Mulalo Doyoyo
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13 August 1970 Venda, Limpopo, South Africa |
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South Africa United States |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
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| Thesis | Experimental studies of subsonic penetration in silica glasses and ceramics |
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South Africa
Mulalo Doyoyo (born 13 August 1970) is a South African engineer, inventor, and professor.
Doyoyo is a researcher in applied mechanics, ultralight materials, green building, renewable energy, and other fields of engineering. He has lectured in different engineering disciplines including ocean engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering. He has operated at the academia-industry interface, forming partnerships with a diverse group of companies.
In addition to his contributions in engineering, Doyoyo is well-known for his invention of Cenocell. He is also recognized for his passion in promoting the utilization of technology to fight poverty, and for the advancement of science and engineering in underpriviledged youth.
Mulalo Doyoyo was born at William Edie Hospital in Tshidimbini Venda to Khorommbi Doyoyo and his wife Mudzuli (née Dzaga) of Vondwe village. Venda was a bantustan in northern South Africa during apartheid and is now part of the Limpopo Province.
He started his bantu education schooling at Vondwe Lower Primary School in 1977 and then moved on to Tshidimbini Higher Primary School in 1981. He joined Tshidimbini Secondary School in 1984 where he studied until 1985. In 1986, he registered at Mbilwi Secondary School where he founded a science club and a hand-written student newspaper the weekly tri-opinion. He was later voted as the head boy of the school, matriculating in 1988.
Anglo American awarded him a scholarship to study engineering. He chose to pursue his studies at the University of Cape Town. He was enrolled at the university in a five-year engineering bridging program, which at the time was designed for bantu education matriculates. Towards the end of his studies, he was additionally awarded a Shell Oil Company scholarship.
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