Institution:
University of Limpopo
Department/Unit:
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Country:
South Africa
Field of study:
Qualifications:
My qualifications are: BSc Hons Mathematics, MSc Mathematics, Dtech Mechanical Engineering (Theoretical Fluid Mechanics), Advanced Diploma in Higher Education (ADHE). Member of South African Mathematical Society (SAMS) and Southern African Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA).
PhD Institution:
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
PhD country:
South Africa
PhD dissertation title:
Laminar flow in a channel filled with saturated porous media
Current research interests and projects:
Computational fluid dynamics, convection, heat and mass transfer, mathematical modelling with differential equations, stochastic differential equations.
ORCID ID:
Selected publication 1:
Makinde, O.D., Chinyoka, T. and Rundora, L., 2011. Unsteady flow of a reactive variable viscosity non-Newtonian fluid through a porous saturated medium with asymmetric convective boundary conditions. Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 62(9), pp.3343-3352.
Selected publication 2:
Rundora, L. and Makinde, O.D., 2013. Effects of suction/injection on unsteady reactive variable viscosity non-Newtonian fluid flow in a channel filled with porous medium and convective boundary conditions. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 108, pp.328-335.
Selected publication 3:
Rundora, L. and Makinde, O.D., 2018. Unsteady mhd flow of non-newtonian fluid in a channel filled with a saturated porous medium with asymmetric navier slip and convective heating, Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences.
Selected publication 4:
Rundora, L. and Makinde, O.D., 2015. Effects of Navier slip on unsteady flow of a reactive variable viscosity non-Newtonian fluid through a porous saturated medium with asymmetric convective boundary conditions. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 27(6), pp.934-944.
Selected publication 5:
Rundora L and OD Makinde, 2018, Buoyancy effects on unsteady reactive variable properties fluid flow in a channel filled with a porous medium, Journal of Porous Media 21(8), 721-737.
Selected publication 6:
SO Adesanya, CR Makhalemele, L Rundora, Natural convection flow of heat generating hydromagnetic couple stress fluid with time periodic boundary conditions, Alexandria Enginering Journal 57(3), 1977-1989.
Selected publication 7:
Makinde, O.D. and Rundora, L., 2017. Unsteady mixed convection flow of a reactive Casson fluid in a permeable wall channel filled with a porous medium. In Defect and Diffusion Forum (Vol. 377, pp. 166-179). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Selected publication 8:
Rundora, L. and Makinde, O.D., 2016. Analysis of unsteady MHD reactive flow of non-Newtonian fluid through a porous saturated medium with asymmetric boundary conditions. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, 40(3), pp.189-201.
Selected publication 9:
Makhalemele, C.R., Rundora, L. and Adesanya, S.O., 2020. Mixed convective flow of unsteady hydromagnetic couple stress fluid through a vertical channel filled with porous medium. International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 25(4).
Selected publication 10:
Rundora, L., 2021. Unsteady Magnetohydrodynamic Mixed Convective Flow of a Reactive Casson Fluid in a Vertical Channel Filled with a Porous Medium. In Defect and Diffusion Forum (Vol. 408, pp. 33-49). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Capstone assignment title:
A Theoretical Perspective on how Government and Institutional Policies affect the Doctoral Programme and Doctoral Graduation Rates in South Africa
Capstone assignment abstract:
The influence of a strong educational system on the economic development of a nation cannot be over-stated. While excellence, competitiveness and the capacity of higher education is dependent upon the strengths of the doctoral programmes, ill-conceived or excessive regulation can frustrate a successful academic enterprise. We carry out a survey of the dynamics of research and scholarship in South Africa with the doctoral programme as our focus lens. We outline how government policies and their implementation by higher education institutions (HEIs) have affected the dynamics of the doctoral education.
