{"id":1444,"date":"2020-04-06T14:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/?page_id=1444"},"modified":"2021-07-23T07:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:57:41","slug":"students-and-post-docs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student-info\/students-and-post-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"Students and Post-docs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1444\" class=\"elementor elementor-1444\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dddb89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dddb89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf5acb8\" 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aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">PhD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Masters<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Post-docs<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><!-- Widget Shortcode --><style>.rpwe-block ul{\r\nlist-style: none 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alt=\"Dr Duduzile Ngwenya\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-duduzile-ngwenya\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Duduzile Ngwenya\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Duduzile Ngwenya<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Value-added bioeconomy development and biodiversity: Assessing environmental impacts of utilizing biomass from alien invasive species clearing.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-ewunetu-tazebew-gonete\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/04\/Gonete-e1777279849430-90x90.png\" alt=\"Dr Ewunetu Tazebew Gonete\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-ewunetu-tazebew-gonete\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Ewunetu Tazebew Gonete\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Ewunetu Tazebew Gonete<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Biochar business models and socioeconomic impacts. &nbsp;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-jawi-ramahlo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/02\/RamahloJawi_2025_Photo2-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jawi Ramahlo\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-jawi-ramahlo\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Jawi Ramahlo\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Jawi Ramahlo<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Limpopo otters as biological indicators of freshwater ecosystem health.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-katie-oshaughnessy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/03\/Katie-pic-e1774878189886-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Katie O\u2019Shaughnessy\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-katie-oshaughnessy\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Katie O\u2019Shaughnessy\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Katie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Understanding the drivers of biological invasions in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along the South African coast<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/lehlohonolo-donald-adams\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/01\/Lehlohonolo-Adams-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Lehlohonolo Donald Adams\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/lehlohonolo-donald-adams\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Lehlohonolo Donald Adams\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Lehlohonolo Donald Adams<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Understanding invasion potential and risk of fleshy-fruited invasive shrubs and trees in South Africa.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-luke-potgieter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2022\/10\/Luke_photo-e1666183196603-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Luke Potgieter\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-luke-potgieter\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Luke Potgieter\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Luke Potgieter<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Using citizen-science to understand drivers of urban biological invasions<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-refilwe-mofokeng\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/03\/Refilwe-Mofokeng-90x90.png\" alt=\"Dr Refilwe Mofokeng\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/dr-refilwe-mofokeng\/\" title=\"Permalink to Dr Refilwe Mofokeng\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr Refilwe Mofokeng<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Examining the implications of heavy metal contamination under changing climate conditions.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- Generated by http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-extended\/ --><\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">PhD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><!-- Widget Shortcode --><style>.rpwe-block ul{\r\nlist-style: none !important;\r\nmargin-left: 0 !important;\r\npadding-left: 0 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block li{\r\nborder-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\r\nmargin-bottom: 10px;\r\npadding-bottom: 10px;\r\nlist-style-type: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block a{\r\ndisplay: inline !important;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block h3{\r\nbackground: none !important;\r\nclear: none;\r\nmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\r\nmargin-top: 0 !important;\r\nfont-weight: 400;\r\nfont-size: 12px !important;\r\nline-height: 1.5em;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-thumb{\r\nborder: 1px solid #eee !important;\r\nbox-shadow: none !important;\r\nmargin: 2px 10px 2px 0;\r\npadding: 3px 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stu-phd-list\"><ul class=\"rpwe-ul\"><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/cathleen-deelie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/Deelie_CIB_Photo-1-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Cathleen Deelie\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/cathleen-deelie\/\" title=\"Permalink to Cathleen Deelie\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cathleen Deelie<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Marine invasions in Namibia: past, present and future.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/daniel-van-blerk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/07\/Daniel-CIB-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel van Blerk\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/daniel-van-blerk\/\" title=\"Permalink to Daniel van Blerk\" rel=\"bookmark\">Daniel van Blerk<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Marine invasions in the Knysna estuary.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/loyd-vukeya\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Picture3_1-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Loyd Vukeya\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/loyd-vukeya\/\" title=\"Permalink to Loyd Vukeya\" rel=\"bookmark\">Loyd Vukeya<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Resilience of southern African grassland biome to biological invasions.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/mr-armand-engelbrecht\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/04\/Armand-Profile-Photo-1-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Armand Engelbrecht\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/mr-armand-engelbrecht\/\" title=\"Permalink to Mr Armand Engelbrecht\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mr Armand Engelbrecht<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Development and application of integrated pest management principles for the control of invasive rodent species. &nbsp;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/perryn-richardson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/02\/P.Richardson_PhD-scaled-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Perryn Richardson\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/perryn-richardson\/\" title=\"Permalink to Perryn Richardson\" rel=\"bookmark\">Perryn Richardson<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Causes and consequences of developmental plasticity of melanisation in insects.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/sarah-ackland\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Ackland-scaled-90x90.jpeg\" alt=\"Sarah Ackland\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/sarah-ackland\/\" title=\"Permalink to Sarah Ackland\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sarah Ackland<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Citizen science as a tool for monitoring threats in coastal marine areas\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/tania-pogue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/Tania-Professional-Photo-scaled-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Tania Pogue\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/tania-pogue\/\" title=\"Permalink to Tania Pogue\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tania Pogue<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Quantifying sources of variation in the thermal performance curve framework: Trait variation, methodological artefacts, and stress recovery<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- Generated by http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-extended\/ --><\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Masters<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><!-- Widget Shortcode --><style>.rpwe-block ul{\r\nlist-style: none !important;\r\nmargin-left: 0 !important;\r\npadding-left: 0 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block li{\r\nborder-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\r\nmargin-bottom: 10px;\r\npadding-bottom: 10px;\r\nlist-style-type: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block a{\r\ndisplay: inline !important;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-block h3{\r\nbackground: none !important;\r\nclear: none;\r\nmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\r\nmargin-top: 0 !important;\r\nfont-weight: 400;\r\nfont-size: 12px !important;\r\nline-height: 1.5em;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rpwe-thumb{\r\nborder: 1px solid #eee !important;\r\nbox-shadow: none !important;\r\nmargin: 2px 10px 2px 0;\r\npadding: 3px 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stu-msc-list\"><ul class=\"rpwe-ul\"><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/charity-sambo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2026\/04\/Charity-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Charity Sambo\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/charity-sambo\/\" title=\"Permalink to Charity Sambo\" rel=\"bookmark\">Charity Sambo<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Examining the role of invasive freshwater crayfish as bioindicator in the Crocodile River system.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/jessica-howard\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/Jessica-Howard-90x90.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Howard\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/jessica-howard\/\" title=\"Permalink to Jessica Howard\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jessica Howard<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Functional and evolutionary determinants of recruitment differentiation between Fynbos\u00a0Protea\u00a0individuals, population, and species.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/kemoratile-maseko\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignright rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2025\/05\/Maseko-90x90.jpeg\" alt=\"Kemoratile Maseko\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student\/kemoratile-maseko\/\" title=\"Permalink to Kemoratile Maseko\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kemoratile Maseko<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Of niches and genes: Understanding evolutionary relationships and niche 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