Science@UWC
Research that makes a difference!
Registered and graduated MScs 2014-2018
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Registered and Graduated PhDs 2014-2018
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Computer and
Agriculture Astronomy Mathematical
Sciences
African
biodiversity Drug discovery
Water Infectious
diseases
Ocean science Genomics
Nanoscience
Energy Nuclear science
SCIENCE@UWC RESEARCH THEMES
Prof Alan Christoffels
South African Research Chair
Medical Bioinformatics
Human Genome Organisation
2015 award for Africa
UWC Runner-up Innovation Prize for Africa 2016
Bioinformatics and personalized medicine A new
frontier at UWC!
Professor Marla Tindade (SARChI Research Chair -
Microbial Genomics)
2015 DST Distinguished Woman in Science
Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
University of the Western Cape
The discovery of new
pharmaceuticals from
marine microbes
Professor Admire Dube Dr Marique Aucamp
School of Pharmacy School of Pharmacy
UK Royal Society Future
United States National Leader African Innovation
Institutes of Health (NIH) and Research (FLAIR)
‘Emerging Global Leader’
awardee
grant awardee.
From this to……
This! ….nanomedicines
Professor Mervin Meyer Professor Emmanuel Iwuoha
DST/ MINTEK Nanotechnology (SARChI Research Chair –
Nanoelectrochemistry)
Innovation Centre 2015 and 2017 UWC Vice
Biosensors
Chancellor’s Senior Distinguished
Researcher Award
Department of Chemistry
University of the Western Cape
Silver nanoparticles Solid state nuclear
magnetic resonance
spectoscopy
Prof Priscilla Baker Professor Leslie Petrik
SARChI Research Chair for Analytical Systems and 2012 DST Distinguished Woman
Processes for Priority and Emerging Pollutants Scientist Award
2014 DST Distinguished Woman
Scientist Award 2012 UWC Vice Chancellor’s
2015 UWC Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Researcher Award
Distinguished Young Researcher Award
Professor Yongxin Xu
UNESCO Chair Geohydrology
Department of Earth Sciences
Professor Dominic Mazvimavi
Director Institute for Water Studies
Professor Mark Gibbons
(2014 Gilchrist Medal Winner)
Department of Biodiversity
and Conservation Biology
Professor Stephen Boatwright
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Dr Bryan Maritz
Department of Biodiversity and
Conservation Biology
Zenzeleni Project
Rural Telephony in the
Eastern Cape
FORENSIC DNA RESEARCH
<2008 No astrophysics at UWC
2008 SKA joint-funds a lectureship
2009–2019 Astrophysics Group at UWC grows from a tiny
group to become a major player:
• 15 postdoctoral researchers + 15 postgraduate
students
• 2.5 SARAO/SARChI Chairs + 2 lecturers (+ 2
SARAO Visiting Professors + 3 affiliated
professors)
• Centre for Radio Cosmology (CRC) – SARAO-
funded
• Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive
Astronomy (IDIA)
R35 million GAMKA gamma ray detector
Array of LaBr3:Ce detectors for nuclear
research
The Future - 4IR @UWC
Data science Computer science
• Internet of Things
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Cyber security
• Immersive technologies
2020 applications 59 Hons 36 MSc!
Science @UWC Rising stars!
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