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SAAB 2022 Registration Form
To register for the SAAB 2022 conference, please fill in the form below. Fields marked * are mandatory. Please ensure that you submit the form by clicking on the submit button on the bottom of this page. Take note: Registrations will close on 12 November 2021.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/photo_competition
Photo Competition
[accordion] Purpose The purpose of this photo competition is to recognize the finest images of life science specimens, or researchers in action and use these extraordinary images of life science disciplines to promote its mission and activities. Delegates are invited to boast with their photographic skills by submitting a photograph…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2020/photo_voting
Photo Competition Voting
Vote for your favourite photo! The photographs entered into the photo competition are available to view hereunder. To vote for your favourite photo, please take note of the name of the photo, e.g. Horizon by Betty Richards, and chose the name of the photo you wish to vote for using the option at the bottom of the page. Remember to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/programme
Programme
The programme will be made available closer to the conference.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/speakers
SAAB 2022 Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Prof B-E van Wyk University of Johannesburg, South Africa Prof Ben-Erik Van Wyk is a Professor at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology. He is a plant taxonomist with a research interest in ethnobotany and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/urp_rsvp
Accreditation Cocktail Event - RSVP
Please RSVP by Friday, 24 September 2021 by filling in the form below.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/envira-metsi
ENVIRA & METSI
ENVIRA The Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) Newsletter, ENVIRA, was revived during the 2020 Lockdown and has been fruitful ever since. The ENVIRA is published seasonally and broadcasts the most recent research activities within the UESM, along with additional interesting news snippets in an exciting and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/prof-roan-louw-biography
Prof Roan Louw - Biography
PROF ROAN LOUW Starting his academic career in 2002, Roan Louw is currently Professor of Biochemistry at the Focus Area: Human Metabolomics, North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom. He received his PhD at the NWU in 2005. Prof Louw’s research focusses on…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/prof-henning-krieg-biography
Prof Henning Krieg - Biography
PROF HENNING KRIEG Henning Krieg completed his B.Sc. (1989) at Stellenbosch University and his B.Sc. Hons at the University of Pretoria (1991) before travelling on a Fulbright scholarship to the US where he completed his M.S. in Food Chemistry at Rutgers, the State…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/prof-phillip-mashele-biography
Prof Phillip Mashele - Biography
PROF PHILLIP MASHELE Prof. Hopolang Phillip Mashele has a PhD degree in mathematics from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Master of Business Administration degree from the North-West University, and a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/cobus-kriek-biography
Cobus Kriek - Biography
PROF COBUS KRIEK Prof RJ (Cobus) Kriek obtained a BSc (1990), BSc Hons (1992), MSc (1994) and PhD (1998) in chemistry from the University of Stellenbosch, which was followed by an MBA degree from the University of Lincoln (UK) in 1999. In 2008 he completed an MSc in…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/clovis-noutchie-biography
Clovis Noutchie - Biography
PROF CLOVIS NOUTCHIE Prof SC oukouomi Noutchie is a full professor in the department of mathematics and applied mathematics, where he has been since 2011. He is currently a member of the focus area Pure & Applied Analytics and a C2 NRF rated researcher. He is the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/motheo-koitsiwe-biography
Motheo Koitsiwe - Biography
DR MOTHEO KOITSIWE Dr Motheo Koitsiwe is a proud South African without borders, the first African indigenous scholar to have completed successfully the IKS PhD thesis in African indigenous astronomy (bolepa - dinaledi) of Batswana in Botswana and South Africa. The…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/stuart-piketh-biography
Stuart Piketh - Biography
PROF STUART PIKETH Prof Stuart Piketh obtained his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 where he also worked as a Reeder and Director of the Climatology Research Group until he joined North-West University as a Professor and Co-Chair of the Eskom Power…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/david-kubayi-biography
David Kubayi - Biography
PROF DAVID KUBAYI Prof David Kubayi holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Mathematics Education, a BSc(Hons) in Mathematics, an MSc degree in Mathematics, and a PhD degree in Mathematics, all from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He received his PhD in 2001…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/national-science-week-2021-combining-multiple-topics-physics-learn-more-about-stars
National Science Week 2021: Combining multiple topics of physics to learn more about Stars-Astronomy
ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY: This is a demonstration of spectroscopy using a hand-held spectrograph looking at various light sources. In order to understand this, we cover the basics of optics, more specifically how rainbows are created and how our eyes see colors, leading to our understanding of spectroscopy. We have to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/national-science-week-2021-solar-car
National Science Week 2021: Solar Car
ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY: This is a pre-recorded presentation of the NWU Faculty of Engineering's Solar Car. The video includes a demonstration of the car with a short interview by one of the team members talking about the car, features of the new car and future plans. The solar car project not only focuses…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/national-science-week-2021-impact-air-quality-health-south-africa
National Science Week 2021: The impact of air quality on health in South Africa
ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY: The is a documentary about of air pollution and its impact on health. It uses one of the biggest environmental problems of our time and show how science helps to understand complex problems and shapes policymaking in South Africa. The current impact of air quality on health is estimated to be…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/national-science-week-2021-links-between-waste-management-and-air-quality