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Amos Baloyi Primary supervisor: Indresan Govender Thesis title: Mechanistic modelling of rising en masse flows in tumbling mills	Dylan Blakemore Primary supervisor: Indresan Govender Thesis Title: Multiple particle tracking in PEPT using voronoi tesselations
Christopher Chikochi Primary supervisor: Lawrence Bbosa Secondary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: Ore breakage characterisation using the JK Rotary Breakage Tester (RBT)	Crosby Chongo Primary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: SAG mill modelling
Thobile Dube Primary supervisor: Lawrence Bbosa Secondary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: Measuring the fracture energy of bed breakage using a Short Impact Load Cell (SILC)	Theophilus Dzingai Primary supervisor: Megan Becker Secondary supervisors: Belinda McFadzean, Margreth Tadie Thesis title: A process mineralogical study on the effect of the phyllosilicate minerals in flotation of Great Dyke PGE ores
Lucia Dzinza Primary supervisor: Kirsten Corin Secondary supervisor: Jenny Wiese Thesis title: Considering the effect of oxidising agents on pulp chemistry and froth stability	Stefan Geldenhuys Primary supervisor: Belinda McFadzean Secondary supervisors: Martin Harris Thesis title: Froth stability in 2 phase system
Thomas Jordaan Primary supervisor: Belinda McFadzean Secondary supervisor: Prof Cyril O'Connor Thesis title: Investigating the role of dithiophosphate in the flotation of base metal sulfides and PGM's	Resoketswe Manenzhe Primary supervisor: Kirsten Corin Secondary supervisors: Mailbongwe Manono &Jenny Wiese Thesis title: Reagent lifetime and recycle in flotation
Edward Mavhungu Primary supervisor: Martin Harris Thesis title: Flotation and mineral liberation	Gerald Mbele Primary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: Characterizing slurry rheology effects and mill operational parameters on slurry transport phenomena in a laboratory scale tumbling mill
Saliya Muketekelwa Primary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Secondary supervisor: Paul Bepswa Thesis title: Testing and modelling potential hybrid classification circuits	Keith Mutambirwa Primary supervisor: David Deglon Thesis title: Investigating the reverse flotation of hematite in three different types of laboratory flotation cells (Mechanical, Pneumatic and Oscillating Grid)
Lisa October Primary supervisor: Kirsten Corin Secondary supervisor: Malibongwe Manono, Nora Schreithofer & Jenny Wiese Thesis title: Water quality effects on the formation of bubbles and the attachment of sulphide minerals	Dandre Pienaar Primary supervisor: Belinda McFadzean Secondary supervisor: Prof Cyril O'Connor Thesis title: Synergistic behaviour of flotation reagents at interfaces
Kevin Pillay Primary supervisor: David Deglon Thesis title: Flotation jet reactor	Emily Schuiling Primary supervisor: Andre van der Westhuizen Secondary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: Investigating the fine milling of pigments in a colourant formulation on the PML2 Superflow mill
Lawrence Relebohile Tseka Primary supervisor: Kirsten Corin Secondary supervisor: Jenny Wiese Thesis title: Effect of grinding chemistry on flotation performance of sulphide minerals and gangue	Adri Uys Primary supervisor: Lawrence Bbosa Secondary supervisor: Aubrey Mainza Thesis title: Influence of lifter heights on the charge motion, velocity profile and power draw of a tumbling mill using DEM simulations
David Vogel Primary supervisor: Andre van der Westhuizen Thesis title: Investigating proxies for liner wear in an IsaMill using Positron Emission Particle Tracking