Congratulations to our 2015 June Graduates

11 Jun 2015
11 Jun 2015

In total 17 postgraduate students graduated on 11 June 2015 who were supervised or co-supervised in the Division of Biomedical Engineering. Congratulations to all for their achievements leading to the award postgraduate diplomas, Masters and PhD degrees and well-wishes for the next steps ahead.

Postgraduate Diploma Graduates in Healthcare Technology Management

Programme convener: Mladen Poluta

  • Blessed Mutembedza, cum laude
  • Dawya Ibrahim
  • Godfrey Katabaro
  • Graham Jaftha, cum laude
  • Jaison Chimbindi, cum laude
  • Ntebaleng Matlapeng
  • Patience Ntamane, cum laude
  • Sthembiso Shabalala

MSc Graduates

  • Jason Voorneveld, with distinction (Supervisor: Assoc Prof Deon Bezuidenhout, co-supervisor: Assoc Prof Tom Franz)
  • Jeff Joseph, with distinction (Supervisor: Dr Lester John)
  • Mkhokheli Ncube (Supervisor: Dr Sudesh Sivarasu)
  • Michael Cousins (Supervisor: Prof Tania Douglas)
  • Shaun Fickling (Supervisor: Dr Lester John, co-supervisor: Dr Sudesh Sivarasu)
  • Shaun Mulligan (Supervisor: Dr Robyn Verrinder, co-supervisor: Dr Lester John)

PhD Graduates

  • Dr Anne Uhlmann - Neural correlates of deficits in affect regulation in methamphetamine dependence with and without a history of psychosis
    For a thesis which assesses the relationship between methamphetamine dependence, brain structure and function, and implications for the impairment of affect regulation, social cognition skills, and mental health.
    (Supervisor: Prof Dan Stein, co-supervisor: Prof Ernesta Meintjes)
  • Dr Mayuresh Kulkarni - Monte Carlo simulation of slot-scanning X-ray imaging systems
    For a thesis which simulates slot-scanning X-ray imaging and its application in mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis, and demonstrates the utility of simulation in representing, analysing and comparing the output of physical X-ray imaging systems.
    (Supervisor: Prof Tania Douglas, co-supervisor: Assoc Prof Fred Nicolls)
  • Dr Mazin Sirry - Computational biomechanics of acute myocardial infarction and its treatment
    For a thesis which develops a computational framework that enables exploring the micromechanics of therapeutic biomaterials delivered into the heart muscle after myocardial infarction, thereby contributing to the advancement of therapies for cardiac infarcts and subsequent heart failure.
    (Supervisor: Assoc Prof Tom Franz, co-supervisor: Assoc Prof Neil Davies)