A lecturer and researcher at the University of Johannesburg, Bonginkosi Thango’s career goal is to become the of vice-chancellor of a university.
His desire to excel is driven by the memory of his mother. A single parent, she passed away before Thango completed his matric year; she never saw her son graduate with a PhD in electrical engineering.
The diligent pursuit of his career has already seen Thango publish more than 45 peer-reviewed research papers and two international books; he’s also supervised the theses of nine postgraduate students.
With research interests in artificial intelligence, renewable energy, condition monitoring and power quality, Thango would like to contribute solutions to the various techno-economic challenges faced by South Africa in its mass adoption of renewable energy.
“Embrace your potential and aspirations; procrastinate less, and read more books.”