Eng. Givemore Kanyemba is the Acting Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural Science and Technology. He holds a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Management from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics from Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT). He is a registered member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and the Renewable Energy Institute(UK).

Skills and competencies:

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming, Controller Design in MATLAB (Simulink), Computer Network design and configuration.

Research interests:

Automation & Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Process Control & optimisation, Renewable Energy

Publications and Conference papers

Chikumbirike M.O., Kanyemba, G., Chirinda P, Matope S (2021) Design of an automated monitoring and            control system for the soft drink capping machine and process mixer, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 32 (3), 225-237

Matenga, E. Murena, G. Kanyemba, S. Mhlanga (2018) A novel approach for developing a flexible automation system for rewinding an induction motor stator using robotic arm, Procedia Manufacturing, Volume 33, Pages 296-303

Mahlangu, M., Kanyemba, G., Mhlanga, S and Sibanda, V.M., (2016), Design of a Smart Water Metering System   , Research & Intellectual Outputs Expo, Science, Engineering & Technology (RIOSET), 31 August – 3 September 2016, NUST, Zimbabwe.

Chiduwa, A., Nyanga, L., Mhlanga, S., Van der Merwe, A.F. and Kanyemba, G., (2013), Investigation Of The   Effects  Of Lubricant Fat Content On Drawn Copper Wires, SAIIE25 Proceedings, 9th -11th July 2013,     Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Mutangi, T., Nyanga L, Van der Merwe A. F., Kanyemba G and Chikowore, T.K., (2013), A Linear Programming   Model For Malt Blending, SAIIE25 Proceedings, 9th -11th July 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Email: givemore.kanyemba@nust.ac.zw