NSTF-South32 Awards Finalists
It is an extraordinary honour to be an Award finalist; also given the quality of the nominations received, the fierce competition that nominees face, and continued growing interest from the community every year.
Join the NSTF membership and pioneering partners/sponsors in applauding the NSTF-South32 Awards finalists. These comprise individuals, teams and organisations, as applicable, who have made an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation in South Africa under the categories below:
Prize sponsor: proSET (Professionals in SET), a sector of the NSTF representing professional bodies and learned societies.
Sponsored by Eskom since 2003
Prof Sehliselo (Selo) Ndlovu – Professor: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) / National Research Foundation (NRF) South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair: Hydrometallurgy Sustainable Development, University of the Witwatersrand
Sponsored by the WRC since 2017
Dr Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba – Senior Lecturer, Head and Founder: Geospatial Application, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability Research Lab: Dept of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare; and also in the TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher category*
Dr Banothile Makhubela – Senior Lecturer and Director: Research Centre for Synthesis and Catalysis, Dept of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg; and also in the TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher and the Special Annual Theme categories*
Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa – Representing the seven Co-Founders: Dr Jinal Bhiman and Scientific Lead: Global Immunology and Immune Sequencing for Epidemic Response South Africa (GIISER-SA) and Prof Tulio de Oliveira, Professor: Bioinformatics, School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University
Sponsored by the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) since 2019
NSTF-South32 Awards
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