Prof Michael Wingfield For his being globally recognised as a South African plant pathologist for a lifetime of contributions to the identification and management of plant diseases, as well as his education and mentorship of large numbers of plant pathologists…
Prof Alexander Quandt – Winner of the 2019 Special Annual Theme Award: Materials for inclusive economic development ‘For his pioneering work in computational materials science with applications to nano-materials, optics/photonics and renewable energy research’ The 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 for Special Annual…
Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Award ‘The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists (Expo) creates excitement for science through research-based projects and encourages more students to take up science-oriented subjects and careers’ The 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 for Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Award was won by…
Innovation Award ‘For an innovative new production method to provide hydrogen inexpensively and totally pollution free’ Award Categories: The 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 for Innovation Award was won by Hydrox Holdings Ltd the Johannesburg based R&D (research and development) company in the…
The Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing at the Central University for Technology 3D printing to rebuild deformed faces of South Africans from poor backgrounds pro bono The 2018/2019 Innovation: Corporate Organisation Award was won by The Centre for Rapid…
Professor Tandi Matsha The genomics of cardiometabolic diseases The 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Data for Research Award was won by Professor Tandi Matsha, SARChi Chair in Cardiometabolic Health, for her work in the genomics of cardiometabolic diseases. Professor Tandi Matsha’s career in…
Wits Communications Services ‘The Wits Communication Services team is committed to inspiring curiosity, creating new knowledge, making research accessible and impacting on society through innovative science communication’ The 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 for Communication Award was won by Wits Communications Services thanks…
Prof Martine Visser Spearheading a project with the City of Cape Town, in which behavioural nudges were successfully used to conserve water during the water crisis The 2018/2019 NSTF-Water Research Commission Award was awarded to Prof Martine Visser of the…
Ms Nickey Janse van Rensburg Connecting the worlds of academia and industry to grow the green economy The 2018/2019 NSTF-Lewis Foundation Green Economy Award was won by the Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station at the UJ-PEETS. Technology Station Manager,…
Professor Elvis Fosso-Kankeu Improving water quality Associate Professor: School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University received the award ‘For monitoring environmental water to raise awareness among poor communities and nationally’. His research focuses on the prediction of the dispersion…
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