Academic
Prof Henri Marais
Acting Director: School of Industrial Engineering +27 18 299 1973 henri.marais@nwu.ac.za Building G15-B, Room 101, PotchefstroomPhD; M.Eng; B.Eng
Automated fault detection; DIgital health, RFID systems
Prof Rojanette Coetzee
Associate Professor & Postgraduate Programme Manager: Industrial Engineering 018 299 1994 Rojanette.Coetzee@nwu.ac.za Building G15-B, Room 108, Potchefstroom Campus, PotchefstroomB.Eng (Mechanical) M.Eng (Development & Management) PhD (Industrial Engineering)
Lean manufacturing, Theory of Constraints, Human factors engineering, Operations Excellence
Prof Joke Bührmann
Associate professor and manager of the Postgraduate Diploma Programme 018 299 4884 Joke.Buhrmann@nwu.ac.za Building G15-B, Room 113, Potchefstroom Campus,PhD (Industrial Engineering), BSc Hons (Operations Research), National Certificate in Datametrics (Decision Science), BEng (Electronic Engineering)
Operations Research, Machine Learning, Approximate algorithms and Supercomputing
Prof Dawid Serfontein
Professor +27 18 299 4493 Dawid.Serfontein@nwu.ac.za Building G15g: 109, PotchefstroomPhD in Nuclear Engineering
Renewable Energy and Nuclear Engineering
Mrs Willemien Kruger
Lecturer 018 285 2465 Willemien.Kruger@nwu.ac.za Office: G15-B, Room 105, PotchefstroomB.Eng (Industrial), M.Eng (Development and Management)
Mrs Chantelle Du Plessis
Lecturer and Undergraduate Programme Manager: Industrial Engineering 018 285 2518 Chantelle.Coetzee@nwu.ac.za Bulding G15-B, Room 109E, Potchefstroom Campus, PotchefstroomB.Eng (Mechanical Engineering) M.Eng (Development and Management Engineering)
Mrs Maria van Zyl
Lecturer 018 285 2727 Maria.VanZyl@nwu.ac.za Building G15-B, Room 115, Potchefstroom Campus, PotchefstroomB.Eng (Industrial/Electronic Engineering) M.Eng (Industrial Engineering)
Operations Management (specifically operations excellence) and Operational Research applied to Healthcare
Mr Berto Scholtz
Junior lecturer 25834460@mynwu.ac.za Building G15-B, Room 111, PotchefstroomB.Eng in Industrial Engineering
Electric vehicles and modelling
Ms Shanya Buys
Junior lecturer 018 *** **** Shanya.Buys@nwu.ac.za Buidling G15-B, Room 111, PotchefstroomB.Eng (Mechanical), M.Eng (Mechanical)
Medical devices and rehabilitation engineering
Mr Comfort Masuku
Junior Lecturer +27 18 299 1852 Comfort.Masuku@nwu.ac.za G15-B 109B, PotchefstroomBScEng (Industrial) BScHons (Operations Research)
Machine learningExtraordinary appointments
Dr Edward Davies
Extraordinary Senior Lecturer +27 82 574 3893 davies@audi.co.za Building G15-B, Room 111, PotchefstroomND, BTech, MTech (Electrical Engineering), DTech (Operations Management)
Automotive, Lean, Water and Energy Efficiency, Business and operations Management
Prof Fanie Terblanche
Extraordinary Professor 018 299 1524 fanie.se.terblanche@gmail.com Bulding G15-B, Room 101, Potchefstroom Campus, PotchefstroomB.Sc, B.Sc Hons, M.Sc, PhD (Comp Sci), PhD (Industrial Engineering)
Optimisation in Finance, Mining, Telecommunications and Healthcare
Dr Hasan Darwish
Extraordinary Researcher Hasan.Darwish@nwu.ac.zaPhD (Development & Management Engineering) MA (Applied Ethics for Professionals) MEng (Project Management) BEng (Industrial Engineering)
Applications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Developing Countries
Prof Roelof Coetzer
Extraordinary Associate Professor +27 713542370 Roelof.coetzer@gmail.comPhD Mathematical Statistics
Industrial Statistics, Data Science
Ms Chanel Bisset
Extraordinary Lecturer +27 18 285 2220 Chanel.Bisset@nwu.ac.za Building G15B, Room 107, PotchefstroomMEng, B.Eng (Industrial Engineering)
Optimisation with a specific focus on decision-making under uncertainty, decision support systems and machine learning.Support
Ms Sharon Taje
Undergraduate administrator 018 299 4558 25366815@nwu.ac.za Office: G15-B, Room 101, PotchefstroomDiploma in Management Assistant
Ms Lourencia Augustinho
Financial Admin Assistant +27 18 299 2645 24689653@nwu.ac.za G15B – G01, PotchefstroomDiploma in Management Assistant
Finance administration