Students

Current Students

	Sechaba Madiope MSc The impact of log age, diameter class and heating time on the veneer quality of Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda
	Mohau Mofokeng MSc Evaluation of the effect of additives on WPC properties
	Keenan Nefdt MSc Improvement of acoustical properties of tonewood
	Karl Kutzer MSc Determination of the exposure temperature in standing trees after a wildfire

Past Students

	Sadiq Mohammed PhD Development of affordable WPC materials for RDP housing
	Charles Mulenga PhD Effect of mining pollution on tree growth
	Tenele Dlamini MSc Feasibility of WPCs from waste materials
	Trevor van Groeningen MSc Chemical properties of thernmally degraded wood
	Francis Munalula PhD Effect of climate change on wood quality of tropical hardwood species
	Kyle Raatz MSc Cellulose nano-crystalls isolated from South African invasive wood species
	Bernard Effah PhD 2016 Interaction forces in wood plastic composites studied by AFM
	Mandlakazi Melane MSc 2016 Evaluation of the potential of non-woody invasive plants for bioenergy
	Stephan Rust MSc 2015 Wood quality of burnt timber - physical, chemical and anatomical properties
	Benedict Odhimabo PhD 2015 Survival of burnt trees
	Feliciana Haidunwa MSc 2013 Impact of fuelwood quality and quantity on rural household's energy use in North-West Namibia
	Tiaan Basson PhD 2013 Wod Plastic Composites - Adhesion studies

	Daniel Wondifraw MSc 2012 Effect of water availability on fibre properties
	Christiaan Smit MSc 2011 Time/temperature profiles of solid biofuels
	Anour Shebani PhD 2011 Wood Plastic Composites - Mechanical and physical properties
	Abdalah Klash PhD 2011 Localisation of functional groups on pulp fibres
	Pholoso Malatji MFor 2010 Processability of agricultural waste for bioenergy purposes

Exchange Students

Sebastian Frey (2018): Wood degradation studies on a plywood based surfboard
Moritz Greim (2017): Thermal surface treatment of South African wood species
Markus Berger (2013): Thermal degradation of wood
Sebastian Wolpers (2012): Thermal degradation of bark
Bettina Raum (2012): Sample collection and preparation for fibre analysis
Daniela Schoen (2012): AFM analysis of polymer fibres
Steffen Funk (2011): Handmade saftey charcoal
Isabel Peinke (2011): Effect of climate change on wood quality
Adrien Collot (2010): Development of a small scale pyrolysis unit

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