Prof Deborah Blaine started her position as Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Department at the University of Stellenbosch in January 2007. Since January 2007 Debby is a senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University, focusing on Materials research. She was Deputy Manager of the Materials Research and Development team at a sintered valve seat insert and valve guide manufacturer, Bleistahl Produktions GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for 2006, following a 6-month training period at the company.
