Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
Academic Staff Research Repository
Mr. Jabulani Matsimbe
BSc Civil Engineering, MSc Mining Engineering, PhD Civil Engineering
Office SDP Building
jmatsimbe@mubas.ac.mw
Research Interests
Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Engineering
Mr. Jabulani Matsimbe
BSc Civil Engineering, MSc Mining Engineering, PhD Civil Engineering
Jabulani is a Lecturer in Mining & Geotechnical Engineering. He holds a MSc Mining Engineering from University of Exeter, UK, and a BSc Civil Engineering from University of Malawi - The Polytechnic. He has completed a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, researching geopolymer science, design, and technology for sustainable infrastructure development. Jabulani received the Best Paper Award: ASOCSA 17th Built Environment Conference, 2023, EU-ASIM Scholarship Award: 2021 – 2025, Dr. David Livingstone Academic Award from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Scotland (2010 - 2011), and World Bank Skills Development Scholarship Award: 2016 – 2017. Jabulani obtained industrial experience in construction, quarrying, mining, rock/soil mechanics, earthworks, pavements, geosynthetics/geotextiles, and construction materials at Mota Engil - Nacala Corridor Railway Project, World Kaihatsu Kogyo (WKK) - Masauko Chipembere Highway Rehabilitation Project, Terrastone Njuli Quarry - Mine Design Project, Camborne Holman’s Test Mine UK - Geotechnical Mapping Project, and Castle Construction Steel Engineering Ltd - Mpingwe Residential Buildings Project.
His research interests span industrial/mining waste material valorization, mine geotechnical design, geopolymers, geomaterials, experimental design, multi-scale materials characterization, strength of materials, durability assessment, machine learning strength predictive modelling, statistical modelling, computational modelling, artificial intelligence 4IR, circular economy, novel low-carbon construction materials, cement/concrete, and sustainable infrastructure development.
Jabulani is a registered Candidate Engineering Professional working towards PrEng registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) & Malawi Engineering Institution (MEI). He is a member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT), Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA), British Geotechnical Association (BGA), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institution of Highway Engineers (IHE), and Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
Jabulani is a peer reviewer for the:
▪ Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
▪ Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
▪ Digital Discovery
▪ Open Geosciences
▪ Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
▪ Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
▪ International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
His research interests span industrial/mining waste material valorization, mine geotechnical design, geopolymers, geomaterials, experimental design, multi-scale materials characterization, strength of materials, durability assessment, machine learning strength predictive modelling, statistical modelling, computational modelling, artificial intelligence 4IR, circular economy, novel low-carbon construction materials, cement/concrete, and sustainable infrastructure development.
Jabulani is a registered Candidate Engineering Professional working towards PrEng registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) & Malawi Engineering Institution (MEI). He is a member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT), Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA), British Geotechnical Association (BGA), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institution of Highway Engineers (IHE), and Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
Jabulani is a peer reviewer for the:
▪ Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
▪ Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
▪ Digital Discovery
▪ Open Geosciences
▪ Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
▪ Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
▪ International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
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