INTERNATIONAL BEST RESEARCHER AWARD- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Isaac spent almost 15 years in industry having started as a Turner Machinist apprentice, then artisan, technician, and engineer. Coming to Higher Education started as a lecturer, then HoD, Executive Director, and Dean of Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology. Has received numerous awards including Best Apprentice of the Year (1997), Best Research Paper ( Unisa /TUT Research Conference 2019), R1.8m Technology Innovation Agency research award, R18m ETDP-SETA, Cooperatives Development Grant, R2.4m TETA-SETA Post-Graduate Bursaries for M- & D. Co-supervised M- Students to graduation. Published numerous papers in journals and also presented numerous papers at conferences. Specializes in High-Speed Machining, and Fabrication of Ceramics Composite