The SA Institute of Electrical Engineers’ (SAIEE) “Engineer of the Year” award for 2023 was won by Dr Mpho Nkambule, an Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer.
Dr Nkambule was presented with the ACTOM-sponsored award by Mervyn Naidoo, ACTOM’s Group CEO, at the SAIEE’s awards presentation evening in Johannesburg in early March this year.
Dr Nkambule, who is employed by a local engineering and project management company, is shown with his winner’s trophy in the picture (left) next to Mervyn, while SAIEE President Prof Jan de Kock displays the framed award certificate he was also presented with at the event.
The award recognises a SAIEE member who has energetically and voluntarily worked towards promoting electrical science and its applications to benefit its members and the Southern African community.
Dr Nkambule has six years of experience as an Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, focussing on hardware and software design, installation, construction and commissioning, and four years of experience in research and development of renewable energy, using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.
He has presented numerous papers at international conferences and has had many of his papers published in technical journals worldwide.