This prestigious competition is aimed at young scientists and engineers in the disciplines of Materials, Minerals, Mining, Packaging, Clay Technology and Wood Science and they will be judged on their presentation skills, which include diction and enthusiasm, visual aids, handling of questions by the judges and technical content. 

2024 COMPETITION

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Online competition will take place on 10 October 2024

Abstracts to be submitted via www.iom3.org/ypwlc

2018 WORLD COMPETITION

It was an honour to host the 2018 Young Persons' World Lecture Compeittion in Port Elizabeth on Thursday 11 October 2018. 

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PREVIOUS WINNERS

2023

Name: Lodewikus Vorster (Nelson Mandela Bay University)

Lecture Title: Overcoming limitations on computational adsorption modelling for flexible materials

General Comment: Lodewikus went on to win the World Competition in 2023

 

2021 & 2022

Name: Shane de Beer (University of Stellenbosch)

Lecture Title (2021): Computational methods to investigate photocatalysis in metal-organic frameworks

Lecture Title (2022):  Overcoming limitations on computational adsorption modelling for flexible materials

 

2020

Name: Bianca Gevers (University of Pretoria)

Lecture Title: Engineering photo-active materials for renewable energy generation

 

2019

Name: Tamlyn Naidu

Lecture Title: Acid Mine Drainage Remediation System using Waste Products from the Steel Manufacturing and Sugar Industries

General Comment: Tamlyn wom the 2019 World Competition

 

2018

Name: Farirai Nyoni (University of Zimbabwe)

Lecture Title: Burn cut optimisation to increase blast advance at Unki mine

General Comment: Farirai went on to represent South Africa in the World Competition, which was hosted by South Africa

 

 

2017

Name: Matthew Mayne (The University of Stellenbosch)

Lecture Title: How do rocks melt? A question requiring both chemistry and thermodynamics

General Comment: Matthew went on to represent South Africa in the World Competition in Australia

 

2016

Name: Jean Potgieter (University of Pretoria)

Lecture Title: Effects of Compaction on Lateral Earth Pressure

General  Comment: Jean came 2nd in the World Competition which took place in Brazil

2015
Name: Daniel Avutia (SRK Consultants)
Lecture Title: Analytical study of sinkhole propogation in South Africa
General Comment: Daniel went on to represent South Africa in the World Competition in Ireland


2014
Name: Raphael Smith (from CapeRay Medical)

Lecture Title: The design, construction and testing of a hermetically sealed breast platform for dual-modality mammography

General Comment: Raphael won the 2014 Young Persons' World Lecture Competition in Riverside, USA



2013:
Name: Cornelis van Niekerk (University of Pretoria)
Lecture Title: Novel technique for in-situ laser alloying of AISI 410L stainless steel with nitrogen during laser cladding
General Comment: Cornelis won the 2013 Young Persons' World Lecture Competition in Hong Kong