Mr Yunus M Vawda
Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering and Surveying
Qualifications:
MDip Tech, MSc App Sc: (Structural), PR Tech (Eng)
Area(s) of Expertise:
Structural Analysis and Design
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2234 / 2224
Fax: 031 373 2816
E-mail: vawda@dut.ac.za

Dr Dhiren Allopi
Civil Engineering and Surveying
Qualifications:
DTech (Civil Eng) (MLST), MDT (Civil Eng)(TN) Postgrad. Dip. Eng (Natal), Dip. Datametrics (cum laude)(UNISA), Pr.Tech (Eng)(ECSA), TMSAICE, MCIT, MSAT, MIPET
Area(s) of Expertise:
Traffic Engineering (Traffic studies/surveys, Driver and Vehicle characteristics), Transport Infrastructure, Geometric Design (Route location, Horizontal and Vertical Alignment, Intersection Design), Transportation Planning, Pavement and Earthworks Design, Land Passenger Transport with special emphasis on Public Transport, Road Traffic and Safety (coordination with the University of Natal Accident Research Unit), Transport Systems Management, National Transport Policy (contributed to the White Paper), Rail Design, Geotechnical Engineering and bull,Site Investigations. Consulting, contract research and super vision in the above areas.
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2310
Fax: 031 373 2020
Email: allopid@dut.ac.za

Mr A.K. Naicker Pr Tech Eng
Head of Department
Industrial Engineering
Qualifications:
MBA (UKZN); B.Tech: Industrial Engineering (MLST)
Area(s) of Interest:
Lean Manufacturing
System simulation
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2467
Cell: 083 788 4874
Email: naickera@dut.ac.za

Prof Krishnan Kanny
Director
Mechanical Engineering
NRF rated researcher
Qualifications:
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering and M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering. Government Certificate of Competency (Factories), Pr. Tech. ENG Rated scientist -National Research Foundation.
Area(s) of Expertise:
Designing, processing, and testing of composite materials systems, reinforced thermosets/ thermoplastics, and nano-infused structures for aerospace, naval and automotive applications. Failure analysis include computational and analytical modeling. Characterization & Morphological analysis include Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM),Auger Electron Microscopy (AEM),Quantitative Microscopy (QM), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Other interests include renewable energy solutions and demand side management (DSM).
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 3732230
Fax: 031 3732139
E-mail: kannyk@dut.ac.za