Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Marelize Marsay
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 78 725 1328 24279862@mynwu.ac.za Building G23A Room 214, Potchefstroom PhD in Environmental Sciences Aquatic ecotoxicology focusing on the effects of pesticides, metals, and nanoparticles on organismsUESM Postdoc Committee Chairperson
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Main Subject Group: Zoology
Research Group: Water Research Group
Dr Ruan Koen
Postdoctoral Fellow 060 489 5804 rcj.koen@gmail.com Building E6, Room 118, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Diatom-based index development for freshwater ecosystem assessmentAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Botany
Dr Marliese Truter
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 71 364 2164 Building G23A, Room 210, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Fish Parasitology Taxonomy & Systematics, Invasion Biology, ConservationUESM Postdoc Committee Vice-Chairperson
Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology (main); Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology
Dr Anja Erasmus
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 82 550 3762 23599235@mynwu.ac.za Building G23A, Room 218, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Biodiversity, taxonomy, environmental parasitology of marine fish parasites, focusing on Gnathiid isopods.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology (main); Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology
Dr Anja Vermaak
Postdoctoral Fellow 25476076@mynwu.ac.za Building G23A, Room 205, Potchefstroom PhD in Environmental SciencesTaxonomy and biodiversity of marine fish parasites
Sub-Programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Main Subject Group: Zoology
Research Group: Water Research Group
Dr Bianca Greyvenstein
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 83 644 8085 biagrey90@gmail.com EcoRehab (M-campus), Room G14, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Mantodea of South Africa and Insect Diversity in Agricultural SettingsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Integrated Pest Management (main); Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Dr Karabo Tsholo
ktsholo1@gmail.com Building G23A, Room 316, Potchefstroom PhD in Microbiology Antimicrobial resistance within aquatic environments and cropsFNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Microbiology
Main Subject Group: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Dr Anru-Louis Kock
082 534 0875 anru.kock@gmail.com Building E4, Potchefstroom PhD in Environmental Sciences Soil spectroscopy, Advanced Machine and Deep learning for Soil ScienceSub-Programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience (EIER)
Main Subject Group: Pedometrics
Research Group: Pedometrics
Dr Vongai Marjorie Paradza
071 602 6554 55895484@mynwu.ac.za EcoRehab, Mahikeng PhD Agricultural Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological control, EntomopathogensFNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Integrated Pest Management
Main Subject Group: Entomology
Dr Ruhan Verster
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 83 641 8472 ruhan.verster@gmail.com Building D1, Room 109, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Science Currently my research focuses on the environmental management of protected areas, to ensure conservation for the future.UESM Postdoc Committee Secretary
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Environmental Management
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Protected Areas Research Group (PARG)
Dr Natasha Mumba
Postdoctoral Fellow 0739724884 Natasham556@gmail.com Building E4, Potchefstroom PhD Local Economic DevelopmentFNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-Programme: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
Main Subject Group: Urban and Regional Planning
Dr Krishna Gautam
Postdoctoral Fellow 0790866419 krishnagautam799@gmail.com Building G23A and Room 306, Potchefstroom PhD in Biological Sciences Sample collection, extraction, and detection of chemical entities from the environment, and identifying hazards and risks associated with emerging environmental contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and their ecological risk.FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience (EIER)
Main Subject Group: Zoology
Research Group: Water Research Group,
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Dr Oluwadamilola Makinde
Postdoctoral Fellow 0834395998 makinde2020@gmail.com G23A, Room 316, Potchefstroom PhD in Microbiology Detecting, characterizing, and controlling microbial and chemical contaminants in food to ensure safety and quality.FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Microbiology
Main Subject Group: Microbiology
Research Group: Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology
Dr Nosipho Precious Minenhle Phungula
Postdoctoral Fellow 56351240@mynwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 108, Potchefstroom PHD in Botany Crop production, integrated disease management, and sustainable agricultural systemsFNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-Programme: Crop Production and Soil Management
Main Subject Group: Agriculture
Dr Refilwe Kai-Sikhakhane
Postdoctoral Fellow 072 795 6386 rflwkai@gmail.com Building E4, Room G56, Potchefstroom PhD Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, GISAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject groups: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research groups: Climatology Research Group (CRG)
Dr Stephen Opiyo
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 64 556 1965 / +254 79 593 8064 stevebalaka@gmail.com Building D1, Room 102, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Planning and Management Climate and land use change impacts on ecosystems, ecosystem services and rural livelihoodsUESM Postdoc Committee: Marketing
Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject groups: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research groups: Climatology Research Group (CRG)
Dr Linda De Klerk
Postdoctoral Fellow 082 712 3578 27014452@mynwu.ac.za Building G23A, Room 210, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Environmental Parasitology, Taxonomy, Marine fish Parasitology, EcotoxicologyAffiliations:
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Main Subject Group: Zoology
Research group: Water Research Group (Social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
Dr Mabrouk Bachari
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 66 041 2268 mabrouk.bachari@fst.utm.tn Building E4, Room 104, Potchefstroom PhD Geological sciences Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Biostratigraphy, Climate change, Petroleum basin analysis.UESM Postdoc Committee: Research and Development
Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Earth Systems Sciences, Soils & Resources
Subject group: Geology
Dr Fortune Mangara
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 83 590 9078 mangarafortune@gmail.com Building D1, Potchefstroom PhD Urban and Regional Planning Disaster Risk Studies and Urban PlanningAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr Linda Obi
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 84 862 9589 obilindauloma@gmail.com Building G23A, Room 316, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Microbial EcologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Microbiology
Research group: Agricultural Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology
Dr Abdulaziz Yakubu
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 61 130 8677 yakubu.at@gmail.com Building D1, Room 102, Potchefstroom PhD Physics Atmospheric Science, Climate Modelling, Meteorology and Extreme Weather Prediction, Air Quality, Climate ChangeAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts (main); Earth Systems Sciences, Soils & Resources
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr Oluwaseyi Olanrewaju
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 60 395 6964 olusam777@gmail.com Building G23A, Room 316, Potchefstroom PhD Biology Antibiotic resistance, plant microbiome, bioinformatics, plant interactions, ecologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Microbiology
Dr Paul Chipangura
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 76 878 6392 25610015@mynwu.ac.za PhD Disaster Studies Disaster Risk ManagementFNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr Willie Cloete
Postdoctoral Fellow 074 828 3790 williecloete080@gmail.com Building E4, Room 105, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Soil organic carbon mapping and modelling and soil moisture mappingAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject groups: Soil Science and Agriculture
Research groups: Climatology Research Group (CRG)
Dr Valerie Farai Masocha
Postdoctoral Fellow masochavf@gmail.com Building E4, Room 113, Potchefstroom PhD Plant Molecular Biology Plant Molecular Biology, Plant-Microbe InteractionsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo-and Spatial Science
Sub-programme: Crop Production and Soil Management
Subject group: Agriculture
Research group: AgroBiology
Dr Annegrace Zembe
Postdoctoral Researcher zembeannegrace@gmail.com Building E4, Room 121, Potchefstroom PhD in Science with Disaster Risk Science Climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, food security, early warning systems, technological disastersFNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-Programme: Disaster Risk
Main Subject Group: Disaster Risk
Research Group: Disaster Risk Science
Dr Clarisse Louvard
Postdoctoral Fellow 55214770@mynwu.ac.za Building G23A, Room 201, Potchefstroom PhD in Parasitology Transcriptomics and life-cycles of aquatic parasitesFNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Integrated Pest Management
Research Group: Water Research Group
Dr Nandipha Ndamane
Postdoctoral Fellow 0797640857 56165129@mynwu.ac.za Building G23, Potchefstroom PhD Ecological Sciences Grassland, Rangeland Ecology, and Woody plant encroachmentFNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-Programme: Botany
Main Subject Group: Botany
Dr Michal Benovics
Postdoctoral Fellow 071 904 8102 michal.benovics@uniba.sk Building G32, Room 229, Potchefstroom Evolutionary Ecology of ParasitesAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG)
Dr Nanette van Staden
Extraordinary Senior Lecturer, NRF-SAEON Arid Lands Postdoctoral Research Fellow 082 090 6930 n.vanstaden@saeon.nrf.ac.za Building E6, Room 118, Potchefstroom Griqualand West, geobotany, endemism, island biogeography, semi-arid savanna landscapes, mountains, shrub encroachment, biodiversity and conservation.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience (EIER)
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Geoecology