Academic Staff

Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout
UESM Director +27 18 299 2315 carlos.bezuidenhout@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G03, Potchefstroom PhD Microbiology Aquatic microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance in the environment Water, Sanitation, Health and EnergyAffiliations
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Microbiology
Research group: Aquatic Microbiology

Prof Stuart Piketh
Director: School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences +27 18 299 1582 Stuart.Piketh@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G36, Potchefstroom PhD Atmospheric ResearchAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Climatology Research Group

Prof Sarina Claassens
Director: School of Biological Sciences +27 18 299 2368 sarina.claassens@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G21, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Soil Microbiology & Microbial Ecology with a Multidisciplinary ScopeAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Microbiology
Research group: Soil Ecology, Ecotoxicology and Microbiology (SEEM)

Prof Sanet Janse van Vuuren
Associate Professor +27 18 299 2514 10202668@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 134, Potchefstroom PhD Taxonomy & Ecology of Algae (Phycology)Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Algal Research Group
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Algal Research Group

Prof Sandra Barnard
Professor +27 18 299 2508 Sandra.Barnard@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 136, Potchefstroom PhD Botany Water Quality, Aquatic Ecology & Ecosystems, Problem Algae, Water Purification, Molecular EcologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Algal Research Group

Prof Roelof Burger
Professor +27 18 299 4269 Roelof.Burger@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room G15, Potchefstroom PhD Atmospheric ScienceAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts (main); Environmental Management; Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Climatology Research Group

Prof Stefan Siebert
Professor +27 18 299 2507 Stefan.Siebert@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 137, Potchefstroom PhD Botany GeoecologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany
Research group: GeoEco Lab

Prof Courtney Cook
Professor Courtney.Cook@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 122, Potchefstroom PhD Zoology Blood Haemoparasites (e.g. Apicomplexans & Flagellates of Ectotherms, & Potential Vectors). Tick-borne Pathogens Infecting Reptiles.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology

Prof Dewald van Niekerk
Professor +27 18 299 1634 Dewald.Vanniekerk@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room G09, Potchefstroom PhD Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster risk governance, resilience building, complexity and complexity theory, anticipatory governance, building institutional capacities for disaster risk reduction, and transdisciplinary disaster risk reductionAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Prof Klaus Kellner
Professor +27 18 299 2510 Klaus.Kellner@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 303, Potchefstroom PhD Land Degradation, Desertification, Restoration Ecology, Vegetation Dynamics, Arid & Semi-arid Rangelands, Bush Encroachment.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Terrestrial Ecology

Prof Jacques Berner
Professor +27 18 299 2513 Jacques.Berner@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 133, Potchefstroom PhD Botany Environmental Influence on Photosynthesis; Weed Physiology; New Crop Development.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Botany

Prof Rialet Pieters
Professor +27 18 299 02379 Rialet.Pieters@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 114, Potchefstroom PhD Zoology Determining Biological Effects such as Endocrine Disruption and Oxidative Stress from Environmental Samples using Cell Based Bioassays; Instrumental Chemical Analysis & Biological EffectsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Envitrox
Other
Inaugural address: Research talk from 24:50 min

Prof Lobina Palamuleni
Professor +27 71 033 8984 Lobina.Palamuleni@nwu.ac.za Building A12, Room 101, Mahikeng PhD Geography and Environmental Management Applied Remote Sensing and Water Resources ManagementAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Prof Victor Wepener
Professor +27 18 299 2385 Victor.Wepener@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 129, Potchefstroom PhD Zoology Principal Investigator in the National Aquatic Bioassay Facility (NABF), Nanoecotoxicology; Expert in Ecological Risk Assessment.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology

Prof Ernst Drewes
Professor +27 18 299 2543 Ernst.Drewes@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G25, Potchefstroom PhD Urban & Regional Planning Regional Policy; Land Use Management; Regional Economics; Planning LawAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
Subject group: Urban and Regional Planning

Prof Johnnie van den Berg
Professor +27 18 299 2376 Johnnie.VanDenBerg@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G07, Potchefstroom PhD Entomology Agricultural Entomology; Grain Cropping Systems; Arthropod Diversity; Non-target Organisms, Insect Resistance Management in Bt Crops.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Integrated Pest Management
Subject group: Zoology


Prof Sheldon Strydom
Professor sheldon.strydom@nwu.ac.za Building A12, Mahikeng PhD Agrometeorology I study trends and variability in the climate, and investigate the associated impacts on various sectors (such as the agricultural sector) and phenomena (such as wildfire activity).Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject groups: Geography and Environmental Studies

Professor Ché Weldon
Professor +27 18 299 2375 Che.Weldon@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G09, Potchefstroom PhD Conservation, ecology and diseases of amphibiansAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG)

Prof Mark Maboeta
Professor +27 18 299 2501 mark.maboeta@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 124, Potchefstroom PhD Earthworm ecotoxicology; Soil ecotoxicology; VermicompostingAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Soil Ecology Ecotoxicology and Microbiology

Prof Nico Smit
Professor +27 18 299 2128 Nico.Smit@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G26, Potchefstroom PhD Aquatic Ecology, Wildlife ParasitologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology


Prof Livhuwani Nemakonde
Professor +27 18 299 1671 livhu.nemakonde@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G49, Potchefstroom PhD Development and Management Chairperson of the Disaster Risk Science Scientific Committee and Coordinator of SASDiR Biennial Conference. My research interests include disaster risk governance, climate change adaptation, systems thinking and building community resilienceAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Disaster Risk Science

Prof Rasheed Adeleke
Professor +27 18 299 2495 rasheed.adeleke@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 210, Potchefstroom PhD Plant-Microbe Interactions; Food Production; Agricultural Microbiology; Soil EcologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Microbiology
Research group: Agricultural Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology


Prof Oriel Thekisoe
Professor +27 18 299 2521 oriel.thekisoe@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G15, Potchefstroom PhD Veterinary Sciences Veterinary Parasites & Zoonoses with Emphasis on Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases & Zoonotic Pathogens. Application of Molecular Techniques for Diagnosis, Characterization, Epidemiology & Control of Parasites & Pathogens of Zoonotic Importance.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology (main); Integrated Pest Management
Subject group: Zoology

Prof Henk Bouwman
Professor +27 18 299 2377 Henk.Bouwman@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 109, Potchefstroom PhD Ecotoxicology; Bird Ecology; Terrestrial, Aquatic, Marine and Space BiologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Persistent Organic Pollutants and Toxicants (POPT)

Prof Sarel Cilliers
Professor +27 18 299 2523 Sarel.Cilliers@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 304, Potchefstroom PhD Plant Ecology Small & Medium-sized Urban Areas; Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services; Urbanization & Socio-economic Gradients with Social, Cultural & Legacy Effects as Drivers; Community Gardens as Complex Social-ecological SystemsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany; Urban and Regional Planning
Research group: Urban Ecology


Prof Frances Siebert
Professor +27 18 299 2374 Frances.Siebert@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G10, Potchefstroom PhD Botany Plant Ecology; Forbs Ecology (i.e. ‘Wildflowers’) in Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands & Savannas of Southern Africa; Patterns of Forb Diversity & Functional ResponsesAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Forb Ecology Research Group (FERG)


Prof Kerry (Hadfield) Malherbe
Professor +27 18 299 4252 Kerry.Malherbe@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G25, Potchefstroom PhD Zoology Aquatic parasitology, Predominately Parasitic CrustaceaAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health (main); Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology

Prof Wynand Malherbe
Professor +27 83 739 6911 Wynand.Malherbe@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G31, Potchefstroom PhD Aquatic Health Aquatic ecology in rivers, wetlands & estuaries in Southern Africa. Specialist in assessing water quality, sediment, macroinvertebrates & fish communities in these systems.Affiliations
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health (main); Environmental Management; Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology

Prof Louis du Preez
Professor +27 18 299 2372 Louis.DuPreez@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G16, Potchefstroom PhD Amphibian Conservation & Amphibian Parasite DiversityAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG)

Prof Jonathan Taylor
Professor +27 18 299 1096 Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 132, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Using Diatoms as Indicators of Water Quality Impact; Diatom Taxonomy & Systematics; Curates the South African National Diatom CollectionAffiliations
FNAS SchoOl: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Algae Research Group

Prof Jaco Bezuidenhout
Professor +27 18 299 2311 10926542@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 218, Potchefstroom PhD Data analysis, Antimicrobials in water; BioinformaticsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Microbiology

Prof Frank Neumann
Professor +27 18 299 2528 Frank.Neumann@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 103, Potchefstroom PhD Geology Geology/Palaeontology, Specialised in Palaeoecology, Palynology and AerobiologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geology

Prof George van Zijl
Professor +27 18 299 2335 George.Vanzijl@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G41, Potchefstroom PhD Soil Science Pedometrics; Digital Soil Mapping Methods and Calibration Algorithms for Soil SpectroscopyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Research group: Pedometrics

Prof Christo Coetzee
Professor +27 18 299 1630 Christo.Coetzee@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 112, Potchefstroom PhD Development and Management (Disaster Risk Management) Disaster Risk Studies; Disaster Resilience; Disaster Risk Governance and Urban Disaster RiskAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Prof Dirk Cilliers
Professor +27 18 299 1589 Dirk.Cilliers@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room G14, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental management; Conservation planning; Spatial analysisAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Protected Areas Research Group (PARG)

Prof Claudine Roos
Professor +27 83 204 8703 Claudine.Roos@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G17, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Environmental Management and Waste Management in Protected AreasAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Protected Areas Research Group

Prof Francois Retief
Professor +27 18 299 1585 Francois.Retief@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room 133, Potchefstroom PhD (University of Manchester) Effectiveness of Environmental Policy Instruments & Achieving Their Intended Outcomes.Affiliations
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Environmental Management
Research group: Protected Areas Research Group

Dr Jaco Koch
Senior Lecturer +27 76 463 8952 21046832@nwu.ac.za Building B8, Room G11, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Environmental Soil Science and Mine RehabilitationAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology

Dr Gerhard du Preez
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 2723 Gerhard.DuPreez@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G29, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Nematology; Soil Ecology; Environmental Health; Climate-smart Agriculture, Sustainable Intensification of Food Production; Assessment and Restoration of Soil Ecosystem Health and Functioning in Small- and Large-Scale Farming SystemsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Integrated Pest Management


Dr Brigitte Language
Senior Lecturer Brigitte.Language@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G35, Potchefstroom PhD Physical Geography; Geomorphology; Atmospheric Science; Air Pollution; Climate ChangeAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Climatology Research Group (CRG)

Dr Madeleen Struwig
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2288 madeleen.struwig@nwu.ac.za Building A12, Room G10, Mahikeng PhD Plant taxonomy; ethnobotanyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Botany

Dr Henno Havenga
Senior Lecturer +27 18 285 4001 Henno.Havenga@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G55, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Science Anthropogenic Impact on Storms; Ambient Air Pollution; Climatology; Remote Sensing; GISAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Climatology Research Group

Dr Delia Ah Goo
Senior Lecturer +27 16 910 3457 Delia.Ahgoo@nwu.ac.za Building A22, Room G16, Vanderbijlpark PhD Geography Urban regeneration and in particular gentrification and displacementAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Disaster Risk Science

Dr Karen Puren
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 2545 Karen.puren@nwu.ac.za Building E4, room G28, Potchefstroom MURP (Masters in Urban and Regional Planning); B Arch Stud (Architecture) Urban design; qualitative research; community participation in planning; planning theory

Dr Lindah Muzangwa
Senior Lecturer +27 18 285 2731 Lindah.Muzangwa@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G50, Potchefstroom PhD Agriculture Crop Science Agronomy of Field Crops, Sustainable Cropping Systems, Soil HealthAffiliations:
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Agriculture

Mr Ricart Boneschans
Lecturer +27 18 299 2526 21548005@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Potchefstroom MSc Environmental Sciences Expertise in Mineralogy, Igneous petrology and Geobotany. Study of Rock-soil -plant interactions, and applied mineralogy for environmental remediation.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology
Research group: GeoEco Lab

Dr Kgaugelo Lekota
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 2381 37747959@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room 212, Potchefstroom PhD Veterinary Sciences Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Livestock & Wildlife; Ecology & Transmission of Disease Outbreaks; Genetic Population Structure of PathogensAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience (main); Aquatic Ecosystem Health; Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology


Dr Reece Alberts
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 2467 Reece.Alberts@nwu.ac.za Buidling D1, Room 107, Potchefstroom Bcom, LLb, LLM (Environmental Law), MEnv Management, PhD Protected areas, EIA, nature conservation, environmental law, environmental governance and environmental leadership.Affiliations
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Research group: Protected Areas Research Group

Dr Deidré Van Wyk
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2134 20418876@nwu.ac.za Building A12-B, Room G02, Mahikeng PhD Environmental Sciences Molecular Microbiology with a Specific Focus on Next-generation Sequencing & GenomicsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Microbiology

Mr Theunis Meyer
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1467/ +27 83 627 0637 Theunis.meyer@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room 106, Potchefstroom M Environmental Management & MSc Agric (Pasture Science) Environmental Auditing, EIA, Environmental Law, Mine Closure & Rehabilitation, Plant-Animal Interactions.Affiliations
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Environmental Management

Dr Eugene Bergh
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1092 Eugene.Bergh@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 115, Potchefstroom PhD Geology Marine Geology and Geochemistry, Stratigraphy, Environmental Micropalaeontology, Palaeoenvironments and Recent Environmental ChangeAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology

Dr Leandri Kruger
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1006 Leandri.Kruger@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 122, Potchefstroom PhD Geography and Environmental Management Environmental Management; Disaster Risk Management.; Social dimension of Environmental Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), social resilience and Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA).Affiliations
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Disaster Risk Science

Dr Dimakatso Ramphisa
Lecturer +27 18 299 1080 Dimakatso.Ramphisa@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G56, Potchefstroom PhD Soil Science Soil Fertility and Plant NutritionAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Environmental Management (main); Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Environmental Management

Dr Wayde Pandy
Lecturer +27 81 794 7359 44696744@nwu.co.za Geography Buidling, Room 209, Mahikeng PhD Tourism Human Geography; Local Economic Development; Tourism as a means of Job Creation; Climate Change Impacts on BusinessAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Dr Samuel Nde
Lecturer +27 63 519 9357 ndesamuelche@gmail.com Building A12, Room G06, Mahikeng PhD In Environmental Sciences Soil and water contamination; Environmental tracingAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health (main); Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology; Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject groups: Geography and Environmental Studies (main); Environmental Management

Ms Selna Cornelius
Lecturer +27 83 638 2078 selna.cornelius@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G28, Potchefstroom MSc Urban and Regional Planning Participatory and community-based planning, Informal settlement development, co-production and insurgent planningAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Subject group: Urban and Regional Planning

Mr Jako Viviers
Lecturer +27 82 775 5293 Jako.Viviers@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G30, Potchefstroom MSc Urban and Regional Planning New Urbanism, Green Urbanism, New Ruralism, Multifunctionality, Rural Landscapes, Urban DesignAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Subject group: Urban and Regional Planning

Mr Danie Boshoff
Lecturer +27 16 910 3558 Danie.Boshoff@nwu.ac.za Building A22, Vanderbijlpark MSc Geography My main research focus is on fire science and examining fire events from a geographical perspective.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programmes: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Dr Theuns De Klerk
Lecturer +27 18 299 1583 theuns.deklerk@nwu.ac.za Building G23A, Room 117, Potchefstroom PhD GISAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies

Mr Phathutshedzo Mukwevho
Lecturer +27 18 299 1588 26584484@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room 110, Potchefstroom MSc Environmental Management Environmental- and Air Quality Governance and ManagementAffiliations
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Environmental Management

Ms Kristel Fourie
Lecturer +27 18 299 1632 Kristel.Fourie@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 123, Potchefstroom MA Development and Management (Disaster Studies) Disaster Risk Reduction; Communicationn with experience in Community Participation and Engagement in Risk Reduction.Affiliations
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies

Ms Ncobile Nkosi
Lecturer +27 60 771 9765 Ncobile.Nkosi@nwu.ac.za Building A12, Room 112, Mahikeng MSc Environmental Sciences Air quality, Geomorphology, Water borne diseases, Climate change and science communicationAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Subject group: Geography and Environmental Studies
Research group: Climatology Research Group

Mr Gideon Wentink
Lecturer +27 18 299 1624 Gideon.Wentink@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 117a, Potchefstroom MSc Development and Management Disaster Risk Generalist; Communication.Affiliations
Sub-programmes: Disaster Risk Studies
Research group: Disaster Risk Science

Mr Tshepiso Seobi
Lecturer +27 18 299 4299 Tshepiso.Seobi@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room G22, Potchefstroom MSc (Environmental Soil Science) Environmental Soil Science, Soil Biology, Agronomy, Land Use PlanningAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience

Mr Jasper Dreyer
Lecturer +27 18 299 1085 Jasper.Dreyer@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 104, Potchefstroom MSc Soil Science Soil Science; Soil Classification and Digital Soil MappingAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology

Mr Jurie Moolman
Lecturer +27 18 299 1588 20035551@nwu.ac.za Building D1, Room 105, Potchefstroom MSc Environmental Sciences Environmental Management Systems & Water GovernanceAffiliations
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Environmental Management

Mr Charles Pheeha
Junior Lecturer +27 18 299 1671 lesetja.pheeha@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 117B, Potchefstroom MSc Geology Optimising target generation/exploration, mining and geo-metallurgy of metalliferous ore depositsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology

Dr Tshegofatso Sebitloane
Junior Lecturer +27 18 389 2186 18029981@nwu.ac.za Building A12, Room G36, Mahikeng PhD Environmental Sciences Land Degradation & Restoration; Rehabilitation EcologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Botany
Research group: EcoRestore

Ms Suna Meyer
Junior Lecturer +27 18 299 1620 Suna.Meyer@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 120, Potchefstroom BCom Hons Human Resource Management Disaster Risk Assessment and Preparedness and Response.Affiliations
Sub-programme: Disaster Risk Studies
Subject group: Environmental Management
Research group: Disaster Risk Science

Miss Moteng Moseri
Junior Lecturer +27 18 299 1087 Moteng.Moseri@nwu.ac.za Building E4, Room 106, Potchefstroom MSc Geology Application and Research of Palynology, Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy in the Reconstruction of PalaeoenvironmentsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Geology

Dr Armin Marquart
Postdoctoral Fellow marquart@protonmail.com Building E6, Room 305, Potchefstroom PhD Ecology Shrub Encroachment and Subsequent Restoration on Biodiversity and Ecosystem FunctioningAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Terrestrial Ecology (EcoRestore)

Dr Bianca Greyvenstein
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 83 644 8085 biagrey90@gmail.com Building E6, Room G14, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Mantodea of South Africa and Biodiversity of Insects in Agricultural SettingsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Integrated Pest Management (main); Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology

Dr Zaakirah Jeeva
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 18 299 2486 Zaakirah.Jeeva@gmail.com Building E5, Room G10, Potchefstroom PhD Urban Planning Adminstrative Spatial ReformAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
Subject group: Urban and Regional Planning

Dr Oluwatosin Akinyemi
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 73 278 1050 tosin2667@gmail.com Building E6, Room 217, Potchefstroom PhD Food and Industrial Microbiology Food Safety; Mycotoxicology; Antimicrobials; 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 Lizaan de Necker
Postdoctoral Fellow lizaan.denecker@gmail.com Building E6, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences My research focuses predominantly on the effects of climate change, anthropogenic pressures and natural phenomena such as droughts and floods on aquatic biota, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. Recently, my research has expanded into studying NeglectAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Water Research Group

Dr Oladayo Idris
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 18 299 2501 oladayo.idris@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Potchefstroom PhD Botany Plant scientist with years of extensive experience in ethnobotany and ecotoxicology research and teaching. Project leadership skills, as well as personal management, team-player abilities, and results-driven. A dedicated researcher with a track record ofAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Environmental Management (main), Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Soil Ecology Ecotoxicology and Microbiology

Dr Tomi Adetunji
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 73 357 7414 lois.olatunji@gmail.com Building E6, Room 140, Potchefstroom PhD Botany Nutritional profiling, phytochemical analysis, and pharmacological evaluation of indigenous African medicinal plantsAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Botany
Research group: Forb Ecology Research Group (FERG)

Dr Hannes Erasmus
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 18 285 2279 22119809@mynwu.ac.za Building E6, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences My main focus is on freshwater ecotoxicology, especially on the exposure and effects of mining activities on freshwater environments. In the past six years I focused my studies on gold, platinum and coal mining in South Africa and the effects thereof on aAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes: Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Subject group: Zoology

Dr Fortunate Phaka
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 71 436 6065 mafetap@gmail.com Building E6, Room G36, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences I research how South Africa’s frog and reptile biodiversity has interactions with the country’s diversity of indigenous cultures. Better understanding of this interaction can improve conservation planning and also make it more socially inclusive.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG)

Dr André Tiawoun Makuete
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 78 185 4339 aptiawoun@gmail.com Building A12, Room G35, Mahikeng PhD Botany I am currently a postdoc with a Doctoral degree in Botany. My qualifications include 9 years of experience tutoring and lecturing various botany courses and managing a large group of students.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Environmental Management
Subject group: Botany

Dr Prosper Opute
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 60 484 6227 ashibudike.opute@uniben.edu Building E6, Room 121, Potchefstroom PhD Physiology and Ecotoxicology My research focus is ecotoxicology (at the cellular and organismal levels) with bias for aquatic (fish) and terrestrial (earthworms) organisms.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Zoology
Research group: Soil Ecology Ecotoxicology and Microbiology

Dr Yaroslav Syrota
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 60 770 7297 goobar4.699@gmail.com Building E6, Room G35, Potchefstroom PhD I am a helminthologist focused on helminths of vertebrates. Currently, my scientific interests include the taxonomy of separate helminth groups (predominantly platyhelminths), molecular verification of the helminth species, and analysing the helminthologiAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Environmental Management
Research group: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG)

Dr Tsepo Ramatla
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 18 299 2521 21205450@nwu.ac.za Building E6, Room G15, Potchefstroom PhD Animal Health Zoonotic diseases, , Bacterial Drug ResistanceAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology (main), Integrated Pest Management
Subject group: Zoology

Dr Nanamhla Gwedla
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 73 070 9948 Nhanagwedla@gmail.com Building E6, Room 305, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences Social-ecological systems researcher. Specialization: Urban ecology and urban forestry research. Research interests: Green infrastructure, Ecology of cities, Urban sustainability, Environmental justice, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Knowledge co-productiAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Subject group: Botany
Dr Anja Erasmus
Postdoctoral Fellow +27 82 550 3762 23599235@student.g.nwu.ac.za Building E6, Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences My research focus is on environmental parasitology and the data management of our marine parasite collectionAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Subject group: Zoology

Dr Niké Jacobs
Postdoctoral Fellow nike.jacobs@nwu.ac.za Building G23, Room G07, Potchefstroom PhD Niké is a social scientist with research interests including quality of life, community engagement, qualitative social research, and development economics.Affiliations
FNAS School: School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences
Sub-programme: Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Research group: Climatology Research Group

Dr Milad Rashidifard
Postdoctoral Fellow Milad.Rashidifard@nwu.ac.za Building M1 (EcoRehab), Potchefstroom PhD Environmental Sciences NematologyAffiliations
FNAS School: School of Biological Sciences
Sub-programme: Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience