Prof Daramy Vandi Von Kallon is a Sierra Leonean holder of a PhD obtained from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2013. He holds a year-long experience as a Postdoctoral researcher at University of Cape Town (UCT) during 2013. At the start of 2014 Prof Kallon was formally employed by the Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) at University of Cape Town (UCT) as a Scientific Officer. In May 2014 Prof Kallon transferred to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as a full-time Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer and later Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology (DMIET). He currently teaches simulation-based modules at this Department to final year of Bachelors and Honours students and serves as Head of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Department. Prof Kallon has more than twelve (12) years’ experience in research and eleven (11) years of teaching at university level, with industry-based collaborations. He is widely published, has supervised from Masters to Postdoctoral and has graduated four (4) PhDs and twenty-five (25) Masters Candidates. Prof Kallon’s primary research areas are Acoustics Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Design and Development, Water Technologies and Energy Technologies.
