Happiness Vivian Dludla

2023/06 -2023/07

1. Geiger Counter 

University of Western Cape, Lab and research assistant

• The project entailed thorough research on radioactive sources, building and testing different Geiger counter low-cost models, and providing a daily report to the project manager, Ian
• Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
• Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.

2. Absorption Spectroscopy 

 University of Western Cape, Lab and research assistant

• The project's focus was to design an undergraduate absorption spectroscopy experiment using a smartphone.
• The project entailed thorough research on radioactive sources, building and testing different Geiger counter low-cost models, and providing a daily report to the project manager, Ian
• Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
• Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.

3. Acoustic Spectroscopy

University of Western Cape, Lab and research assistant

• The focus of this experiment was to find 3 ways to determine the speed of sound using 1 or 2 smartphones
• The project involved thinking outside the box and watching YouTube videos to get an idea of how other people experimented with this specific project
• The findings were relatively close to the accepted speed of sound in air
• Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.The focus of this experiment was to find 3 ways to determine the speed of sound using 1 or 2 smartphones.

2023, Informative presentation

My technical and process experience of vacation work at the University of the Western Cape, Physics & Astronomy Department.

• I had an informative presentation with the first year ECP 151Physical Science students at university of the Western Cape. This presentation was aimed at informing the students about possible vacation work opportunities in the Physics department and how they can apply my experience in their current studies. This is because the work i researched during my 2023 June vacation work was relatable to their syllabus.

2023, Persuasive Presentation

 Advice on subject-choosing for grade 9s going to 10/ 08/12/23

• On the 12th of August 10 am, I had persuasive presentation and the purpose of it was to enthuse the students with love of science (and math's) so that they select the full math's stream. I had an informative presentation with the first year ECP 151 Physical Science students at university of the Western Cape. This presentation was aimed at informing the students about possible vacation work opportunities in the Physics department and how they can apply my experience in their current studies. This is because the work I researched during my 2023 June vacation work was relatable to their syllabus

• Soldering
• Testing & debugging
• Punctuality
• Setting up a Sakai website
• Problem-solving
• Organized and efficient
• excellent writing skills

• Ian Schroeder - Senior Technical Officer, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Western Cape +27(0)66 023 5988 & +27(0)21 959 4106, ischroeder@uwc.ac.za
• Elijah Akakpo - Teaching assistance, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Western Cape +27(0)78 177 7337 & +27(0)21 959 4106, eakakpo@uwc.ac.za
• Gerald Teaching Assistance - MJR Training Institution +27(0) 68 197 4826
• Marshall Ongansie - MAM151 Lecturer, Department of Mathematics Applied Mathematics, University of the Western Cape, Office: (021) 959-3017, mongansie@uwc.ac.za