Miss Oritonda Muribwathoho (PhD Candidate).  Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Western Cape, South Africa. Research interest: Friction Stir Welding, Friction Stir Processing, Post processing, Material characterization, Composite (Aluminium metal matrix composites). Biography: Miss Oritonda is a researcher (Dr. in Training), in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Miss Oritonda has an MEng in Mechanical Engineering (Summa Cum-laude) and is currently doing her PhD in the Mechanical engineering and Mechatronics department. She is one of the Achievers Awardees for the Vice Chancellor’s Prestigious Awards/Bursary. Her research focuses on the fabrication of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites using Friction Stir Welding/ Processing Technique. She has contributed a lot to society through her academics, administration, and research work. As a researcher, she has published more than 10 research papers in various journals of repute with an h-index of 4 and an i10-index of 2. She has also presented more than four research papers at various international and national conferences and contributed to hosting an International Conference, ICARAE 2021-2023 (International Conferences on Applied Research and Engineering), as one of the organizers.