Professor Nicolas Johannes Beukes Changing our understanding of the world one rock (succession) at a time Award for achievement over a lifetime, by an individual Professor Nicolas Johannes Beukes is director of the department of science and technology (DST)- National…
Professor Melville Saayman Special Sustainable Tourism for Development Award Special Sustainable Tourism for Development Award“One of the key things I do is determine how tourism makes a contribution to people’s lives and to the broader community — how does tourism…
Professor Alta Schutte Getting to the heart of hypertension NSTF-TW Kambule Award: Research and its outputs over the last 5-10 years “I am absolutely delighted to be paid to do what I love most,” she says. “As I have moved…
Professor John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Calculating the cost of health NSTF-TW Kambule Award for an emerging researcher: post-doc in a period of up to six years after award of a PhD or equivalent “The debates around how the country’s healthcare system…
Dr Robyn Pickering Dating undateable NSTF-TW Kambule Award for an emerging researcher: post-doc in a period of up to six years after award of a PhD or equivalent “As an undergraduate student I was taught that it was impossible to…
Professor Ochieng Aoyi Green solutions for treating wastewater Award: Engineering capacity development over the last 5-10 years, sponsored by Eskom “The uniqueness of this approach is that we have a consolidated body of research anchored on three pillars: desktop experimental…
Professor Diane Hildebrandt Transforming waste into energy, solving global environmental challenges Award: Engineering capacity Professor Diane Hildebrandt has achieved the ideal mix of chemical engineering research and its practical applications to find and implement effective solutions to global challenges…
Professor Colleen Downs Academic research must add value to conservation Prof Downs sees herself as “an academic who crosses the gap between academia and applied conservation”. Prof Colleen Downs is passionate about research and conservation and believes that research…
Jacobie Mouton (studying BSc Mathematical Science, Computer Science) Jacobie Mouton is from the Western Cape. She is studying BSc Mathematical Science (Computer Science) at the University of Stellenbosch “The collective output of the scientific community over the years is just…
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