Staff

  Prof Amare Abebe

  Professor, Research Director: Centre for Space Research
  +27 18 389 2848
  AmareAbebe.Gidelew@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 117, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Cosmology, Gravitation

  Prof Adri Burger

  Emeritus Professor
  084 581 1367
  Adri.Burger@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 117, Potchefstroom
  DSc
  Solar wind turbulence

  Mr Ayanda Zungu

  Lecturer
  +27 18 389 2123
  ayanda.zungu@nwu.ac.za
  Building A4, Room 2006, Mahikeng
  MSc - Physics
  Open quantum systems

  Dr Bruno Letarte

  Senior Lecturer, Subject Chair: Physics
  +27 182992409
  Bruno.Letarte@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 122, Potchefstroom
  PhD Astrophysics
  Astronomy & Astrophysics

   Prof Christo Venter

  Professor
  018 299 2421
  Christo.Venter@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 218, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Gamma-ray pulsars

  Dr Daniel Mojalefa Moeketsi

  Senior Lecturer
  018 299 4270
  Daniel.Moeketsi@nwu.ac.za
  PhD
  Space Physics

  Mr Daniel Nhlapo

  Lecturer
  Daniel.Nhlapo@nwu.ac.za
  Building A4, Office 2011 (110), Mahikeng
  MSc. Astrophysics
  Observational Optical Astronomy, Physics

  Prof Du Toit Strauss

  Professor
  018 299 2410
  Dutoit.Strauss@nwu.ac.za
  PhD in Space Physics
  Heliophysics

   Ms Elanie van Rooyen

  Secretary
  +27 18 299 2423
  Elanie.VanRooyen@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 116, Potchefstroom

  Professor Eugene Engelbrecht

  Professor
  +27 18 299 2419
  12580996@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 221, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Space physics, cosmic ray transport & modulation, diffusion, turbulence

  Mr Heystek Grobler

  Lecturer
  +27 (018) 299 2300
  Heystek.grobler@nwu.ac.za
  Building G3, Office G25, Potchefstroom
  M.Eng (Electrical and Electronic) (UJ), B.Eng (Electrical and Electronic with IT) (UJ), BSc.IT (Computer Science and Informatics) (UJ)
  Digital Signal Processing (DSP), FPGAs, GPUs, Spectroscopy and Correlation

   Prof Ilani Loubser

  Professor
  +27 18 299 4398
  Ilani.Loubser@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 214, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Galaxy formation and evolution

  Ms Innocentia Itumeleng Ramokgaba

  Lecturer
  018 389 2086
  25676237@nwu.ac.za
  Building A4, Mahikeng
  MSc in physics, BSc Hons in applied Radiation Science, BSc in Chemistry & Physics
  Numerical modelling, simulations and computational skills

  Mr Joseph Magwanya

  Senior Admin Assistant
  Joseph.Magwanya@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Office 101, Potchefstroom

  Dr Katlego Moloto

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 2471
  katlego.moloto@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 225, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Space Physics

  Mrs Lee-Ann Van Wyk

  Snr. Administrative Assistant
  018 299 2401
  leeann.vanwyk@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Office 101, Potchefstroom

  Prof Lynndle Square

  Associate Professor
  +27 18 299 2413
  Lynndle.Square@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 104, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Computational Condensed Matter

  Prof Markus Boettcher

  Professor
  +27 18 299 2418
  Markus.Bottcher@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 216, Potchefstroom
  PhD, University of Bonn, Germany, 1997
  High-Energy / Multi-Messenger Astrophysics

  Mr Mathew Holleran

  Subjecst Specialist
  (018) 299-4396
  10859748@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Office 109, Potchefstroom
  MSc (Physics), BSc (Physics and Chemistry)
  IT

  Mr Ntsikelelo Charles

  Lecturer
  (018) 389-2848
  ntsikelelo.charles@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Office 124, Potchefstroom
  MSc (Physics), BSc (Physics and Mathematics)
  Cosmology and Radio astronomy

   Prof Johan van der Walt

  Emeritus Professor
  +27 18 299 2408
  johan.vanderwalt@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, room 115, Potchefstroom
  DSc
  Astrophysics, Astronomy, Physics

  Dr Ruhann Steyn

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 2500
  Ruhann.Steyn@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 103, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Solar and Heliospheric Physics

  Prof Stefan Ferreira

  Professor
  0182992412
  Stefan.Ferreira@nwu.ac.za
  Building G5, Room 123, Potchefstroom
  PhD
  Cosmic Ray Particle Transport and Computational Magnetohydrodynamics

  Mr Thato Tsabone

  Lecturer
  25330292@nwu.ac.za
  Building A4, Office G03, Mahikeng
  MSc. Physics
  General Relativity