Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
Academic Staff Research Repository
Mr. Jabulani Matsimbe
BSc Civil Engineering, MSc Mining Engineering, PhD Candidate
Office SDP Building
jmatsimbe@mubas.ac.mw
Research Interests
Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Geoenvironmental Engineering
Mr. Jabulani Matsimbe
BSc Civil Engineering, MSc Mining Engineering, PhD Candidate
Jabulani Matsimbe is a Lecturer in Mining and Geotechnical Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Malawi - The Polytechnic. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, researching the science and technology of mining and mineral waste recycling and the development of geopolymers for sustainable infrastructure development. Furthermore, Jabulani received the Dr. David Livingstone Academic Award from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Scotland (2010 and 2011), World Bank Skills Development Project Scholarship: 2016 – 2017, EU-ASIM Scholarship: 2021 – 2025, and Best Paper Award: ASOCSA 17th Built Environment Conference, 2023. Jabulani obtained industrial experience in quarrying, mining, rock/soil mechanics, earthworks, pavement 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 Project.
His research interests span mining waste valorization, mine design, geotechnics, geopolymers, geomaterials, pavement geosynthetics, experimental characterization, multi-scale materials characterization, strength of materials, durability assessment, machine learning strength predictive models, computational modelling, artificial intelligence in the 4IR, circular economy, and the development of novel low-carbon construction materials for sustainable infrastructure development.
Jabulani is a member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA), Malawi Engineering Institution (MEI), Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT), Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), and British Geotechnical Association (BGA), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institution of Highway Engineers (IHE), and Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE). In addition, he is a peer reviewer for the:
▪ Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
▪ Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
▪ 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 mining waste valorization, mine design, geotechnics, geopolymers, geomaterials, pavement geosynthetics, experimental characterization, multi-scale materials characterization, strength of materials, durability assessment, machine learning strength predictive models, computational modelling, artificial intelligence in the 4IR, circular economy, and the development of novel low-carbon construction materials for sustainable infrastructure development.
Jabulani is a member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA), Malawi Engineering Institution (MEI), Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT), Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), and British Geotechnical Association (BGA), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institution of Highway Engineers (IHE), and Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE). In addition, he is a peer reviewer for the:
▪ Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
▪ Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
▪ 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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