M Van Dijk
Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Marco van Dijk is a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Pretoria and a Principal Researcher for WRC research projects. He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1996, completed his BEng (Hons) degree in 1998 and joined the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Pretoria in 2000. He obtained a MEng degree in Water Resource Engineering in 2003 and he is currently enrolled for a PhD. He received the SAICE Water Engineering Award in 2002, for his significant contribution in software development and technology transfer in the water engineering field (a joint award with Prof SJ van Vuuren). He has compiled numerous technical reports and journal publications in the field of pipelines, hydropower generation and water distributions systems. He has also presented numerous courses and workshops on network analyses, pipeline engineering and hydropower generation.
Research Interest
Fields of interest are Water engineering, Hydropower generation, System optimization and Water pipelines and networks.
Publications
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Van Dijk M, Loots I, Bhagwan J. Bloemwater Conduit Hydropower Plant launched: water engineering. Civil Engineering= Siviele Ingenieurswese. 2015 Jun 1;23(5):42-6.
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Van Dijk M, Van Vuuren F, Loots I, Bhagwan J. Small-scale hydropower development for rural electrification in South Africa: Water engineering. Civil Engineering= Siviele Ingenieurswese. 2014 Jun 1;22(5):42-6.
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Loots I, Van Dijk M, Barta B, Van Vuuren SJ, Bhagwan JN. A review of low head hydropower technologies and applications in a South African context. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2015 Oct 31;50:1254-68.
