Mr. Tsiu is in charge of Second Year Physics laboratory and some units in EE 4210 (workshop practice), PCB fabrication, electrical wiring, Repair of Laboratory Equipment within the department. He also operates and maintains the following research equipment, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), x-ray diffractometer (XRD), crystal grower, sputtering unit and Arch melter.
Mr. Matobo oversees the smooth running of the departmental daily business such as Staff office allocation & supply of Stationary, Laboratory & Research Equipment Procurement, Supervision of laboratory sessions (both Physics & Engineering) and 4th Year Physics Manual revision. He is in charge of Physics Final year lab sessions and a unit in EE 4210, Repair of Laboratory Equipment within the Faculty and overseeing of DOPE equipment and repair of them.
Mr. Kao is the Demonstrator in the Department of Physics and Electronics and the member of the Energy Research Center. He is in charge of Physics practicals and tutorials. He holds MSc in Sustainable Energy from National University of Lesotho. His research interests are primarily on mini-grids systems design and analysis (solar PV, wind) as well as performance analysis of solar thermal systems.
BSc. Mathematics & Physics (NUL), Honours in Physics (UFS), MSc. Physics (in progress UFS)
Mr. Sekhants’o Lara
Physics Demonstrator
Mr. Lara is in charge of Physics practicals and tutorials Work in 1st year physics laboratory; responsible for conducting physics tutorials and experiments; marking tests and exams. His research interests are related to material science and nanotechnology (under experimental and solid state physics).
Mr. Mokeke is a Laboratory Instructor in the Department of Physics and Electronics and the member of the Energy Research Center. He holds MSc in Sustainable Energy from National University of Lesotho. His research interests include assessment of impact renewable energy generators to the grid, modelling simulations and optimization of microgrids, energy management systems and design and evaluation of solar thermal systems.
Mr. Mokoena teaches microcontrollers, control systems and instrumentation and conducts student project supervision. His research interests are in embedded controllers built around microcontrollers and Software for control engineering applications.
Mr. Koetje’s teaches control systems and instrumentation, theory of electronics and conducts student project supervision. His research interests are in Optimisation and Multivariable Control, Control application in Renewable energy systems, Nuclear instrumentation and applications.
Mr. Mohlalisi’s duties involve teaching Analogue Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design, and Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design (VLSI) and Supervision of student projects. His research Interests cover Reconfigurable Hardware, VLSI, Telecommunications and Computer Networks, Astroparticle Physics.
Mr. Molapo is a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electronics at NUL and a member of the Energy Research Centre. He holds Masters of Engineering in Energy Systems Engineering from Lehigh University, USA; where he worked on Reliability and Efficiency Assessment of Lehigh Electricity Distribution System and Implementation of Fault Indicators on 12 kV feeder lines. His research interests include solar thermal systems, solar PV, wind energy and energy demand and supply modeling based on renewable energy technologies.
