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Dr Major Mabuza

Head of Department: Chemical Engineering Technology
Name: Major Mabuza
Location: 4142 JOB Doornfontein Campus
Department of Chemical Engineering Technology Staff, FEBE Heads of Departments  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 6402

Email: majorm@uj.ac.za

About Dr Major Mabuza

Academic Profile
Dr Major Mabuza is a Senior Lecturer and the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering Technology. He has comprehensive experience in teaching and learning, research and innovation, leadership, as well as industrial operations.
Qualification(s)
DEng: Chemical Engineering; PG Dip in Higher Education
Research Interests
Dr Major Mabuza’s research interests fall within the fields of chemical and metallurgical engineering, primarily focusing on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS); Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) for carbon dioxide capture; Mineral Processing; Landfill Biogas Recovery (process and materials); Recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from coal fly ash; and Advanced Materials.
Biography
Dr Mabuza graduated with a Doctor of Engineering (DEng) in Chemical Engineering from the Tshwane University of Technology. He is currently registered as a professional engineering technologist (Pr Tech Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). In 2012, Dr Mabuza was awarded the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship (master’s degree) whose pillars are focused on education, leadership, entrepreneurship, and reconciliation. Most recently, in 2023, he was awarded the prestigious Future Professors Programme – Phase 1 Cohort 3 based on his excellence in teaching and supervision, impactful research, academic leadership, including socially responsible activities. He has over ten years of teaching and learning experience with various higher education institutions in South Africa, and started working for the University of Johannesburg as a Senior Lecturer in August 2022. Dr Mabuza has several papers published in peer-reviewed journals and others presented in international conferences.