Azwinndini Muronga | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | University of Venda University of Cape Town University of Minnesota |
Known for | § Relativistic fluid dynamics |
Awards | Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals Alumni at the University of Minnesota |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Frankfurt University of Cape Town University of Johannesburg |
Thesis | Causal second order viscous relativistic fluid dynamics (2002) |
Website | https://science.mandela.ac.za/Azwinndini-Muronga |
Azwinndini Muronga is a Dean of Science at the Nelson Mandela University. He was previously a professor of Physics and Director of the Science Center at the University of Johannesburg. He matriculated at Mbilwi Secondary School. [1] and then completed his Bachelor of Science in Physics at the University of Venda, [2] a BSc(Honours) and a Master of Science at the University of Cape Town as well as a PhD in Physics from the University of Minnesota. He was previously President of the South African Institute of Physics. [3] He has made seminal contribution to causal second order viscous relativistic fluid dynamics. [4]
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