Prof Jean Pitot
Associate Professor
- 031 260 3200
- pitot@ukzn.ac.za
- PhD, MScEng, BScEng
- Mechanical Engineering
- Howard College Campus
Prof Pitot holds BSc Eng and MSc Eng degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and is currently studying for a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stellenbosch University. He is a member of the Discipline of Mechanical Engineering’s Aerospace Systems Research Group and Group for Solar Energy Thermodynamics, which he leads.
Research interests
- Concentrating solar power technology
- Power plant performance modelling
- Hybrid rocket propulsion