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Postgraduate Programmes
in Biofuels & Bioenergy
Stellenbosch University has been
awarded the Senior Chair of Energy
Research (CoER): Biofuels & Other
Alternative Clean Fuels by the
Department of Science & Tech­-
­nology. The vision of the CoER: Biofuels R&D programme is to focus
on the technological interventions required to develop commercially
viable value chains for second-generation lignocellulose conversion
to biofuels in South Africa.
The CoER steers a Postgraduate Programme in Biofuels striving
to develop human capital with a strong scientific and engineering
training. Research-based Master’s and Doctoral programmes, as
well as Postdoctoral positions linked to biofuels, are offered at
the Departments of Microbiology and Process Engineering at
Stellenbosch University, as well as the Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University of Cape Town.
Students can choose from a variety of topics, including:
➤ Microbial Strain Development & Fermentation
➤ Process Development
➤ Pre-treatment & Fractionation of Biomass
➤ Pyrolysis & Gasification of Biomass
➤ Process Modelling for Energy Efficiency
➤ Economic & Lifecycle Analyses
Applications for the postgraduate programme – for registration
in July 2011 or January 2012 – are invited from HonsBSc,
BEng or MTech (for Master’s programmes) and MSc, MScEng or
DTech graduates (for Doctoral programmes) in fields related to
Microbiology, Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering. Postdoctoral
candidates with experience in process modelling and economic
& lifecycle analyses are in particular encouraged to apply for a
fellowship.
Enquiries & Applications
Prof. W.H. van Zyl, Senior Chair of Energy Research,
Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University,
Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 (tel. 021 808 5854
e-mail: whvz@sun.ac.za). Visit our website at
http://academic.sun.ac.za/biofuels/.
23551 Deadline for applications: 31 March 2011
www.ayandambanga.co.za