PANEL CHAIR

Renewable Energy in Southern Africa

Prof. Wikus Van Niekerk
Director, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Biography of the Panel Chair

Prof Wikus van Niekerk is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Head of the Mechanics Division and Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University. He is registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa, and currently evaluated by the NRF as a C2-category researcher.
He completed his PhD on the active control of transient noise transmission at the University of California and is currently doing research in human response to noise and vibration, seat transmissibility and its effect on automotive NVH, sound quality and optimal design of seats for novel applications. He has a keen interest in wave energy and is investigating the exploitation of the wave energy on the southwest coast of South Africa.

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