulation of the Arc Welding of Inconel 718 for the aerospace industry in collaboration with the AGH University in Poland, WSK Rzesow (Aerospace Engine Company) and Cenaero of Belgium. Performing advanced FEA analysis for industrial projects such as metal forming, piezoelectric and shape memory effects. The piezo-electric and shape memory effects are related to a project with Airbus. Computational fluid dynamics is a more
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Centre for Distributed Power and Electronic Systems (CDPES) Prof Mohamed Toriq Kahn
large-scale power systems, for telemetry and control The introduction of electrical energy management into industrial sectors is an effective method of minimising energy consumed by industry; it also improves the reliability of the power system. CDPES strives to find ways to improve this relationship, using networked sensor technology, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, and associated electronic communication systems developments.
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recent addition to the research interest. This incorporates the fluid effects in welding processes such as gas flow rates and species effects in the formation of the plasma in arc welding as well as metal droplet formation and solidification. Computational fluid dynamics is also used for hydrodynamic optimisation in the autonomous
Six doctoral students have graduated in the centre, and 2011 saw renewed effort in directing research into developments such as bio-fuel reactors, MEMS-based autonomous power systems, and energy storage systems in support of grid stability. Under circumstances of competitive power markets, practical use of renewable and distributed energy generation offers an attractive alternative for power supply. The advantages include a short construction cycle as the supply can be located near to the demand, being less of a burden to the existing transmission network, and contributing to prevention of global warming through clean combustion using novel energy technologies such as natural gas co-generation, natural gas micro turbines or fuel cells. Three journal and
The centres vision is to be internationally recognised in the field of computational mechanics, specifically in the development and application of finite element methods to industrial problems. Its core business includes: Development and use of finite element analysis methods in computational mechanics. This includes welding simulation based on a coupled thermo-mechanical framework, which also includes the effects of microstructural changes and phase transitions. Incorporating the effects of microstructure in the analysis of the deformation of metals such as
The CDPES is involved with energy efficiency, renewable and alternative energy technology, distributed system technology, and MEMS energy sensor technology. The centres research aims to: Develop power converters for renewable energy sources and investigate interconnectivity of distributed resources with microgrids and electric power systems Apply such technology over multi-disciplinary applications, especially those pertaining to commercial and industrial applications Investigate and apply optical fibre and wireless communication techniques over
underwater vehicle project (AUV) with Armscor and the IMT. Its main project areas are: NRF South Africa-Poland Science and Technology Research Co-operation Agreement AGH-WSK project in Poland Airbus COSIC project
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four conference publications emanated from masters and doctoral students pursuing studies at the centre. During 2011, linkages with relevant industries, including Eskom, were embarked upon in order to explore distributed generation within the South African context. Linkages with Middle East universities and industry, including the College of Engineering & Information Technology (CEIT) in Jeddah, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company/Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (ADNOC/ GASCO) were also pursued successfully. Distributed generation using renewable energy resources such as wind and solar energy also attracted renewed attention due to the the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP). The centre will embark on feasibility studies for relevant industries in this sector as we have established sufficient capacity to undertake such studies.
Centre for Mechanics, Smart Structures and Micro-systems Prof Bohua Sun
Healthy monitoring system for composite in aircraft applications using piezo-electrical material such as PvDF film to sense the deformation of aircraft wings Package mechanics analysis of biodegradable crates for fresh fruit Theory of shells, toroidal shells, conical shells, and revolution of shells Solution of Navier-Stokes equation and nonNewtonian flow Nonlocal and gradient elasticity, and shell theory Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), mechanics of sensors
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Professor Bohua Sun

Professor Bohua Sun is the Chief Editor of Advances in Material Mechanics (AMM). He has also been elected a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in recognition of his significant achievement in the advancement or the application of science.
The team members are Mr Walter Kohlhfer and The centre is dedicated to the development of mechanics and its application to industries. It has expertise in a wide range of mechanics, such as in structural mechanics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, composite mechanics, finite element, and non-Newtonian flow. The centre offers projects at the BTech, MTech and doctoral levels. The centre has established good links for scientific exchange with the USA, Germany, Poland and China. The core business of the centre currently focuses on the following projects:
Prof Sun was selected as one of the Top 10 Overseas Chinese Headline Figures 2010 in Jan 2011.
Mr Patrick Masango.
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Centre for Power Systems Research Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope

systems using cutting-edge industrialgrade frequency and time-domain software, including optimising DC and AC side filter designs and advanced investigations related to real systems Energy efficiency studies on equipment and networks operating under distortion and contingency conditions Harmonic analysis and energy efficiency of integrated home-based electronic entertainment equipment, especially the impact of the proliferation of modern flat screen television sets and associated decoders/set-top boxes on power consumed by the grid
atkinsonhopeg@cput.ac.za The CPSR researchers attended a training workshop on HVDC and software applications in Germany: Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope, Peter Lillee (course instructor), Johan Smith and Willem Stemmet.
The focus of the course was to develop participants modelling and simulation skills using DigSilent Time Domain Software for dynamic applications involving modern integrated HVDC and HVAC power systems. The CPSR is involved in developing dynamic HVDC models for Eskom applications. In order for the CPSR to do consultative work for industry on the planning of new HVDC power systems, the research team of the CPSR needed to obtain highly specialised modelling and simulation skills. The HVDC Centre at Manitoba in Canada offers this training using their PSCAD dynamic software package. The CPSR research team have these skills and have been applying them to do investigative studies for Eskom on real networks. The computational analytical studies involve effects on operational configurations, contingencies and faults and the work extends into harmonic analysis on integrated HVDC and HVAC power systems,
Researchers from CPSR attended training at the HVDC Research Centre in Canada
Computational studies in power systems using DigSilent, PSCAD, ERACS and SUPERHARM software packages Design, installation and commissioning of HV open-rack harmonic filters in industry to mitigate excessive distortion Development of techniques for customer accountability towards harmonic distortion across a power network.
The Centre for Power Systems Research (CPSR) conducts research into HVAC power systems, transmission and distribution networks, specialising in the integration of high (HVDC) systems and the impact of and solutions to harmonic distortions using filters and international standards, including improving energy efficiency and power delivery in the national grid and distribution networks in South Africa. Research projects include: Dynamic studies on High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) system integration to High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) power
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Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems (CSAEMS) Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva
development and research and innovation in the field of metering, monitoring, protection, automation and control of power systems. Its focus is to act as an enabler for education, training, testing, research and development in the fields of substation automation and energy management systems. Particular attention is paid to current and emerging standards as a framework within which to develop coursework and explore experimentation and research questions, for the purposes of undergraduate and postgraduate student education and technician and engineer training and retraining. 2011 research investigations concentrated on contributions to theory and practice: Interpretation of the IEC61850 Standard: Virtualisation of a sensor node compliant with IEC61850 communication software modelling and software development for an actuator node within a standard-based substation automation system. Achievements are in the implementation of the IEC61850 Standard functions in special hardware and software environments. Protection using GOOSE messaging: Development of innovative protection schemes CSAEMS seeks to contribute to addressing the need in South Africa for research infrastructure development that supports human capital for different applications; investigation into interoperability of IEC61850 standard-based protection functions in multi-vendor intelligent
electronic devices; development of combined condition monitoring and protection systems; and design and implementation of protection and control schemes using IEC61850 analogue GOOSE messages. Achievements are in the development of procedures for interoperability between the protection relays of different vendors, novel busbar protection schemes, and development of a novel three-terminal differential protection scheme. Real-time simulation and energy management systems: Development of a model for recognition of inrush current in power transformer protection schemes using artificial neural networks; development of IEC61850 standard-based object models for conditioning monitoring; development of a local area monitoring methodology for state estimation of power systems; investigation of methodologies for fault recognition and diagnosis in electrical power system protection; and development and assessment of reduced order power system models. Achievements are in the developed methods for fault recognition and diagnosis in electrical power systems and development of IEC61850 standard-based object models for condition monitoring. Training and knowledge transfer by short courses and yearly industrial seminars: Equipment-orientated short courses and a seminar on IEC61850 Standard Edition 2 and its impact were organised. Demonstrations during the seminar showcased student and staff achievements. Each of these directions of research has projects undertaken and postgraduate students allocated.
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CSAEMS was officially launched by the Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Mr I Patel, in September 2011. Its vision is to foster and sustain an educational, research, testing, and training environment within which students, staff and specialists from industry may pursue technologically relevant, commercially viable, socially acceptable, and ethically grounded postgraduate research and engineering training.
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CPUT provides skills for national energy sector

With the national energy sector facing a shortage of staff, CPUT has set itself up to play a key role in training highly skilled electrical engineers. In 2011, the university launched the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems the first of its kind in South Africa. It offers specialised training, research and development in new technologies which aim at improving power systems in South Africa. The Bellville-based centre has received a thumbs-up from government and industry, who have noted its role in the contribution of a skilled workforce. Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva, who is spearheading the centres activities, said new technology was introduced in 2004 in the area of Substation Automation Systems, which are complex computer programmes used by electrical engineers to operate substations and ensure an uninterrupted power flow to consumers. All over the world,
Equipment: the centre received a large number of donations from industry, which included high-tech equipment
people are using the new equipment and technology. However, in South Africa there is a lack of skills in this sector. Universities are also not producing engineers who are properly trained in the new technology. She also said the centre, equipped with a state-of-the-art substation automation laboratory, will provide students with hands-on experience, ensuring they hit the ground running when entering industry.
Training: postgraduate Electrical Engineering students and staff members
The centre, which was funded by the National Research Foundation, a development arm of the Department of Science and Technology and CPUT, will also provide much needed training for engineers and technicians
employed in industry. Tzoneva said the appropriate training of student and energy practitioners will alleviate a number of problems currently facing the national energy sector.
CPUTs state-of-the-art substation automation laboratory, the only one of its kind in South Africa
Launch: members of the CPUT community and government officials attended the launch of the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems
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Energy Institute Prof Ernst Uken

The quickest and most cost-effective way of alleviating South Africas electricity shortage is by promoting energy efficiency and demandside management (EEDSM). Lighting efficiency has received a further boost through the development of LEDs. Motion sensors ensure the effective use of light sources. The targeted energy savings with 1 million high-pressure solar water heaters will unfortunately not be achieved, since the majority of installations are currently low-pressure units aimed at assisting people who have not had running hot water before. Although the number of installations is on track, almost five times as many low-pressure solar geysers will have to be installed to achieve the planned energy savings with high-pressure
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Work on paraffin safety was largely completed with the publication of compulsory specifications for both non-pressure and pressurised appliances for domestic use by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). Support on the technical committee of the SA Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage led to the compilation of the Carbon Storage Atlas. Work was initiated for a demonstration programme. Two DTech and four MTech students are currently registered.
The EI also hosted the following conferences and seminars: 19th Domestic Use of Energy Conference, 12 to 13 April 2011, CPUT, Cape Town Campus 8th Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy Conference, 15 to 17 August 2011, Lagoon Beach Hotel, Milnerton Introductory course for the petroleum industry, September 2011, with a visiting lecturer from France, attended by senior delegates from industry and commerce, including banks.
units. It was demonstrated that a home could be powered by photo-voltaics (PV), independent of the grid, provided (a) all possible energy efficiency measures were carried out first, and (b) every care was taken not to draw down the stored electricity in the batteries during the night, so that there was some power left for the morning activities. Using the grid as backup instead of batteries provided a cheaper and far easier way to operate the system. In the test case, a net 1500kWh could be fed back into the grid during the year. The difference was largely accounted for by the poor efficiency of batteries for storage.
The Energy Institute (EI) strives to find, prioritise, and promote energy efficiency and demandside management (EEDSM), and renewable energy strategies (especially solar techniques), through world-class R&D. It conducts problemsolving R&D in EEDSM and Renewable Energy to assist South Africa in reducing its fossilfuel dependence. The EI promotes energy efficiency and sustainable renewable energy options through publications, conferences and seminars, interviews and submissions to the authorities and all role-players. Prof Nico Beute and Prof Philip Lloyd are valuable assets to the EI team.
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FrenchSouth African Institute of Technology (FSATI) Prof Robert van Zyl

three phases, namely academic, research, and professional development. Through an agreement with ESIEE (Lcole dingnieurs de la chambre de commerce et dindustrie), Paris, students can obtain an MSc in Electronics, in addition to the MTech in Electrical Engineering. A similar arrangement exists for doctoral studies. A particular strength of the programme is its utilisation of nano-satellites as technology platforms for practical, hands-on skills training and applied research. The nano-satellite type in question is the so-called CubeSat. This technology, packaged in a 10 x 10 x 10 cm3 nano-satellite, was developed in the USA to make the building of satellites affordable and
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augmented to include radiation hardening techniques in collaboration with iThemba Labs. Highlights from 2011: Approximately 40 postgraduate students registered in the programme from BTech to doctoral level The programme has 28 alumni A prestigious Space Industry Seminar Series with national and international visibility was launched in 2010 and continues to grow annually Our community engagement activities have grown substantially, reaching over 6000 learners in 2011 alone The programme is internationally recognised as potentially being a CubeSat technology support hub for Africa, having hosted the 1st International African CubeSat Workshop from 30 September to 2 October 2011, developing subsystems for the international CubeSat market, and providing ground support for international CubeSat missions The Professional Development and Skills Retention (PDSR) Programme was established in January 2011, preparing engineers-intraining for the satellite industry Research activity has been increasing steadily, with a total of 27 research outputs for the 2011 to 2012 period Within the South African Research Chairs Initiative, the FSATI Programme has been awarded a Research Chair in Innovative Small Satellite Technology and Applications for Africa
ZACUBE-1, developed by the FrenchSouth African Institute of Technology, a specialised unit at CPUT The making of ZACUBE-1
accessible to academic institutions. FSATI staff and students have developed South Africas first CubeSat, ZACUBE-1. This satellite will be launched into space from Russia, in November 2012. ZACUBE-1 is a space weather mission that is being developed through collaboration with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). FSATIs research areas include satellite communications, and computer and power systems, in addition to space physics payload development for the SANSA Space Science Directorate (previously the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory). The research portfolio is being
CPUT develops South Africas first CubeSat

Researchers at CPUT have taken innovation to another level with the development of South Africas first CubeSat a miniature satellite. The
The FSATI Postgraduate Programme in Satellite Systems Engineering at CPUT is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, through the National Research Foundation, as a response to the identified skills scarcity in space science and technology. Since the establishment of the programme in 2009, FSATI has grown into a national asset with global impact through a consistent drive towards excellence, relevance and innovation. FSATI is the most successful French venture of its kind in a non-French-speaking African country. The programme is comprehensive, and covers
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CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, was unveiled on Friday, 30 September 2011 at the FrenchSouth African Institute of Technology (FSATI), a specialised unit at CPUTs Bellville campus that focuses on satellite engineering. This is a significant milestone for our institution, and country, said FSATI Deputy-Director, Professor Robert van Zyl, who is driving CPUTs space activities.
Hugely successful seminar boosts FSATIs reputation as key role-player in SA Space Industry
The profile of CPUTs FrenchSouth African Institute of Technology (FSATI) has been raised enormously following the institutes first Industry Seminar and Exhibition for 2011, held in Cape Town. Deputy Director, Prof Robert van Zyl, says FSATIs ability to bring key stake-holders in South Africas burgeoning space industry together is now unparalleled. The Departments of Science and Technology (DST) and Trade and Industry (DTI), the National Research Foundation, the South African National Space Agency, leading international space scientists, industry, as well as CPUTs budding satellite engineers were all present at the high-profile gathering, and, said Prof van Zyl, their feedback has been phenomenal. Its been extremely gratifying to hear praise from delegates about the high levels of technical proficiency we possess. Its also great to see how our seminars, held three times a year, are growing in scope, content and reputation. In the past, our seminars dealt mainly with technical issues. Now we facilitate seminars which appeal to the whole spectrum of role-players in the aerospace and space industries, from CubeSat workshops, to opportunities for entrepreneurs, to dedicated sessions on space policy and law from a South African perspective.
Delegates at FSATIs Industry Seminar promoting the International Astronautical Congress 2011, held at Cape Towns International Convention Centre
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Product Lifecycle Management Competency Centre (PLMCC) Prof Stphane Bouy

geographically dispersed teams. The activities of the centre involve students and educators at CPUT by undertaking projects and teaching new methodology and best practices in developing products, as well as providing
Robert van Zyl with students from a community programme hosted by FSATI and SANSA Robert van Zyl with Prof Lee-Anne McKinnell, Managing Director of SANSA Space Science, and Dr Patrick Sibanda, with learners who participated in a satellitebuilding competition
resources and support to each department for research and project development. The PLMCC plays a core role in developing Engineers for Virtual Product Development that industries are seeking.
FSATIs Chief Technical Architect, Francois Visser agrees. To expose our students, and ourselves, to these big guns, such as EADS Astriums Thomas Schirmann, has been an invaluable experience. Astrium is a leading European space company and Schirmann is their chief engineer in the satellite division. Listening first-hand to an engineer of this stature, the man who was instrumental in building the Venus Express, was a magnificent opportunity, says Visser. FSATIs operations manager and tireless organiser of the seminar, Ian van Zyl, adds that for FSATIs students, the opportunity to network and interact with SAs small space community was fantastic. Not only are we giving our students the tools to start their own businesses, but were also facilitating interaction with industry so they can forge links for the future.
And we are very proud of our outreach and awareness programme, where a group of pupils from Luhlaza High are taught how to build mock-satellites. We also teach them a little about satellite and orbital dynamics. This is an important part of our mission to publicise our courses and the wonderful opportunities that are available to bright graduates here at FSATI. Van Zyl has expressed deep appreciation to the sponsors of FSATIs first industry seminar for 2011, including the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative, EADS Astrium, the DTI and the DST. The centre focuses on various application domains of PLM and specifically develops new educational methods adapted to the strong competency expectations of the globalised industries and R&D institutions in South Africa. This platform enables the reform of engineering curricula and acts as an integrating agent for multidisciplinary R&D. It also provides a networking capability for integrated learning projects conducted between The Product Lifecycle Management Competency Centre (PLMCC) is the result of a partnership between the French Ministry of Education and Research and Dassault Systmes, a world leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions. Global industry is evolving from a good product perspective to a longer, broader strategic perspective of delivering a good experience to end-users. Academic institutions with foresight, such as CPUT, realise this and address this perspective in their curriculum. PLMCC design is based on a cooperative model successfully established in Brazil, India, China and Mexico to accelerate the development of world-class education, said Xavier Fouger, Senior Director, Academic Programmes, Dassault Systmes.
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The French Ministry of Education and Research has assigned a full-time professor, Prof Stphane Bouy, to design training programmes for the centre. The centre uses the full suite of Dassault Systmes latest Version 6 softwares, CATIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, 3DVia and ENOVIA, and complements CPUT modelling and simulation capabilities which support South African industry.
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Technology Station in Clothing and Textiles (TSCT) Mr Shamil Isaacs

The TSCT provides innovation support to SMMEs in the clothing, textile and related industries in order to improve competitiveness, and is supported by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). The specific services provided to the clothing, textile, and related sectors are: Manufacturing advisory services Technology platform (cutting-edge technology that is available for SMMEs to utilise for prototype development) Product analysis and testing Human capital development (short learning programmes of strategic importance to the clothing and textiles industry) Product development Smart organisation (clustering of SMMEs to
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share knowledge and network facilitation) The two research focus areas are anthropometry (body sizing using a 3D body scanner) and the development of polymer textiles in water and air pollution abatement/electro spinning nano fibres. Highlights for 2011 included a research project conducted with Eskom involving the evaluation of nano fibres for water treatment. Services to industry: Total number of SMMEs supported: 489 Number of SMMEs on short learning programmes: 249 Tests conducted for SMMEs: 790
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Research Output
Books/chapters Li S & Sun B (eds) Advances in Cell Mechanics Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science Business Media, 2011 ISBN 978-3-64217-589-3 Lloyd P Introduction to extraction in food processing Lebovka N, Vorobiev E and Chemat F (eds) Enhancing Extraction Processes in the Food Industry London: CRC Press, 2011, pp 1-24 ISBN 978-1-4398-4593-6 Qin QH & Sun B (eds) Advances in Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1 New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2011 ISBN 978-1-60876-901-8 Surridge AD, Cloete M & Lloyd P The geological storage of carbon dioxide and disposal of nuclear waste in South Africa Toth FL (ed.) Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: A Comparative Assessment Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 2011, pp 569588 ISBN 978-90-481-8711-9 Barris K Interrogations of guilt and amnesia in Mike Nicols The Ibis Tapestry, and Wall of Days by Alastair Bruce English Academy of Southern Africa International Global Jubilee Conference Cape Town, 7-9 September 2011 Abidin AZ, Ziegler R & Tuohi R Learning styles amongst engineering students in Malaysia, South Africa and Finland International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE) 2011: Engineering Sustainability for a Global Economy Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21-26 August 2011 Barris K The Afrikaner grotesque: Mediating between colonial self and colonised other 22nd Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference Savannah, Georgia, 17-18 February 2011 Fritz WLO & Kallis DC Solar water heater modelling International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) International Conference Santos, Brazil, 27-30 March 2011 Lloyd P The great fracking debate Johannesburg Press Club and EE Publishing Public Debating Forum Midrand, 25 May 2011 Dembskey E & Biermann E Software agents vs botnets 6th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ICIW 2011) Washington, DC, 17-18 March 2011 Foudazi R & Masalova I Binary mixtures of highly concentrated emulsions European Rheology Conference Suzdal, Russia, 10-14 May 2011 Kriger C, Retonda J, Luwaca E & Bahardien S Analysis of GOOSE and sampled value message structure for educational purposes 2nd PAC World International Conference Dublin, Ireland, 28-30 June 2011 Kallis DC & Fritz WLO Working towards a greener future The development of a prototype fuel cell-based vehicle International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) International Conference Santos, Brazil, 27-30 March 2011 Conference papers Ziegler R The value of experiential learning The student perspective Aung W, IIic V, Moscinski J & Uhomoibhi J (eds) Innovations 2011: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research Potomac, MA: International Network for Engineering Education and Research (INEER), 2011, pp 247-257 ISBN 978-0-9818868-2-4 De Jager D, Sheldon MS & Edwards W Application of a pilot-scale MBR system for the removal of colour from industrial textile effluent WISA-MTC 11, Water Institute of Southern Africa Membrane Technology Division Durban, 11-14 September 2011 Hotzhausen J & Martin L Site-staff transport in the construction industry A South African case IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA 2011) Langkawi, Malaysia, 25-28 September 2011 Barris K Thoughts on a protracted and bloody-minded campaign of resistance to Harvard system referencing, and how I nearly won the battle Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Haydam N, Slabbert A & Uken E From quantum physics to quantum marketing research practice A monistic view Proceedings of the 32nd SAMRA (Southern African Marketing Research Association) Conference Vanderbijlpark, 1-3 June 2011
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Lloyd P How I learned to stop worrying and love the frack University of the Third Age Hermanus, 8 August 2011 Lloyd P How I learned to stop worrying and love the frack Wordfest, Grahamstown Festival Grahamstown, 2 July 2011 Lloyd P Overview of South Africas coal reserves and production McCloskeys Coal Export Conference Cape Town, 2-3 February 2011 Lloyd P Participation in COP17 Parliamentary Institute of SA Cape Town, 26 November 2011 Lloyd P Realising Botswanas gas potential International Coal and Energy Conference Gaborone, Botswana, 29-30 November 2011 Lloyd P Refinery investment issues in southern Africa African Economic Forum Cape Town, 13-15 March 2011 Lloyd P South Africa is ready for nuclear technology Nuclear Forum Johannesburg, 19 May 2011
Lloyd P Sulphur Environmental over-reaction to one of natures cycles South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Conference on Sulphur, Sulphuric Acid and SO2 Abatement Pilanesberg, 16-19 May 2011 Lloyd P Transition to a low-carbon world a risk assessment Omega Investment Conference A Low Carbon Future Johannesburg, 23-24 February 2011 Makinde OD Impact of mathematical sciences research on national development (keynote address) First Kenyatta University Mathematics International Conference Nairobi, Kenya, 8-10 June 2011
Msomi V, Oliver GJ, Philander O & Sanusi K A newly developed alternative way to describe shape memory alloy behaviour 11th International Conference on Computational Science and its Application Santander, Spain, 20-23 June 2011 Nomnqa M, Ikhu-Omoregbe D & Rabiu A Simulation studies of a high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell 44th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Victoria Island, Lagos, 10-12 November 2011 Rabiu A, Van Steen E & Claeys M Effect of space velocity on the secondary reactions of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis 44 Annual conference of the Nigerian Society of
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Management of Ecosystems: The Knowledge of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change Bangalore, India, 19-21 October 2011 Uken E Promoting solar water systems in developing countries BITs 1st Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011 Dalian, China, 19-26 October 2011 Uken E Solar water heating in South Africa BITs 1st Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011 Dalian, China, 19-26 October 2011 Uken E Sustainable Energy Sustainable Energy Seminar Johannesburg, 12 October 2011 Uken E A sustained look at renewable energy Sustainable Energy Seminar Johannesburg, 12 October 2011 Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J & WyrleyBirch B Partnerships between language and disciplinary specialists English Language and Linguistics Joint Annual Conference 2011 (LSSA, SAALA, EPIP, SAALT) Grahamstown, 26-29 June 2011
Chemical Engineers Victoria Island, Lagos, 10-12 November 2011 Trowler P, Raisanen C, Gustaffsson M,
Makinde OD Modelling CO2 emission, O2 depletion and thermal decomposition in a stockpile of reactive materials (keynote address) Strathmore University International Mathematics Conference Nairobi, Kenya, 18-20 August 2011 Makinde OD Numerical investigation of unsteady MHD thermal boundary layer over a stretching sheet with a convective surface boundary condition 35th Annual South African Symposium on Numerical and Applied Mathematics Stellenbosch, 23-25 March 2011
Eriksson A, Stenberg A, Jacobs C, Wright J, Winberg C & Wyrley-Birch B of disciplines Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) International Conference: Mobility, Language, Literacy Cape Town, 19-21 January 2011 Uken E Funding renewable energy in developing countries Strengthening Cooperation between Germany and India: International Humboldt on Adaptive Mobility and gate-keeping: The literacy practices
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Zeelie P, Sheldon MS & Edwards W A pilot-scale ultra-filtration membrane bioreactor application for the treatment of paper and pulp wastewater WISA-MTC 11, Water Institute of Southern Africa Membrane Technology Division Durban, 11-14 September 2011 Zietsman R & De Kerk R Unskilled bricklayers on construction sites in the Western Cape NMMU Construction Management 40th Conference, Port Elizabeth, 27-29 November 2011 Conference posters Aggrey O, Donkor E, Cupido L, Masutha R & Ismail F Small-scale fish farming in a shipping container using renewable energy CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Arendse B, Bailes D & Cain V Low-cost baby incubator CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Chinyika E & Bierman E Design of a low-cost store and forward communication payload for a nanosatellite CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Chowdhury MR & Fester VG Effect of temperature on the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 De Jager D, Sheldon MS & Edwards W Membrane bioreactor application within the treatment of high-strength textile effluent 2nd Regional Young Water Professionals (YWP) Conference Pretoria, 2-5 July 2011 De Villiers G, Van der Byl A & Wilkinson R An internet gateway for a wireless sensor network CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Dlangamandla N, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO, Ulleberg & Rabiu A Novel thermal management in a fuel cell-based micro-combined heat and power system CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Drotskie N, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM Development of a network-based tool for the textile and related fields in the Western Cape CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Duggan SM, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM Development of mass customisation tools using CAD macro-technology CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Heugh L, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM Application of body scanning technology and statistical analysis in improving sizing and fit in the clothing industry in the Western Cape CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 IIunga LM & Fester VG Pressure drop measurement of controlled contracting and re-expanding flows for highly viscous fluids CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 John J, Isafiade A & Rabiu A Retrofit of heat exchanger networks of petroleum refinery using pinch analysis CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Jordaan E, Janse van Vuuren M & Rabiu A Fischer-Tropsch process improvement: Data acquisition and measurement optimisation CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Kanyarusoke KE, Gryzagoridis J & Oliver G Design of a thermal-hydraulic driven and mechanically controlled solar tracker for tropical Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Kotz R & Haldenwang R Development of a commercial in-line process rheometer based on ultrasonics CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Krishnamurthy S & Tzoneva R Multi-objective economic dispatch problem using Lagranges method: A comparative analysis of price penalty factors CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Maladzhi WR, Yan B & Makinde OD The impact of innovative leadership on sustainability of SMEs in the Western Cape, South Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Martin L Social capital and contractors success A longitudinal study CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
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Masango P & Kohlhfer W Smart health monitoring system for helicopter rotor blade CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Mtiya KS & Cairncross EK Using AERMOD and CALPUFF to model the dispersion of sulphur dioxide from Chevron oil refinery to assess the regulatory coherence of ambient air quality and refinery emission standards CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Muluh ET, Vaughan CL & John LR Characterising alpha event-related brain oscillations in mental arithmetic processing Society for Neroscience 41st Annual Meeting Washington, DC, 12-15 November 2011 Mutch GA & Wilkinson RH An analogue-controlled switch-mode power system for a CubeSat CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Ngobeni WS, Hangone G & Ikhu-Omoregbe D Froth flotation of nickel sulphide ores using thiol collectors and their mixtures CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Nomnqa MV, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO & Rabiu A Modelling and simulation of a high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Ntamba Ntamba BM, Chowdhury MR & Fester VG Prediction of non-Newtonian pressure loss coefficient for short and long square-edged orifice plates CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Olowoye B, Yan B & Makinde OD An analysis of undergraduates perception of the use of technology in a university CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Peterson M, Sam M, Matshoba L, Philander O & Riddles M Development of the guardian I and II unmanned aerial vehicles CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Pietrangeli S, Kilfoil M & De Vries I Variable blade length wind turbine design CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Sagouo Minko F, Magnus L, Van Zyl RR, Visser DF, Lehmensiek R & Cilliers PJ CubeSat mission design for characterising the dual auroral radar network (superdarn) field of view CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 September S, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM Ultrasonic welding-innovative joining technology for Sporttech application CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Sheldon MS, Zeelie PJ & Edwards W Treatment of paper mill effluent using membrane bioreactors 2nd Regional Young Water Professionals (YWP) Conference Pretoria, 2-5 July 2011 Shituula D & Martin L An analysis of decision making in technical facility management of public health facilities CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Sibanda M & Van Zyl RR Electromagnetic compatibility design and implementation plan for a CubeSat CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Tobedza A & Yan B An approach to quality management in educational and training institutions of Botswana CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Tshilombo MO & Ojumu TV Effect of pH on bioleaching of low-grade chalcopyrite containing high silicates in a column reactor CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Yan B, Makinde K & Makinde OD Intervention strategies to improve the quality of students health in tertiary institutions of South Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Zandberg HAJ, Kaplan S, De Jager G & Wilkinson RH motes CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Conference proceedings Aboyade AO, Rabiu A & Amigun B The potential for climate change mitigation in solid waste disposal: A case study of Lagos Energy harvesting techniques for sensor network
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landfills ISTEC International Science and Technology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 December 2011 Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul University, 2011, pp 828-833 ISBN 2146-7382 Bester SJ & Atkinson-Hope G Harmonic filter design to mitigate two resonant points in a distribution network Proceedings of the 21th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011 Brisbane, Australia: AUPEC, 2011, pp 109-113 ISBN 978-1-4577-1793-2 Bredekamp AJ A measured base analysis of domestic power consumption due to home entertainment devices Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 3-10 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Chipanga T, Gryzagoridis J & Oliver GJ Determination of the accuracy of non-destructive residual stress measurement techniques Kok S, Wilke DN & Inglis HM (eds) 7th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM10), Pretoria, South Africa, 10-13 January 2010 Pretoria, South Africa: South African Association
for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2011, pp 482-491 ISBN 978-0-620-49192-1 Chowdhury F & Ojumu TV Contribution of ferric-iron precipitate to the kinetic of microbial ferrous-iron oxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphillum in a packed column Qiu G, Jiang T, Qin W, Liu X,Yang Y & Wang H (eds) Proceedings of the 19th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS 2011): Biohydrometallurgy: Biotech Key to Unlock Mineral Resources Value, Changsha, China, 1822 September 2011 Changsha, China: Central South University Press, 2011, pp 76-80 ISBN 978-7-5487-0356-3 Chowdhury F & Ojumu TV The effects of temperature on the kinetics of the ferrous-iron biooxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphillum in a packed column bioreactor Qiu G, Jiang T, Qin W, Liu X,Yang Y & Wang H (eds) Proceedings of the 19th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS): Biohydrometallurgy: Biotech Key to Unlock Mineral Resources Value, Changsha, China, 1822 September 2011 Changsha, China: Central South University Press, 2011, pp 101-105 ISBN 978-7-5487-0356-3
Esbach J Entrepreneurship: Rethinking the future Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 133-143 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Fester VG, Kabwe AM & Slatter PT Diaphragm valve head loss coefficients for coarse particles transported in a non-Newtonian carrier fluid Jewell R & Fourie A (eds) Paste 2011: Proceedings of the 14th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Perth, Australia, 5-7 April 2011 Nedlands, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, 2011, pp 417-426 ISBN 978-0-980 6154-3-2 Fritz W How new technologies and standards influence renewable energy applications Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 227-230 ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4 Fritz WLO, Kallis DC & Khan MTE The role of geothermal energy in Bavaria Beute N (ed.)
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 219-223 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Fritz W, Kallis DC & Omar I Infusing environmental literacy into engineering programmes Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education ICECE 2011: Engineering Education Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimares, Portugal, 25-28 September 2011 Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education Research Council), 2011, pp 5-8 ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5 Fritz W, Kallis DC & Von Gleichenstein A The importance of soft skills and the influence of culture on project management Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education ICECE 2011: Engineering Education Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimares, Portugal, 25-28 September 2011 Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education Research Council), 2011, pp 18-21 ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5 Fritz W, Kallis D & Von Gleichenstein A Increasing competitiveness of South African companies through international development programmes with special focus on the renewable sector
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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1 Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 63-68 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Fritz W, Kallis D & Von Gleichenstein A The influence of culture on project management in emerging businesses Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1 Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 144-152 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Fritz WLO & Tsikata M Modelling a geothermal source with cogeneration applications in a residential area Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 167-171 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Haldenwang R & Fester VG The influence of different super-plasticisers on the flowability and reproducibility of an SCC mix Khrapko M & Wallevik O (eds) Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete: Design,
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Verification & Utilisation, Rotorua, New Zealand, 9-11 August 2011 Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Concrete Society, 2011, pp 526-533 ISBN 978-0-473-19287-7 Holtzhausen J & Martin L Site-staff transport in the construction industry: A South African case 2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA2011), Langkawi Island, Malaysia, 25-28 September 2011 IEEE, 2011, pp 406-411 ISBN 978-1-4577-1549-5 Izuegbu NS & Adonis ML Simulation and modelling of energy efficient design of a ceramic infrared heater Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 69-74 ISBN 978-1-4577-1745-1 Kallis DC & Fritz W Optimising student groups within a projectbased learning environment Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education ICECE 2011: Engineering Education Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimares, Portugal, 25-28 September 2011 Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education Research Council), 2011, pp 22-24 ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
Kallis DC & Fritz WLO Solar water heater modelling Proceedings of the XIIth International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Santos, Brazil, 27-30 March 2011 Santos, Brazil: University of Santos, 2011, p 61 ISBN 978-85-89549-83-7 Kallis DC & Fritz WLO Working towards a greener future The development of a prototype fuel cell-based vehicle Proceedings of the XII International Conference
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Rondebosch: South African Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2011, pp 224-227 ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1 Keen GA & Lloyd PJ Domestic application of a PV system Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 183-187 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Khotso PA, Lehmensiek R & Van Zyl RR Comparison of the communication time of a high gain versus a low gain monopole-like low profile antenna on a 3-unit CubeSat Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Africon 2011, Livingstone, Zambia, 13-15 September 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011, 4pp electronic ISBN 978-1-61284-991-1 Kilimo ASG & Khan MTE Small hydro for rural electrification Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 189-192 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
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on Engineering and Technology Education, Santos, Brazil, 27-30 March 2011 Santos, Brazil: University of Santos, 2011, p 59 ISBN 978-85-89549-83-7 Kanyarusoke KE Re-curriculating: Can an engineering lecturer contribute to meet 21st century Africas challenges? Proceedings of the 4 International Conference
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of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 349-357 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Kaplan S, Nicholls F, De Jager G & Wilkinson RH Wireless transformer monitoring Proceedings of the 20 Southern African
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Kotz R & Haldenwang R Development of an ultrasonic in-line rheometer: Evaluation, optimisation and verification Sobota J (ed.) 15th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Wroclaw, Poland, 6-9 September 2011 Wroclaw, Poland: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 2011, pp 49-61 ISBN 978-83-62633-16-6 Krishnamurthy S & Tzoneva R Comparative analysis of min-max and max-max price penalty factor approaches for multi-criteria power system dispatch problem with valve point effect loading using Lagranges method Fourth International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPS), Chennai, India, 22-24 December 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011, 7pp electronic ISBN 978-1-4577-1510-5 Krishnamurthy S & Tzoneva R Comparative analysis of min-max and max-max price penalty factor approaches for multicriteria power system dispatch problem using Lagranges method Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advancements in Electrical, Electronics and Control Engineering (IConRAEeCE11), Sivakasi, India, 15-17 December 2011 Sivakasi, India: IEEE explore, 2011, pp 36-43 ISBN 978-1-4577-2147-2
Krishnamurthy S & Tzoneva R Comparative analysis of min-max and max-max price penalty factor approaches for multicriteria power system dispatch problem using Lagranges method International Conference on Recent Advancements in Electrical, Electronics and Control Engineering, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India, 15-17 December 2011 Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011, pp 36-43 ISBN 978-1-45772149-6 La Cock RR & Muzondo IF Innovative teaching using integrated tasks for engineering course Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 367-373 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Lloyd PJD The case against a carbon tax for South Africa Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 185-190 ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4
Martin L A matter of personality Interactions among contractors analysed using activity theory 7th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference on Construction Industry Development, Pretoria, South Africa, 9-11 October 2011 Pretoria, South Africa: Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and University of Pretoria, 2011, 8pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-51438-5 Martin L Learning in the construction industry: An analysis based on the activity theory Egbu C & Lou ECW (eds) Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference, Bristol, UK, 5-7 September 2011, Volume 1 Reading, UK: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), 2011, pp 535-544 ISBN 978-0-9552390-5-2 (2 Vols) Meru AM & Atkinson-Hope G Development of a design, installation and commissioning process of MV open rack harmonic filters Proceedings of the 20th Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference (SAUPEC), Cape Town, 13-15 July 2011 Rondebosch, South Africa: SAUPEC, 2011, pp 339-344 ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1
Mukuna JG & Kilfoil M Testing of combined refrigerator/heat exchanger and geyser Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 225-232 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Muzondo IV & La Cock R Survey training terrain and integrated task training in geomatics Proceedings of the AfricaGEO Developing Geomatics for Africa, Cape Town, 31 May 20112 June 2011 Cape Town: AfricaGEO, 2011, p 33 ISBN 978-0-620-48428-2 Nell RD & Kahn MTE The use of 3D electronic vision for effective utilisation of solar power in a hybrid electrical supply setup Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 239-246 ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4 Nomnqa M, Dlangamandla N, Ikhu-Omoregbe D & Rabiu A Optimisation studies on the performance of a high temperature proton exchange membrane
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fuel cell ISTEC International Science and Technology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 December 2011 Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul University, 2011, pp 608-613 ISBN 2146-7382 Oliviera C, Kahn M, Fritz W & Kallis DC Real world focus in education A theoretical analysis from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town Proceedings of the VII International Conference
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Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 109-114 ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4 Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE Energy efficiency and reliability improvement strategies in industrial electric motor-driven systems (EMDS) Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the 8 Conference on the
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April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 197-202 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Raubenheimer JH Development of a GISc programme for CPUT Proceedings of the AfricaGEO developing geomatics for Africa, Cape Town, 31 May 2011-2 June 2011 Cape Town: South African Geomatics Institute, 2011, pp 44-48 ISBN 978-0-620-48428-2 Roman M & Van Zyl R Passive field uniformity enhancement in reverberation chambers Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Africon 2011, Livingstone, Zambia, 13-15 September 2011 IEEE, 2011, 6pp electronic ISBN 978-61284-991-1 Simpheh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED An analysis of the impact of rework on project performance: Views from the field 6th Built Environment Conference, Johannesburg, 31 July-2 August 2011 Lambton, South Africa: Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2011, pp 87-98 ISBN 978-0-86970-7130-5 Simpheh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED An analysis of the impact of rework on project performance: Views from the field Rauch S, Morrison GM & Monzn A (eds)
Proceedings of the 9th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 9-11 June 2008 Dordrecht, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010, pp 207215 ISBN 978-90-481-3042-9 Slatter PT, Haldenwang R & Chhabra RP The laminar/turbulence transition for paste sheet flow Jewell R & Fourie A (eds) Proceedings of the 14th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Perth, Australia, 5-7 April 2011 Nedlands, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, 2011, pp 381-388 ISBN 978-0-980 6154-3-2 Smith J, Stemmet WC & Atkinson-Hope G Harmonic source-sink nodal diagram for analysing directional flow of power in an integrated HVAC/HVDC network Proceedings of the 20th Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference (SAUPEC 2011), Cape Town, 13-15 July 2011 Rondebosch: South African Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2011, pp 224-227 ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1 Stemmet WC, Smith J & Atkinson-Hope G AC harmonic filter analysis under pole-bypass operating conditions on a 12-pulse HVDC system Proceedings of the 20th Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference
on Engineering and Computer Education ICECE 2011: Engineering Education Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimares, Portugal, 25-28 September 2011 Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education Research Council), 2011, pp 9-12 ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5 Omar I, Sebezo N & Matshoba Z Investigating the feasibility of small hydro power: A case study Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 193-196 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE Electric drives and energy efficiency: Myriad meanings Beute N (ed.)
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 103-107 ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4 Rabiu A, Adefeso I & Ikhu-Omoregbe D Municipal solid waste gasification/polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated CHP system ISTEC International Science and Technology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 December 2011 Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul University, 2011, pp 567-572 ISBN 2146-7382 Raji AK & Khan MTE Distributed energy resources for residential electricity users Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13
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(SAUPEC), Cape Town, 13-15 July 2011 Rondebosch, South Africa: South African Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2011, pp 333-338 ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1 Sutherland A & Kotz M A system to estimate particle activity and velocity at the pipe wall in settling slurry flow Sobota J (ed.) 15th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Wroclaw, Poland, 6-9 September 2011 Wroclaw, Poland: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 2011, pp 49-61 ISBN 978-83-62633-16-6 Tsikata M & Fritz WLO Combined heat and power application from a biogas plant Beute N (ed.) Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13 April 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 211-216 ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7 Tsikata M & Fritz W People and technology Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education ICECE 2011: Engineering Education Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimares, Portugal, 25-28 September 2011
Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education Research Council), 2011, pp 13-16 ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5 Van der Bijl A South Africas changing teacher education policy framework and its implications for business and engineering education Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 76-82 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Van der Byl A, Wilkinson RH & Inggs MR Recursive Fourier transform hardware Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Radar Conference, Kansas City, MI, 2327 May 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 2011, pp 746-750 ISBN 978-1-4244-8900-8 Verhulp AN & Atkinson-Hope G Reducing the masking effect in performance index-based contingency ranking Proceedings of the 20 Southern African
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Wiese SF & Zietsman R Assessment of emotional intelligence training provided to junior project managers in the construction industry 6th Built Environment Conference, Johannesburg, 31 July-2 August 2011 Lambton, South Africa: Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2011, pp 585-594 ISBN 978-0-86970-7130-5 Yan B & Zhang L An approach of quality management in the small business environment of South Africa Szu Hui NG, Roger JIAO & Min XIE (eds) IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management IEEEM2011, Furama Riverfront, Singapore, 6-9 December 2011 Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011, pp 684-688 ISBN 978-1-4577-0738-4 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Awad FG, Sibanda P, Motsa SS & Makinde OD Convection from an inverted cone in a porous medium with cross-diffusion effects Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 61:1431-1441, 2011 Ferg EE & Masalova I Using PXRD to investigate the crystallisation of highly concentrated emulsion of NH4NO3 South African Journal of Chemistry, 64:7-16, 2011
Foudazi R, Masalova I & Malkin AYA Flow behaviour of highly concentrated emulsions of supersaturated aqueous solution in oil Rheologica Acta, 50:897-907, 2011 Foudazi R, Masalova I & Malkin AYA The rheology of binary mixtures of highly concentrated emulsions Applied Rheology, 21(2):25326-1-25326-3, 2011 Gryzagoridis J, Findeis D & Chipanga T Shearography In identifying the presence and subsequent measurement of residual stresses Insight, 53(5):245-247, 2011 Humphreys P, Erfort E, Fester V, Chhiba M, Kotz R, Philander O & Sam M Development of an experimental diaphragm valve used for velocity profiling of such devices Journal for New Generation Sciences, 15(3):3245, 2010 Kotz R, Wiklund J, Haldenwang R & Fester V Measurement and analysis of flow behaviour in complex geometries using the Ultrasonic Velocity Profiling (UVP) technique Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 22:110119, 2011 Madzivire G, Gitari WM, Vadapalli VRK, Ojumu TV & Petrik LF Fate of sulphate removed during the treatment of circumneutral mine water and acid mine drainage with coal fly ash: Modelling and experimental approach Minerals Engineering, 24:1467-1477, 2011
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Makinde OD MHD mixed-convection interaction with thermal radiation and nth order chemical reaction past a vertical porous plate embedded in a porous medium Chemical Engineering Communications, 198(2):147-171, 2011 Makinde OD On MHD convection with Soret and Dufour effects past a vertical plate embedded in a porous medium Latin American Applied Research, 41:63-68, 2011 Makinde OD & Aziz A Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid past a stretching sheet with a convective boundary condition International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 50:1326-1332, 2011 Makinde OD & Olanrewaju PO Unsteady mixed convection with Soret and Dufour effects past a porous plate moving through a binary mixture of chemically reacting fluid Chemical Engineering Communications, 198(7):920-938, 2011 Makinde OD & Sibanda P Effects of chemical reaction on boundary layer
flow past a vertical stretching surface in the presence of internal heat generation International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 21(6):779-792, 2011 Masalova I, Foudazi R & Malkin AYA The rheology of highly concentrated emulsions stabilised with different surfactants Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 375:76-86, 2011 Masalova I, Kovalchuk K & Malkin AYA IR studies of interfacial interaction of the succinic surfactants with different head groups in highly concentrated W/O emulsions Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 32(11):1547-1555, 2011 Muluh ET, Vaughan CL & John LR High resolution event-related potentials analysis of the arithmetic-operation effect in mental arithmetic Clinical Neurophysiology, 47:518-529, 2011 Ojumu TV & Petersen J The kinetics of ferrous ion oxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphilum in continuous culture: The effect of pH Hydrometallurgy, 106:5-11, 2011 Olanrewaju PO & Makinde OD Effects of thermal diffusion and diffusion thermo on chemically reacting MHD boundary layer flow of heat and mass transfer past a moving vertical plate with suction/injection Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 36:1607-1619, 2011
Ongendangenda HN & Ojumu TV The effect of initial pH on the kinetics of ferrousiron biooxidation at low temperature African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(9):16791683, 2011 Prakash J & Makinde OD Radiative heat transfer to blood flow through a stenotic artery in the presence of magnetic field Latin American Applied Research, 41:273-277, 2011 Simpeh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED Field diagnosis of causes and effects of rework in higher education residential facilities Journal of Construction, 4(1):17-23, 2011 Wu J & Tzoneva R A multi-agent system architecture for coordination of the real-time control functions in complex industrial systems International Journal of Computers, Communications & Control, VI(4):764-781, 2011 Yakhoub HA, Masalova I & Haldenwang R Highly concentrated emulsions: Role of droplet size Chemical Engineering Communications, 198(2):147-171, 2011 Yan B & Makinde OD Impact of continuous improvement on new product development within SMEs in the Western Cape, South Africa African Journal of Business Management, 5(6):2220-2229, 2011
Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Adewole AC & Tzoneva R A review of methodologies for fault detection and location in distribution power networks International Review on Modelling and Simulations, 4(6), 21pp electronic, 2011 Agutu G, Djouani K, Biermann E & Noel G Context-aware VoIP congestion control service African Journal of Information and Communication, 11:55-76, 2010/2011 Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Risnen C, Stenberg A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J, Wyrley-Birch B & Winberg C Collaborating for content and language integrated learning: The situated character of faculty collaboration and student learning Journal of Language, Learning and Academic Writing, Special Issue 8, 13pp electronic, 2011 Kaunda MAE Internal variable formulations of static and dynamic elastic-plastic problems using Liapunov functions: Algorithmic aspects Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, 1: 147-162, 2011 Lloyd P Air pollution perceptions and their impacts on the coal industry Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 111 (8):573-579, 2011
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Msomi V, Oliver GJ & Philander O The developed alternative model to describe the microstructural behaviour of Niti shape memory alloy Journal of Mechanics and MEMS, 3(1):25-29, 2011 Muluh ET A review of event-related potential (ERP) components employed in mental arithmetic processing studies Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology, 7pp electronic, 2011 Prinsloo N & De Vries ID Design and development of a battery cell voltage monitoring system Energize: 54-58, June 2011 Rufai OR, Rabiu AM, Adefeso IB, Sanusi KO & Azeez SO Temperature dependent poiseuille fluid flow between parallel plates Canadian Journal on Science and Engineering Mathematics, 2(3):146-152, 2011 Surridge AD, Cloete M & Lloyd P Geological storage of carbon dioxide and disposal of nuclear waste in South Africa Advances in Global Change Research, 44: 569588, 2011 Tzoneva R Centre for substation automation and energy management systems Energize, 12:6, 2011
Uken E & Weiss W Kuyasa Sdafrikas erstes CMD Projekt Erneuerbare Energie, 2(11):19-20, 2011-2 Van Zyl R CubeSats a 21st century (r)evolution: South Africa is at the forefront of research into cube satellites Quest, 7(2):16-21, 2011 Technical reports Fester V Cooling duct flow test AEF Roof Report W2011/3006/1 Westarcor Engineering, Saldanha June 2011 Fester V Cooling duct flow test Section 3 Report W2011/2707/1 Westarcor Engineering, Saldanha July 2011 Fester V Flow test of small fume elbow Report W2011/2810/1 Westarcor Engineering, Saldanha October 2011 Haldenwang R The effect of rheology on pump performance for high concentration viscous sludges Final Project Report Contract TVV/08/2010/1 Tillvxtverket, Stockholm, Sweden September 2011
Haldenwang R & Fester V Literature review to aid the selection of rheometer Report Number PPC/2011/1 Portland Cement, Pretoria 8 February 2011 Haldenwang R & Fester V Literature review to aid the selection of rheometer Report Number PPC/2011/2 Portland Cement, Pretoria 14 November 2011 Rabiu AM & Ikhu-Omoregbe D Modelling and simulation of a high-temperature fuel cell-based combined heat and power system Technical Report no3, HySA Systems University of the Western Cape
Kotz R Detailed non-Newtonian flow behaviour measurements using a pulsed ultrasound velocimetry method: Evaluation, optimisation and application Supervisor: Prof R Haldenwang MTech: Chemical Engineering Basitere M Desorption of Lithium 7 (7Li+) isotope from a degraded Amberlite lithiated mixed-bed resin Supervisors: Dr SKO Ntwampe; Prof MS Sheldon Da Costa Pereira MDC Fuzzy logic reasoning applied to a complex ion exchange process Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe
Postgraduate degrees conferred DTech: Electrical Engineering Fritz WLO Development of distributed co-generation systems and the IEC 61131 automation technology Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn Kilimo ASG Innovative techniques of employing small hydropower plants in distributed electricity generation Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn
Dlangamandla N Modelling of high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell-based combined heat and power system: Heat management Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe; Mr A Rabiu Kumwimba GM Effect of process variables on the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of platinum solvent extraction by Cyanex 921 Supervisors: Mr PJ van der Plas; Dr SKO Ntwampe Makaka S The development of an empirical mass transfer relationship for the extraction of base materials in a carrier-facilitated tubular supported liquid membrane system Supervisors: Mr M Aziz; Mr A Nesbitt; Dr I Goldie
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Nomnqa MV cum laude Simulation and optimisation of a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack for combined heat power Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe; Mr A Rabiu MTech: Civil Engineering Neal PM Correlation of liquefaction and settlement in windblown sands using the flat plate dilatometer Supervisor: Prof R Haldenwang MTech: Electrical Engineering Adjei-Frimpong B Improving the power bus technology of a nanosatellite Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn Bakari SR Solar panel development for high-altitude and lowearth orbit applications Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn Bester JE cum laude Electrical power system for a CubeSat nanosatellite Supervisor: Mr BBJ Groenewald; Prof RH Wilkinson Bindal V Pattern recognition system for transformer fault diagnosis Supervisor: Prof RH Wilkinson Fouejio Tsobze B cum laude Energy management in the South African hotel industry Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn
Heyns GC Analysis of harmonic field effects in reluctance synchronous machines Supervisor: Mr E Voss Iindombo JD An efficiency plan for a ring main network under contingency conditions Supervisor: Prof G Atkinson-Hope Jooste CR Development of a generic digital controller for power electronic applications Supervisor: Prof RH Wilkinson Kauvi L Implementing of an ultra-high frequency (UHF) transceiver for a nanosatellite Supervisor: Prof R van Zyl Khotso PA Implementation of an S-band antenna for CubeSat applications Supervisors: Prof R Lehmensiek; Prof R van Zyl Kiyang ST Empirical prediction of wireless sensor network performance Supervisor: Prof R van Zyl Mithamo PN Use of high-efficient motors for DSM in South Africas petroleum refineries Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn Mubinya ABO Techniques to optimise data transmission in optical fibre Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn
Onwunta OEK Enhanced energy-efficient parallel pumping using variable speed drive (VSD) technology Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn Prins MHA A performance study of reluctance synchronous machines fed by non-sinusoidal currents Supervisor: Mr E Voss Sibanda M Electromagnetic compatibility design and implementation plan for CubeSat Supervisor: Prof R van Zyl Steenkamp LDT cum laude Wireless sensor network monitoring using the simple network management protocol Supervisor: Prof RH Wilkinson Theron HM Design of control and spooling mechanism for kite power generator Supervisor: Prof I de Vries MTech: Mechanical Engineering Dlisani P Development of aero morphing reinforced composite materials embedded with NITI smart material alloys Supervisor: Prof O Philander Fuhnwi GF Numerical investigations into the feasibility of developing a smart impeller to study the performance of a pumping system and the best angle of attack for a shape memory impeller Supervisor: Prof O Philander
Magoda CM High strain-rate compressive strain response of welded 3000WA steel joints Supervisor: Prof G Oliver Mukuna Mubala J Design and performance analysis of a combined/ heat pump and geyser Supervisor: Mr M Kilfoil Ntamba Ntamba BM cum laude Pressure losses for non-Newtonian fluids in short square-edged orifice plates Supervisor: Dr VG Fester Olanrewaju AM Analysis of boundary layer flow on nanofluids with heat and mass transfer characteristics Supervisor: Prof OD Makinde MTech: Quality Davids SM An evaluation of the impact of food safety management systems within the wine industry in the Western Cape Supervisor: Dr B Yan Evans DW Impact of underutilisation of productivity software Supervisor: Prof JA Watkins Tobedza A Quality management strategies for technical and vocational education and training institutions in Botswana Supervisor: Dr B Yan
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FACULTY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCES

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Prof Dhiro Gihwala
Health science is continuously confronted with new issues requiring knowledge from several fields. The facultys research edge comes from the close synergy between areas as diverse as biochemistry, microbiology, human nutrition, physiology, anatomy, genetics, chemistry, pharmacology, radiography, nursing, emergency medicine and health education within the different academic departments. This has enriched our research activities, introducing new dimensions and approaches to our health and health-education investigations. Our researchers continue to publish extensively Students are taught by academics who are themselves at the forefront of new knowledge. Research students, on the other hand, are trained by people who are passionate researchers, and have access to the latest equipment, technologies and techniques. I use this opportunity to welcome the new professors that were appointed, all of whom are committed with many articles appearing in prestigious international journals and scientific books. Both staff researchers and students presented their findings at various national and international conferences and symposia, and participated in workshops. In terms of outputs, I want to, once again, acknowledge Professor Oguntibeju for his prolific research activity during the year. The faculty is particularly encouraged by the Researchers within the faculty continue to be successful in securing research funds from within and outside the institution for projects aimed at preventing and treating conditions that affect the lives of local communities and impact human health all over. Collaborative work with increased number of students in the masters and doctoral programmes. This trend does not only reflect the high quality of the postgraduate programmes we offer, but also the increasingly progressive international reputation of some of our researchers. I thank all the staff members for their valuable contribution to what has been a period of significant growth and achievement. We remain appreciative of the continued support from the NRF, MRC, iThemba LABS, industry, individuals and other stakeholders who have shown interest in our research activities. I also want thank those people who offered ideas, feedback and encouragement to our researchers, who, I believe, are on a continuous path of making a contribution towards greater knowledge in the area of health science and health intervention. the Pathology Department of the University of Stellenbosch continued. Special investigations were associated with the high prevalence of diabetes and obesity in local communities. The Oxidative Stress Research Centre in the faculty is progressively attaining an international status, having cooperation globally with other researchers. In the period under review, the centre performed the first human clinical trial to determine the effect of rooibos tea on reducing oxidative stress. The successes reported here reflect the commitment to research excellence. The report provides an overview of the research accomplishment of a very able and dedicated group of people who strive to better the health of our country, and who work to address the needs of its most vulnerable and at-risk members. Translation of research from the laboratory to application is essential and has been the cornerstone of the high national relevance of our research.
It is a pleasure to present a report on the research activities of the Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences. 2011 has been yet another exciting period of increased activity as we have seen our research endeavours go from strength to strength.
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Conference funding Researcher Adelakun OE Ajuwon OR Bester DJ Brooks NL Esterhuyse AJ Gihwala D Hassan MS Marnewick JL Mars JA Matsha TE Oguntibeju OO Soita DJ Total Industry funding Researcher Marnewick JL Source of funding Rooibos Council of South Africa Laboratory analyses MRC Rands 160 000 Rands 17 503 25 337 24 357 14 100 17 963 19 324 11 398 18 791 20 597 33 779 17 306 12 623 233 078
University research funding Applicant Arendse EP Bester DJ Bester DJ (Olivier) Bester DJ (Visagie) Brooks NL Dunn AHA Esterhuyse J Hartnick MD Khan S Latief A Oguntibeju OO (Abraham) Oguntibeju OO (Akinola) Oguntibeju OO (Ayeleso) Oguntibeju OO (Awujoni) Rautenbach GS Truter EJ Van Rooyen J Van Rooyen J (Thama) 90 747 90 000 340 747 Worship SJ Total Rands 75 000 75 000 20 000 20 000 75 000 55 000 75 000 75 000 75 000 26 450 40 000 40 000 40 000 40 000 75 000 75 000 75 000 40 000 50 000 1 046 450
Biomedical Science Department is making waves

CPUTS Biomedical Science Department is making waves in more ways than one. HOD Prof Johan Esterhuyse and Senior Lecturer Glenda Davidson attended the Laboratory Medicine Congress in Sandton where they both received three prestigious awards. Prof Esterhuyse was awarded the Roche Award which recognises an individual who has made significant strides in furthering the medical technology industry. Davidson received the Bridge Mohan award for her research contribution to haematology. CPUTs exhibition stand at the conference was
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also awarded top marks by judges. Prof Esterhuyses prize is an all expenses paid trip to Germany to visit medical technology manufacturing and research laboratories. It will be a welcome break for the hard-working
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Dynamic duo: Biomedical Science HOD Prof Johan Esterhuyse and Senior Lecturer Glenda Davidson did CPUT proud at the Laboratory Medicine Congress in Sandton in October 2011
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professor, who has spent the past six years developing the brand new Medical Laboratory Science degree, which rolled out for the first time in 2011. It was a lengthy process that started in 2005, and it took a lot of effort, but industry experts told us there was a need for this type of degree and we listened, he says. The new course was the highlight of the CPUT stand at the congress, and Prof Esterhuyse says this was one of the reasons CPUT won the exhibition award. Davidson says she was stunned and humbled by her win at the congress. I feel honoured because I know there are many people who have made a huge contribution, she says. I am very proud of my department and am proud to work here as part of this team. There are currently 64 first-year students studying Medical Laboratory Science.
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natural watercourses in informal settlements with few or no services. These informal settlements then serve as point sources of pollution to rivers, which result in a succession of biological and environmental changes downstream. Contamination of these water sources results in water-related diseases being the most important cause of infant mortality and the principal cause of illness in adults in developing countries like South Africa. Postgraduate projects entail the characterisation and optimisation of molecular techniques for the identification of (i) microorganisms which are part of the family of Enterobacteriaceae, (ii) toxin-producing Escherichia coli, (iii) viruses, and (iv) metal
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include important agricultural crops such as cabbage, crucifers, and ornamentals. The TniSNPV we are characterising has been isolated from cabbage loopers infecting crops within this region. Baculoviruses are one of the largest and most diverse groups of insect pathogenic viruses and have great potential as biological control agents for successful use in pest control programmes. An MTech student is also utilising molecular biology techniques to screen for the development of multi-drug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae found to cause nosocomial infections. A rapid multiplex system for the detection of drug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae will also be developed. Lastly, an MTech student in Windhoek, Namibia, is commencing a study which seeks to characterise MDR and XDR TB clinical isolates to determine whether the mutation pattern of the two genes rpoB and katG follow the same pattern in Namibia as elsewhere in the world. This will help determine the correct drugs to use for TB treatment in Namibia. Namibia has a TB mortality of 102 cases per 100 000, which is above average for the region. The prevalence of MDR and XDR TB in Namibia is not known. Specific research highlights for this group include the graduation of an MTech student (cum laude), two peer-reviewed publications and nine conference contributions.
content from and within these rivers. Recently, we extended the project to include four postgraduate students who will be monitoring the quality of water in the Goerengab Dam, near Windhoek, Namibia. A DTech student is completing his project, which studies the characterisation of an indigenous Trichoplusia ni baculovirus (TniSNPV), for use as a biological pest control agent. Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), commonly referred to as the cabbage looper, is a highly polyphagous agricultural pest. Host species
Students completing masters and doctoral degrees within the Molecular Microbiology postgraduate laboratory at CPUT are able to complete research projects that cover a wide spectrum of areas within the fields of microbial pathogenesis utilising molecular techniques. Our primary research is in collaboration with Dr Wesaal Khan of Stellenbosch University. An increase in urbanisation has led to large numbers of South Africans living on the banks of
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Obesity and Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research Unit Prof Tandi Matsha & Mr Shafick Hassan
The Obesity and Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research Unit primarily engages in applied research, focusing the spotlight on obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in adults as well as the metabolic consequences of childhood obesity. The inter-institutional partners of the unit include the Division of Chemical Pathology at Stellenbosch University, the Sport Science Department at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition at North-West University. These collaborations afford an opportunity to provide an integrated approach to research and community through awareness and identification of predisposing factors that subsequently lead to an increased cardiovascular risk.
Oxidative Stress Research Centre Prof Jeanine Marnewick

Research: Africa. These research areas address specific health and industry needs where oxidative stress plays a role. Specific health problems include heart disease, cancer, diabetes and HIV/Aids, which are all prevalent in South African communities. At the centre, we are dedicated to the training of future scientists by teaching existing knowledge as well as expanding that body of knowledge through original research activities. The centre also houses an Analytical Testing Laboratory, which serves the dual purpose of providing an antioxidant testing service to industry and other institutes as well as training postgraduate students. 2011 has been a very busy and productive year for
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excellent, accurate results that can be translated to healthy lifestyles, early diagnosis, and cost-effective prevention and management of lifestyle diseases. Much of the groups work comprises community-based studies, specifically the Cape Town suburb of Bellville South (the Bellville South Africa Study) and schools in the greater metropole, where they have screened approximately 3000 individuals. Major achievements during 2011 include 15 manuscripts accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, of which eight were published in 2011. One of five doctoral students completed her studies. Furthermore, the unit presented its findings at the International Diabetes Federation (IDF): 20 World Diabetes Congress, held
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investigating the cardio-protective mechanisms involved in dietary red palm oil (from Malaysia) supplementation has published more than 15 articles since the start of this research in 2006. During 2011, various palm oil products from Africa and South America were also included in these studies to compare the composition of palm oils produced in different parts of the world and their effects in order to predict their possible health benefits. A new investigation, involving an extract (kolaviron) of a natural African nut (bitter kola), has started in this group, aiming to determine the effects of dietary kolaviron supplementation on cardiac and systemic oxidative stress, as well as the possibility of cardiovascular protection using a rodent model. Prof Johan Esterhuyse, leader of this group, was invited as a speaker to present at the BITs 3rd Annual International Congress of Cardiology 2011 in Beijing to present their
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research findings. From the SA Medicinal Plants Research Group, Prof Marnewick reports that the clinical trial on Rooibos and Exercise, conducted in collaboration with CPUTs Human Performance Laboratory and Department of Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition, was completed at the end of 2011 and the results are eagerly awaited by both the scientific community and industry. Other novel studies completed in 2011 included enhancing bread and certain soup recipes antioxidant capacity by substituting the water with rooibos. In 2011, this group supervised/co-supervised nine PhD/DTech and six MTech postgraduate students with the central theme for most of the studies being that of oxidative stress modulation. The Nutrition and Chronic Disease Research Group also reported a growth in the number of postgraduate students enrolled in 2011. The leader of the group, Prof Oguntibeju, presented two papers at international conferences on biomedicine in China and Canada, and won a bronze medal for his presentation in Canada.The centres research outputs for 2011 include 21 peer-reviewed publications and six international and one national conference presentations, with four masters students graduating.
Rooibos is good for you

In 2011, CPUT researchers explored whether rooibos could play a preventative role in exercise-induced oxidative stress. The study is the first of its kind, and stems from a clinical trial led by Prof Jeanine Marnewick that found conclusive evidence of the health-promoting properties of rooibos in humans.
Researchers traced the protective effect of rooibos in adults who are at risk of heart disease. As part of the clinical trial, participants consumed six cups of rooibos tea a day over six weeks. Results showed that the consumption of rooibos decreased oxidative stress and cholesterol. Because of the results, we thought we would look at another population, not in terms of disease, but in terms of lifestyle, said Prof Marnewick.
Research has found that oxidative stress plays a role in the development of a whole range of diseases, including cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimers. Prof Marnewick said that, although the body has its own anti-oxidant defence system, which combats free radicals, it very often is not sufficient under certain conditions, including strenuous physical activity. The 2011 study aimed to determine whether or not the intake of rooibos, which contains a unique blend of anti-oxidants, could assist with combating the free radicals, in a bid to protect human cells. Forty-four male students participated in the clinical trials, which were held at CPUTs Human Performance Laboratory at the Mowbray Campus. The trial saw students consuming rooibos or placebo supplements, produced by CPUT, before
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participating in various exercises. We draw blood before, during and after the exercise. This is to measure various biochemical parameters as well as monitor certain exercise performance outcomes, said Marnewick. The trial, which started in May 2011, culminated in December. Thereafter the laboratory work began, with the results expected to be released in 2012.
The 2011 study, conducted in conjunction with Prof Simeon Davies from the Sport Management
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Department, looked at whether the intake of a rooibos supplement could reduce oxidative stress that occurs during certain sporting activities. Oxidative stress can be defined as an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants in favour of the oxidants. Free radicals are a good example of oxidants, as they are unstable molecules that can cause damage to important cell components, such as genetic material, lipids and proteins. One of the sources of free radicals in our body can include strenuous exercise when our cells use oxygen to produce energy.
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Books/chapters Oguntibeju OO, Esterhuyse AJ & Truter EJ Red palm oil and its antioxidant potential in reducing oxidative stress in HIV/Aids and TB patients Ghista DN (ed.) Biomedical Science, Engineering and Technology Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2011, pp 151-164 ISBN 978-953-307-471-9 Winberg C, Engel-Hills P, Garraway J & Jacobs C Work-integrated Learning: Good Practice Guide HE Monitor No. 12 Pretoria: Council for Higher Education (CHE), August 2011 ISBN: 978-1-919856-81-0 Conference papers Alinde OBL, Oguntibeju OO, Van Rooyen J & Esterhuyse AJ Effects of palm oil on plasma antioxidant capacity in rat model of tertiary-butyl hydropeoxide-induced oxidative stress Joint Research Conference East London, 17-19 August 2011 Alinde OBL, Oguntibeju OO, Van Rooyen J & Esterhuyse AJ Effects of palm oil on plasma antioxidant capacity in rat model of tertiary-butyl hydropeoxide-induced oxidative stress Laboratory Medicine Congress Johannesburg, 31 August-4 September 2011 Basson P HIV and oncology South African Society for Clinical and Radiation Oncologists/ South African Society of Medical Oncology (SASCRO/SASMO) 15th National Congress Pilansberg, 24-27 August 2011 Basson P The shortage of oncology trained nurses: A recipe for disaster South African Society for Clinical and Radiation Oncologists/South African Society of Medical Oncology (SASCRO/SASMO) 15th National Congress Pilansberg, 24-27 August 2011 Engel-Hills P A model for promoting postgraduate success South African Society for Clinical and Radiation Oncologists/South African Society of Medical Oncology (SASCRO/SASMO) 15th National Congress Pilansberg, 24-27 August 2011 Engel-Hills P Off-site supervision: The place of formative assessment 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Supervision Conference Stellenbosch, 18-21 April 2011 Engel-Hills P The radiation therapist in Africa SORSA/RSSA (Society of Radiograpers of South Africa/Radiological Society of South Africa) Imaging Congress Durban, 4-6 March 2011 Engel-Hills P Role extension: Injection of contrast media (An education perspective) SORSA/RSSA (Society of Radiograpers of South Africa/Radiological Society of South Africa) Imaging Congress Durban, 4-6 March 2011 Engel-Hills P Role extension: Reporting on images (An education perspective) SORSA/RSSA (Society of Radiograpers of South Africa/Radiological Society of South Africa) Imaging Congress Durban, 4-6 March 2011 Hudson L Enhancing academic writing in radiography education Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Kotz MJ, Van Velden DP, Kidd M & Marnewick JL Genotype associations in South African patients with the metabolic syndrome Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics Cape Town, 6-9 March 2011 Oguntibeju OO Effects of palm oil on blood antioxidant status in rat model of tertiary-butyl hydroperoxideinduced oxidative stress International Biochemistry & Biophysics Forum Montreal, Canada, 3-4 November 2011 Oguntibeju OO Potential health benefits of red palm oil: Scientific evidence International Life Science & Pharmaceutical Forum Shijiazhuang, China, 23-25 April 2011 Oguntibeju OO, Akinloye O & Ogunleye K Cadmium, lead, arsenic and selenium levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus IBMS (Institute of Biomedical Science) Congress Birmingham, UK, 26-28 September 2011 OO Oguntibeju, Akinloye O, Olabiyi SA & Arowojolu AO Non-enzymatic antioxidant status of women on four methods of contraception Laboratory Medicine Congress Johannesburg, 31 August-4 September 2011 Trowler P, Raisanen C, Gustaffsson M, Eriksson A, Stenberg A, Jacobs C, Wright J, Winberg C & Wyrley-Birch B Mobility and gate-keeping: The literacy practices of disciplines Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) International Conference: Mobility, Language, Literacy Cape Town, 19-21 January 2011 Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J & WyrleyBirch B Partnerships between language and disciplinary specialists English Language and Linguistics Joint Annual Conference 2011 (LSSA, SAALA, EPIP, SAALT) Grahamstown, 26-29 June 2011
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Wyrley-Birch B & Wright J Reflections on collaborative implementation in ICL Dynamic Content and Language Collaboration in Higher Education: Theory, Research and Reflections Cape Town, 17-18 January 2011 Conference posters Aboua YG, Francisco NM, Awoniyi DO, Brooks N & Du Plessis SS T-butyl hydroperoxide: A cause of concern for exposed industrial workers? CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Ajuwon OR, Katengua-Thamahane ETM, Van Rooyen J, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL The effect of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) supplementation on tert-butylhydroperoxideinduced oxidative damage in liver and kidney of male Wistar rats CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Ajuwon OR, Katengua-Thamahane ETM, Van Rooyen J, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL The effect of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) supplementation on tert-butylhydroperoxideinduced oxidative damage in liver and kidney of rats 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) Atlanta, GA, 16-20 November 2011
Bester DJ, Esterhuyse AJ, Rautenbach F, Gihwala D & Truter EJ Analysis of various antioxidant-rich palm oils in order to predict their efficacy as dietary supplements 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) Atlanta, GA, 16-20 November 2011 Higgins HJ A quality management system (QMS) for a radiotherapy department in an academic hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Hudson LSA Enhancing academic writing competence in radiography education CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Matsha TE, Hassan MS, Soita DJ & Erasmus RT Waist circumference cut-off for the evaluation of metabolic syndrome in a mixed ancestry population from South Africa World Diabetes Congress 2011 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4-8 December 2011 Matsha T, Hassan MS, Van Rensburg SJ, Abel S, Erasmus RT & Hon GM Assessment of virus DNA in blood from patients with multiple sclerosis 23rd Biennial Meeting of International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) and European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN) Athens, Greece, 28 August-1 September 2011
Matsha TE, Tjaronda TN, Hon GM, Esterhuyse AJ, Hassan MS & Erasmus RT Antibodies against oxidised LDL are raised in individuals with hyperglycaemia World Diabetes Congress 2011 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4-8 December 2011 Olivier T, Farombi EO, Bester DJ, Truter E & Esterhuyse AJ Effects of dietary kolaviron supplementation on myocardial functional recovery after ischaemia/ reperfusion injury in the perfused rat heart model CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Saayman MJ, Tobin M, Khan W & Khan S Comparison of concentration and extraction techniques to isolate and detect pathogenic viruses in water South African Society for Microbiology Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Schloms L, Storbeck K-H, Smith C, Marnewick JL, Swart P, Swart AC The influence of Aspalathus linearis flavonoids on glucocorticoid biosynthesis 36th Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress: Biochemistry for Tomorrows Medicine Torino, Italy, 25-30 June 2011 Soita DJ, Hassan MS, Erasmus RT & Matsha TE Glycaemic status at baseline and after three years follow-up in a mixed ancestry population of Cape Town World Diabetes Congress 2011 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4-8 December 2011
Thamahane E, Esterhuyse AJ, Engelbrecht AM & Van Rooyen J Inhibition of AKT attenuates red palm oil-induced cardio protection CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Aboua YG, Brooks N, Mahfouz RZ, Agarwal A & Du Plessis SS A red palm oil diet can reduce the effects of oxidative stress on rat spermatozoa Andrologia, xx:1-9, 2011 Ajuwon OR & Idowu OMO Vitamin C attenuates copper-induced oxidative damage in broiler chickens African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(44):75257530, 2010 Akeke VA, Oguntibeju OO & Govender S The perceptions of pregnant women, attending antenatal clinics, on the prevention of mother-tochild transmission of HIV programme South African Family Practice, 53(6):583-589, 2011 Akinloye O, Abbiyesuku FM, Oguntibeju OO, Arowojolu AO & Truter EJ The impact of blood and seminal plasma zinc and copper concentrations on spermogram and hormonal changes in infertile Nigerian men Reproductive Biology, 11(2):83-98, 2011 Akinloye O, Adebayo TO, Oguntibeju OO, Oparinde DP & Ogunyemi EO Effects of contraceptives on serum trace elements, calcium and phosphorus levels West Indian Medical Journal, 60(3):308-315, 2011
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Ammi H, Pineda-Vargas CA, Mammeri S, Msimanga M, Ourabah S & Dib A Stopping power measurements of heavy ions (3 < Z1 < 14) in Mylar foil by time-of-flight spectrometry Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 269:386-391, 2011 Awoniyi DO, Aboua YG, Marnewick JL, Du Plessis SS & Brooks NL Protective effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), green tea (Camellia sinensis) and commercial supplements on testicular tissue of oxidative stress-induced rats African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(75):1731717322, 2011 Ayoola AO, Akinloye O, Oguntibeju OO, Oke JM & Odetola AA Antioxidant activities of Parquetina nigrescens African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(24):49204925, 2011 Behardien L, Paulse A, Jackson V, Khan S & Khan W Investigation into the microbial contamination in a spring water distribution system, Western Cape, South Africa African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(20):3200-3214, 2011 Bester DJ, Jonassen AK, Du Toit EF, Esterhuyse AJ & Van Rooyen J Dietary red palm oil olein attenuates myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury: Effects on glutathione peroxidase transcription and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 9(3&4):132-136, 2011
Daniels CW, Rautenbach F, Mabusela WT, Valentine AJ & Marnewick JL Comparative antioxidant-capacity and content of leaves, bulbs, roots, flowers and fruit of Gethyllis multifolia L. Bolus and G. villosa Thunb. species South African Journal of Botany, 77:711-717, 2011 Davison GM, Novitzky N & Abdulla R The clonogenic potential of selected CD34+ cells from patients with MDS appear preserved when tested ex vivo Leukaemia Research, 35(9):1200-1204, 2011 Francisco NM, Aboua YG & Brooks NL Can tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide cause cardiovascular disease? Medical Technology SA, 25(1):27-32, 2011 Hon GM, Hassan MS, Janse van Rensburg S, Abel S, Erasmus RT & Matsha T Monounsaturated fatty acids in blood cell membranes from patients with multiple sclerosis Inflammation, 34(6):681-687, 2011 Hon GM, Hassan MS, Janse van Rensburg S, Abel S, Erasmus RT & Matsha T Plasma non-esterified fatty acids in patients with multiple sclerosis Neurology Asia, 16(3):207-212, 2011 Iredia CH, Oguntibeju OO, Lewis HA & Mokwena K Trends and characteristics of patients admitted with musculoskeletal tuberculosis to a referral hospital from 2003 2008 African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(5):532-540, 2011 Izaaks CD, Truter EJ & Khan S Correlative analysis of CINtec P16 and detection of HPV DNA by PCR in cervical abnormalities Medical Technology SA, 25(2):23-29, 2011
Jacobson L, De Beer FC & Nshimirimana R Tomography imaging of South African archaeological and heritage stone and pottery objects Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 651:240-243, 2011 Kheswa NY, Papka P, Pineda-Vargas CA & Newman RT Target characterisation by PIXE, alpha spectrometry and X-ray absorption Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 655:85-87, 2011 Letlape SV, Mokwena K & Oguntibeju OO Knowledge of students attending a high school in Pretoria, South Africa, on diet, nutrition and exercise West Indian Medical Journal, 59(6):633-640, 2010 Marnewick JL, Rautenbach F, Venter I, Neethling H, Blackhurst DM, Wolmarans P & Macharia M Effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on oxidative stress and biochemical parameters in adults at risk for cardiovascular disease Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 133:46-52, 2011 Matshediso K, Mokgatle-Nthabu M & Oguntibeju OO Satisfaction of Aids orphans about orphan care and support programme Scientific Research and Essays, 6(29):60236032, 2011
Monakali S, Mokgatle-Nthabu M & Oguntibeju OO Characteristics of abused women and factors that enhanced abuse Scientific Research and Essays, 6(22):47494761, 2011 Nyamhere C, Das AGM, Auret FD, Chawanda A, Pineda-Vargas CA & Venter A Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) study of defects introduced in antimony doped Ge by 2 MeV proton irradiation Physica B Condensed Matter, 406:3056-3059, 2011 Odunaiya NA, Aderibigbe AA & Oguntibeju OO Physical exercise: Knowledge, attitudes and habits of literate women in Western Nigeria African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 17(4):790804, 2011 Oguntibeju OO, Akinola FF & Okonkwo KG Effect of artemether on rat hepatocytes during acute damage African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(61):1323813243, 2011 Oguntibeju OO, Kayinda M & Mokgatle-Nthabu M Assessment of the knowledge of prevention of HIV transmission from mother-to-child in an African community African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(17):2438-2446, 2011 Oguntibeju OO, Ndalambo KT & Mokgatle-Nthabu M People living with HIV/Aids and the utilisation of home-based care services African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(20):3166-3174, 2011
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Wright J Causal mechanisms generating writing competency discourses in a radiography curriculum in higher education: A critical realist perspective Journal of Critical Realism, 10(2):163-191, 2011 Yako YY, Fanampe BL, Hassan SM, Erasmus RT, Van der Merwe L, Van Rensburg SJ & Matsha TE Association of cocaine- and amphetaminerelated transcript, leptin and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms with anthropometric obesity phenotype indicators in South African learners Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, 4:210-221, 2011 Yako YY, Fanampe BL, Hassan SM, Erasmus RT, Van der Merwe L & Matsha TE Negative association of MC3R variants with weight and blood pressure in Cape Town pupils aged 1116 years SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 101(6):417-420, 2011 Zemlin AE, Matsha TE, Hassan MS & Erasmus RT HbA1c of 6.5% to diagnose diabetes mellitus Does it work for us? The Bellville South Africa study Plos One, 6(8):e22558-1-e22558-4, 2011 Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Akinloye O & Truter EJ A review of management of infertility in Nigeria: Framing the ethics of a national health policy International Journal of Womens Health, 3:265275, 2011
Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Risnen C, Stenberg A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J, Wyrley-Birch B & Winberg C Collaborating for content and language integrated learning: The situated character of faculty collaboration and student learning Journal of Language, Learning and Academic Writing, Special Issue 8, 13pp electronic, 2011 Kyei KA & Engel-Hills P Pain assessment: The role of the radiation therapist South African Radiographer, 49(1):13-16, 2011 Matsha T, Fanampe B, Yako Y, Hassan S, Hoffmann M, Van der Merwe L & Erasmus RT Association of the ENPP1 rs997509 polymorphism with obesity in South African mixed ancestry learners East African Medical Journal, 78(8):323-329, 2010 Mugabo P, Hassan MS & Slaughter R Acute pharmacokinetics of first line antituberculosis drugs in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis co-infected with HIV Journal of US-China Medical Sciences, 11(84):661-666, 2011 Van Velden DP, Kotz MJ, Blackhurst D, Marnewick J & Kidd M Health claims on the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption in relation to genetic profiles Journal of Wine Research, 22(2):123-129, 2011
Postgraduate degrees conferred MTech: Biomedical Technology Tjaronda TN Effect of smoking and waste circumference on biochemical markers of oxidative stress in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and newly diagnosed diabetics from Bellville South, Western Cape, South Africa Supervisors: Prof T Matsha; Prof J Esterhuyse MTech: Nursing Owusu Sekyere M Lymphedema, post-breast cancer treatment at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana Supervisors: Dr P Basson; Ms C Uys Wang S An evaluation of the knowledge and understanding of diabetes by patients diagnosed with the condition in an urban community of the Western Cape Supervisors: Mr S Hassan; Dr P Basson MTech: Radiography Hudson LSA Enhancing academic writing competence in radiography education Supervisors: Dr J Wright; Prof P Engel-Hills Mucheusi LK Brachytherapy in cancer of the cervix: An African perspective Supervisors: Prof P Engel-Hills; Ms B Wyrley-Birch Mushosho EY Presentation patterns of invasive cancer of the cervix: A Zimbabwean study Supervisors: Prof P Engel-Hills Ms B Wyrley-Birch
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Prof Johannes Cronj
Two national conferences were organised by the faculty the long-established Conference of World Wide Web Applications, chaired by Prof Pieter van Brakel, and the more recent Design, Development and Research Conference, chaired by Mr Colin Daniels. In the field of journal editorships, the South African Journal of Information Management is still going strong after 15 years under the editorship of Prof Pieter van Brakel. It was initiated by him in 1999, and has been published in digital format only since its inception. Prof Shaun Pather, as Associate Editor of the Journal of Community Informatics, has been successful in securing the journals inclusion on the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) consequently providing the first DHET-accredited platform for South African researchers working in the community informatics field. Ms Amanda Morris conducted a workshop on Staff also visited numerous institutions in Africa, and overseas, for various research partnerships, projects and presentations, amongst others, the the practical uses of SMSes at the 2011 RITAL Conference in Cape Town, while the Department of Information Technology hosted the HEI-ICE Capacity Development Workshop in November 2011 as part of the INDEHELA workshops. The workshop focused on identifying new health informatics research as well as mentors and University of Bath, the University of Aberystwyth, Loughborough University, and City University London, in the UK (Prof Melius Weideman), and The Hague University and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (Mr Boniface Kabaso). Prof Melius Weideman met with Microsoft in San Jos, CA, while Prof Shaun Pather was invited by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations, to attend the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) multi-stakeholder seminar on Global Internet Governance. He was also invited to make a presentation with the title Internet governance in a developing country context in Rio de Janeiro in the first week of September 2011. Associate Prof Nhlanhla Mlitwa was invited as guest lecturer both at Wits and at the University of Fort Hare. Cape Towns recent designation as World Design CapitalR and the ongoing Fringe Design Precinct will provide further impetus to the facultys research agenda, and we envisage an exciting 2012 for FID. experts for students. Thirteen guests from other institutions attended the workshop four from Finland, four from Mozambique, four from Nigeria and one from Stellenbosch University.
In 2011, the Faculty of Informatics & Design continued its research momentum in various ways.
Polytechnic of Namibia (Mr John Skotness and Ms Michelle van Wyk), the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology, both in Sydney, Australia (Dr Stuart Warden), the
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Turning our back yard into Cape Towns front yard The Fringe: Cape Towns Innovation District
Cape Town submitted its bid to be 2014s World Design Capital in March 2011, accompanied by gathering momentum around CPUTs involvement in a proposed design and informatics hub in the East City. With government and industry partners raring to go, CPUTs Faculty of Informatics and Design (FID) helped to spearhead the drive to create The Fringe: Cape Towns Innovation District. According to Prof Cronj, As a key partner, As an area in which design and innovation can were proposing our own contribution to the Fringe the CPUT Design Park and Innovation Hub (DPIH). The intention is to create a business design-park model, a space in which everybody comes to play. We envisage an iconic architectural point, so that when people look at Table Mountain, they too will see this visionary creation. Right now we feel that our Cape Town campus has its back turned to the city. But the DPIH will change all that, becoming a space in which all higher education institutes, industry and civil society can share. An opportunity for CPUT to consolidate existing initiatives in the Design, ICT, Media and Business disciplines, the Design Park is fully supported by Executive Management, and institutionally is under the stewardship of Dr Chris Nhlapo, DVC: Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships. It is hoped the project will position CPUT as a leading regional Pather is quick to emphasise the triple-helix of stakeholders driving the initiative a coalition of academe, industry and government/civil university, stimulate and manage the flow of knowledge and technology to companies and markets, and create opportunities to take flourish, The Fringe would give credence to the universitys mission to be at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa. Reporting directly to FID Dean, Prof Johannes Cronj, on this project is Associate Professor of Informatics, Shaun Pather. One of Pathers roles within the FID is to make strategic partnerships a reality, thereby bridging the all-important gap between research and innovation. Pather is passionate about The Fringe, saying, CPUT is involved because teaching and research does not and should not happen in a vacuum. We cant innovate in a vacuum, we need to be more closely aligned with Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Media and Design industry partners, many of whom are already right here in our back yard. We therefore see ourselves as a key partner in making The Fringe a reality. society. The Fringe is a Cape Catalyst Initiative, a unit that recognises the importance of various creative industries to grow our provincial economy, and is supported by Provincial Government. The project is managed by the Citys Cape Town Partnership, with CPUT forming the third strand of the helix driving the creation of The Fringe.
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research output to innovation stages. In addition, senior students will reap the benefits of being nurtured into design entrepreneurs, while the incubation and start-up of small and micro innovation-based companies can be fostered.
CPUT breaks ground with British Council in South Africas first Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Designs Prof Mugendi MRithaa. The agreement allows for Du Toit to gain business-based experience in the company, leading to personal development. CPUT is able to enhance the relevance of its training and research for business purposes, while Shonaquip reaps the benefits of new knowledge, expertise and technology for future wealth creation. Theres also a legion of other potential winners the half-a-million wheelchair users in South Africa, and millions more on the continent. Shonaquip was founded in 1992 by Shona McDonald after her own daughter was born so disabled she couldnt sit up in an ordinary chair. McDonald explains that in those days in South
disabled kids. With the wrong seating devices, their bodies only become more disabled, with further complications of the spine, and limbs. Kids who need wheelchairs develop secondary health complications if not properly supported, says McDonald. Another significant consideration is that the US or European context where these chairs are produced is foreign to Africa, where there are relatively few pavements or flat areas. A disabled African child is more likely to have to contend with unpaved roads, rolling hills, and very challenging geographical constraints. This is where the genius of linking with CPUTs Department of Industrial Design comes in. McDonald is enthusiastic about the partnership and says of Prof MRithaa, We share a great passion for universal design, solving disability problems, and looking at a more inclusive society. We believe our partnership will add value as we understand developing countries needs compared to the influences of European wheelchair design. Prof MRithaa agrees, and says the Industrial Design Department is privileged and honoured to be involved. This represents an opportunity for CPUT to test their theories in terms of universal design for disability and to get a real-life project to work on for benefit of students and lecturers. Not only is it a historic initiative in terms of the British Councils involvement in South Africa, but it is unique on the continent among the Councils sponsored projects. We are the only ones focusing on disability through a link between a teaching and research institution like CPUT and a business like
Riding high: A 4-year-old in one of the custom-made wheelchairs designed and built by Shonaquip, whove recently partnered with CPUTs Industrial Design Department in a one-of-a-kind partnership
Africa, the only chairs available were small, medium and large folding hospital chairs, totally unsuitable for her daughters condition. I began making equipment for my daughter and here the demand for uniquely designed custom-made products began. With a workforce of 33, our manufacturing unit now produces wheelchairs and other aids for the disabled. To improve on our products and specifically to help them suit various particular disabilities, Shonaquip joined AKTP as one of first participating businesses in the programme, realising that this could add huge value to the company in terms of innovation. McDonald goes on to slate the cheaply-produced wheelchairs that are distributed in Africa by donor organisations like cookies at a party, and explains that given the needs of a disabled child, these generic, completely unsuitable chairs are doing untold harm and completely disempowering
Its the first of its kind in South Africa, and a partnership that may change the lives of hundreds of thousands of disabled people across the continent. Leveraging research, scientific knowledge, and skills through innovation, the British Councils Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AKTP) sees CPUTs Department of Industrial Design working in tandem with Shonaquip, a local company that specialises in making custom-built wheelchairs and other devices for people with disabilities. Under the AKTP scheme, high-calibre Industrial Design graduate Guillaume du Toit has been recruited by the British Council to work with Shonaquip, under the supervision of Industrial
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event which takes place through the streets of Cape Town. Winners also received R2000 towards their tuition fees for 2012. Cape Town Fashion Councils CEO Bryan Ramkiliwan congratulated the winners personally, and invited them to the factory where the costumes would be made to see the process first hand. Come and spend half a day a week and watch the production. Who knows, you may find a career in costumes, he said. The fashion winners are only the beginning of a fruitful relationship between Cape Town Carnival and CPUT. Lead carnival performers are measured using the Clothing and Textile Technologys innovative 3D scanning machine to make sure their costumes fit like a glove. And journalism, graphic design and photography students will also be roped in closer to the time of the event.
This means that segments of their work will be paid for and actually used by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Leon says he believes their campaign caught the judges attention because they honed in on an especially difficult target market young adults. Apart from the anti-smoking aspect, we also focused on the importance of healthy eating and exercise, he says. We chose Heart and Stroke because there were so many options and they told us not to hold back so we didnt. Apart from developing a slick campaign, the students also had to present their work to a panel of judges, which included the client, lecturers and industry experts. Anthony says the multi-faceted nature of the project allowed everyone to explore unfamiliar career territory. My eyes have been opened to possibly working in the advertising world, he says.
Something old wins CPUT gold

Lots of imagination, many ancient donated jeans, and a dedicated lecturing staff have seen three CPUT students win top places in the SA Fashion Week Vodacom Denim Dress Competition, which took place in November 2011. Second-year student Alexandra Gaidouk trumped the competition with her pastel-shaded dress inspired by the Japanese art of origami. Her design won her R10,000 cash, a Mac computer and a coveted 3-month internship at Ronald Sassoon. Fellow fashion students, Mia Marais and Shaun Smith, won 3rd and 4th places respectively. An impressive 14 CPUT students made it into the semi-finals.
Winning spree for CPUT pair

Hot on the heels of winning the SA Fashion Week Vodacom Denim Dress Competition, Alexandra Gaidouk and runner up Shaun Smith were also announced as winners in another prestigious contest. The pair, along with fellow CPUT fashion students Jacqueline le Grange, Pascale Samouilhan and Zibuyisile Mhlanga, has won the exciting opportunity of seeing their designs being manufactured and worn in the Cape Town Carnival in March 2012. Students could let their imagination run wild when asked to design carnival costumes for the annual
Smoking hot ad campaign wins top award

Why hire the professionals? was the high praise four CPUT Graphic Design students received for a unique anti-smoking advertising campaign they developed. The campaign incorporates a print, TV, website and social media aspect and is aimed at the 18- to 30-yearold market. In fact, executives at the Heart and Stroke Foundation were so impressed by Anthony Chute (22), Leon Bester (23), Inus Smuts (24), and Jacques Erasmus (23), that the TV ad they shot even made it to the small screen. The campaign, which took nine weeks to develop, was entered into the Sappi: Ideas That Matter competition and scored a partial grant.
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Books/chapters Mlitwa N (ed.) Socio Technical Research Advances Cape Town: Facility of Informatics and Design (FID), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) 2010 ISBN 978-0-620-47852-6 Bechan N An examination of the effects of nuclear exploration on international relations and communications Pather S, Remenyi B & Remenyi D Managing Risks of ICT Projects Reading, UK: Academic Publishing International, 2011 ISBN 978-1-906638-86-3 Pillay P Computing Practically with Microsoft Office 2007: Excel, Access and Publisher Cape Town: The Business Zone, 2010 ISBN 978-0-620-42017-4 Conference papers Angu PE Rethinking the way we teach communication skills: A proposed model for lecturers at Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2011 Las Vegas International Academic Conference Las Vegas, NV, 10-12 October 2011 Dassah MO, Tshishonga N & Mafema ED Good governance in Africa: Analysing performance of economic community of West African states and Southern African development community on the MO Ibrahim Index Chichava H & Warden S The M-Loyalty project Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Mulero M, Adeyeye M & Sobiyi K Adoption of online social networks marketing in South Africa ICT for Development in Africa Sustaining the Momentum, Extending the Reach Sango-Ota, Nigeria, 23-26 March 2011 Raman PG Intermediation of history and memory 75th South African Museums Association National Conference Pretoria, 25-27 October 2011 Bechan N New challenges in the communication of international relations Sixth International Conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN VI) Hong Kong, China, 8-10 September 2011 Makwambeni B & Mutsvairo B Competing discourses on journalism education in Zimbabwe Britain Zimbabwe Society Annual Research Day Oxford, UK, 18 June 2011 Sixth International Conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN VI) Hong Kong, China, 8-10 September 2011 Makwambeni B Using television to entertain and educate on HIV and Aids: A reception study of Tsha Tsha by subaltern South African youths Childrens and Young Peoples Media in Africa: Evolving Markets, Producers and Audiences London, UK, 11-12 March 2011 Nondzube T & Toyer A The impact of language on academic performance Southern African Communication Association (SACOMM) Conference Pretoria, 31 August-1 September 2011 Porthen D Lecturer within field of knowledge versus subject matter expert (SME) Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Du Preez V Taking it further: The practical implications of action research in the field of design Design Development and Research Conference Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Barnes V & Du Preez V Thinking about thinking in industrial design Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 2011 Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) Annual Meeting and Conference Cape Town, 5-7 September 2011 Mulero O & Adeyeye M Usage of social networks marketing by small and medium-scale enterprises in South Africa IST-Africa (Information Society Technologies in Africa) Conference Gaborone, Botswana, 11-13 May 2011 Munyai K & MRithaa MK Indigenous knowledge system for enhancing the sustainability of culture and design in South Africa International Symposium on Sustainable Design Recife, Brazil, 29-30 September 2011
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Raman PG Reflections on the relation between town and gown Community Engagement Conference: The Changing Role of South African Higher Education in Development East London, 8-10 November 2011 Tshishonga N, Dassah MO & Mafema ED The essence of social development on public administration: A human development (capabilities) approach 2011 Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) Annual Meeting and Conference Cape Town, 5-7 September 2011 Vlok AG Re-curriculation: An awkward customer Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Vlok AG Service learning in reflection WACE 17th World Conference on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education Philadelphia, PA, 14-17 June 2011 Voulgarelis H & Morkel J Broadening of the architectural vocabulary through physical visual experiences Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011
Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K, Stofberg C & Tshinu S Graduates experiences in interdisciplinary research studies 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Supervision Conference Stellenbosch, 18-21 April 2011 Conference posters Barnes J Communities of support CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Boer S & Chidubem M 10 fingers up CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Carstens AT & Meyer IAC Digitising photographic collections in the Western Cape, South Africa: Key issues affecting the quality and data longevity CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Chisin AV & MRithaa MK Drawing the line: When students design learning and supervisors eat cookies CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Coertze A & Messeter J The design and development of an online cancer support community CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 De Villiers L & Messeter J Bridging digital communication to the real world CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Donnoli M & Messeter J The semantic and ontological expression of designers in their workspace CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Futerman D & Messeter J The tablet computer as a digital clinical guideline tool in Africa CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Molenaar D & Messeter J Perception of information: Enriching locationspecific information through the use of calm computing CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Sabwa JM & Weideman M Search keyword choice in driving PPC traffic to websites: Generic or branded? CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Sabwa JM & Weideman M Search keyword choice in driving PPC traffic to websites: Generic or branded? 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Samuel G & Messeter J Utilising the coffee shop as a hub for social networking through the use of interactive public displays CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Snaddon B & Grant-Broom A Growing the city: Developing a collaborative design process through a biomimicry-inspired curriculum CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Uwimana I & Weideman M Postgraduate student success rate with freeform information searching
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CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Uwimana I, Weideman M & Richards M Postgraduate student success rate with freeform information searching 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Weideman M Ranking of design elements to improve website visibility 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Weideman M Ranking of design elements to improve website visibility CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Zuze H & Weideman M Cloaking on Googles SERP Search engine spamdexing? 13 Annual Conference on World Wide Web
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Apiola M, Tedre M & Oroma JO Improving programming education in Tanzania: Teachers and students perceptions 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations from Around the World (FIE), Rapid City, SD, 1215 October 2011 Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 2011, 7pp electronic ISBN 978-1-61284-467-1 Appiah E & Cronj JC Thumbnail sketches on idea development: The drawing board vs computer-generation Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 94-103 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Bagui L & Bytheway A An ANT exploration of mParticipation in the city of Cape Town Stillman L, Denison T & French R (eds) CIRN Community Informatics Conference: To measure or not to measure: that is the question, Prato, Italy, 9-11 November 2011 Prato, Italy: Monash University, 2011, 15pp electronic ISBN 978-0-9581058-9-7
Bagui L & Bytheway A Listening to the ground: Exploring community eArticulation of needs in the city of Cape Town Brown I, Sewchurran IC & Suleman H (eds) South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) Annual Research Conference 2011, Cape Town, 3-5 October 2011 New York, NY: ACM, 2011 ISBN 978-1-4503-0878-6 Bagui L, Sigwejo A & Bytheway A Public participation in government: Assessing m-Participation in South Africa and Tanzania Koch A & Van Brakel PA (eds) Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, 22pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2 Barnes V & Du Preez V Finding thought: An investigation into the development of critical thinking skills in industrial design students Breytenbach A & Faber L (eds) Conference Proceedings of the Sixth International Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA): 20/20 Design Vision, Johannesburg, 7-8 September 2011 Johannesburg: Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA), 2011, 9pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-52112-3
of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 393-396 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5 Alexander B & Conlon J Focus group strategies in promoting community and enterprise development Proceedings of the 4 International Conference
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of Engineering & Business Education and 1st SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape Town, 20-23 November 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 168-180 ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
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Bytheway A Assessing information management competencies in organisations Grant K (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME), Toronto, Canada, 27-28 April 2011 Toronto, Canada: Academic Conferences Limited Publishers, 2011, pp 91-102 ISBN 978-1-906638-97-9 Bytheway A et al. Integrating ICTs into the classroom: Assisting teachers in disadvantaged primary schools Cunningham P & Cunningham M (eds) eSkills Summit Proceedings, Cape Town, 26-28 July 2010 Cape Town: eSkills Summit, 2010, 12pp electronic ISBN 978-1-905824-22-99 Chisin AV & MRithaa M Drawing the line: When students design learning and supervisors eat cookies Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 406-417 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Cocotos C Lighting for de-generative eye conditions Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 86-93 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Cook H & Adonis M Growing the city: Development of a remote monitoring system for an electric vehicle subsystem Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 170-181 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Cronj JC What is this thing called Design in design research? Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011
Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 78-85 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Du Preez V Taking it further: The practical implications of action research in the field of design Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 358-370 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Futerman R, Grant-Broom A, Lubbe E & Snaddon B Growing the city: Developing collaborative design process through a biomimicry-inspired curriculum Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 209-221 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Gachago D, Morris A & Simons E Helping the flow of the thinking juice: Student engagement in a graphic design clicker class
Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 417-429 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Hamunyela S, Ruhode E & De la Harpe R Information sharing in governments: A Namibian case study Bradley G, Whitehouse D & Singh G (eds) Proceedings of the IADIS International Conferences: ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011 and e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Rome, Italy, 20-26 July 2011 Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press, 2011, pp 220-223 ISBN 978-972-8939-36-6 Li-Hunt G & De la Harpe R Exploring mobile technology as a medium to facilitate access to care giver experiences Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 473-485 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
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Mlitwa N & Van Belle J-P Mediators for lecturer perspectives on learning management systems at universities in the Western Cape, South Africa Proceedings of the 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011 Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology, 2011, Paper 135 ISBN 978-1-86435-644-1 Morkel J Architectural design learning through online conversation: A case for the use of Facebook Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 222-227 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Morkel J Facing the facts about face to face architecture studio: The use of Facebook for collaborative learning Chova LG, Belenguer DM & Martnez AL (eds) Edulearn 11: 3rd International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 July 2011 Valencia, Spain: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2011, pp 3435-3439 ISBN 978-84-615-0441-1
Morkel J The social dimension of studio space: Face-toface and beyond Exploring the online learner experience Breytenbach A & Faber L (eds) Conference Proceedings of the Sixth International Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA): 20/20 Design Vision, Johannesburg, 7-8 September 2011 Johannesburg: Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA), 2011, pp 139-145 ISBN 978-0-620-52112-3 Nagel L, Blignaut S & Cronj J The surprising truth about how metaphor motivates e-learners Williams G, Statham P, Brown N & Cleland B (eds) Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (Ascilite) 2011: Changing Demands, Changing Directions, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 4-7 December 2011 Tasmania, Australia: University of Tasmania, 2011, pp 880-890 ISBN 978-1-86295-644-5 Parker M, Futterman R & MRithaa MK Putting communities first: Championing sustainable responses in Africa Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011
Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 67-77 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Perold R Design (re) thinking: Reflective practice as design research Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 341-357 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Pike M A review of changes to the media landscape Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 431-441 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Raman P Good designers steal bad design copy Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 1-10 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Raman P Pushing the frontiers in incremental housing Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 228-244 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Rambhoros M Transfer of design know-how from practice to education: Reflections of a nascent practitionerteacher Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 182-192 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
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Rossouw PL & Abrahanms C One size fits all? Student workload in a higher education faculty Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 487-507 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Tedre M, Apiola M & Oroma JO Developing IT education in Tanzania: Empowering students 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations from Around the World (FIE), Rapid City, SD, 1215 October 2011 Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 2011, 6pp electronic ISBN 978-1-61284-467-1 Van der Merwe J A Grecian paradigm shift: The construction of a design theory Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 298-305 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Van Zyl I & Delen A The intersection of ethnography design, and development: Technological innovation in homebased healthcare Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 125-137 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Voulgarelis H Non-traditional architectural studies: What might influence the development of a successful model? A review of literature Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 396-404 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Warden SC & Van Brakel PA Optimising the implementation factors of a Webbased e-commerce adoption model Koch A & Van Brakel PA (eds) Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, 2011, 9pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2 Weideman M Rogues Gallery South African university website visibility Koch A & Van Brakel PA (eds) Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, 9pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2 Zietsman E A first step to designing a collaborative information system: A case study of the South African construction industry Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 115-124 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4 Zuze H & Weideman M A comparative analysis of search engine indexing time Koch A & Van Brakel PA (eds) Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, 2011, 21pp electronic ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Adeyeye M & Gardner-Stephen P The Village Telco project: A reliable and practical wireless mesh telephony infrastructure EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 78, 11pp electronic, 2011 Bechan N Contextualisation of the function of investor relations from an institutional and private investor perspective Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, 37(1):137-154, 2011 Bytheway A Assessing information management competencies in organisations Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, 14(2):179-192, 2011 Cronj JC Using Hofstedes cultural dimensions to interpret cross-cultural blended teaching and learning Computers and Education, 56:596-603, 2011 Kaisara G & Pather S The e-government evaluation challenge: A South African Batho Pele-aligned quality approach Government Information Quarterly, 28:211-221, 2011
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Mitrovic Z & Bytheway A Servicing advocacy in e-government: Small business development services in Cape Town African Journal of Information and Communication, 11:40-54, 2011 Mlitwa NBW & Birch D The role of intrusion detection systems in electronic information security: From the activity theory perspective Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 9(3):296-312, 2011 Mohsam F & Van Brakel PA Information and knowledge sharing trends of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Western Cape, South Africa South African Journal of Information Management, 13(1), 10pp electronic, 2011 Motsaathebe G Journalism education and practice in South Africa and the discourse of the African Renaissance Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, 37(3):381-397, 2011 Pineteh EA Spaces of inclusion and exclusion: The dynamics of Cameroonian associations in Johannesburg African Identities, 9(4):401-416, 2011 Remenyi D, Pather S & Klopper R Some philosophical assumptions underpinning academic research
Alternation: International Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 18(1):354-373, 2011 Visser EB & Weideman M An empirical study on website usability elements and how they affect search engine optimisation South African Journal of Information Management, 13(1), 9pp electronic, 2011 Visser EB & Weideman M Search engine optimisation versus website usability: Conflicting requirements? Information Research An International Electronic Journal, 16(3), 37pp electronic, 2011 Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K & Tshinu S Postgraduate students experiences in interdisciplinary research studies South African Journal of Higher Education, 25(5):1003-1020, 2011 Journal articles (not DHET subsidised)
Motsaathebe G A cursory appraisal of independent films produced by women in Southern Africa International Journal of Broadcasting and Communication Technology, 2(1):111-138, 2011 Motsaathebe G The use of females as sources of information in SABC newscasts Journal of Communication and Media Research, 3(1):13-23, April 2011 Postgraduate degrees conferred DTech: Design Van der Merwe JP A grammar/topology of design knowledge: Mapping emergent meaning in socially interactive design Supervisors: The late Prof JD Roode; Prof J Messeter DTech: Information Technology
MTech: Design Bergevoet YM Design for sustainability: A potential model for the promotion of organic cotton consumption in South Africa Supervisors: Ms A Chisin; Prof MK MRithaa De Flamingh FW The role of textile in sustainable South African residential architecture Supervisor: Prof MK MRithaa Delen A cum laude Service design challenges in home-based health care in the Western Cape: A case study Supervisor: Prof R de la Harpe Co-supervisor: Prof MK MRithaa Foudazi F cum laude Eco-friendly air conditioning systems for different climates in South Africa Supervisor: Prof MK MRithaa Kankondi AOT An exploration of opportunities for design interventions to reduce crime: A case study situated in Bridgetown, South Africa Supervisor: Prof MK MRithaa Kraut MMR cum laude The creation of a South African football brand based on a sustainable design toolbox system for customisable apparel design Supervisor: Ms A Vlok
Adeyeye M & Ventura N A SIP-based web client for HTTP session mobility and multimedia services International Journal for the Computer and Telecommunications Industry, 33(8):954-964, 2010 Gachago D, Morris A & Simon E Engagement levels in a graphic design clicker class: Students perceptions around attention, participation and peer learning Journal of Information Technology Education, 10:253-269, 2011
Alexander BM The efficacy of information and communication technology for development projects using human agency and enterprise computational modelling Supervisors: The late Prof JD Roode; Prof M Korpela Visser EB Fusing website usability variables and on-page search engine optimisation elements Supervisor: Prof M Weideman
Maina MW Human experiences affecting governance in energy-efficient buildings in Cape Towns central business district Supervisor: Prof MK MRithaa Molenaar D Perception of information: Enriching locationspecific information through the use of calm computing Supervisor: Prof J Messeter; Prof MK MRithaa Munyai K Sustainable indigenous leather production processes: A case of Lukanji home-based producers, South Africa Supervisor: Ms M Kimani MTech: Information Technology Barnes J Design issues in Internet-based health support systems in South Africa Supervisor: Prof M de la Harpe Kistasamy C The role of service-orientated architecture as an enabler for enterprise architecture Supervisor: Prof A van der Merwe; Prof AC de la Harpe Mulero SO Social networks marketing using the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (ETAM) Supervisor: Dr M Adeyeye
Nonyane J Information and technology shortages and capacity development among disadvantaged communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa Supervisor: Dr N Mlitwa Oni J The management of the implementation of e-business projects in the tourism industry of the Western Cape Supervisor: The late Prof V Owei Snell R Effects of Internet use on social capital Supervisor: The late Prof V Owei Van der Watt CC cum laude Design of a semantic metadata repository in home-based healthcare Supervisor: Prof M de la Harpe MTech: Public Relations Management Meintjies H cum laude The perceived and potential role of the public relations/corporate communications practitioner in central banks of the common monetary area Supervisor: Prof J van der Merwe Mutimukeye R The professional status of female public relations practitioners in Rwandan public and private institutions: A managers perspective Supervisor: Ms D Porthen
Nonzube T The application of public relations methods in raising funds as utilised by a Western Cape nonprofit organisation Supervisor: Prof N Bechan Toyer A The value of corporate communication as a strategic management function to top management Supervisor: Prof N Bechan
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BIOCATALYSIS AND TECHNICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP

Dr Marilize Le Roes-Hill
The Biocatalysis and Technical Biology (BTB) Research Group consists of a group of dynamic researchers with research backgrounds in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Management, Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular and Cell Biology. The main focus of the research group centres on the discovery and use of robust industrial biocatalysts in applications that range from bioremediation of industrial wastewater to antioxidant synthesis. The research areas range from enzyme discovery, enzyme mutation studies and actinobacteria biology to bioreactor design for wastewater treatment. Group team members benefit greatly from the shared research expertise within the group. In April 2011, Dr Marilize Le Roes-Hill assumed the research leadership at the BTB Research Group after Prof Stephanie Burton accepted the position of Vice-Principal: Research and Postgraduate Education at the University of Pretoria. While the group continues to work on
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and development of young researchers. Main achievements in 2011: Work integrated learning (WIL) student, Ms Kim Durrell, received 3rd prize for her WIL presentation (Biotechnology Programme) after a year of internship at the BTB Research Group CPUT Research Day award: Joint 1st prize for research excellence in the posters category (Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond J-B, Cowan DA & Burton SG) Acclimation of microbial communities in pilot-scale constructed wetlands exposed to vanillin and gallic acid CPUT Research Day award: Prize for research excellence in the sourcing of external funding
Industry funding Researcher Burton SG Source of funding Water Research Commission/Golder Associates Water Research Commission Water Research Commission Water Research Commission Water Research Commission TMO Renewables Bioethanol Rands 99 000
NRF funding Researcher Burton SG Burton SG Burton SG Burton SG Burton SG Burton SG Total NRF award 325 016 220 809 79 729 74 833 71 917 316 174 CPUT commitment Total award 325 016 220 809 79 729 74 833 71 917 316 174 1 088 478
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projects initiated by Prof Burton, they now also focus their research around the extraordinary group of bacteria called actinobacteria, specifically looking at exploiting their industrial potential. The research group continues its collaboration with both national and international researchers, encouraging the exchange, training
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Books/chapters Kirby BM, Le Roes-Hill M, Cary SC, Burton SG, Tuffin IM & Cowan DA Actinobacterial diversity associated with Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils De Bruijn FJ (ed.) Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II: Metagenomics in Different Habitats Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2010, pp 125-135 ISBN 978-0-470-64719-6 Conference papers Adelakun OE, Kudanga T, Parker A, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton S Trametes pubescens 9th International Conference on Functional Foods in the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases: Functional Food Components in Health and Disease San Diego, CA, 16-18 August 2011 Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Palmer Z, Prins A, Sirim D, Pleiss J & Burton S laccases South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Widespread occurrence of actinobacterial Modification of furilic acid by laccase from Parker A, Davids LM, Burton SG & Le Roes-Hill M Generating an oxidative stress model in human skin cells for antioxidant testing 39th Conference of the Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA) Bellville, 29-31 August 2011 Parker A, Davids LM, Burton SG & Le Roes-Hill M The use of ultraviolet radiation as an oxidative stress model to test the efficacy of antioxidants in human skin cells 39th Annual Conference of the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA) Johannesburg, 22-25 May 2011 Booysen C-A, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG The temporal response of soil microbiota to sunflower oil CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Mavengere W, Casaneuva A, Le Roes-Hill M, Burton S, Tuffin M & Cowan D Characterisation of polyphenol oxidases produced by novel extremotolerant Dietzia South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Adelakun OE, Parker A, Kudanga T, Le Roes-Hill M, Green RI & Burton SG Influence of reaction conditions on the laccasemediated oxidation of ferulic acid to form dimmers with higher antioxidant capacity CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Durrell K, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Production of novel actinobacterial peroxidases for potential use as a biocatalyst South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Burton S Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Sirim D, Pleiss J & Rodriguez Caballaro A, Ramond JB, Welz PJ, Cowan DA, Odlare M & Burton SG Treatment of high ethanol concentration wastewater by constructed wetlands: enhanced COD removal and bacterial community dynamics International Water Association: Microbes in wastewater and waste treatment, bioremediation and energy production Goa, India, 24-25 January Conference posters Burton S, Palmer Z & Le Roes-Hill M Actinobacterial oxidases as novel cross-linking agents BioTrans: International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations Messina, Sicily, Italy, 2-6 October 2011 Durrell K, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Production of novel actinobacterial peroxidases for potential use as a biocatalyst CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Booysen C, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG The temporal response of soil microbiota to sunflower oil South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 The Laccase Engineering Database (LccED) as a tool for understanding the classification of actinobacterial laccases BioTrans: International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations Messina, Sicily, Italy, 2-6 October 2011
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Gao Y, Huddy R, Le Roes-Hill M, Bauer R, Tuffin M & Cowan D Construction of a small insert library from a xylanolytic Streptomyces species for screening hemicellulosic degrading enzymes South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Griffiths P, Horne KA, Mawadza C,
Khan N, Musengi A, Durrell K, Le Roes-Hill M, Cowan D & Burton S In search of novel peroxidases from actinobacteria 16th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes (ISBA16) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 11-16 December 2011 Kudanga T, Adelakun OE, Parker A, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG coupling with catechol CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Sirim D, Pleiss J & Burton SG The laccase engineering database (LCCED) as a tool for understanding the classification of actinobacterial laccases CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Musengi A, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M, Pletschke BI, Cowan DA & Burton SG Production of peroxidase from selected actinomycete strains CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Enzymatic enrichment of quercetin through
Palmer Z, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Exploiting the industrial potential of novel actinobacterial tyrosinases CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Palmer Z, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Exploiting the industrial potential of novel actinobacterial strains South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Parker A, Adelakun OE, Kudanga T,
Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond J-B, Cowan DA & Burton SG Acclimation of microbial communities in pilotscale constructed wetlands exposed to vanillin and gallic acid CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Welz PJ, Ramond J-B, Le Roes-Hill M, Cowan D & Burton SG Acclimation of microbial communities in pilotscale constructed wetlands exposed to vanillin and gallic acid South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Conference Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Everest GJ, Cook AE, Le Roes-Hill M & Meyers PR Nocardia rhamnosiphila sp. nov., isolated from soil Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 34:508512, 2011 Khan N, Tuffin M, Stafford W, Cary C, Lacap DC & Pointing SB Hypolithic microbial communities of quartz rocks from Miers Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica Polar Biology, 34:1657-1668, 2011
Le Roes-Hill M, Cowan DA & Burton SG Site-directed mutagenesis of a thermostable nitrile hydratase: In search of an ideal biocatalyst CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Horne KA, Jones S, Le Roes-Hill M, Leoschut S, Hendry B & Burton SG wastewater CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M, Pletschke BI & Burton SG An immobilised lignocellulolytic system: Using oxidases for the bioremediation of agricultural wastes CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Le Roes-Hill M, Davids L & Burton SG Generating an oxidative stress model in human skin cells for antioxidant testing CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Prins A, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Optimisation of a solid-state fermentation process for the production of laccase by Micromonospora sp. strain 04-044 30-1 CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
Ntwampe P, Plaaitjies J, Mufweba-Hector A, Beneficiation of apple processing waste and
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Kudanga T, Nyanhongo GS, Guebitz GM & Burton SG Potential application of laccase-mediated coupling and grafting reactions: A review Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 48:195-208, 2011 Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N & Burton SG Actinobacterial peroxidases: An unexplored resource for biocatalysis Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 164:681-713, 2011 Le Roes-Hill M, Rohland J & Burton SG Actinobacteria isolated from termite guts as a source of novel oxidative enzymes Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, 100:589605, 2011 Rohr LM, Mashaphu N, Sheridan C, Tuffin M, Burton SG & Cowan DA Seasonal shifts of the microbial community structure in a winery waste-impact wetland soil Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 66(1):41-53, 2011 Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA, Prins A & Burton SG Ethanol degradation and the benefits of incremental priming in pilot-scale constructed wetlands Ecological Engineering, 37:1453-1459, 2011
Technical reports Burton SG, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M, Kudanga T & Pletschke BI lignocellulose degradation Water Research Commission Project K5/2010 Burton SG, Khan N & Pletschke BI Report on enzymes and metabolites (cellulases and oxidases selected for incorporation, the reaction system components and metabolites to be monitored) Water Research Commission Project K5/2010 Burton SG, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond J-B & Cowan DA Adapting constructed wetlands for real world applications: Refurbishment of existing wetlands; Ripening of existing wetlands; Monitoring physical and chemical parameters and microbial community dynamics Water Research Commission Project K5/2104 Burton SG, Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA & Le Roes-Hill M Background research into relevant local waste streams and soil types. Choice of impacted and unimpacted local wetlands Water Research Commission Project K5/2104 The kinetics of oxidases and the implication for
Burton SG, Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA & Le Roes-Hill M Experimentation to assess the reproducibility of existing pilot-scale constructed wetlands; ongoing monitoring of physical and chemical parameters and microbial community dynamics Water Research Commission Project K5/2104 Pletschke BI, Beukes N, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG Immobilisation of selected commercial enzymes Water Research Commission Project K5/2010
Pletschke BI, Waithaka C, Van Dyk JS, Gama R & Burton SG Report on kinetic analysis for cellulases, current information on synergies Water Research Commission Project K5/2010
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CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORKINTEGRATED LEARNING

Dr Joyce Nduna
The Centre for Community Engagement and Work-integrated Learning was established as an institutional response to the 1991 Education White Paper on the transformation of higher education institutions to demonstrate greater responsibility and commitment to the socioeconomic development of communities. The centre integrates the following three units: Cooperative Education, which is responsible for nurturing industry partnerships that result in student workplace learning Service Learning, which drives the integration of community engagement with teaching, learning and research Civil Engagement, which coordinates volunteer and outreach programmes
NRF funding Researcher ndunaj@cput.ac.za Nduna NJ NRF award 321 300 CPUT commitment Total award 321 300
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Conference paper Nduna J The relevance of workplace learning in guiding student and curriculum development Fourth Annual South African Technology Network Conference: Curriculum Transformation at Universities of Technology: Towards the Development of New Generation Universities Bloemfontein 27-29 November 2011
CENTRE FOR e-LEARNING

Mr Izak Smit
The Centre for e-Learning delivers a strategic support service to teaching and research in the effective pedagogical use of networked computer technologies for teaching and learning, utilising an online electronic learning management system. The primary purpose of the Centre for e-Learning is to support academics in using the correct pedagogical approaches in the application of technologies within a structured online electronic learner management system (LMS). The assistance offered to teaching academics includes training on the use of the LMS, support in setting up online courses, and development of media-rich teaching material. Postgraduate supervision is supported in the creation of online portals for supervisors and assistance in the use of tools to detect originality against online resources to minimise plagiarism. The secondary role is to investigate alternative tools that may be integrated into the student environment and to give advice in respect of their effectiveness.
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Conference papers Xakaza-Kumalo S The benefits of students participation in transformation process and in university governance strategy South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) 13th Annual Conference Stellenbosch, 19-21 October 2011 Xakaza-Kumalo S Collaborative learning and group participation in knowledge building process 2011 E-Learning Update Cape Town, 20-21 September 2011 Xakaza-Kumalo S The impact of pedagogic design in webbased interactive learning: The application of instructional design principles Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Conference proceedings Xakaza-Kumalo S The challenges of pedagogical design and implementation of web-based collaborative learning: A case study at Cape Peninsula University of Technology Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 34-44 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
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CENTRE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION RESEARCH

Prof Alvin Lagardien
The Centre for Water Supply and Sanitation Research (CWSR) is the hub of CPUTs water and sanitation network for: the identification and establishment of waterrelated niche activities/units/centres based on regional and national priorities the facilitation and execution of interdisciplinary projects which generate research, income and graduate opportunities maintaining and developing partnerships on behalf of CPUT with relevant stakeholders in the water sector, regionally, nationally and internationally The CWSR incorporates the Community
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infrastructure investments are underway. UWC collaboration is working well. Budget and plan for 2012 have been completed. Six missions have been completed. WISA partnership for the national skills audit was established as part of the Nuffic contract. A national workshop on water services was held in Pretoria. National CSO programme project execution plan for year 2 was accepted by DWA; supplementary funding was obtained from DBSA to pilot WCDM in Northern Cape. WRC project 1901 (approaches to risk reduction) was completed. WRC project 1714 report on community-based operation and maintenance of basic services was published. WRC project 2017 (mobile communal sanitation facilities) is being finalised.
Industry funding Funder Nuffic Department of Water Affairs Project
Three new WRC contracts were signed in 2011: community-led total sanitation (CLTS), drought adaptation in the southern Cape, sanitation technologies for informal settlements. Training in water treatment and reticulation was established through CCE & Eastern Cape training was completed. Thirty-two BTech projects were supervised. Presentations were made during World Water Week and IWA Young Water Professionals Conference. Prof Lagardien was appointed to WISA board, FET water steering committee, EWSETA skills planning committee, WSLG task team and numerous WRC reference groups. Unit staff members were appointed as WRC reviewers and reference group members.
Water Supply and Sanitation Unit. The CWSS is a nationally recognised, well-networked, multidisciplinary unit offering a range of development and collaboration opportunities to staff and students within a framework of commissioned projects based on sector, community and client needs. Highlights for 2011 include: Nuffic niche programme underway. Research units WaRTU (Water Re-use Technology, Civic Engineering), EWaSRU (Water Pollution Assessment, Applied Science), and WaCDeM (Water Conservation and Demand Management, CWSR) have been initiated. Business plans have been written. PhD & MSc Fellowships and
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Capacity building for integrated water resource management Support to National Civil Society Organisation Programme An evaluation of the functioning and acceptance of communal sanitation facilities Technical sanitation solutions for informal areas Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought for drought adaptation in agriculture: the southern Cape scenario Adapting and piloting concepts of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) in the South African municipal context
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Technical Reports Lagardien A, Benjamin A & Gcanga A A review on approaches in capturing indigenous knowledge in agricultural practices to inform adaptation to changing environments WRC report K5/2084/1 Lagardien A, Cousins D & Benjamin A Interactive Risk Reduction: An approach to reducing risks from informal settlement waste streams: community-based risk assessment with municipal partnerships WRC report K5/1901 ISBN 978-1-4312-0221-8 Lagardien A, Cousins D & Sabela-Rikhotso P Consolidated knowledge from international experience of community led total sanitation (CLTS) for local adaptation to South African conditions WRC report K5/ 2088/1 Lagardien A & Muanda C The implementation and functioning of mobile communal sanitation facilities: A case study of 3 informal settlements in South Africa WRC report K5/2017/2 Lagardien A & Muanda C Sanitation technology approaches for informal settlements A review of innovation trends and drivers for sustainable sanitation systems. WRC report K5/2098/1
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CPUT LIBRARIES
Dr Elisha Chiware
During 2011 CPUT Libraries continued with the consolidation of its research agenda, with staff delivering a number of papers at national and international conferences. The Library has started to approach CPUT researchers to take part in a research data management project managed by the Technical University Munich (under the auspices of the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries (IATUL). Under the same association the Library is coordinating a research repository project in the field of renewable energy. CPUT Libraries won the bid to host the 2013 IATUL conference which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre during April of that year. Preparation for this big event began almost immediately. Additionally, the Library Director, Dr Elisha Chiware, was appointed as Secretary and member of the Board of IATUL for the next three years. An institutional decision to make compulsory the submission of digital copies of theses
chiwaree@cput.ac.za
The Research Information Support Centres (RISC) at Bellville and Cape Town continue to provide valuable support to postgraduate students and researchers. Similar units are currently being developed at many leading South African universities, while the service at CPUT has been in operation since 2006. In 2011, RISC staff cooperated with visiting German academics from the Hochschule Wismar by delivering information presentations for Faculty of Business students completing a joint CPUT/Wismar postgraduate qualification. RISC has a good working relationship with the Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS), with space provided for a financial support officer and the university statistician. As RISC and CPGS serve the same user base, cooperation is mutually beneficial, and the two units routinely refer students to each other. Close links are maintained with the CPUT Research Directorate. The use of social media for academic purposes is growing and RISC staff has established a presence on LinkedIn, Academia and SlideShare. Networking on a local level continued with a visit to research support facilities at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and liaison with the UWC research librarian.
Conference funding Researcher Moll ME Lockhart J Total University research funding Applicant Moses A Rands 22 000 Rands 10 540 15 394 25 934
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Conference papers Lockhart J The before and after of an information literacy policy at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 32nd Annual International Association of Science and Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Conference Warsaw, Poland, 29 May-2 June 2011 Lockhart J The integration of information literacy into the curriculum: A case study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 13th Annual Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) Conference East London, 3-7 October 2011
and dissertations underscores the value of the institutional repository Digital Knowledge. Articles and other intellectual outputs are also stored in the repository. A dramatic increase in the number of full text downloads (many from outside South Africa) was recorded in 2011.
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Lockhart J The integration of information literacy into the curriculum: A case study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology WCHELIG (Western Cape Higher Education Libraries Interest Group) Symposium Cape Town, 3 November 2011 Majal S & Bennett S The use of automated indexing in special libraries 13th Annual Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) Conference East London, 3-7 October 2011 Moll M Determining the value of individual librarians work: A case study of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 9 Northumbria International Conference on
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Conference poster Davids Z, Kleinveldt L, Mafungwa T & Proske R Your knowledge base for e-research: Collaborate, discover, deliver, publish CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011 Conference proceedings Moll M Culling the herd: An investigation into formulae for equitable staffing of branches user services within the multi-campus Cape Peninsula University of Technologys (CPUT) libraries Graham M & Thornton S (eds) Proceedings of the 8th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, An IFLA Satellite Conference: Libraries Plus: Adding Value in the Cultural Community, Florence, Italy, 17-20 August 2010 Newcastle, UK: Northumbria University Press, 2011, pp 205-220 ISBN 978-0-85716-028-7
Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Kleinveldt L & Hart G The role of an academic library in research: Researchers perspectives at a South African university of technology. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 77(1):37-50, 2011 Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members MBibl University of the Western Cape Mila N Job satisfaction in a South African academic library
Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services York, UK, 22-26 August 2011 Moll M The impact of information literacy on the pass rate of first-year students: A project at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services York, UK, 22-26 August 2011
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DISABILITY UNIT
Dr Nina du Toit
The Disability Unit provides a comprehensive range of specialised support services to students and staff with disabilities at CPUT. It also serves as an information centre for people wishing to learn more about accommodating people with disabilities in student life and in the workplace. An Ema2sa (Erasmus Mundus Action 2) grant was awarded to the Head of the Disability Unit, Dr Nina du Toit, for research at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, during October and November 2011. The aim of the research was to investigate ways in which accessibility for
dutoitn@cput.ac.za
two bodies which deal with HE inclusion matters, were also involved in the reseach project. The research was guided by the following question: How could higher education institutions make provision for sufficient access to teaching and learning in the case of students with disabilities?
Findings showed that although physical, academic and social access had improved over the last number of years at CPUT, owing to a variety of interventions, serious deficiencies still existed regarding sufficient access to teaching and learning in the case of students with disabilities. A number of recommendations emanated from the research which might be useful to CPUT in the future.
students with disabilities has been addressed in four higher education institutions in Flanders, Belgium, and to evaluate whether this could be used to improve access for students at CPUT. The four institutions selected for the project were the University of Antwerp (guest institution), the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Artesis Hogeschool, and Karel de Grote Hogeschool. Visits to the various campuses were undertaken to investigate the implementation of physical, academic and social access for students with disabilities. Representatives of the Assosiatie Universiteit en Hogeschole Antwerpen (AUHA ) and the Steunpunt Inclusief in Hoger Onderwijs (SIHO),
Promoting equity and acceptance Disability Awareness Week at CPUT Dean of Students Cora Njoli-Motale (centre) and Dr Nina du Toit (back row) with staff and students supporting CPUTs Disability Awareness Week
FUNDANI CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Prof Chris Winberg
The Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development is a strategic unit which, under the direction of CPUTs Vision and Mission, as well as the Strategic Plan, serves the university as the site that initiates and facilitates higher education development in alignment with relevant international and national imperatives. Fundani staff members are actively engaged in researching work-integrated learning/university knowledge transfer, multilingual classrooms, improving first-year experiences, mathematics education, and general issues concerning academic staff development and curriculum design. Fundani staff support and manage the Research Innovation Funding for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) project for the institution and the Workintegrated Learning Research Unit.
Conference funding Researcher Gachago D winbergc@cput.ac.za Garraway J Ivala E Winberg C Total Rands 12 592 15 678 24 000 5 258 57 528 Associate Professor James Garraway NRF funding Researcher Garraway JW Winberg C Total Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL) Researcher Gachago D Rands 32 500 NRF award 20 000 61 000 CPUT commitment 20 000 40 667 Total award 40 000 101 667 141 667
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Work-Integrated Learning and Research Unit (WILRU) Prof Chris Winberg
Universities of technology (UoTs) have traditionally identified themselves through close ties with industry, and see themselves at the forefront of university responsiveness to the world of work. However, the complexities of students crossing boundaries between two quite different sites of learning, and the need to reconcile more scientific knowledge with work knowledge and practices in the UoT classroom, have not in the past been extensively researched and theorised. These pressures led to the formation of a small group of dedicated staff into a research unit, WILRU, in 2002. Over the past ten years, unit staff members have published extensively, both locally and internationally, in the field of work and learning, and some have obtained higher degrees in this field.
winbergc@cput.ac.za
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Books/chapters Bester M An appreciative inquiry approach to curriculum change Bitzer E & Botha N (eds) Curriculum Inquiry in South African Higher Education: Some Scholarly Affirmations and Challenges Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun MeDIA, 2011, pp 389-410 ISBN 978-1-920338-64-0 Garraway J University and work: Curriculum enquiry from an activity theory perspective Bitzer E & Botha N (eds) Curriculum Inquiry in South African Higher Education: Some Scholarly Affirmations and Challenges Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun MeDIA, 2011, pp 195-212 ISBN 978-1-920338-64-0 Winberg C Communication practices in workplaces and higher education Krzanowski M (ed.) Current Developments in English for Work and the Workplace: Approaches, Curricula and Materials Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing, 2011, pp 75-90 ISBN 978-1859646533
Winberg C The elephant in the room: Evaluating postgraduate education in South Africa Saunders M, Trowler P & Bamber V (eds) Reconceptualising Evaluation in Higher Education: The Practice Turn Maidenhead, UK: McGraw-Hill, Society for Research into Higher Education, and Open University Press, 2011, pp 58-65 ISBN 978-0-33-524161-3 Winberg C, Engel-Hills P, Garraway J & Jacobs C Work-integrated Learning: Good Practice Guide HE Monitor No. 12 Pretoria: Council for Higher Education (CHE), August 2011 ISBN: 978-1-919856-81-0 Conference papers Behari-Leak K & Krgel M Establishing communities of teaching and learning at Food Technology Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011
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Programmes that promote graduates successful integration into the world of work and that enable graduates to make meaningful contributions in the context of development require innovative curricular, teaching, learning and assessment practices. In January 2011, Professor Winberg, as research leader in the CPUT WorkIntegrated Learning Unit (WILRU), was tasked by the Council for Higher Education (CHE) to develop a Work-Integrated Learning Guide for all universities in South Africa. Similar guides for all universities had been developed previously, for example, for assessment and for service learning. The guide to work-integrated learning was thus produced by the WILRU team under the leadership of Professor Winberg to assist all South African university staff to address these issues and is available in printed form or as a free download on the CHE website.
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Bester M & Scholtz D Curriculum mapping as a possible technologyenhanced curriculum review approach Fourth Annual South African Technology Network Conference: Curriculum Transformation at Universities of Technology: Towards the Development of New Generation Universities Bloemfontein, 27-29 November 2011 Condy J, Chigona A, Gachago D & Ivala E Using digital stories to explore issues of diversity in a pre-service teachers classroom 7 Pan-African Reading For All Conference: A
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6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development, Education and Training Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-27 May 2011 Garraway J University and work: Curriculum enquiry from an activity theory perspective 18th International Conference on Learning Port Louis, Mauritius, 5-8 July 2011 Garraway J, Volbrecht T, Wicht M & Ximba B Transfer of knowledge between university and the workplace International Consortium for Experiential Learning (ICEL) 2011: The Energy of a Learning Experience Conference Santiago, Chile, 10-14 January 2011 Hassan S Perceptions of academics regarding the reward for the scholarship of teaching and learning versus the scholarship of research International Conference on Knowledge Production and Higher Education in the 21st Century Knowledge 2011 Cape Town, 28-31 March 2011
Hassan S & Wium W Quality lies in the eyes of the beholder: A mismatch between student evaluation and peer observation of teaching 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference: Postgraduate Teaching and Learning, African Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation in Higher Education Durban, 26-28 September 2011 Scholtz D The National Benchmark Tests: Lecturers perceptions and responses Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) Port Elizabeth, 30 November-2 December 2011
Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K, Stofberg C & Tshinu S Graduates experiences in interdisciplinary research studies 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Supervision Conference Stellenbosch, 18-21 April 2011 Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J & Wyrley-Birch B specialists English Language and Linguistics Joint Annual Conference 2011 (LSSA, SAALA, EPIP, SAALT) Grahamstown, 26-29 June 2011 Wolff K Partnerships between language and disciplinary
Reader, the Empowered Leader Gaborone, Botswana, 11-14 July 2011 De Graaff F Evaluation of RPL applicants knowledge claims towards fourth year study at a university of technology National RPL Conference: Bridging and Expanding Existing Islands of Excellent Practice Johannesburg, 23-25 February 2011 Gachago D, Ivala E & Chigona A Emerging technologies impact on teaching and learning Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Gachago D, Ivala E, Chigona A & Condy J Developing digital literacy skills through digital storytelling: The case of final-year pre-service student teachers at a university of technology in South Africa
Trowler P, Raisanen C, Gustaffsson M, Eriksson A, Stenberg A, Jacobs C, Wright J, Winberg C & Wyrley-Birch B of disciplines Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) International Conference: Mobility, Language, Literacy Cape Town, 19-21 January 2011 Winberg C Supporting under-prepared masters students in their research studies Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Mobility and gate-keeping: The literacy practices
Knowing what the student knows Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference Cape Town, 13 December 2011 Conference proceedings Gachago D, Morris A & Simons E Helping the flow of the thinking juice: Student engagement in a graphic design clicker class Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds) Proceedings of Design, Development and Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011 Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011, pp 417-429 ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
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Ivala E Implementing eLearning at a university of technology, South Africa: A qualitative study Balcaen P (ed.) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL 2011, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, 27-28 June 2011 Reading, UK: Academic Publishing, 2011, pp 156-163 ISBN 978-1-980272-05-8 Siyepu SW An approach informed by socio-cultural theory to learning of derivatives in a university of technology Venkat H & Essien AA (eds) Proceedings of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA): Mathematics in a Globalised World, Johannesburg, 11-15 July 2011 Johannesburg: Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA), 2011, pp 275-285 ISBN 978-0-620-47378-1 Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Behari-Leak K & Williams S Crossing the threshold from discipline expert to discipline practitioner Alternation: International Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 18(1):4-27, 2011
Garraway J & Volbrecht T Theorising experiential learning South African Journal of Higher Education, 25(6):1091-1102, 2011 Garraway J, Volbrecht T, Wicht M & Ximba B Transfer of knowledge between university and work Teaching in Higher Education, 16(5):529-540, 2011 Hassan S The needs and perceptions of academics regarding their professional development in an era of educational transformation South African Journal of Higher Education, 25(3):476-490, 2011 Ivala EN Globalisation: The role of new information and communication technologies in distance education Africa Education Review, 8(1):79-101, 2011 Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K & Tshinu S Postgraduate students experiences in interdisciplinary research studies South African Journal of Higher Education, 25(5):1003-1020, 2011
Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Gachago D, Morris A & Simon E Engagement levels in a graphic design clicker class: Students perceptions around attention, participation and peer learning Journal of Information Technology Education, 10:253-269, 2011 Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Risnen C, Stenberg A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J, WyrleyBirch B & Winberg C Collaborating for content and language integrated learning: The situated character of faculty collaboration and student learning Journal of Language, Learning and Academic Writing, Special Issue 8, 13pp electronic, 2011 Nsibande R & Garraway J Professional development through formative evaluation International Journal for Academic Development, 16(2):97-107, 2011
Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members
PhD (Education) University of the Western Cape Siyepu S An analysis of errors in trigonometric functions: A case study in the extended programmes MPhil (Higher Education Studies) University of Cape Town Wolff K Integrating multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge in a final-year technical university diploma programme: An analysis of praxis
HIV/AIDS UNIT
Assoc Prof Ashraf Mohammed
The HIV/Aids Unit strives to prevent, control and manage HIV/Aids among students and staff of CPUT and in the community. Its strategic objectives are: Incorporation of HIV/Aids/STI and TB module into curricula: an HIV/Aids/STI and TB module has been introduced as part of the curriculum for many of CPUTs courses. Student and staff training workshops: HIV/Aids workshops are held regularly by the unit for staff and students. These workshops provide information about HIV/Aids and how to deal with the pandemic. Awareness campaigns: events and campaigns are run with the support of student peer educators, workplace peer educators and health promoters on certain health calendar days to raise awareness of HIV/Aids.
mohammedaa@cput.ac.za
Workplace programme: ongoing training is made available for CPUT staff to equip them with skills and knowledge around HIV/Aids/STI and TB. Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT): external service providers are invited to campus twice a year to test students and staff. This service not only provides rapid results, but also makes pre-
and post-testing counselling available. Care and support: this is spearheaded by health promoters on campus, who render ongoing lay-counselling for students and staff who are infected with or affected by HIV/Aids. There are weekly support groups and one-on-one sessions.
Prof Mohammed rubs shoulders with world leaders as prestigious Humphrey Fellowship continues
Head of CPUTs HIV/Aids Unit, Prof Ashraf Mohammed was awarded the Humphrey Fellowship, a study sabbatical based in Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, United States, from September 2010 to June 2011. In October 2010, all Fellows attended the Global Leadership Forum in Washington DC as guest of the US Government. At a dinner hosted for the Fellows, the Keynote Speaker was the Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton. One of the greatest highlights was attending a seminar where revered spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and well-known actor, Richard Gere, were present. I couldnt believe that I actually got to be in the presence of such deeply respected and celebrated icons, says Prof Mohammed.
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Journal articles (not DHET subsidised) Mohammed A New WHO guideline for preventing TB among HIV-infected people Journal Watch, 23(2):17, 2011
Men as Partners, Student Peer Education Programme: students are trained to become peer educators and given the proper skills that enable them to go out and speak to their peers. At the end of the year students are awarded for their motivation, commitment and performance. Community outreach programmes: in cooperation with other organisations, the unit runs projects in the community, such as the project at Malmesbury Prison. Recently, collaboration with the St Georges Home for Girls was established.
Rubbing shoulders: Prof Ashraf Mohammed (left) with US Assistant Secretary of State Ann Stock
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INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONS

Prof Daniel Makinde
technological problems from other disciplines and industry. At IARMMC, mathematical theories and methodologies are employed to gain insight into the dynamics of various engineering and biological systems which are of industrial, environmental, medical and social interest. The IARMMC also aims at expanding and strengthening the talent base from traditionally underrepresented groups to engage in mathematical research relevant to the scientific and technological needs of society. Chinyoka T & Makinde OD Research work at the IARMMC in 2011 was twofold: Postgraduate student supervision and training at MTech & DTech levels in the area of technomathematics with respect to engineering applications. Some of the students have already completed and graduated while others are still undergoing training. Collaborative research in the area of
makinded@cput.ac.za
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Journal articles (DHET subsidised) Anwar Bg OA & Makinde OD Viscoelastic flow and species transfer in a Darcian high-permeability channel Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 76:93-99, 2011 Ibrahim SY & Makinde OD Chemically reacting magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) boundary layer flow of heat and mass transfer past a low-heat-resistant sheet moving vertically downwards Scientific Research and Essays, 6(22):47624775, 2011 Ibrahim SY & Makinde OD Radiation effect on chemically reacting magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) boundary layer flow of heat and mass transfer through a porous vertical flat plate International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(6):1508-1516, 2011 Hamza BM, Massawe ES & Makinde OD Analysis of transient heating due to exothermic reaction in a stockpile of combustible material International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(18):4337-4341, 2011 Kibona I, Mahera W, Makinde D & Mango J A deterministic model of HIV/Aids with vertical transmission in the presence of infected immigrants International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(23):5383-5398, 2011
Analysis of transient generalised Couette flow of a reactive variable viscosity third-grade liquid with asymmetric convective cooling Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 54:160174, 2011
mathematical problems in biology, engineering and industry. Several DHET accredited research outputs in reputable international journals have been published.
The primary focus of the IARMMC is to increase the impact of mathematics and its applications through mentorship and postgraduate training by fostering research of a truly multidisciplinary nature, linking mathematics of the highest calibre and important scientific and
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Legodi AMK & Makinde OD A numerical study of steady state exothermic reaction in a slab with convective boundary conditions International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(10):2541-2549, 2011 Makinde OD Second law analysis for variable viscosity hydromagnetic boundary layer flow with thermal radiation and Newtonian heating Entropy, 13:1446-1464, 2011 Makinde OD Similarity solution for natural convection from a moving vertical plate with internal heat generation and a convective boundary condition Thermal Science, 15(1):S137-S143, 2011 Makinde OD & Aziz A Analysis of entropy generation and thermal stability in a long hollow cylinder with asymmetry convective cooling Heat Mass Transfer, 47:1407-1415, 2011 Makinde OD & Aziz A Mixed convective from a convectively heated vertical plate to a fluid with internal heat generation Journal of Heat Transfer Transactions of the ASME, 133:122501-1-122501-6, 2011
Makinde OD & Chinyoka T Numerical study of unsteady hydromagnetic generalised Couette flow of a reactive thirdgrade fluid with asymmetric convective cooling Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 61:1167-1179, 2011 Makinde OD, Chinyoka T & Lebelo RS Numerical investigation into CO2 emission, O2 depletion, and thermal decomposition in a reacting slab Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Article ID 208426, 19pp electronic, 2011 Makinde OD, Chinyoka T & Rundora L Unsteady flow of a reactive variable viscosity non-Newtonian fluid through a porous saturated medium with asymmetric convective boundary conditions Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 62:3343-3352, 2011 Makinde OD & Moitsheki RJ Symmetry reductions and computational dynamics of a nonlinear reaction-diffusion problem with variable thermal conductivity International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(7):1749-1754, 2011 Makinde OD & Okosun KO Impact of chemo-therapy on optimal control of malaria disease with infected immigrants BioSystems, 104:32-41, 2011
Makinde OD & Onyejekwe OO A numerical study of MHD generalised Couette flow and heat transfer with variable viscosity and electrical conductivity Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 323:2757-2763, 2011 Okosun KO & Makinde OD Modelling the impact of drug resistance in malaria transmission and its optimal control analysis International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(28):6479-6487, 2011 Shabani I, Massawe ES & Makinde OD Modelling the effect of screening on the spread of HIV infection in a population with variable inflow of infective immigrants Scientific Research and Essays, 6(20):43974405, 2011 Tshehla MS & Makinde OD Analysis of entropy generation in a variable viscosity fluid flow between two concentric pipes with a convective cooling at the surface International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6(25):6053-6060, 2011 Yan B & Makinde OD Impact of continuous improvement on new product development within SMEs in the Western Cape, South Africa African Journal of Business Management, 5(6):2220-2229, 2011
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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ms Merle Hodges
Erasmus Mundus delegation visits CPUT
An Erasmus Mundus delegation from Europe visited CPUT in February 2011. The scholarship provides an opportunity for studying, teaching, training and research; its inception in South Africa is a result of a partnership between eight European and five South African universities. Offering scholarships for postgraduate study or research, varying in duration from three months to two years, the aim is to promote European higher education throughout the world and to Students and staff members who successfully apply for the scholarships receive a monthly subsistence allowance from 1000 to 2500 Euros, tuition waiver, return flights covering one round trip from South Africa to Europe, and full insurance cover, including travel, health and accident. Welcoming the guests and prospective applicants, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships Dr Chris Nhlapo, said, CPUT strives to be a leading academy and one of the best universities in the country. We are proud to be rated number one amongst all other universities of technology
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offer a valuable framework for exchange and dialogue between cultures.
Six representatives from two consortiums, the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 for South Africa (ema2sa) and Europe-South Africa partnership (EuroSA) visited the Bellville campus in early February to deliver presentations on how students and staff members can access the scholarship. More than 20 administrative and academic staff members attended the meeting and were helped with their applications.
when it comes to research. We are even ahead of some traditional universities in terms of our research outputs. He emphasised that despite this, CPUT still needs to do much more in terms of increasing the number of people with doctoral degrees. We plead with staff and want to emphasise that exchanges such as Erasmus Mundus are critically important in promoting research and scholarship.
The Office of International Affairs aids international students wishing to pursue their studies at CPUT. Its role includes: Advice on and assistance with immigration and visas Assistance with accommodation Orientation to campus life and Cape Town Production of information pamphlets Preparation of standardised letters for students use
Eager to learn: CPUT staff members who are keen to study further through the Erasmus Mundus scholarship attended a meeting, where six representatives from European universities assisted them with their applications
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi
mpako-ntusit@cput.ac.za
The Research Directorate manages: Research funding and grants Research finances Research publications, including the DHET publications audit and annual Research Report Please see page 8 for an overview of the Research Directorates activities during 2011.
Conference funding Researcher Holmes-Watts TN NRF funding Researcher Holmes-Watts TN Mpako-Ntusi T Total Rands 17 978
University research funding Applicant Holmes-Watts TN Rands 25 000
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Conference papers Holmes-Watts T Understanding racial differentiation in research output at the universities of South Africas public higher education institutions Twelfth International Seminar on Globalisation of Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities New Delhi, India, 2-5 January 2011
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STUDENT COUNSELLING
Dr AB de Villiers (Bellville campus) & Ms E Smit (Cape Town campus)
Student Counselling provides a comprehensive range of services to registered and prospective students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. This is done through different levels of engagement, ranging from individual counselling and therapy sessions, to support groups, skills development workshops and wellness promotion. As part of their contact with students, the professional staff members regularly gather information through qualitative and quantitative methods. The results are presented as either informal (annual reports and newsletters) or
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Research Output
Conference papers Nyewe K Sexuality and psychofortogenic variables in a group of FET students in Cape Town: The life satisfaction of a group of students in terms of sexual knowledge, attitudes and biographical variables 32nd Conference of the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development (SAACDHE) Johannesburg, 12-15 September 2011 Smit E Enhancing student retention and a studentcentred higher education culture through a pro-active, collaborative relationship between academics, student support services and students Conference of Southern African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) Stellenbosch, 19-21 October 2011 PhD University of the Free State Nyewe K Van Sitters J, Petersen C & Wichman H Exploring the attitudes and knowledge of firstyear students at CPUT with regard to termination of pregnancy 32nd Conference of the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE) Johannesburg, 12-15 September 2011 Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members Conference posters De Villiers AB Student support interventions focusing on emotional aspects of learning CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research Excellence Cape Town, 2 December 2011
formal (conference papers, workshops, poster presentations, journal articles) research output. A number of staff members in the department are busy with their PhD studies. Research conducted in 2011 included: Academic Enhancement Questionnaire (AEQ) Results for ECP and first-year students Client Satisfaction Surveys (individual sessions) for May and October 2011
NRF funding Researcher Petersen C NRF award 50 500 CPUT commitment 50 500 Total award 101 000
Sexuality and psychofortogenic variables in a group of Xhosa-speaking adolescents
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DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR: RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIPS

Dr Chris Nhlapo Tel: 021 959 6203 Fax: 021 959 6002 Email: nhlapoc@cput.ac.za Administration Building, Bellville Secretary
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi Director: Research Tel: 021 460 3128/3878 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: mpako-ntusit@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Edwina Felix Secretary to the Director Tel: 021 460 3128 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: felixe@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Luyolo Kamati RIMS Administrative Assistant Tel: 021 460 3843 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: kamatil@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Tania Holmes-Watts Research Grants Manager Tel: 021 460 4240 (Tuesday and Thursday) 021 959 6699 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: holmes-wattst@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town/ Old Language Building, Bellville Ms Amelia Rorwana Coordinator: Research Finance Tel: 021 460 4283 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: rorwanaa@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Pumza Makaula Research Grants Officer Tel: 021 460 3895 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: makaulap@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Assoc Prof Liz van Aswegen Manager: Research Writing, Information, Publications Tel: 021 460 3539 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: vanaswegene@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Lara Smith Coordinator: Research Writing, Information, Publications Tel: 021 460 3328 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: smithll@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Mr Marvin La Meyer Research Finance Administrator Tel: 021 460 3798/021 959 6568 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: lameyerm@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town/ Old Language Building, Bellville Ms Shafeeqa Hendricks-Dramat Research Finance Administrator Tel: 021 460 4241 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: dramats@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town Ms Phathiswa Swaartbooi Research Finance Administrator Tel: 021 460 3796 Fax: 021 460 3887 Email: swartbooip@cput.ac.za Address: Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town
Ms Elaine Abrahams Tel: 021 959 6242 Fax: 021 959 6002 Email: abrahamse@cput.ac.za Administration Building, Bellville
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CENTRE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Prof Oluwole Daniel Makinde Director Tel: 021 953 8456 Fax: 021 953 8632 Email makinded@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville Ms Ferose Taliep Secretary to the Director Tel: 021 953 8600 Fax: 021 953 8632 Email taliepfe@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville Ms Lillian Bingo Coordinator Tel: 021 953 8463 Fax: 021 953 8632 Email bingol@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville Ms Busisiwe Ngidi Bursary Administrator Tel: 021 953 8462 Fax: 021 953 8632 Email ngidib@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville Ms Ethne Mentoor Finance Administrator Tel: 021 959 6505 Fax: 021 953 8632 Email mentoore@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville Ms Corrie Uys CPGS Statistician Tel: 021 953 8462 (Thursday) 021 460 3258 (Monday Wednesday, Friday) 021 460 3721 (Monday Wednesday, Friday) Fax: 021 953 8632 (Thursday) Email uysc@cput.ac.za Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies New Library Building, Bellville/ RISC, Library, Administration Building, Cape Town
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES

Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope Director Tel: 021 959 6431 Fax: 021 959 6896 Email atkinsonhopeg@cput.ac.za Address: Technology Transfer Office Technology Institute, Bellville Ms Halimah Rabiu Coordinator: Technology Promotion Tel: 021 959 6879 Fax: 021 959 6896 Email rabiuh@cput.ac.za Address: Technology Transfer Office Technology Institute, Bellville Ms Karen Martin Administrator Tel: 021 959 6044 Fax: 021 959 6896 Email martink@cput.ac.za Address: Technology Transfer Office Technology Institute, Bellville Mr Marlin Fransman Contracts Manager Tel: 021 959 6044 Fax: 021 959 6896 Email fransmanm@cput.ac.za Address: Technology Transfer Office Technology Institute, Bellville
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The 2011 Research Report is published by the CPUT Research Directorate. The editors acknowledge, with thanks, the contributions of: The Marketing and Communication Department at CPUT for photographs and items retrieved from the News Archive including, news story writers Andiswa Dantile, Lauren Kansley, Candes Keating, Thando J Moiloa, and Jan Weintrob Mr Clive Galant of Fundani (CHED) for photographs Dr Andr Steenkamp (Faculty of Education & Social Sciences), for the Afrikaans translation of the Vice-Chancellors message Dr Nozuko Gxekwa (Faculty of Education & Social Sciences), for the isiXhosa translation of the Vice-Chancellors message Researchers, faculties, and research units and centres Editorial team Prof Liz van Aswegen vanaswegene@cput.ac.za Ms Lara Smith smithll@cput.ac.za Ms Luyolo Kamati kamatl@cput.ac.za Mr Ryno Hoorn hoornr@cput.ac.za Design E.S.T. Media info@estmedia.co.za Printing House of Colours
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RESEARCH DIRECTORATE......................................................................131 STUDENT COUNSELLING........................................................................132

FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Research Report 2011

VAN DIE VISE-KANSELIER

IVELA KWINQUNUNU YEYUNIVESITI

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Faculty of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Education & Social Sciences

Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences

Faculty of Informatics & Design

FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR

increase in the following key indicators:

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CPUT rolls out 10-year research and innovation plan

FROM THE DIRECTOR

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Technology Transfer and Industrial Linkages

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the TTO, said CPUT filed 13 patents mid-2010 to end-2011.

Incubation Centre to foster innovation

CPUT adds another patent to its list

Brand new: some of the equipment developed by the researchers

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CPUT RESEARCH DAY

1st prize (joint) 2nd prize

Diedericks CF & Jideani VA

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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING PUBLICATIONS AUDIT

DHET JOURNAL OUTPUT PER FACULTY/UNIT 2011

BTBG 3.31 3% I&D 10.08 9%

H&WS 17.43 15% E 17.45 15%

NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The NRF rating categories are:

CPUT supports NRF-rated researchers in a bid to encourage further research excellence

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CPUT commits to nurture young academics

Rands 1 827 338

Rands 22 111 193

Faculty of APPLIED SCIENCES

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Researcher Baatjies R Bthori NB Bouwer AC

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University research funding Applicant

New professors appointed

66 667 59 500 40 000 95 100 19 000 27 400 -

Associate Professor Charles Laubscher

Associate Professor Lynn McMaster

Associate Professor Jessy van Wyk

Rands 50 000 50 000

Faculty of Applied Sciences zooms in on doctorates

Agrifood Technology Station clinches top award

Analytical Chemistry Department crowns Science Idol

Tsomane, who came in 3rd.

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NRF research niche area

Functional Foods Research Unit (FFRU) Prof Spinney Benad

South AfricaSwitzerland joint research project

South AfricaRomania joint research project

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Cape Peninsula University of Technology Research Report 2011