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Students in front of the Paul Sauer (Forestry) building at Stellenbosch University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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The EucXylo<\/span> team is based at the Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University (SU)<\/a>, which celebrated its centenary in 2018, and is widely acknowledged as one of Africa\u2019s premier tertiary education and research institutions.\u00a0 Located in the historic tourist town of Stellenbosch<\/a>, staff and students at the University enjoy a relaxed and pleasant lifestyle, close to mountains and sea.\u00a0 The Department of Forest & Wood Science (DFWS)<\/a> in the Faculty of AgriSciences at SU, the only one of its kind in South Africa, has had a long history with the University.\u00a0 Attracting students from around the world, and with strong international linkages and collaborations, the DFWS prides itself on research excellence with a diverse, friendly culture.<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator – Prof. Dave Drew<\/span><\/h1>\n

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The Research Leader and holder of the Hans Merensky Chair in Advanced Modelling of Eucalyptus<\/em> Wood Formation (EucXylo) is Prof. Dave Drew.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dave originally obtained his B.Sc. Forestry degree from the University of Stellenbosch, followed by an M.Sc. degree from the University of Natal, working with Prof. Norman Pammenter.\u00a0 It was during his M.Sc. studies that he developed his interest and passion in understanding xylogenesis (wood formation).\u00a0 From this beginning, he then moved to Australia to pursue this line of research further with scientists such as Dr. Michael Battaglia, Dr. Geoff Downes and Dr. Robert Evans, the creator of SilviScan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dave obtained his Ph.D. from Monash University<\/a> in Melbourne, Australia.\u00a0 After that, he worked for several years as a Research Scientist at CSIRO Australia<\/a>, based in the beautiful city of Hobart, Tasmania.\u00a0 In mid-2015, Dave returned to South Africa with his family to take up his current academic position at Stellenbosch University.\u00a0 He has written or contributed to well over 30 papers published in the peer-reviewed literature (see Dave’s Google Scholar profile<\/a>).\u00a0 Dave keeps in contact and works with a large network of scientists around the world.<\/p>\n

Currently, Dave has three main research foci, built on his passionate interest in wood formation and understand fine-scale responses in trees:<\/p>\n