Staff

Prof Daniel Hattingh Position:  Director | eNtsa / Professor | Mechanical Engineering Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M38 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 3608 Fax:  041 504 9123 Email:  danie.hattingh@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  PhD Expertise:  Solid State Joining and Fatigue Responsibilities:  Research, teaching and engagement

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Mrs Lucinda Lindsay Position:  Deputy Director: Operations Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M045D Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 9980 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  lucinda.lindsay@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  B Tech Management Responsibilities:  Admin, Finance & HR

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Ms Nadine Goliath Position:  Training Academy Manager Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3019 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  nadine.goliath@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BTech Public Relations Management, Corporate Public Relations Practitioner Expertise:  Training, Administration, Marketing, Research, Branding, Public Relations, Administration, Communication Responsibilities:  Marketing & Research

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Ms Keziah Tommy Position:  Administrative Assistant: Marketing and Research Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Location:  North Campus Phone:  0415043608 Fax:  0415049123 Email:  keziah.tommy@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BTech Public Relations Management

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Mr Andrew Young Position:  Engineering Director Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 9507 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  andrew.young@mandela.ac.za

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Dr Ian Wedderburn Position:  Deputy Director: Engineering Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M034 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3355 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  ian.wedderburn@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  PhD (Mech.Eng.)

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Mr Donnie Erasmus Position:  Deputy Director: Engineering Projects & Commercialisation Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3395 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  donnie.erasmus@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MTech (Mechanical) Responsibilities:  Project Management & Commecialisation

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Mr Louis Von Wielligh Position:  Deputy Director: Materials & Welding Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3039 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  louis.vonwielligh@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  M Tech: Mechanical Engineering Expertise:  Solid state welding, Laser material processing & Materials testing

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Mr Julien de Klerk Position:  TSP / Supplier Development Manager Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3073 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  jdeklerk@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  Beng Mechatronics

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Mr Akshay Lakhani Position:  Engineering Manager: Systems & Control Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 3053 Fax:  041 504 9123 Email:  alakhani@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MEng Mechatronics

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Miss Amy van Gend Position:  Project Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  0415042057 Fax:  0415049123 Email:  amy.vangend@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BTech: Mechanical Engineering

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Dr Dreyer Bernard Position:  Research and Development Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3003 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  dreyer.bernard@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  Ph.D (Mech Eng) Expertise:  FSW / Metallography

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Prof Ernst Ferg Position:  Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry Department:  Chemistry Room:  Building 13 O 06 Location:  South Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3160 Email:  Ernst.Ferg@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  DTech (Chemistry) (P E Technikon) Expertise:  Battery chemistry,Materials Chemistry, X Ray powder Responsibilities:  Lecturing, research, program coordinator, acting HoD My site:  http://www.nmmu.ac.za/ErnstFerg/

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Mr Hiten Parmar Position:  Director Department:  Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  +27 41 504 9504 Email:  hiten.parmar@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MTech Elec Eng; PDBA; SAIEE Expertise:  eMobility; Automotive Engineering; Software development; CAN bus systems; Motorsport (Circuit & Rally); Data Acquisition;

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Mr Hubert Van der Merwe Position:  Advanced design and modeling project engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 3371 Fax:  041 504 9123 Email:  Hubert.vdm@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MEng Mechatronic Engineering

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Mr Jaco Allers Position:  Manufacturing Technician Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  041 504 9123 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 2057 Email:  Jaco.Allers@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  NDip Mechanical Engineering Responsibilities:  Technical Support

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Mr Kyle Donaldson Position:  Senior Engineer - Automation and Controls Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M-038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  0415043371 Email:  kdonaldson@mandela.ac.za Responsibilities:  Control Systems and System Development

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Miss Natasha Erasmus Position:  Quality Assurance Specialist Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  G018 Location:  North Campus Phone:  +27 41 504 3608 Email:  natasha.erasmus@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BTech Quality Management

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Dr Nico Rust Position:  Senior Energy Storage Specialist Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M033B Location:  North Campus Phone:  +27 41 504 3900 Fax:  +27 41 504 9123 Email:  nico.rust@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  D.Tech Chemistry Expertise:  Battery systems Responsibilities:  Responsible for testing services and development technology projects related to energy storage systems.

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Mr Riaan Brown Position:  Facilities Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3091 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  Riaan.Brown@mandela.ac.za

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Mr Riaan Opperman Position:  Senior Project Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 3374 Fax:  041 504 9123 Email:  riaan.opperman@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  M-Tech Mech Eng

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Mr Stembiso Peter Position:  Laboratory Assistant Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  041 504 3608 Fax:  041 504 9123 Email:  Stembiso.Peter@mandela.ac.za Responsibilities:  Technical Support

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Mr Stephen Grewar Position:  Senior Project Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 9602 Fax:  27 41 504 9123 Email:  stephen.grewar@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BTech Mech Eng Responsibilities:  Project Management

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Mr Vukile Mnyande Position:  Systems and Controls Project Engineer Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038, Mtl Building, North Campus Location:  North Campus Phone:  0415043371 Email:  vukilem@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BEng (Mechatronics)

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Mr Willem Pentz Position:  Process Project Engineer, Researcher Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  +27 41 504 3584 Fax:  +27 41 504 9123 Email:  Willem.Pentz2@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MTech (Mech Eng) Expertise:  Friction Hydro Pillar Processing

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Mr Xander Theron Position:  Project Engineer (Electric Vehicle systems) Department:  eNtsa - Innovation through engineering Room:  M block M038 Location:  North Campus Phone:  +27 41 504 3900 Email:  xander.theron@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  B.EnG in Electrical and Electronic engineering Expertise:  Electrical systems Responsibilities:  e-Mobility projects

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