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Prof. Deon J. de Beer

Prof. De Beer Deon

NRF RATING	C
POSITION	Full professor and NRF SARChI Chair in Medical Product Development through Additive Manufacturing associated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM), and the Product Development Technology Station (PDTS)
PORTFOLIO	Prof. De Beer’s focus is on competitive grants to co-fund innovative AM applications for both the CRPM, PDTS and in particular, the ne B(Hons) research facility in the department of Mechanical Engineering.A partnership with Aston and Loughborough universities in the UK under the British Council’s Innovation for African Universities programme, a GIZ grant from Germany, an NRF NEP Equipment grant for a new Additive Manufacturing machine dedicated to research; and an EUREKA grant with a partner from Austria were some highlights for the year.Prof Deon de Beer currently serves as the Co-Chair with Prof Ger Kelly from Munster Technological University (MTU) in Ireland for the THENSA and the Irish Embassy North-South Biomedical cluster. He also regularly evaluates PhD Theses and Masters Dissertations for local and international universities.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE	Additive manufacturing (AM)AM innovationAM commercialisationIndustrial competitivenessAM applications in industry
PUBLICATIONS	Dzogbewu, TC & De Beer, DJ. 2024. The role of PGMs in decarbonizing the atmosphere: additive manufacturing in perspective Manufacturing Review, 2024 Dzogbewu, T.C.; Amoah, N; Afrifa S. Jnr; Fianko, S.K. and De Beer; D.J. Multi-material additive manufacturing of electronics components: A bibliometric analysis, 2023 Nkhwa, S.; Montshiwa; T., De Beer, D.J, Booysen, G.J.; Van den Heever, C.J.; Els, J.; Heydenrych, A.; Kebaetse, M. 2023. Local design and manufacturing of patient-specific implant using Anatomage Medical Design Studio software: proof of concept - Botswana’s 1st case report Moletsane, M; Du Preez, W.B., De Beer, D.J. and Nkhwa, S 2022. characterisation of bone-regenerating scaffolds produced through lithography-based ceramic manufacturing Abisuga, OA & De Beer, DJ. 2022. A systematic literature review and prospects for Additive Manufacturing in the Creative Industries. Additive manufacturing, Modelling Systems and 3D Prototyping. AFHE International. Dzogbewu, TC, Amoah, N, Fianko, SK, Afrifa, S & De Beer, D. 2022. Additive manufacturing towards product production: A bibliometric analysis. Manufacturing Review 9,1.
BOOK(S) OR CHAPTER(S) IN BOOK(S)	Deon views his annual contribution (*for 25 consecutive years*) to the Wohlers Report, as one of his key deliverables, to support Additive Manufacturing Development in South Africa and Africa, in addition to being an excellent marketing opportunity for Additive Manufacturing Excellence in South Africa and Africa
PRESENTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND SUPERVISION	Deon supervised/co supervised 10 D.Tech/PhD students; 23 Masters students; 7 Post-doctoral Fellows, published 79 journal papers; presented /185 technical/conference papers; and is co-inventor of 5 SA Patents
EXTERNAL PROFILES	LinkedIn ResearchGate Google Scholar OrcID

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Prof. De Beer Deon
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