{"id":165,"date":"2011-12-13T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T09:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/daverichardson\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2020-09-04T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T12:57:26","slug":"students-and-post-docs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/daverichardson\/students-and-post-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Students and Post-docs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-165\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-165-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-165-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-tabs panel-first-child panel-last-child widgetopts-hide_title widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-tabs so-widget-sow-tabs-default-af209f91f53f-165\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Students and post-docs<\/h3><div class=\"sow-tabs\">\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab-container\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-tab\n\t\t\t sow-tabs-tab-selected\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"post-docs\"\n\t\t\taria-selected=\"true\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost-docs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-tab\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"phd-students\"\n\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhD Students\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-tab\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"msc-students\"\n\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMSc Students\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:0\">\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Dr Mirijam Gaertner<\/strong>\u00a0(Year started: 2007)\u00a0Project title: \u201c(2010) \u201cImpacts of invasive alien\u00a0<em>Eucalyptus<\/em>\u00a0species on riparian ecosystems: Implications for restoration of ecosystem functions\u201d; (2007) \u201cEffects of invasive alien plants species and cultivation on nitrogen cycling, plant species composition, and colonisation by secondary invaders: Implications for the ecological restoration of fire-prone fynbos vegetation on Agulhas Plain, South Africa\u201d.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gaertnem@sun.ac.za\">gaertnem@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mgaertner.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mgaertner.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Dr Rainer Krug<\/strong>\u00a0(Year started: 2008)\u00a0Project title: \u201cSpatial and temporal dynamics of biological control agents and their target species at the landscape scale and implications for alien species management\u201d.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Rainer@krugs.de\">Rainer@krugs.de<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/rkrug.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/rkrug.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Dr Mariska te Beest<\/strong>\u00a0(Year started: 2011)\u00a0Project title: \u201cThe impact of woody shrub invasions on savanna ecosystems\u201d.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mtbeest.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mtbeest.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Dr Vernon Visser<\/strong>\u00a0(Year started: 2011)\u00a0Project title: \u201cEcological and environmental determinants of invasiveness using a phylogenetic approach\u201d.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/vvisser.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/vvisser.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:0\">\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Mr Ryan Blanchard<\/strong>\u00a0 PhD in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cThe implications for biodiversity of South Africa\u2019s biofuels strategy\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2009)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rblanchard@csir.co.za\">rblanchard@csir.co.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/rblanchard.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/rblanchard.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ms Joice Ndlovu<\/strong>\u00a0 PhD in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cMolecular ecology of\u00a0<em>Acacia pycnantha<\/em>\u00a0in Australia and South Africa\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2009)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jndlovu@sun.ac.za\">jndlovu@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Mr Sheunesu Ruwanza<\/strong>\u00a0 PhD in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cThe effectiveness of active restoration on fynbos riparian zones heavily invaded by invasive\u00a0<em>Eucalyptus<\/em>\u00a0species\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2010)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sheunesu@sun.ac.za\">sheunesu@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/sruwanza.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/sruwanza.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Mr Farai Tererai<\/strong>\u00a0 PhD in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cThe impact of\u00a0<em>Eucalyptus<\/em>\u00a0species on riparian ecosystems: implications for restoration of ecosystem functioning\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2010)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:farai_tererai@sun.ac.za\">farai_tererai@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/ftererai.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/ftererai.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ms Genevieve Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0 PhD in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cThe ecology of Western Australian acacia introductions into South Africa: insights from molecular techniques\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2008)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gen@sun.ac.za\">gen@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/gthompson.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/gthompson.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:0\">\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ms Michelle Gibson<\/strong>\u00a0 MSc in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cInvasive alien acacias- breeding biology and effects on native pollination networks in Cape fynbos\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2009)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mrgibson@sun.ac.za\">mrgibson@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mgibson.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/mgibson.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ms Haylee Kaplan<\/strong>\u00a0 MSc in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cAssessing the invasiveness of\u00a0<em>Acacia stricta<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Acacia implexa<\/em>: is eradication an option?\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2010)\u00a0 \u2014 co-supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hkaplan@sun.ac.za\">hkaplan@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/hkaplan.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/hkaplan.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Mr Dickson Mazibuko<\/strong>\u00a0 MSc in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cInvestigating the role of genome size, hybridization and polyploidy in\u00a0<em>Prosopis<\/em>\u00a0invasions\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2010)\u00a0 \u2014 principal supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mazibukodm@sun.ac.za\">mazibukodm@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ms Waafeka Vardien<\/strong>\u00a0 MSc in Botany, Stellenbosch University: \u201cMolecular ecology and invasive species management: unravelling the dynamics of\u00a0<em>Lantana camara<\/em>\u00a0invasions in Kruger National Park using a molecular approach\u201d.\u00a0 (Year started: 2010)\u00a0 \u2014 co-supervisor.<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wvardien@sun.ac.za\">wvardien@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Web page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/wvardien.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/academic.sun.ac.za\/cib\/team\/academic\/wvardien.asp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students and post-docs Post-docs PhD Students MSc Students Dr Mirijam Gaertner\u00a0(Year started: 2007)\u00a0Project title: \u201c(2010) \u201cImpacts of invasive alien\u00a0Eucalyptus\u00a0species on riparian ecosystems: Implications for restoration of ecosystem functions\u201d; (2007) \u201cEffects of invasive alien plants species and cultivation on nitrogen cycling, plant species composition, and colonisation by secondary invaders: Implications for the ecological restoration of fire-prone 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