Prof Nick Blismas

Isithombe sombhali

U-Nick unguSolwazi eSikoleni Sezakhiwo, Ukwakhiwa kanye Nokuphathwa Kwephrojekthi eNyuvesi i-RMIT eMelbourne. Ujoyine i-RMIT esuka eNyuvesi yaseLoughborough (UK) ngo-2004 ngemva kweminyaka eminingana yomsebenzi kadokotela. Usebenze njengomphathi wephrojekthi kwezezindlu kanye nokuhlela kabusha kwebhizinisi ngaphambi kokuqala umsebenzi wezemfundo.

Izinkambu zakhe eziyinhloko zocwaningo eminyakeni edlule zifake umklamo wokuphepha kwezokwakha; ukukhiqizwa ngaphandle kwendawo kanye nokukhiqizwa kwezindlu. Okushicilelwe kufake amathuluzi embonini, imibiko kanye nejenali yezemfundo engaphezu kuka-70 kanye nokushicilelwe kwenkomfa. Wenze ucwaningo oluxhaswe ngokuqondile yimboni, i-Virginia Tech [nge-NIOSH (US)], i-AusIndusty futhi ibambe izibonelelo ze-ARC ezi-4 (I-Linkage & Discovery). Phakathi kuka-2014 no-2015 wayenguMqondisi Wesikhungo Sokucwaninga Ngezempilo Nokuphepha Komsebenzi Wokwakha eNyuvesi yase-RMIT. Ube yisifundiswa sesikhashana kusukela ngo-2016.

Impendulo kulo bhubhane iqinisekise ukuthi inkululeko yokucabanga neyokukhuluma icekeleke phansi kanjani ezikhungweni zocwaningo nasezingxoxweni zomphakathi. Lokhu kumenze wanikela isikhathi ekukhuthazeni nasekubuyiseleni inkululeko kwezesayensi nocwaningo.

Kwaba kafushane njengobandlululo. Ngaleso sikhathi, umcabango owawugcwele engqondweni yami wawungesehlakalo ngesikhathi ngisemusha ngesikhathi sobandlululo eNingizimu Afrika (SA). Ngiyazi ukuthi ngizothukwa ngokuzama ukuqhathanisa izikhathi zeCovid eVictoria nobandlululo, kodwa kukhona ukufana okufanele
Zonke izingane zizofundiswa futhi zilolongwe othile; indaba ingobani futhi iba namuphi umphumela?

Inkomfa Yesibili “Yentuthuko Ngesayensi Nenkululeko”

Ingqungquthela yesibili ye-ASF iphinda ihlanganise ongqondongqondo nabaholi bomphakathi ukuze babelane ngokufundiwe, benze izinhlelo futhi basize ukusungula amanethiwekhi amasha nasafufusa kanye nezinhlangano zokubuyisela umphakathi ochumayo wase-Australia osekelwe kwisayensi nenkululeko.

ULwesihlanu mhla ziyi-15 kuLwezi 6:00PM – 8:00PM – Iziphuzo zomphakathi

NgoMgqibelo mhla ziyi-16 kuLwezi 8:30AM – 5:30PM – Ingqungquthela – izingxoxo zephaneli

NgoMgqibelo mhla ziyi-16 kuLwezi 7:00 ntambama kuya ku-Late – Isidlo Sakusihlwa Sengqungquthela

NgeSonto mhla ziyi-17 kuLwezi 8:30AM – 3:00PM – Ingqungquthela – ingxoxo, izibuyekezo zezindaba kanye nama-workshop