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SACAM Committees<\/h2>\n

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14th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics<\/p>\n

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Organising Committee<\/h2>\n

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Chair<\/h3>\n

Prof. Philip Loveday<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

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Members<\/h3>\n

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\nEX MENTE<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Claudia Polese<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Dr David Reinecke<\/strong>
\nCSIR<\/p>\n

\n

Mr Francesco Pietra<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Mr John Jones<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Kevin Pereira<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Ms Makhosazana Moyo<\/strong>
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\nSamancor<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Mohsen Sharifpur<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Quinn Reynolds<\/strong>
\nMintek<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Randall Paton<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Robert Reid<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Mr Wesley Dharmalingum<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Willem Roos<\/strong>
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14th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics<\/p>\n

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Scientific Committee<\/h2>\n

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Chair<\/h3>\n

Prof. Mohsen Sharifpur<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/p>\n

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Members<\/h3>\n

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Prof. Thorsten Becker<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Josua Meyer<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Tunde Bello Ochende<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Alfred Bogaers<\/strong>
EX MENTE<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Natasha Botha<\/strong>
CSIR<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Steeve Chung Kim Yuen<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Corne Coetzee<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Danie De Kock<\/strong>
QFINSOFT<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Andie De Villiers<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Dawood Desai<\/strong>
Tshwane University of Technology<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Jat Du Toit<\/strong>
North West University<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Regan Dunne Tshwane<\/strong>
University of Technology<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Thomas Franz<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Igle Gledhill<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Reuben Govender<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Stephan Heyns<\/strong>
University of Pretoria<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Weihua Ho<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Helen Inglis<\/strong>
University of Pretoria<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Schalk Kok<\/strong>
University of Pretoria<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Jan-Hendrik Kruger<\/strong>
North West University<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Chioniso Kuchwa-Dube<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Philip Loveday<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Daniel Madyira<\/strong>
University of Johannesburg<\/p>\n

\n

Prof Kamran Hassani<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

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Prof Arnaud Malan<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Harry Ngwangwa<\/strong>
UNISA<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Dithoto Modungwa<\/strong>
CSIR<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Velaphi Msomi<\/strong>
UNISA<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Tiyamike Ngonda<\/strong>
Cape Peninsular University of Technology<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Graeme Oliver<\/strong>
Cape Peninsular University of Technology<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Pieter Rousseau<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Thanyani Pandelani<\/strong>
UNISA<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Randall Paton<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Kevin Pereira<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Mohammad Pourbehi<\/strong>
Cape Peninsular University of Technology<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Daya Reddy<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Robert Reid<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Dr David Reineke<\/strong>
CSIR<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Quinn Reynolds<\/strong>
Mintek<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Sebastian Skatulla<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Bevan Smith<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Andre Storm<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Gerhard Venter<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Martin Venter<\/strong>
Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Nico Wilke<\/strong>
University of Pretoria<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Alphose Zingoni<\/strong>
University of Cape Town<\/p>\n

\n

Dr Aari Panday<\/strong>
University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

\n

Prof. Glen Snedden<\/strong>
University of Kwazulu-Natal<\/p>\n

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Conference Organisers<\/p>\n

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Email:hello@africamassive.co.za<\/p>\n


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Conference Organisers<\/p>\n

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