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2014/15 Awards Finalists

It affords the NSTF and its seven distinct partners/sponsors immense pleasure in announcing the finalists in their categories as follows:

FOR AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SETI...

Non Governmental Organisation
(including Non Profit Companies and Community Based Organisations):
Through technology transfer or education & training or SETI promotion activities

  • BirdLife South Africa: Albatross Team - Seabird Programme Manager: Dr Ross Wanless
  • Western Cape Primary Science Programme - Director: Ms Zorina Dharsey

Research leading to Innovation
by a team or individual in an SMME
(sponsored by THRIP, an initiative of the dti)

  • Antrum Biotech - CEO & Team Leader: Ms Khilona Radia
  • Lumkani Fire Detection Team, UCT - Managing Director & Team Leader: Mr David Gluckman
  • Technology Development Team, Segra (Pty) Ltd - Team Leader & Director: Mr Sam M Pigram
  • VitaSOFT Research Team, VitaOne8 (Pty) Ltd - Team leader & Director: Mr Johannes Joubert

Research leading to Innovation
by a team or individual through a corporate organisation

  • Innovation Support - Chief Director: Professor Deon de Beer
  • Nanotechnology Innovation, Mintek - Director: Dr Lucky Sikhwivhilu
  • Power Line Inspection Robot - Project Leader: Professor Edward Boje

Communication for outreach and creating awareness
by a team or individual

  • Fish, Mr Derek - Director: Unizulu Science Centre, UNIZULU
  • Joubert, Ms Marina - Researcher & Lecturer: Centre for Evaluation, Science & Technology (CREST), SU
  • Lucas, Mr John - Founder: explore4knowledge®
  • Wild, Ms Sarah - Science Editor: Mail & Guardian

NSTF-GreenMatter Award
by an individual or an organisation towards achieving
biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and a Greener Economy
(sponsored by GreenMatter)

  • Biological Control Research Group - Professor Martin Hill, Head of Entomology & Director, Dept. of Zoology & Entomology, RU
  • Donaldson, Professor John – ChiefDirector: Biodiversity Research, SANBI
  • Winkler, Prof Harald - Professor: Energy Research Centre, UCT
  • Woolworths Holdings - Head of Sustainability: Mr Justin Smith
  • Engelbrecht, Dr Francois - Research Group Leader & Principal Researcher, Climate Studies, Modelling & Environmental Health, Natural Resources & the Environment, CSIR
  • Terblanche, Professor John - Associate Professor: Dept. of Conservation Ecology & Entomology, SU

Management and related activities over the last 5 – 10 years by an individual

  • NO FINALISTS

T W Kambule Awards: Emerging researchers
(Post-docs in a period of up to 6 years after award of a PhD or equivalent in research)

  • Akinlabi, Professor Esther - Head: Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, UJ
  • Du Toit, Dr Lisa - Senior Lecturer & Researcher: Dept. of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits
  • Griffiths, Dr Melinda - Honorary Research Associate: Centre for Bioprocess Engineering, UCT
  • Makhalanyane, Dr Thulani - Lecturer: Dept. of Genetics, UP; Researcher: Centre for Microbial Ecology & Genomics, UP
  • Middelkoop, Dr Keren - Senior Researcher: Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, UCT; TB Div. Leader, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, UCT
  • Moleleki, Dr Lucy - Associate Professor: Forest & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, UP
  • Rautenbach, Dr Christo - Senior Scientist, Natural Resources & the Environment, CSIR
  • Theron, Dr Grant - Senior Research Officer: Dept. of Medicine, UCT

Research Capacity Development
over the last 5 - 10 years by an individual
(sponsored by Eskom)

  • Beighton, Professor Peter - Emeritus Professor & Senior Scholar: Div. of Human Genetics, UCT
  • Bennett, Professor Nigel - Austin Roberts Chair of Mammology; SARChi: Mammal Behavioural Ecology & Physiology, UP
  • Dandara, Professor Collet - Associate Professor: Div. of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT
  • Fonn, Professor Sharon - Professor: School of Public Health, Wits
  • Jelsma, Professor Jennifer - Professor: Dept. of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT
  • Reid, Professor Sharon - Associate Professor: Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, UCT
  • Rollnick, Professor Marissa - Chair of Science Education; Director: Marang Centre, Wits
  • Viljoen, Professor Alvaro - NRF/DST Chair in Phytomedicine, TUT; Director: MRC Herbal Drugs Research Unit, TUT

T W Kambule Awards: Research and its outputs
over the last 5 – 10 years by an individual

  • Bennett, Professor Nigel - Austin Roberts Chair of Mammology; SARChi: Mammal Behavioural Ecology & Physiology, UP
  • Denny, Professor Lynette - Head of Dept.: Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UCT
  • Du Plessis, Professor Monuko - Professor: Dept. of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Eng. UP; Carl & Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics (CEFIM), UP
  • Forbes, Professor Andrew - Professor:School of Physics, Wits (as of March 2015); Previously Chief Researcher: National Laser Centre 2005 – 2015
  • Henning, Professor Michael - Research Professor in Mathematics, Dept. of Pure & Applied Mathematics, UJ
  • Meintjes, Professor Graeme - Associate Professor: Dept. of Medicine, UCT; Full Member: Institute of Infectious Diseases & Molecular Medicine, UCT; Honorary Clinical Lecturer: Dept. of Medicine, Imperial College, London
  • Moore, Professor Penny - Senior Medical Scientist: National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Reader: Dept. of Medicine, Wits; Research Associate, CAPRISA
  • Myburg, Professor Zander - Professor in Forest Genomics & Biotechnology, Dept. of Genetics, Forest & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute & Genomics Research Institute (GRI), UP
  • Nedambale, Professor Lucky - Research Team Manager: Agricultural Research Council; Extraordinaire Professor, TUT & Univen
  • Pretorius, Professor Resia - Professor: Dept. of Physiology, UP
  • Stein, Professor Dan - Professor & Head: Dept. of Psychiatry & Mental Health, UCT Director: Brain-Behaviour Initiative, UCT; Director: SU/UCT Medical Research Council Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders
  • Terblanche, Professor John - Associate Professor: Dept. of Conservation Ecology & Entomology, SU
  • Williamson, Professor Anna-Lise - SARChI Chair in Vaccinology, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, Div. of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT; Medical Scientist, National Health Laboratory Services, Groote Schuur Hospital

Over a lifetime
by an individual

  • Carruthers, Professor Jane - Research Associate, UNISA; Research Associate, SU
  • Harris, Professor William - Professor: Dept. of Optometry, UJ
  • Klumperman, Professor Bert - Distinguished Professor & SARChi on Advanced Macromolecular Architectures, Dept. of Polymer Science, SU
  • Rees, Professor Helen - Executive Director: Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute & UNAIDS Collaborating Centre; Personal Professor: Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Wits; Honorary Professor: Dept of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Scholes, Dr Robert - Research Group Leader: CSIR until December 2014; Distinguished Professor of System Ecology, Wits 2015
  • Skews, Professor Beric - Director: Flow Research Unit (FRU), School of Mechanical, Industrial & Aeronautical Engineering, Wits

Special Photonics Award
by an individual through research and its outputs over a lifetime, or
over the last 5 - 10 years, or as an Emerging Researcher
(in celebration of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies)

  • Du Plessis, Professor Monuko - Professor: Dept. of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, UP; Carl & Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics (CEFIM), UP
  • Forbes, Professor Andrew - Professor:School of Physics, Wits as of March 2015; Previously Chief Researcher: National Laser Centre 2005 – 2015
  • Snyman, Professor Lukas - Professor & Chair: Dept. of Electrical & Mining Engineering, UNISA

Congratulations to all finalists!

Last updated: 11 June, 2015