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faCUlty of engineering & the BUilt environMent 224<br />
B. A M I GUN (DEPA RTM ENT OF CHEM IC A L<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Processing cost analysis of the African biofuels industry<br />
with special reference to capital cost estimation techniques<br />
Supervised by A/Professor H. von Blottnitz and A/Professor D.<br />
Fraser<br />
C.J. ANDERSON (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Flotation in a novel oscillatory baffled column<br />
Supervised by A/Professor D. Deglon and Mr. M. Harris<br />
O.E. <strong>FA</strong>LOWO (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Efficient joint call admission control and bandwidth management<br />
schemes for QoS provisioning in heterogeneous wireless networks<br />
Supervised by Professor H.A. Chan<br />
G.S. HE<strong>IN</strong>RICH (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
A comprehensive approach to electricity investment planning for<br />
multiple objectives and uncertainty<br />
Supervised by Professor E.W.J. van Steen<br />
M . HOV E (DEPA RTM ENT OF CHEM IC A L<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
The kinetics and mechanisms of oxidation and precipitation of<br />
iron: the High Density Sludge (HDS) process<br />
Supervised by A/Professor A.E. Lewis and Dr R. van Hille<br />
A.J. ISAFIADE (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Interval based M<strong>IN</strong>LP superstructure sythesis of heat and mass<br />
exchanges networks<br />
Supervised by A/Professor D. Fraser<br />
K . K A J I MO -SH A K A NTU (DEPA RTM ENT<br />
OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND<br />
MANAGEMENT)<br />
An investigation into the responses of construction industry to<br />
preferential procurement in South African: a grounded theory<br />
approach<br />
Supervised by A/Professor D. Root<br />
Y. LI (DEPA RTM ENT OF ELEC TRIC A L<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Applying human-like intelligence to future generation network to<br />
improve communication efficiency<br />
Supervised by Professor H.A. Chan<br />
M.J. MANYAGE (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
The application of improved core loss formulations to machine<br />
design<br />
Supervised by Professor P. Pillay<br />
A.T. MCBRIDE (DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Formulation, analysis and solution algorithms for a model of<br />
gradient plasticity within discontinuous Galerkin framework<br />
Supervised by Professor B.D. Reddy<br />
doCtoral<br />
gradUations<br />
R.M. NAIDOO (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
A nonlinear adaptive filter for improved operation and protection<br />
of power systems<br />
Supervised by Professor P. Pillay<br />
F. NTULI (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Nickel powder precipitation by high pressure hydrogen reduction<br />
Supervised by A/Professor A.E. Lewis<br />
T.V. OJUMU (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
The effects of solution conditions on the kinetics of microbial<br />
ferrous-iron oxidation kinetics by Leptospirillum ferriphilum in<br />
continuous culture<br />
Supervised by Dr J. Petersen and Emeritus Professor G.S.<br />
Hansford<br />
O.O. OYEKOLA (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics<br />
and microbial population dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic<br />
CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading<br />
Supervised by Professor S.T.L. Harrison and Dr R. van Hille<br />
J. PO<strong>IN</strong>APEN (DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Biological sulphate reduction using primary sewage sludge as<br />
energy source in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor<br />
Supervised by A/Professor M. Wentzel and Professor A.<br />
Zingoni<br />
J. SWART (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
A theoretical view on deactivation of cobalt-based fischer-tropsch<br />
catalysts<br />
Supervised by Professor E.W.J. van Steen and A/Professor M.<br />
Claeys<br />
A. VAN DER WESTHUIZEN (DEPARTMENT OF<br />
MECHANICAL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
The strain rate dependent properties and modeling of bovine<br />
cortical bone in compression<br />
Supervised by Professor G.N. Nurick<br />
P. VAN ZYL (DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
Anaerobic digestion of fischer-tropsch reaction water - submerged<br />
membrane anaerobic reactor design, performance evaluation &<br />
modelling<br />
Supervised by Professor G.A. Ekama<br />
I.N. WACH<strong>IR</strong>A (DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION<br />
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT)<br />
An investigation into the training of labour in the informal<br />
construction sector in Kenya.<br />
Supervised by Dr D. Root and Professor P.A. Bowen<br />
D. WAIT<strong>IN</strong>G (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL<br />
ENG<strong>IN</strong>EER<strong>IN</strong>G)<br />
On privacy and the prevention of unsolicitated sessions in the IP<br />
multimedia subsystem<br />
Supervised by Mr. N. Ventura