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Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system Thuto Magome (MSc), Carlos Bezuidenhout, Charlotte Mienie Commenced 2020 Rationale The distribution and quantity of microplastics in the aquatic system is alarming. A growing concern from a microbial point of view is that, microplastics can be…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/identification-and-characterization-bacteria-isolated-selected-groundwater-systems-north-west
Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from selected groundwater systems in the North West Province
Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from selected groundwater systems in the North West Province Nyakallo Metsing (MSc) Supervisor: Lesego Molale-Tom Co-supervisor: Carlos Bezudenhout Abstract Sources of water in the North West Province (NWP) include groundwater, surface water, imported water and reusable effluent…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/bacteria-nitrogen-cycle-groundwater-quality-and-microbial-community-composition
Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition
Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition. Henry Burger (MSc) Supervisor: Lesego Molale-Tom Rationale Groundwater quality is deteriorating, mostly due to the nitrogen cycle. The impact of the bacteria from the nitrogen cycle on groundwater is not specific. Objectives…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/adverse-outcome-pathways-assess-effects-neonicotinoids-aquatic-macroinvertebrates
Adverse Outcome Pathways to assess effects of neonicotinoids on aquatic macroinvertebrates
Adverse Outcome Pathways to assess effects of neonicotinoids on aquatic macroinvertebrates Marelize Labuschagne (PhD), Victor Wepener, Hannes Erasmus, Wynand Malherbe Commenced 2022 Rationale The adverse outcomes pathway (AOP) is a conceptual framework that can be used to show the linkages between sub-cellular initiating…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/transplant-experiments-restore-old-fields-indigenous-flora
Transplant experiments to restore old fields with indigenous flora
Transplant experiments to restore old fields with indigenous flora Charl Clarke (Hons), Lanja Oosthuizen (Hons), Lene Cronje (hons) Supervisor: Stefan Siebert Rationale Old fields are created through exogenous disturbance which alters the soil profile to such an extent that native plant diversity is lost. It is known that old…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/holocene-paleoecology-wetland-spring-mooi-river
Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River
Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River Coert Coetzee (Hons) Supervisor: Prof Frank Neumann Co-supervisor: Ms Moteng Moseri Commenced 2022 Rationale Peat is deposited over millennia, as this deposition occurs a record of condition from each time period is preserved. Using multiple proxies (pollen,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/drks311-ecology-projects
DRKS311 Ecology Projects
DRKS311 Ecology Projects Senior researcher: Prof Wynand Malherbe Rationale METSI has frequently been used for DRKS311 Ecology projects and is necessary to build a database and compare data with previous data from the Mooi River and Gerhard Minnebron. This data will provide more information on the water…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/seminars
Seminars
We will, as frequently as possible, advertise upcoming CSR seminars and workshops, and archive past activities. If you would like to give a talk on any of our research focus areas, please liaise with Ms Elanie Van Rooyen and we will try to organise either an online or in-person session for you…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/vacancies
Vacancies
We will constantly post staff, postdoctoral, and student positions here as vacancies become available. Watch the space! We currently have the following vacant academic and technical support positions: [accordion] No positions at the moment. [/accordion]http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/csr-news
CSR News
Students triumph at national physics conference NWU’s solar telescope captures source of May auroras In the stratosphere together: NWU, NASA and Princeton University reach for the stars in Super Pressure Balloon project Advanced coding techniques unleashed at the coding summer school for postgrads Summer School news…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/materials-science
Materials Science
Materials Science in the Centre for Space Research focuses on applications in space, particularly Lower Earth Orbit (LEO). LEO is broadly considered the region (between 200 and 2000 km above the earth's surface). Today, observation satellites operating within LEO provide daily environmental monitoring, meteorological observations,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/galaxy-evolution