Marilize Everts

Marilize Everts obtained a BEng in mechanical engineering with a distinction in 2012, and was not only the top mechanical engineering student, but also the top student in the school of engineering at UP.

Everts received the Open Category University Award at the Eskom Chairman’s Awards, as the best final-year engineering student in the country. In 2013, Everts finished her BEng honours in mechanical engineering with an average of 90% and in 2014, she obtained 99% for her MEng in mechanical engineering. With each one of the three degrees she completed, Everts was the top student. In 2015, she received the Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science medal for the most outstanding research student in a scientific subject graduating at master’s level at UP.

Everts is currently enrolled for a PhD in the department of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at UP. Her research is on single-phase mixed convection of developing flow in the laminar, transitional, low-Reynolds-number end and turbulent flow regimes. This is fundamental work to address the gap between laminar and turbulent flow, as well as to understand the fundamentals of mixed convection. This will enable engineers to better optimise heat transfer equipment used in the generation of energy, which is a major challenge internationally, and a crisis in South Africa.

She has submitted four journal articles for publication, presented 10 papers at conferences (seven at international conferences), and co-authored a keynote paper with her supervisor.