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Mari-Leigh Pienaar
After completing my BA degree, I enrolled for a BA Honours degree in Language Practice at the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, which I obtained with distinction. I then enrolled for my masters degree at the same institution, under the supervision of Dr Ia Esterhuizen and Prof. Haidee Kruger. The dissertation sprouted from two subjects that I completed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/natasha-ravyse
Natasha Ravyse
Natasha Ravyse is a Senior Lecturer at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, at the Faculty of Law, with a background including a B.ed (Senior Phase and FET); an Honours in Literature; and an MA in English (receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Award in 2014 for the best MA dissertation). She completed her PhD in Linguistics and Literary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ronel-wasserman
Ronel Wasserman
My research career started in 2009 when I began compiling the Historical Corpus of South African English, consisting of personal and business letters, news reportage, fiction and non-fiction from all over the country, and spanning from the 1820s to the present. I became more and more interested in the grammatical and semantic changes that occurred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/carina-mels
Carina Mels
Carina Mels is full-time Research Professor and Director of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU), South Africa. Carina has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and acted as post-graduate study supervisor to more than 20 Masters and Ph.D students. On two occasions her students received the Vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/leon%25C3%25A9-malan
Leoné Malan
Leoné Malan, registered teacher and nurse, commenced with research in 2007 and holds the position of full professor at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. Her passion for Neurophysiology teaching ensured a teaching excellence award in 2008. Rated as an established researcher (National Research Foundation), she aims to underpin a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/mtlukamba
MT.Lukamba
MT Lukamba, Honours (Public Affairs), M Phil (Energy Studies), PhD Public Management and Administration. Research Coordinator: Public Affairs Research for Service Delivery Tshombe obtained his PhD in Public Management and Administration from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and his Honours in Public Affairs, and Master’s degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/petrus-van-der-merwe
Petrus van der Merwe
Peet van der Merwe was born in Kuruman, South Africa in 1973 and is currently living in Potchefstroom South Africa. He is a senior lecturer and researcher in tourism management at North-West University: Potchefstroom Campus, School for Business Management. As researcher he also forms part of the NRF research unit TREES (Tourism Research in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanet-janse-van-vuuren
Sanet Janse van Vuuren
Dr Sanet Janse van Vuuren is a senior lecturer at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University since 1995 where she does research on freshwater algae. The availability of fresh water is regarded as the most limiting factor in the future of South Africa. Rivers are intensively exploited and water demands in the catchment areas…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanlie-middelberg
Sanlie Middelberg
Professor Sanlie Middelberg, Ph.D, FCMA, CGMA is a leading academic in qualitative research in management accounting and finance, often in the agricultural industry. She is a professor in the School of Accounting Sciences, Management Accountancy programme, and a Visiting professor of Sustainability, Risk Management and Finance at the Lincoln…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/willemien-du-plessis
Willemien du Plessis
Willemien du Plessis bio of about 300 word count - send both in English and Afrikaans.http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/anja-franken
Anja Franken
Prof Anja Franken obtained her PhD in Occupational Hygiene degree from the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus in 2015. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. In this position she lectures undergraduate Occupational Hygiene modules and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/derick-blaauw
Derick Blaauw
Derick Blaauw professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He previously lectured in the Department of Economics & Econometrics at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as well at the Soweto and Bloemfontein Campusses of Vista University. Professor Blaauw…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/vera-roos
Vera Roos
As a second generation social gerontologist in the African context, my research focuses on older individuals and their relationships with people and space (place). Relationships are viewed from an interactional approach, as continuous reciprocal actions and reactions elicited by the subjective impact of the interaction. Two interrelated themes in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/kobus-van-der-walt
Kobus van der Walt
Kobus van der Walt joined the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education as lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in 1990. In 1993 he obtained a Ph.D. degree on the dispersion of asbestos fibres from disused tailings dumps into the environment, and was promoted to senior lecturer in Geography and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/gerrit-johannes-pienaar
Gerrit Johannes Pienaar
Gerrit Pienaar has been teaching property law at the Northwest University (previously the Potchefstroom University) from 1979, first as senior lecturer and since 1989 as professor. Presently he is the Director Post-Graduate Studies at the Law Faculty of the NWU. He obtained a LLD degree in 1988 with the thesis “The common law juristic person in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/frans-waanders
Frans Boudewijn Waanders
I have been involved with Mössbauer spectroscopy technology since 1991 at the then PU for CHE, currently the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus, which entails the application of mineral and mineral studies. Several publications in international journals and conference presentations flowed from this work. Since my research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/george-van-schoor
George van Schoor
George van Schoor was born in Cape Town, South Africa on November 13, 1963. He received the B Eng, M.Eng and D.Eng degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), South Africa in 1985, 1987 and 2001 respectively. He worked in industry in the field of power electronics for 9 years before joining the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/henk-bouwman
Henk Bouwman
Henk Bouwman professor in Zoology focusing on ecotoxicology applied to various biological systems: mainly earthworms, fish, humans, birds and recently crocodiles, and also works in bird ecology. He has been closely involved in the negotiations regarding the Stockholm Convention and the POPs Review Committee (POPRC). After his five-year stint on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/david-nda
David Dago N'Da
David Dago N’Da, BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc (University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast), MSc, PhD (University of the Witwatersrand) is doctor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the NWU. He is a medicinal chemist who specialises in the chemistry of antimalarial drugs, whilst his research focuses on the rational design…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/dewald-van-niekerk