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MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF In terms of the the criteria for the the NRF Awards Tetteh expressed that this award recognises outstanding research performance by final year Doctoral students from any discipline who are currently funded by the the NRF He conveyed that there are six awards nomination categories for one one female doctoral doctoral candidate and and one one male male doctoral doctoral candidate in in each of the following knowledgeable fields Humanities and and and Social Sciences Sciences Natural Sciences Sciences and and and Engineering and/or Technology were awarded “A win in in the the male’s category for the the “Next Generation Researchers in in in Engineering and/or Technology” I believe it’s another good news to the Green Engineering and Sustainable Research (GEASR) Group which was recently approved by the DUT Senate as as a a a a a a research focus area under the department of Chemical Engineering ” he he he replied Sharing her congratulatory message was DUT’s Deputy Vice- Chancellor (DVC) Research Innovation and Engagement Professor Sibusiso Moyo who thanked the National Research Foundation (NRF) for recognising the current human capacity challenge faced by South Africa “According to the NRF Human Capacity Development pipeline is is indicative of the NRF’s investment strategy which is is aimed at at at increasing the number of next generation researchers improving student throughput developing emerging researchers and growing the the number of established researchers To this end the the NRF has recently introduced new award categories to recognise Next Generation and Early Career/Emerging Researchers for exceptional research performance Congratulations to Mr Tetteh for for the being awarded under this backdrop the “Next Generation Researchers in in in Engineering and/or Technology (male category)” which means a a a lot for Mr Tetteh but also reflects on the excellent work taking place in the the newly approved research focus area by the the DUT Senate on Green Engineering Engineering and Sustainability within the Engineering Engineering Faculty led by Prof Sudesh Rathilal Excellence is part of of our DUT ENVISION2030 Stewardship perspective and we expect all our people (inclusive of of our our students) to be exemplars of of our our Living Values ” she said jubilantly Minister of Higher Education Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande also attended the ceremony virtually to congratulate the awardees “To illustrate our continued commitment to science technology and and innovation the Department of Science and and Innovation has developed a a a a new policy framework on Science and Technology The Decadal Plan on on Science Technology and Innovation will serve as an an initial 10-year implementation plan from 2020-2030 ” he said Tetteh revealed he he is assigned as as the principal investigator for an ongoing water research commission project (C2019/2020-00212) aimed at at at developing an an integrated anaerobic-photocatalytic system for wastewater treatment This project will contribute knowledge towards achieving technology deployment aspirations of the NationalWater Research Development and Innovation Roadmap as a a a a a a a a a fight against water-energy security in in the country ” added Tetteh He will also liaise with academic staff in in in supervising and mentoring postgraduate and undergraduate projects in the department 33 DUT EXCELLENCE 2021
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