The Department of Industrial Engineering has thirteen full-time academic staff, plus six who teach on a contract basis, and at undergraduate level is responsible for the programme in Industrial Engineering.

Meet the People

• Admin
• Full-time Lecturers and Researchers
• Junior Lecturers
• Ad Hoc
• Extra-ordinary
• Head of Department
• PRASA
• STC/IAT Labs

Anèl de Beer
Departmental Manager

au1@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 3927

Amelia Henning
Undergraduate Student Coordinator & General Administration

ah2@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 9532

Melinda Rust
Postgraduate Manager: Industrial Engineering

mrust@sun.ac.za

+27 21 883 2185

Karina Smith
Reception & Student Administrator

ksmith@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 4234

Laura Ungerer
Administrator

laurau@sun.ac.za

Wouter Bam
Lecturer
Research Groups:
Value Capture Systems
Enterprise Engineering

wouterb@sun.ac.za

(+27) 083 271 8612

James Bekker
Associate Professor
Research Groups:
USMA
Systems Modelling, Operations Research, and Decision Support

jb2@sun.ac.za

Imke de Kock
Lecturer
Research Groups:
Engineering Management
Sustainable Systems
Health Systems Engineering

imkedk@sun.ac.za

+27218089533

Theuns Dirkse van Schalkwyk
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

theuns@sun.ac.za

Sara Grobbelaar
Associate Professor
Research Groups:
Health Systems Engineering

More info: Research interests: think about, research, and develop technology-based industries for Africa. Systems of Innovation, STI policy. Pro-poor value chains. ICTs for development. Social/inclusive innovation.

ssgrobbelaar@sun.ac.za

Wyhan Jooste
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Asset Care Research Group

More info: maintenance management, physical asset management, business process modelling and re-engineering, multi-variate decision making, statistical analysis, value modelling, servitization

wyhan@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 4234

Denzil Kennon
Lecturer: Strategy & Enterprise Engineering
Research Groups:
SME Strategy Research Group

dkennon@sun.ac.za

+27 82 820 1915

Daniel Lötter
Lecturer
Research Groups:
SUnORE
Systems Modelling, Operations Research, and Decision Support

danielotter@sun.ac.za

+27832297722

Louis Louw
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Enterprise Engineering
Supply Chain Management

More info: Experienced in Theory of Constraints, business analysis and modelling, enterprise engineering/ re-engineering, and much more.

louisl@sun.ac.za

021 808 4448

Stephen Matope
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

smatope@sun.ac.za

Louzanne Bam (née Oosthuizen)
Lecturer
Research Groups:
Health Systems Engineering
Systems Modelling, Operations Research, and Decision Support

louzanne@sun.ac.za

+27218083734

Tiaan Oosthuizen
Associate Professor
HEAD of STC-LAM
Research Groups:
STC-LAM
Manufacturing

tiaan@sun.ac.za

+27 (0)21 808 4245

Corne Schutte
Professor
Chairman
Research Groups:
Enterprise Engineering
Value Capture Systems

corne@sun.ac.za

André van der Merwe
Associate Professor
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

andrevdm@sun.ac.za

Wynand van Dyk
Associate Professor
Research Groups:
Engineering Management
Sustainable Systems

wvandyk@sun.ac.za

Joubert van Eeden
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Supply Chain Management

jveeden@sun.ac.za

0218083970

Jan H van Vuuren
Professor
Research Groups:
SUnORE
Systems Modelling, Operations Research, and Decision Support

More info: Research Interests: Graph and Network Theory, Combinatorial Optimisation, Scheduling Problems

vuuren@sun.ac.za

021 808 4244

Brian van Vuuren
Lecturer: Simulation & Information Systems

brianvv@sun.ac.za

0834098486

Konrad von Leipzig
Senior Lecturer, Director IBi
Research Groups:
Supply Chain Management

kvl@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 4233

Philani Zincume
Lecturer

philaniz@sun.ac.za

0833283105

Devon Hagedorn-Hansen
Junior Lecturer: Manufacturing Systems
Research Groups:
STC-LAM

devonh@sun.ac.za

0848109281

Dimitri Dimitrov
STC-LAM Researcher & Emeritas Professor
Research Groups:
RPD/IAT
Manufacturing

dimitrov@sun.ac.za

(+27)21 852 5564

Neels Fourie
CHAIR HOLDER
Research Groups:
PRASA Research Chair

cjf@sun.ac.za

Willem J Barnard
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: VASTech: Executive Chairman

Stephen Bosman
Associate Professor extra-ordinary

More info: Melrose Atteridge: Managing Director

Alan Brent
Professor Extra-Ordinary
Research Groups:
Engineering Management
Sustainable Systems

acb@sun.ac.za

+27 21 808 9530

Oliver Damm
Associate Professor extra-ordinary
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

More info: Senior Adviser to Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

odamm@lha.co.za

Walter Eversheim
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: GEPRO Consultancy: Founder (1978)

w.eversheim@wzl.rwth-aachen.de

Grahame Fogel
Senior Lecturer Extra-ordinary

More info: Founder and MD, Gaussian Engineering

grahame.fogel@guaseng.com

+27823339003

Paul Gauche
Associate Professor Extra-Ordinary
Research Groups:
Engineering Management and Sustainable Systems Group

More info: Manager of CSP department – Sandia National Laboratories

paulgauche@sun.ac.za

Roland Jochem
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: Berlin Institute of Technology: Professor for Quality Science

roland.jochem@tu-berlin.de

Fernando J. Diaz Lopez
Associate Professor extra-ordinary

fernando.diazlopez@tno.nl

+31 (0) 88 866 83 07

Eric Lutters
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: University of Twente: Associate Professor
Unstructured Information, PLM systems & Packaging chains

e.lutters@utwente.nl

+31(0) 53 489 1197

Reimund Neugebauer
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: Active Member/Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)

0351 4540320

ACJ van Rensburg
Senior Lecturer Extra-ordinary

More info: Business Engineering, Complexity Management & Data & Process Sciences

antonie@sun.ac.za

+27 83 200 5693

Rias J van Wyk
Professor Extra-ordinary

More info: Technoscan Centre: Director

vanwyk@technoscan.com

+1 952 885 1979 or +27 74 974 3660

PJ Vlok
professor Extra-ordinary
Research Groups:
Physical Asset Management/Maintenance
Reliability

pjvlok@sun.ac.za

Corne Schutte
Professor
Chairman
Research Groups:
Enterprise Engineering
Value Capture Systems

corne@sun.ac.za

Neels Fourie
CHAIR HOLDER
Research Groups:
PRASA Research Chair

cjf@sun.ac.za

Pieter Conradie
Research Engineer
Research Groups:
PRASA Research Chair

pieterc@sun.ac.za

+27722643451

Olabanji Asekun
Research Engineer
Research Groups:
PRASA Research Chair

asekun@sun.ac.za

0746370735

Dimitri Dimitrov
STC-LAM Researcher & Emeritas Professor
Research Groups:
RPD/IAT
Manufacturing

dimitrov@sun.ac.za

(+27)21 852 5564

Theuns Dirkse van Schalkwyk
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

theuns@sun.ac.za

Devon Hagedorn-Hansen
Junior Lecturer: Manufacturing Systems
Research Groups:
STC-LAM

devonh@sun.ac.za

0848109281

Stephen Matope
Senior Lecturer
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

smatope@sun.ac.za

Tiaan Oosthuizen
Associate Professor
HEAD of STC-LAM
Research Groups:
STC-LAM
Manufacturing

tiaan@sun.ac.za

+27 (0)21 808 4245

André van der Merwe
Associate Professor
Research Groups:
Manufacturing

andrevdm@sun.ac.za