Dr Joe Mapiravana
Mapiravana specialises in research and development of building and construction materials and methods at the CSIR. His research interests include geopolymers, structural fibre reinforced composites, high performance cement and concrete and innovative building technologies.
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Mapiravana obtained a PhD in materials engineering from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom (UK). He joined the CSIR in 2008 and is a principal researcher specialising in the research and development of building and construction materials and methods. Mapiravana’s research interests include geopolymers, structural fibre reinforced composites, high-performance cement and concrete and innovative building technologies. He received the Frank Holland Memorial bursary and prize for the best Master’s student at the School of Materials at the University of Sheffield in the UK.
Expertise: Materials engineering
- BSc (Geology and Chemistry), University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 1983
- MSc Tech (Science and Technology of Materials) (with distinction), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1990
- PhD (Materials Engineering), University of Leeds, United Kingdom, 1998
- EDP (Business Leadership and Management), UNISA, 2012
