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Mr Neil Manson

Head of School: Engineering, Science and Public Health

Email: NManson@iiemsa.co.za

Tel: +27 11 950 4254

Qualifications
  • BSc(Mech Eng) – 1990 University of Witwatersrand
  • Dip Datametrics – 1994 UNISA
  • MSC (Civil Eng) – 1998 University of Witwatersrand
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education – 2013 UNISA
Research interests
  • Building mathematical models of real-world systems in order to help decision makers make accurate, evidence-based decisions. These models include simulation, optimisation and decision-analysis models
  • Improving teaching and learning through the use of information and communication technologies. Mr Manson is specifically interested in the teaching and learning that is required in the “hard” mathematical and computer science subjects.
Publications
  • Manson, N., 1996. Optimising Water Supply and Distribution. Proc. From Flood to Drought. IAHR 5-7 Aug. 1996.
  • Manson, N., 2000. Asset Management in the South African Water Industry. Proc. Managing Water and Wastewater in the New Millennium: the challenges for developing areas. IWA 23- 26 May 2000.
  • Adesola A. Ilemobade, N. J. Manson and David Stephenson. ‘Design and Operational Optimisation of Water Supply and Distribution Systems’. Proceedings, 4th Biennial Congress of the African Division of the IAHR on Conserving and Sharing Water Resources in a Water Scarce Environment. Windhoek, Namibia. 7-9 June 2000.
  • Manson, N., 2002 Optimisation of Pumping Policies for Municipal Reservoirs. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 8-11 Sep. 2002.
  • Manson, N., 2003. Asset Management in the South African Water Industry. Proc. Managing Change in the Water Sector. WISA 14, 15 Aug. 2003.
  • Manson, N., 2003 Improving an Introductory OR/MS Course in South Africa. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 7-10 Sep. 2003.
  • A. Ilemobade, N. J. Manson and D. Stephenson. ‘Optimising Pump and Reservoir System Operation’. Proceedings, International Conference on Case Studies in Hydraulic Systems -CSHS ’03. Aleksandar Gajic (ed.). Belgrade, Serbia. ISBN 86-7083-469-3. 29 September – 1 October 2003.
  • Manson, N., 2004. Open Source Software Part I: Is it a Good Thing? Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 5-8 Sep. 2004.
  • Manson, N., 2004. Open Source Software Part II: A User’s Perspective and Demonstration. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 5-8 Sep. 2004.
  • Manson, N. Free and Open Source Software for Developing Economies. Proc. Second International Conference on Operations Research and Development for Africa (ORDA-2). Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) 17-19 Nov. 2004.
  • Manson, N., 2006. Is Operations Research Really Research? or Can Real O.R. also be Research? Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 4-6 Sep. 2006.
  • Barta, B. and Manson, N. J., 1999. Researchers develop optimisation model for reservoir systems: water supply. SA Water Bulletin; Vol. 25, Iss 3, p.24-25, May-Jun, 1999.
  • Ilemobade, A., Manson, N. J. and Stephenson, D., 2005. Pump and Reservoir System Operational Optimisation using a non-linear tool. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers SAICE, Vol 47, Iss. 4, p. 2-11, 2005.
  • Manson, N. J., 2006. Is Operations Research really research?. ORiON Journal of the Operations Research Society of South Africa ORSSA, Vol 22, Iss 2, p. 155-179, 2006.
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