Dr-Ing Michel Kalenga WA KALENGA
University of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Dr-Ing Michel Kalenga is Pyrometallurgy researcher, currently Senior Lecturer and Head of the pyrometallurgy research group in the Department
of Metallurgy, Faculty of Engineering And The Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.
With a Doctorate in Metallurgical Engineering, Ingenieur Civil Metallurgiste, Michel Kalenga has 29 years’ experience both in academia and industry in the broader engineering field. Research interest: Innovation technologies, application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in the Metallurgical industry, rare hearth, “Go Green” BioMet.
He is currently the Chairman of Mining Equipment and Consulting Pty (MEC, Pty), currently a consultant at a number of mining companies across the world, Advisor at a few mining companies in Africa.
Several scientific collaborations with NTNU/ Norway, VSB TU Ostrava/Czech Republic, Politehnica University Timisora/ Romania, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University / Kazaksthan, Etude Metallurgique (EMT/DRC), Intocast SA, Slovmag, Mintek SA, PMC SA, Reviewer at several International Conferences, Member of SAIMM, Member of Acer, Member of TMS, Member of MetSoc, Member of ASM, Member of AIST. Michel has a track record publication in international journals and Conferences. He has several PhD and Master’s students that he supervises in his research group.