Du Toit Madeleine
Professor and Head
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Madeleine du Toit is Professor and Head of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She holds BEng, MEng and PhD degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Universities of Pretoria and the Witwatersrand in South Africa. She is registered as a Professional Engineer and as an International Welding Engineer (IWE) with the International Institute of Welding. Prof Du Toit has published extensively in the field of welding metallurgy and regularly consults to industry as welding engineer. She currently serves as President and member of Council of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW). Internationally, she serves as member of the Technology Management Board and as Vice-chairperson of Commission IX (Behaviour of metals subjected to welding) of the International Institute of Welding.
Research Interest
Welding metallurgy, Welding engineering,Physical metallurgy and corrosion, Stainless steel metallurgy