Rock MechanicsSlope StabilityOpen Pit MiningGeotechnical Site Investigations2D/3D Numerical ModellingEngineering GeologyDiscrete Fracture Networks (DFN)Rock EngineeringBehaviour of Jointed Rock Masses
Titles:Prof
Names:Prof LL Dyson
Position:Associate Professor
Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department:Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Weather forecastingConvective weatherRain and hail climatologiesSynoptic meteorologyAerological diagramsSevere weather
Topics:
Hail climatology integrating HAILCAST model predictions and satellite using ERA5Objective identification of cold fronts over South AfricaClimate variability studies using objective cold front identification systemInvestigate hail occurrence over African monsoon areasInvestigate the development of Africánes over continental southern AfricaComparing subjective snow forecasting to NWP output over low lying areas in South AfricaSounding parameters associated with severe storms over southern AfricaInvestigating the mechanisms of tropical convection over southern Africa
Titles:Dr
Names:Dr KL Coetzer
Position:Senior Lecturer
Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department:Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Chemistry educationSystems thinkingBlended learningGreen chemistry in teachingOrganic chemistryScience EducationSelf-regulated learning
Topics:
Designing teaching interventions to incorporate systems thinkingCritical thinking in first year chemistryGreen chemistry metrics in the organic chemistry laboratoryGrowing a safety culture independent of rules in the laboratory
Titles:Dr
Names:Dr D Coertzen
Position:Lecturer
Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department:Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Agricultural systems modellingCrop modellingSoil modellingSoil physicsemerging contaminantsClimate changeBiowaste in circular economyIrrigation managementGreenhouse gasNutrient and contaminant dynamics in the soil-plant-water systemsAgronomySoil fertilityAgro-climatologymaizeTefferagrostis curvulaSludgeHeavy/trace metals
Experiential retailing related to clothing brands and environments (e.g., pop-up stores, metaverse)Sustainable clothing practices (e.g., collaborative clothing consumption)Clothing/apparel consumer behaviour (e.g., shopping cart abandonment, shopping styles)Social and cultural aspects of clothing and dressGraduate employability (e.g., skills and knowledge needed for merchandisers)Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Topics:
Experiential retailing related to clothing brands and environments (e.g., pop-up stores, metaverse)
Foraging ecology of marine predatorsHabitat modellingClimate change impactsStable isotope ecology of marine predatorsAnimal movement and telemetryAnimal population ecology
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