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Justin Pringle

Senior Lecturer University of KwaZulu Natal

Education

PhD ENG

University of KwaZulu Natal
2012 - 2015

Thesis: On Weather and Waves : Applications to Coastal Engineering

MSc ENG (Civil)

University of KwaZulu Natal
2010 -2011

Dissertation: Sediment Resuspension in a Shallow Lake

BSc ENG (Civil)

University of KwaZulu Natal
2007 -2010

Languages

  • English (Native)
  • Afrikaans (Working)

Career Profile

Vision: To nuture a higher more profound sense of service and engineering entrepreneurship intended towards solving global grand challenges using Environmental Fluid Mechanics.
NRF-Y researcher, rated as “young researcher having the potential to establish themself as a researcher” in Fluid Mechanics.
Professionally registered engineer with ECSA (202402862)
Current Position: Senior Lecturer.
Co-Head environmental fluid mechanics research group at UKZN (“https://efml.ukzn.ac.za”).
Areas of current research: Coastal processes, Climate change, Renewable energy, fundamentals of fluid mechanics.

Experiences

Senior Lecturer

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
2021 - Present

Lecturer

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
2018 - 2020

Coastal Engineer

eThekwini Municipality
2015 - 2017

Publications

Journals

  1. Upwelling along the southeast African coastline and links to cold water temperature anomalies at Sodwana Bay, South Africa
    2. Wells C., Pringle J., Stretch D. (2024)
    Continental Shelf Research
  2. Cold water pathways and regional flow patterns in the southwest Indian ocean associated with temperature anomalies on the Sodwana reef system, South Africa
    3. Wells C., Pringle J., Stretch D. (2023)
    Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
  3. The Geography of Mixing on the east coast of South Africa
    4. Pringle J., Stretch D., Tirok K. (2022)
    Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  4. On the reef scale hydrodynamics at Sodwana Bay, South Africa
    5. Deoraj V., Wells C., Pringle J., Stretch D. (2022)
    Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  5. On A New Statistical Wave Generator Based On Atmospheric Circulation Patterns and It’s Applications to Coastal Shoreline Evolution
    6. Pringle J., Stretch D. (2021)
    Computers and Geoscience, vol 149
  6. Cold water temperature anomalies on the Sodwana reefs and their driving mechanisms
    7. Wells C., Pringle J., Stretch D. (2021)
    South African Journal of Science, vol 117 (9-10), 9304
  7. A New Approach for the Stochastic Simulation of Regional Wave Climates Conditioned on Synoptic-Scale Meteorology
    8. Pringle J., Stretch D. (2019)
    Journal of Coastal Research, vol 35 (6), 1331-1342
  8. Assimilation of ocean wave spectra and atmospheric circulation patterns to improve wave modelling
    9. Corbella S., Pringle J., Stretch D. (2015)
    Coastal Engineering, vol 100, 1-10
  9. Circulation patterns identified by spatial rainfall and ocean wave fields in Southern Africa
    10. Bárdossy A., Pegram G., Sinclair S., Pringle J., Stretch D.D. (2015)
    Frontiers in Environmental Sciences. vol 3 (31), DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00031
  10. Automated classification of the atmospheric circulation patterns that drive regional wave climates
    11. Pringle J., Stretch D., Bárdossy A. (2014)
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, vol 14, 2145-2155
  11. On linking atmospheric circulation patterns to extreme events for coastal vulnerability assessments
    12. Pringle J., Stretch D., Bárdossy A. (2014)
    Natural Hazards , DOI: 10.1007s/11069-015-1825-4

Books

  1. Estuary and Lake hydrodynamics
    2. Stretch D., Chrystal C., Chrystal R., Maine C., Pringle J.
    In: Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems: Lake St. Lucia as a global model. Ed. Perissinotto R., Stretch D., Taylor R. Cambridge University Press. USA

Other

  1. Early warnings for floods in South Africa: engineering for future climate change
    2. Pringle J (2022)
    The Conversation
  2. Why it's important to understand how Fluids Move
    3. Pringle J. (2020)
    The Conversation
  3. Preserving Durban's Fragile golden mile
    4. Pringle J., Stretch D., Kimmie R. (June 2018)
    Public Sector Manager

Student Supervision

MSc

  1. The flow structure of a breaking plunging wave using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
    2. Ayesha Mahomedy (2022)
    (cum laude)
  2. On the design of hydrokites to harness ocean current energy
    3. Danel Capelo (2023)
  3. Modelling the Agulhas Current
    4. Kemira Naidoo (2022)
  4. Mixing and turbulence in floating flexible photobioreactors
    5. Kélan Naidoo (2022)
  5. Investigation of XBeach cross-shore capacity under fixed model parameters.
    6. Dawit Seyoum (2020)
  6. Modelling the influence of varying sediment sources on coastlines.
    7. Atish Deoraj (2019)
  7. Improving the reliability of flow models
    8. Smrithi Singh (Submission Expected)
  8. Biophysical Connectivity In A Tidal Basin
    9. Prosper Bopoto (Submission expected)
  9. Modelling coastal water quality at Umhlanga
    10. Leall Williams (Submission expected)
  10. Mapping plastic on beaches using Machine Learning
    11. Robert Boreham (Submission expected)
  11. Modelling the effect of land use on river based litter transport
    12. Matthew Phillips (Submission expected)
  12. Forecasting Infragravity And Far-Infragravity Wave Climate In Order To Assess The Dynamic Behaviour Of Moored Tanker Vessel
    13. Siviwe Mabija (Submission expected)

PhD

  1. The study of sub-meso scale flow regimes along the Coral Reefs of KwaZulu Natal
    2. Calvin Wells (2024)
  2. On the Hydrodynamics of Coral Reefs.
    3. Atish Deoraj (Submission Expected)
  3. A Modernised Flood Prediction Model To Support Flood Forecasting and Dam Operations In South Africa
    4. Jeremy Naidoo (Submission Expected)
  4. The inconspicuous poison. An investigation of microplastic sources - A case study on the Umgeni River, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
    5. Yashmika Ramlakan (Submission Expected)
  5. On the design of hydrokites to harness ocean current energy
    6. Danel Capelo (Submission Expected)

Grants & Awards

Phase 1: Construction impacts of bulkwater supply schemes on river connectivity
R 3 303 450.00
NRF Y- Rating 2020
R50 000.00
PI TIA: Ocean Energy to Electricity
R50 000.00
RDE grant (2019): Research and Development Grant for Emerging Researchers
R650 000.00
Co­-PI TIA : Ocean Wave Energy to Electricity
R650 000.00
RDE grant (2020): Research and Development Grant for Emerging Researchers
R100 000.00

Professional Projects

Jagersfontein Intergovernmental environmental rehabilitation specialist committee (2023)
Long term Hydraulic and sediment modelling using Mike by DHI for the Jagersfontein Tailings Dam Failure
St Lucia Dredging and Clearing (2023)
Leading a scientific and engineering team to identaify causal mechanisms of backflooding and provide remedial solutions.
Coastal Vulnerability Milnerton Cape Town (2015-2017)
Coastal vulnerability analysis and shoreline protection design for Milnerton Beach Cape Town
Emergency Repair Contract Umdloti KZN (2017)
Managing and facilitating the construction of coastal protection works at Umdloti (KZN) - R17 000 000.00
Forecast Early Warning System (2015-2017)
Development of a coastal, river and atmoospheric early warning forecast system for eThekwini Municaplity. Data management and programming.

Coursework Teaching

Undergraduate
ENCH1TC
Technical commincations for Engineers
ENCV3MS
Mathematical systems for engineers
ENCV3FA
Fluid mechanics/hydraulics for civil engineers
ENCV3FB
Hydraulics and hydrology for engineers
ENCV4WE
Water and Environmental Engineering
ENCV4DS
Dissertation projects (typically 5-10 projects/yr)
ENCV4DE
Design projects (typically 5-10 projects/yr)

Leadership and Service

Research
Co-Founder and head: Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab, UKZN
University
Chair: Academic Focus Group
2018-2020
UKZN CPD course office
2022-
UKZN MSc ENG (civil) curriculum development
2022-
Community Service
Water GEP Presidential Programme: Mentor and host post graduate students for work-place readiness in engineering and science
2022
National and community radio interviews
Mentor for Engineers without borders
2020
Developed CPD courses for industry
2021
Professional
Jagersfontein: Intergovernmental environmental rehabilitation specialist committee: Leading the hydraulic and sediment transport numerical modelling component to predict long term effects.
2023
St Lucia Dredging and Clearing: Leading the Science and Engineering team.
2023

Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Research

Prof Dave Dorrell
Ocean wave renewable energy
Dr Matthew Burnett, Dr Gordon O'Brien (UMP SA), Prof Aline Cotel (UMICH USA)
Fish pass design and river ecology
Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI)
Coral reef hydrodyanmics

References

Prof Derek Stretch
University of KwaZulu Natal
stretchd@ukzn.ac.za
Prof András Bardossy
Universität Stuttgart
bardossy@iws.uni-stuttgart.de
Dr Stefano Corbella
CCS
stefcorbella@gmail.com