Dr. Morné Rowan Sjölander
1. Academic Qualifications
• Matric - Muir College Boys’ High School - 2001 - A-aggregate
• BSc - Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics - NMMU - 2002–2004 - Cum Laude - 93%
- Best NMMU graduate
• BScHons - Statistics - NMMU - 2005 - Cum Laude - 97% (Paired Comparisons 95%, Mathematical
Programming 99%, Multivariate Statistics 97%, Selected Topics in Actuarial Science 96%, Project 100%)
- Best NMMU honours graduate
• MSc - Mathematical Statistics - NMMU - 2006 - Cum Laude - 78% (Full dissertation)
• PhD - Mathematical Statistics - NMMU - 2007–2011 - Top NMMU Post-Graduate student 2008
• All Psychology undergraduate modules - UFS - 2015–2017 - 82%
2. Work Experience
• NMMU Contract Lecturer: 2005 - 2008 (on average 10 months per year)
• Julius Magan Ministries: 2009 - 2010 (playing the digital piano)
• UFS Lecturer: 2011 - present
3. Latest Publication Record (2019-present)
• Van der Merwe, A. J., Van Zyl, R., & Sjölander, M. R. (2019). Bayesian testing for process capability indices. South African Statistical Journal, 53(2), 87-113.
• van der Merwe, A. J., Groenewald, P. C. N., Sjölander, M. R., & Meyer, J. H. (2021). A Bayesian-Frequentists approach for detecting outliers in a one-way variance components model. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, 50(23), 5652-5677.
4. Conference/workshop Presentations
• National:
SASA2005, SASA2006, SASA2007, SASA2008, SASA2011, SASA2012, SASA2013, SASA2014, SASA2015, SASA2016
Applications of Statistics And Probability in Energy Finance and Actuarial Science (at UFS) 2011, 2012, 2014
Forecasting Modelling in Energy and Finance (at NMMU) 2011
• International:
ISI2007, AS2008, ISI2009, ISBA2018
5. Teaching Experience
• Biometry at first year level (UFS) (2011)
• Applied Statistics at first year level (NMMU) (2005, 2008)
• Applied Statistics at second year level (NMMU) (2006 - 2008)
• Applied Statistics at honours level (NMMU,UFS) (2007, 2019 - present)
• Mathematical Statistics at second year level (UFS) (2012 - 2019, 2022 - present)
• Mathematical Statistics at third year level (NMMU,UFS) (2006 - 2008, 2011 - 2018, 2021-present)
• Mathematical Statistics at honours level (NMMU,UFS) (2007, 2019 - present)
• Mathematical Statistics at masters level (UFS) (2018)
• Supervising Mathematical Statistics honours mini-projects (UFS) (2011 - present)
• Supervising Mathematical Statistics masters mini-projects (UFS) (2011 - 2012)
• Supervising Mathematical Statistics full masters Dissertations (UFS) (2014, 2016 - present)
6. Achievements
• 1st in Faculty at NMMU for 2004 (1st for initial degree in the Faculty of Science)
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence for being best overall academic student at NMMU for
2004
• Coenie Kriel Award for Best Honours Degree at NMMU for 2005
• Rupert Gesinstigting bursary for being the top Post-Graduate student at NMMU - awarded in 2008
• Golden Key International Honour Society member – awarded in 2005
7. Music Ministry
• Various church bands and church youth bands: 1997 - 2008, 2013 - present (playing the digital piano / keyboard)
• Julius Magan Ministries: 2009 - 2010 (playing the digital piano)
• Playing the digital piano / keyboard on CDs: Julius Magan`s The Worship Sessions Vol 2 – 2009 and Vol 3 – 2010
• Playing the digital piano on DVD: Julius Magan`s The Worship Sessions Live – 2010