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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The University of Cape Town gratefully acknowledges the sustained contributions of the following partners. Their support has made possible curriculum, staff and student transformation, improved student access to tertiary education, programmes that promote social engagement and community upliftment, as well as increased research capacity.
The A and M Pevsner Charitable Trust The Abax Foundation The Abe Bailey Trust The Ackerman Family Educational Trust The Ackerman Family Foundation The Actuarial Society Development Trust Actuarial Society of South Africa Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd AfriSam (Pty) Ltd AfriGIS (Pty) Ltd The Albert Wessels Trust Algonda (Gonda) Maria Perez (Prof) The Allan Cormack Book Fund The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Alumni, Staff, Students and Leadership of UCT The Andreas and Susan Struengmann Foundation The Andrew Alexander Scholarship in Historical Studies/ Alexander Family The Andrew W Mellon Foundation Angelo Gobbato (Em. Prof) for the Gobbato-Qavane Award for Advanced Operatic Studies Anglo American Platinum Ltd Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd Anglo Operations Ltd Aspen Pharmacare Ltd The Atlantic Philanthropies The Attorneys Fidelity Fund Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd Australian High Commission Autism South Africa Avec les rangers de l’espoir Bayer (Pty) Ltd The Beit Trust The Ben & Shirley Rabinowitz Foundation Ben-Zion Surdut (Mr) Beverley Adriaans (Dr) for the Ryan and Sadie Adriaans Bursary Fund Birdlife South Africa The Blue Notes Memorial Trust The BM Raff Will Trust Boehringer Ingelheim (Pty) Ltd The Breadsticks Foundation Brown University Bruce Trevor Ackerman (Mr) Business Processes enabling South Africa, Western Cape The Calleva Foundation The Cancer Research Trust The Cape Bridge Trust Company Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd The Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York Catherine and Kenneth Owen (Mr&Mrs) The Catherine Bailey Law Bursary/ Bailey Family and Friends Centre for Higher Education Transformation The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation The Charles Carter fund for Social Anthropology/ Dr Charles Edward Carter
Charlotte Heber-Percy (Mrs) The Children of the Universe Foundation CHK Charities Ltd The Chris Barnard Trust Fund Christo Wiese (Mr) Circle Capital Ventures The Citigroup Foundation The Claude Leon Foundation Clive Neil McIntyre (Mr) Colin Dean Tebbutt (Dr) ConeTech South Africa (Pty) Ltd The Corrilee Foundation Crundwell Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd Dalib Investments (Pty) Ltd The Daphne Cockwell Postgraduate Scholarships in Nursing and Midwifery/Cockwell Family The David and Elaine Potter Charitable Foundation David Andrew Gibson (Mr) The De Beers Fund Educational Trust The Derek Raphael Charitable Trust Dermatological Society of South Africa The DG Murray Trust Die Rupert-Musiekstigting Dieter Bock Bursary Programme The Discovery Foundation The Distell Foundation Donald Alan Ross (Prof) The Donald Gordon Foundation The Dora and William Oscar Heyne Charitable Trust The Doris Crossley Foundation The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Dow Southern Africa Pty Ltd The Dr RO Dudley Educational Memorial Fund/ Drs Shafiek Parker and Bruce Adams The Dr Stanley Batchelor Bursary Trust The Dutkiewicz Family Scholarship Eduloan The Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust The EJ Lombardi Trust Elgin & Rosemary Curry (Mr & Mrs) The Elizabeth Clough Music Trust The ELMA Foundation The Elsevier Foundation Embassy of the People’s Republic of China Emergent Biosolutions Emeritus Prof. George Francis Ellis The Eranda Foundation Ernest Fullagar (Dr) The Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Estate Late Niel Ackerman Estate Late Harry Allschwang Estate Late Anne Alida Bomford Estate Late Edward Carter Estate Late Pauline de la Motte Hall Estate Late Elsebe Carmen Einhorn Estate Late Miriam Kluk Estate Late BJN Greig
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (CONTINUED) Estate Late Elias Bertrand Levenstein Estate Late Leah Levy Estate Late J Melrose Estate Late RM Moss Estate Late Elizabeth Ethel Barbara Parker Estate Late Hajee Sulaiman ShahMahomed Estate Late George Strates Estate Late Clifford Herbert Stroude Trust Estate Late Abraham Swersky Estate Late Peter Christopher Theron Estate Late Sarah Turoff Estate Late JF Viljoen Estate Late AN Vintcent Europa Organisation Exxaro Resources Ltd Fairheads Development Trust Fetzer Institute The FirstRand Foundation The Ford Foundation Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd The Francois Burger Trust The Frank G Connock Trust The Frank Robb Charitable Trust Garden Cities Inc. The Garfield Weston Foundation GeoForschungs Zentrum Potsdam Georgina Hamilton Stevens (Ms) The Gertrude Haas Performing Arts Scholarship Fund Ginsburg Asset Consulting (Pty) Ltd GlaxoSmithKline plc The God at the Speed of Light Scholarship/T Lee Baumann (Dr) The Golda Selzer Memorial Fund The Goldman Sachs Foundation Grant and Sarah Stubbs (Mr & Mrs) Guiseppe & Rita Raimondo Charitable Trust The Guy Elliott Medical Research Trust HR Hill Residuary Trust The Hamilton Naki – United Therapeutics Scholarship/ Dr Louis W Sullivan Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust Hans Johan Sandin (Mr) Losken, Hans Wolfgang (Dr) Harold Pupkewitz (The late Dr) and family The Harry Crossley Foundation Hasso Plattner Foerderstiftung The HCI Foundation The Heneck Family Foundation The Hermann Ohlthaver Trust The Hope for Depression Research Foundation The Horace Alfred Taylor Will Trust Hospital Welfare and Muslim Educational Movement HSBC Investment Services Africa (Pty) Ltd Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation Hyman and Shirley Shwiel (Mr & Mrs) Ian Huntly Clark (Dr) Ian Scott (Mr) IBM ICM Limited Indawo (Cape) Pty Ltd
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Ingot Capital Management (Pty) Ltd Inner Wheel Club Institute of Applied Statistics International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers The International Bar Association Educational Trust International Development Research Centre Investec Limited Irene Menell (Mrs) Italian Institute of Culture The Ivor Davies Bursary for History and Classical Music/Clare Elizabeth Stannard (Prof) The William and Yvonne Jacobson Digital Africana Program The James Sivewright Scratchley Will Trust Jan Minners (Dr) Jannsen Pharmaceutica (Pty) Ltd The Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust The Joffe Charitable Trust Johan Givan Brink (Mr) Johannes van Zyl (Mr) Johannes Gerhardus (John) Field (Em. Prof) The John and Margaret Overbeek Trust The John Davidson Educational Trust The John Ellerman Foundation John Grieves (Mr) John Malcolm Graham (Dr) John Nicholas Boydell (Mr) Johnson Matthey plc The JP Morgan Chase South African Trust Foundation The JRS Biodiversity Foundation The Julian Baring Scholarship Fund The Justin and Elsa Schaffer Family UCT Scholarship Trust The Kaplan Kushlick Educational Foundation Karl Storz GmbH & Co KG The Kate Jagoe-Davies Memorial Bursary Fund Kevin Edward Dillon (Mr) The Khotso Trust The Kirsh Foundation Holdings Ltd Klaus-Jürgen Bathe (Prof) The Koos & Rona Rupert Opvoedkundige Trust The Kresge Foundation The Leah Gamsa Sixpence Award/Alexander and Gamsa Family The Leanore Zara Kaplan Will Trust LegalWise The Leiden Conservation Foundation Leslie Gordon Underhill (Prof) The Leverhulme Trust The Liberty Group Ltd The Lily & Ernst Hausmann Research Trust The Link-SA Trust The Little Tew Charitable Trust The Lorenzo and Stella Chiappini Charitable and Cultural Trust Louis De Waal (Mr) Oludolapo Akinkugbe CON (Chief) for the Olu Akingube Business Law in Africa Fellowship The MAC AIDS Fund The MSD (Pty) Ltd Macdonald, Michael John (Dr) The Mackenzie Foundation The Mai Family Foundation/ Vincent Mai (Mr)
DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (CONTINUED) Mamphela Ramphele (Dr) The Maria Marina Foundation Marilynn and Jim McNamara (Mrs & Dr) The Marilyn and Tim Noakes Charitable Trust Mr Noel McIntosh and family for the Marjorie McIntosh Postgraduate Bursary in Child Nursing and Midwifery Martinus John Botha (Mr) Mary May Robertson (Prof) The Mary Slack & Daughters Foundation The MasterCard Foundation Matthys Johannes Wessels (Mr) The Mauerberger Foundation Fund The Maurice Hatter Foundation Max Price (Dr) Mazars Moores Rowland Corporates Finance The Medtronic Foundation Metrofile Holdings Ltd Meyer Feldberg (Prof) The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Michael Brownstone (Mr) The Minerals Education Trust Fund The Minnie Goldman Trust Mohammed Bin Sayed Momentum Group Ltd The Moshal Scholarship Program (MSP) Motoren und Turbinen Union (MTU) South Africa The Musk Foundation/Elon Musk (Mr) Mutle Mogase (Mr) Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute The Myra Chapman Educational Trust National Arts Council of South Africa National Bioproducts Institute The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund The Natural Research Ltd The Nellie Atkinson Trust Nene Mathebula (Mr) Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa The Neuro-Psychoanalysis Fund Neurological Association of South Africa Neville Edward Isdell (Mr) The New Settlers Foundation The Novartis Research Foundation Novo Nordisk (Pty) Ltd The Nuffield Foundation Nycomed (Pty) Ltd Oak Foundation The Ohio State University The Old Mutual Foundation The Ove Arup Foundation The PA Don Scholarship Trust The Palaeontological Scientific Trust Pamela Golding (Mrs) Pauline Marguerite Groves (Mrs) Pearson Plc The Percy Fox Foundation The Peregrine Bursary Fund/Phelps Family and Friends Peter Packer (Dr) The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of SA Pfizer Laboratories (Pty) Ltd
Pharma Dynamics (Pty) Ltd The Philip Schock Charitable & Educational Foundation Philips Medical Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd Picasso Headline The PM Anderson Educational Trust The Polaris Foundation Professional Provident Society The Raith Foundation Rand Merchant Bank Holdings Ltd Ramp Foundation/RSA Web for the Net Prophet Bursary The Raymond Ackerman Foundation The Registrars Development Trust The Relly Educational & Charitable Trust Retina South Africa Rialto Foods (Pty) Ltd Richemont Holdings (UK) Ltd The Richard Spiegel Scholarship in Economic Studies Rio Tinto plc Rob Knutzen (Prof) Robin Charles Barnett-Harris (Mr) Roche Products (Pty) Ltd – Diagnostics The Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Rockefeller Foundation Roelof Frederik Botha (Mr) The Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation The Rosalie van der Gucht Will Trust The Rotary Clubs Royal Bafokeng Management Services The Rufford Small Grants Foundation Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd The Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust SANCCOB Sakhi Dumakude (Mr) Sandile Zungu (Mr) SANLAM Sanofi-aventis Groupe The Saville Education Foundation/Mr Duncan Saville The Scarbrow Trust The Schroder Foundation Servier Laboratories SA Pty Ltd The Sheila Van der Horst Undergraduate Bursary/ James Simmons (Mr) The Shuttleworth Foundation Siamon Gordon (Prof) The Sigrid Rausing Trust Simon Palley (Mr) South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town The South African National Roads Agency Ltd South African Penguins South African Norway Tertiary Development Programme The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation South African Society of Anaesthesiologists The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds Southern African Music Rights Organisation Ltd (SAMRO) Standard Bank Group Ltd The Starr Foundation/The late Mr Ernest and Brendalyn Stempel StatPro South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (CONTINUED) The Stavro Tsatsos Trust The Stella & Paul Loewenstein Educational and Charitable Trust The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust Stephen Westwell (Mr) The Stevenson Family’s Charitable Trust Stewart Barnett Cohen (Mr) The Stuart and Anita Saunders Bursary The Susman Charitable Foundation Swiss – South African Co-operation Initiative Tasso Leventis Conservation The Templeton World Charity Foundation The Thabo Mbeki Educational Trust The Thembakazi Trust The Tiso Foundation Charitable Trust The Tswalu Foundation The University of Cape Town Association of Black Alumni (UCTABA) Bursary Fund The Vine Charitable Trust
WD Waddell Will Trust The Welton Foundation The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc The Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust The Wilfred Cooper Trust The William Adlington Cadbury Charitable Trust The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The William Henry Cockwell Family William Morris Gild (Dr) William Ralph Jacobson (Mr) Wine Industry Network of Expertise and Technology The Wolfson Foundation Xstrata South Africa (Pty) Ltd The Yvonne Parfitt Trust / Dinah Stell and Family The Zamani African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes Foundation Derek Yach (Mr)
Thank you for helping UCT to pursue its vision of being a world class, research-led African university
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE (CEREMONY 1)
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS This, and all the ceremonies of this session, are dedicated to the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Academic Procession. (The procession will enter the hall, the congregation standing) The Vice-Chancellor will constitute the congregation. Lament. The National Anthem. The President of the SRC will dedicate the graduation of the students to former President Mandela’s memory. Musical Item. Welcome by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor C Soudien. The graduands and diplomates will be presented to the Vice-Chancellor by the Dean of the faculty. The Vice-Chancellor will address the congregation. Professor Soudien will make closing announcements and invite the congregation to stand. The Vice-Chancellor will dissolve the congregation. The procession, including the new graduates and diplomates, will leave the hall. (The congregation is requested to remain standing until the procession has left the hall)
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NAMES OF GRADUANDS/ DIPLOMATES
An asterisk * denotes that the degree or diploma will be awarded in the absence of the candidate. FACULTY OF SCIENCE Dean: Professor A Le Roex DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Shaakira Adams Jessica Nicole Akester Raeesah Ameen Candice Badenhorst Linley Nicole Barnard (With distinction in Biochemistry, Chemistry and the degree with distinction) Jessica Drene Basiak Lindokuhle Basini *Francois Stephanus Becker (With distinction in Marine Biology) Stefan Jason Benjamin *Hannah Benn Sandra Berndt Jenna Susan Bleloch (With distinction in Genetics) Melissa Jayne Walcott Blumenthal (With distinction in Biochemistry, Human Physiology and the degree with distinction) Xolani Boloko Samuel Bolton Danielle Winona Boyd Karryn Leigh Brown (With distinction in Human Physiology) Adrian Peter Bunge Jeremy Gareth Burgess (With distinction in Biochemistry, Microbiology and the degree with distinction) Bianca Jade Burton (With distinction in Biochemistry) Sarah Margaret Caine Sarah Louise Carden (With distinction in Biochemistry) Codi Carelse Isabelle Carr Antónia Reis De Carvalho Robyn Lee Casper Irwin Cassells Yi-Hwa Chen Yolanda Chirango (With distinction in Ecology & Evolution) Gabriel Lyle Cornell Dylan Cox *Carol Anne Cunninghame Raheem Dalwai Palmira Ndeshihala de Almeida Scott De Beer
Shani Tamlyn de Beer Andrew Dirk De Blocq Van Scheltinga (With distinction in Applied Biology and Ecology & Evolution) Jacques Max de Satge Marc De Vos Michael Gino Diamonds Yambi Renato Daniel Dinis Buhlebenkosi Joylene Donga Romana De Jesus Do Rosario Yanez (With distinction in Microbiology) Darren Scott Du Plessis (With distinction in Marine Biology and Ocean & Atmosphere Science) Lucas Adrian Du Toit Jonathan James Evans Cynthia Fan Julie Emma Rose Fienberg Kelly Joyce Frost Kirti Narendra Gihwala Rebecca Judith Goble Simesha Govender Abigail Sarah Ann Graham Wenjia Gu (With distinction in Genetics) Leonora Stella Haasbroek Samantha Jayne Hackett Chloe Titia Hartwig Tomas Hessler (With distinction in Biochemistry and Microbiology) Siphesihle Hlela Leslie Huang Andisiwe Pamela Jevu *Khushboo Jhugroo Robert Ian Johnson Euan David Johnstone Anathi Jongilanga Peliwe Jubase Mabuse Isaac Kau Abdurahmaan Kenny *Christoph William Kent Lesedi Khumalo Vamumusa Malusi Khumalo Lungile Happiness Khuzwayo Nyamaizi Caroline Kiiza Rashaad Latief Eunice Mojanku Lebetsi Nare Constance Legodi Sarah Bernadette Levy Joel Robin Lewis (With distinction in Genetics) Tesray Monique Linevee *Hazel Jean Little Eden Rebecca Lurie Kirtanya Lutchminarayan Angus Love Mackay (With distinction in Genetics) Alison Francis Maclachlan Tamlyn Mac Quene Madodomzi Mafanya Donna Yolanda Makaluza Anelisa Makosa Nicole Jean Mann
*Emma Chelsea Manners-Wood Percival Mbalenhle Maphosa Richard Cornelis Marais Rikus Marais (With distinction in Genetics) Asanda Cleopatra Matsheku Silindokuhle Siyabonga Silindokuhle Siyabonga Mavuso Fisokuhle Lungile Mbatha Emily Clare McGrath Bahiah Meyer (With distinction in Biochemistry, Genetics and the degree with distinction) Imke Meyer Luyolo Mgidlana Sanelisiwe Mhlambi Jessica Muriel Micklem (With distinction in Applied Biology, Marine Biology and the degree with distinction) Evan David Milborrow (With distinction in Biochemistry and the degree with distinction) Aniqah Misbach Maseloko Mokone Desmond Eliah Moshoeshoe Palesa Dineo Mothiba Thabo Rantanta Mpotje Tirelo Mputle Robert Anthony Muir Tichaona Tavare Mukunga *Hiranya Michaela Naicker Navashni Naidoo Vincent Norman Naude Jeffrey Mark Ndove Michelle Rudo Ngwarai Tawanda Jonathan Nhundu Fu-Yen Ni Talitha Gaby Noble Giovanni Battista Nusca Tadiwa Michelle Nyamazana (With distinction in Biochemistry) Nosipho Mercy Nzama Ginty Joëlle O’Connor Jenna Leah Oosthuizen (With distinction in Genetics and Human Physiology) Melissa Stephanie Oosthuizen Chanhyun Park Mohamed Habeeb Parker Niccolo Passerin D’Entreves James Michael Peart Nikita Peixe *Erica Pillay Daniel Mika-Nsimbi Poultney Jennifer Ruth Prytz *Tharone Rapeti Alexander Douglas Rebelo Mhairi Lesley Reid David John Scott Richardson Edmund Schram Rodseth (With distinction in Classical Studies, Ecology & Evolution, Genetics and the degree with distinction)
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Zaakirah Roomaney David James Rutherfoord-Jones Chanel Hayley Samuels (With distinction in Chemistry) Lloyd John Samuels Robert John Saner Jason Enrico Sauls Chiara Theresa Schiava (With distinction in Chemistry) Shelly Jane Schutte Mathipa Bridgette Sebitsiwa Safiyya Sedick Lesibana Samantha Sema Christian Karlheinz Setzer Rucita Severaj (With distinction in Biochemistry, Human Physiology and the degree with distinction) Millicent Shayi Ellwin Taleni Shiimi Rosalia Tuwilika Shiimi Makgotso Sizakele Sibanda Jordan Jack Silverman Jessica Sjouerman (With distinction in Biochemistry) Shelley Helen Smith Danica Anne Smuts (With distinction in Genetics, Human Physiology and the degree with distinction) Mogamad Saadiq Soeker *Mikhaila Sarann Sorour Robin William Starke *Michael-James Stowe *Cameshree Subbrayan Jessleena Suri Gertrud Talvik Lloyd Tanner Jonathan Sean Tatz Jenna Thomson (With distinction in Biochemistry, Human Physiology and the degree with distinction) Dimakatso Rosina Tlhoaele Shona Joy Troost (With distinction in Applied Biology) Alma Esther Truyts Taegyn Elizabeth Turnley (With distinction in Biochemistry and Human Physiology) *Dillon Sydney Uys Jaimee Van Der Westhuizen (With distinction in Archaeology) *Ethan van Rooy Claire van Wyk *Gerrit van Wyk Priyesh Bhasker Vaya Varusha Pillay Veerapen Rouxjeane Venter Kara Vermaak Sarah Louisa Verster Laikyn Jade Victor *Lauren Amy Wainwright (With distinction in Chemistry, Spanish and the degree with distinction) *Morgan Ian Wheeler
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Breffni Constantine Whitehead (With distinction in Biochemistry, Human Physiology and the degree with distinction) Lauren Kerry Whitehead (With distinction in Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Microbiology and the degree with distinction) *Sara Sylvia Wighard Chad Wilkinson Matthew Aaron Williams Tania Carol Williams Andrew Logan Wishart Zoe Anne Woodgate Jessica Joan Workman Andrea Yankee Liang Ryan Andrew Zeederberg Silindile Noluthando Zondi In Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences: Ayanda Tandokazi Mdludlu Khuthadzo Mulovhedzi *Cyle Myers Ramontsheng Sakia Rapolaki In Chemical, Molecular & Cellular Sciences: Nomawethu Hlazo Kelly Patricia Westerman DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) In Actuarial Science: Katlego Khomotso Masilo Mohlabeng In Archaeology: Michell Anne House *Thokozani Sthandiwe Zulu In Atmosphere Science: Gemma Kendall Pelton Bluff *(First class) Gregory Kevan Dor Madimetja Aubrey Kekana Thabo Elias Makgoale Xolisile Fortune Yende In Biological Sciences: Ismat Adams *Bruce Dairmuid Lanham Baigrie *(First class) Kate Cronin *Vidushi Prema Dabee *Niki Dignon Kristen Kennedy (First class) Nicola Kuhn *Alison Danielle Midgley Courtney Moxley *(First class) Seth Daniel Musker Griffin Andrew Nortje *Ariella Nikia Rink *(First class) Annabelle Jade Rogers Justin James van Blerk
Julia Laura van Velden (First class) Storme Viljoen (First class) Joseph Douglas Mandla White Amy Grace Wright (In the first class) In Chemistry: *(First class) Kirstin Philippa Candice Anderson Nadia Baartzes Mandisa Cele Phindile Promise Cele (First class) Nicola Anne Dare Laurelle Margaux Joseph Daniel Andreas Kusza Tarryn-Leigh Lewis Lerato Florence Eugenia Machogo *Mpho Mafata Sphelele Malaza Rudelee Bianca Merks Thulani Mvelo Nyathi *(First class) Carey Terese Pike (First class) Marwaan Rylands *Zaheer Timol Giselle Marianthi Vicatos In Environmental & Geographical Science: *(First class) Julia Elaine Davies *Claire Wanjiru Gitau *Kimberly Jane Joscelyne Rory Michael McCreadie Kimenthrie Pillay (First class) Jeremy Themba Rose *(First class) Rene Schieritz Lerato Thakholi (First class) Joshua Weeber Josefine Wegfahrt In Geochemistry: *Giovanni Ricardo Amansure Ledile Makkie Madiba Rudzani Melba Muedi In Geology: *Devon Anthony Bowen *Gregory Byrnes *Aqeelah Davis *Caillan Nicholas Govender *Michael Ian Hay Hartnady *Graeme Winton Bruce Hillary Mthobisi Mzobe Gregory Netshilindi Francisco Edilson Moreira Paiva *Chelsea Claire Rebelo Teboho Sebetlela *Travis Smithard *Luke Jeffery Viljoen In Marine Biology: *(First class) Jenna Nicole Bowker (First class) Chantel Elston *Tamlyn May Engelbrecht (In the first class)
*(First class) Ameil Rabin Harikishun *Robyn Pauline Payne *(First class) Meghan Nicole Rousseau *Christopher Ronald Wilkes In Molecular & Cell Biology: Jerrard Grant D’Alton Francisco De Figueiredo Pinto Gomes Pera Jestin Annick Rhiannon George (First class) Zoe Gill *Tia Lynne Hendry *(First class) Michaella Robyn Hulley *Hedda Frederike Frederike Inderthal Rageema Joseph *Philippe Manuel Koch Zintle Sharon Kolo Humaira Lambarey Buchule Mbobo *Chenjerai Innocent Muchapirei *(First class) Tarryn-May Terry Robyn Waters Jessie Gloria Whittal Rozanne Deirdre Worsley-Worswick In Ocean & Atmosphere Science: *Marileen Carstens *(First class) Inge Deschepper *Amy Joy Oosterbaan Moagabo Natalie Ragoasha *Kirrin Gail Reid *Granger Robyn *Daniel Eric Schilperoort Nosipho Ntombani Zwane DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE In Applied Marine Science (Zoology): Martin Phillippe Emanuel Annerie Lamprecht *David Landey Delphine Lobelle Stewart James Norman Laura Frances Weston In Botany: (With distinction) Claire Lee Davis *Gardia Purchase Potgieter *Zoe Chapman Poulsen Nicholas Paul Zaloumis In Chemistry: (With distinction) Thobela Lukas Bixa *Pegah Khalili (With distinction) Yiqun Tony Li *Faith Riziki Mjambili Buntubonke Mzondo In Conservation Biology: *Daniël Cloete Wade Howard Lane *Jayaneesh Namah Kirsten Retief
In Environmental & Geographical Science: Theodora Anita Christelis *David Morison *Loyiso Lloyd Mzini Raymond Myles Siebrits *(With distinction) Penelope Anne Waller In Geochemistry: (With distinction) Clayton Basil Cross In Geology: *Willem Myburgh de Wet (With distinction) Matthew Sotheron Hodge Duncan Graeme MacGregor In Mathematics of finance: Mpendulo Armstrong Mkhwanazi In Molecular & Cell Biology: Netanya Bernitz Alexis Joy Neumann Liliwe Lili Shuping In Physical Oceanography: (With distinction) Katherine Alessandra Hutchinson In Tertiary Chemistry Education: Nonkanyiso Queen Vokwana In Zoology: *Mia Elizabeth Cerfonteyn Fiona Kate Preston-Whyte *Michelle Wcisel DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY In Archaeology: (With distinction) Emily Sarah Hallinan In Environmental Management: Anesu Angelic Nyemba In Environment, Society & Sustainability: Tobias Nasterlack (With distinction) Nicholas Philip Simpson
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In Archaeology: Foreman Bandama Thesis Title: The archaeology and technology of metal production in the Late Iron Age of the Southern Waterberg, Limpopo Province, South Africa Foreman Bandama has the degrees of BA General and BA Honours in Archaeology from the University of Zimbabwe. Foreman Bandama’s thesis aims to explore the archaeology and technology of metalworking in the southern Waterberg of South Africa. This area of South Africa has abundant ores of iron, copper and tin, which were exploited before the onset of industrialisation. More importantly, the Rooiberg tin mineralisation in the same area is the only proven source of tin in pre-colonial southern Africa. He discusses the technology used to work iron, copper and tin in this region to understand if there were any similarities or differences across metals. In terms of sequence of occupation, His work shows a succession of various cultural groups who, over time, dipped into the mineral resources of the southern Waterberg. Initial material culture and settlement patterning differences suggest that ancestral Tswana and Nguni peoples worked these resources independently, but through continuous interaction morphed into a single identity. He places these ideas within the broad framework of innovation theory, demonstrating how the working of metal was culturally embedded within various communities. Supervisor: Dr S Chirikure (Archaeology) Co-supervisor: Dr S Hall (Archaeology) In Botany: Odette Elisabeth Curtis Thesis Title: Management of critically endangered renosterveld fragments in the Overberg, South Africa Odette Curtis has a BTech from the former Cape Technikon and an MSc in Zoology from the FitzPatrick Institute at UCT. She completed her doctoral research while initiating and managing the Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust centred on conservation of remnants of the severely threatened renosterveld ecosystem in the Overberg. Odette Curtis’ thesis explores aspects of the biology of renosterveld which are key to its conservation and management. Using soil Carbon-isotope analyses, the myth that renosterveld was historically a C4 grassland is dispelled. Furthermore, measures of alpha, beta and gamma diversity demonstrate that species turnover in renosterveld is exceptionally high, contrary to the commonly-accepted perception that renosterveld is a homogeneous vegetation type. The study also demonstrates
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that renosterveld in the Overberg responds positively to fire, while older renosterveld is less productive. However, regular short burning intervals are not advisable for this habitat, which is better suited to fire frequencies similar to, or lower than, those in comparable fynbos habitats. The thesis concludes that the future of renosterveld depends on the establishment of a network of reserves which includes the full repertoire of management regimes, micro-habitats and aspects, in order to incorporate diversity at all levels. Supervisor: Professor WJ Bond (Biological Sciences) Co-supervisor: Dr S Todd (Biological Sciences) *Justine Muhoro Nyaga Thesis Title: Nutritional contribution of atmospheric deposition to the Strandveld vegetation of West Coast South Africa Justine Nyaga came to South Africa from Kenya to do an MSc in plant ecophysiology at the University of the Western Cape, while working as a researcher at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. On completion of his MSc, he took on PhD studies, which originated as a Mellon-funded project. Justine Nyaga’s thesis hypothesises that marine-derived atmospheric deposition contributes nutrients to the strandveld ecosystem within the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). Strandveld occurs on relatively nutrient-rich soils derived from nutrientpoor aeolian sands. He measured monthly deposition of major plant nutrients in rain collected along transect running inland from the coast in the West Coast National Park. Nutrient demand of six plant species and the potential contribution of deposition to the nutrient balance of the vegetation were measured. Deposition of wind-blown rain and fog were also measured, using collectors that simulated aerosol trapping by vegetation. The conclusion of his work was that this strandveld vegetation receives a very large contribution of mostly marine-derived nutrients that are effectively trapped by the vegetation and by the soils. This contributes to explaining why the strandveld has some of the highest soil P levels in the CFR and why the vegetation is so distinct from neighboring CFR vegetation. Supervisor: A/Professor MD Cramer (Biological Sciences) Co-supervisors: A/Professor JC Neff (Geological Sciences, University Colorado at Boulder);A/Professor JS Compton (Geological Sciences) In Chemistry: Cesarina Edmonds-Smith Thesis Title: The development of a process and quality control methods for a conjugate vaccine against Streptococcus pneumonia serotype 1
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Cesarina Edmonds-Smith completed her BSc and BSc (Hons) degrees in Chemistry at UCT. She began her PhD studies after graduating with a MSc degree in Forensic Science from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Cesarina Edmonds-Smith’s thesis focuses on the development of a conjugate vaccine against Streptococcus pneumonia serotype 1 bacteria. Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children worldwide and serotype 1 is responsible for up to 20% of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in developing countries. Her research was part of the Pneumococcal Vaccine Project to develop affordable conjugate vaccines, and was performed in collaboration with The Biovac Institute. A simple procedure for the isolation and purification of the polysaccharide was established and analytical tests showed that the polysaccharide batches met World Health Organisation (WHO) specifications. Sizereduction of the viscous polysaccharide was achieved using mechanical means, which was shown to have no impact on the structural integrity of antigen. The fully characterised size-reduced polysaccharide was successfully conjugated to several derivatised protein carriers via the polysaccharide carboxyl groups and the conjugates shown to be immunogenic in mice and non-inferior to two commercially available conjugate vaccines. Supervisor: A/Professor N Ravenscroft (Chemistry) Co-supervisor: Dr S Wilson (The Biovac Institute) Dalielah Jappie-Mahomed Thesis Title: Urinary glycosaminoglycans and their possible protective role in calcium oxalate kidney stone disease, with particular reference to the rarity of this condition in black South Africans: in vitro and in vivo investigations Dalielah Jappie-Mahomed obtained her BSc(Hons) degree in Chemistry from UCT in 1993. She was appointed as a Senior Scientific Officer at UCT in 1997 and was promoted to Chief Scientific Officer in 2005, which position she currently holds. Dalielah Jappie-Mohomed’s thesis addresses the anomaly in which kidney stone disease occurs rarely in black South Africans but relatively frequently in their white compatriots. She presents evidence that certain molecules in human urine, the glycosaminoglycans, provide protection against the formation of these stones in subjects from both population groups, but that the protective effect is stronger in the black group. Her research reveals that these molecules have different structural and compositional properties in the two groups and that these may contribute towards the differences in their respective capacities to protect against stone formation. She also demonstrates in her investigations that a synergistic relationship exists between these molecules and the composition of the urine in which it exerts
its influence. The results of her research contribute towards a better understanding of the causes of kidney stone disease which may ultimately lead to the development of more effective treatment strategies. Supervisor: Professor AL Rodgers (Chemistry) Co-supervisor: A/Professor N Ravenscroft (Chemistry)
Tebello Mahamo Thesis Title: Iminophosphine complexes of palladium and platinum: catalysis and metallacycloalkanes synthesis Tebello Mahamo was born in Qoaling (Maseru, Lesotho). She obtained her BSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry, BSc(Hons) and MSc in Chemistry from UCT. Tebello Mahamo’s thesis in the field of Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis deals with the application of Platinum Group Metals in conversion of carbon feedstock into value-added products. The Southern African region is one of the world’s largest producers of PGMs. Developing processes that convert these raw materials into processed goods such as catalysts is therefore highly desirable. Two objectives are achieved in this thesis: firstly, a series of palladium complexes based on iminophosphine ligands are prepared and evaluated as pre-catalysts in carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. These complexes show good activity in SuzukiMiyaura reactions under mild conditions. Secondly, platinacycloalkane complexes of iminophosphine ligands are prepared as model intermediates in ethylene oligomerization reactions and their thermal decomposition behaviour are studied using experimental methods as well as computational modelling techniques. Results from this work have helped shed light on the mechanism of catalytic ethylene oligomerization to produce α-olefins, an important process in the petrochemical industry. This thesis has contributed to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Organometallic and Transition Metal Chemistry and Catalysis. Supervisor: Dr G Smith (Chemistry) Co-supervisors: Professor Dr K Lammertsma (Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Professor SF Mapolie (Chemistry, Stellenbosch University) Dr JC Slootweg (Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Dr AW Ehlers (Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Mamohale Molingoana Mohajane Thesis Title: Dipeptides as potential anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis Mamohale Mohajane was born and raised in Lesotho. She received a BSc from the National University of Lesotho
in 2006 and an MSc from UCT in 2010, after which she enrolled for her PhD. Mamohale Mohajane’s thesis describes the design and development of novel dipeptide, copper containing, anti-inflammatory drugs for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Glass electrode potentiometry and isothermal calorimetry were used to measure the stability of the complexes, while nuclear magnetic resonance and UV/Vis spectroscopy were used to determine their solution structure. The di-peptides investigated were found to form moderately stable complexes with serum copper and to be selective for copper over other endogenous metal-ions, like calcium and zinc. However, the drugs were not sufficiently lipophilic for dermal absorption, making them unlikely candidates for further investigation. While Mamohale’s research did not lead to the development of a new anti-inflammatory drug, her results have paved the way for the design of new ligands with greater potential. Supervisor: Professor GE Jackson (Chemistry) In Environmental & Geographical Science: Peter Ndubuisi Eze Thesis Title: Reconstruction of environmental and climate dynamics using multi-proxy evidence from palaeosols of the Western Cape, South Africa Peter Eze completed undergraduate and honours studies in Agriculture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, whereafter he completed his MSc at the University of Ghana, Legon. He joined UCT in 2011 to conduct doctoral research on various aspects of palaeosols in the Western Cape. Peter Eze’s thesis aims to improve our understanding of the environments and climate dynamics of southwestern Africa using palaeosol-based proxies. Palaeosols constitute an important stratigraphic marker for past environments and may provide useful validation of pedogenic and other earth system process models. However, the characterisation and analysis of palaeosols has been a largely neglected source of information in the Western Cape, South Africa. The candidate has investigated various proxies, including geochemical, mineralogical, macroand micromorphological, δ13C and δ18O isotopes, and selected physico-chemical properties of palaeosols. Based on availability and accessibility of palaeosol sequences, four sites were studied: Langebaanweg (Late Cenozoic), Koeberg (Late Quaternary), Goukamma (Late Quaternary), and a duplex soil profile that developed on Neoproterozoic mudstone on the Cape Peninsula. The interpretation of the pedofeatures of the palaeosols in question suggests cyclic patterns of erosion and deposition that may correlate with climate changes of the past. Supervisor: Professor ME Meadows (Environmental & Geographical Science) Co-supervisor: Dr DF Eckardt
(Environmental & Geographical Science) Lesley Anne Gibson Thesis Title: The application of the Surface Energy Balance System model to estimate evapotranspiration in South Africa Lesley Gibson holds BSc and BSc(Hons) degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and an MSc(ApplSc) degree from UCT. She was previously a scientific officer at the Council for Geoscience (2001 – 2006) and is currently employed as a senior researcher at the Agricultural Research Council’s Institute for Soil, Climate and Water. Lesley Gibson’s thesis addresses the need for actual evapotranspiration estimates in South Africa at a variety of spatial scales and for a range of water management applications. In this study, the pre-packaged Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) model is used for the first time in the South African environment alongside MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data and is validated with eddy covariance data measured in a large apple orchard, in the Piketberg of the Western Cape. The model is found to underestimate consistently the sensible heat flux, leading to an overestimation of evapotranspiration. It is concluded that in complex environments, at coarse resolution, it is not possible to adequately describe the remote sensingderived input parameters at the correct level of accuracy and at the spatial resolution required for the accurate estimation of the sensible heat flux. Further research efforts in South Africa, at MODIS satellite data resolution, should focus on developing and improving vegetation index-based parsimonious models and on validating the recently released MODIS evapotranspiration data product. Supervisor: Dr F Eckardt (Environmental and Geographical Science) Co-supervisors: Dr C Jarmain (University of Kwazulu Natal) Dr Z Su (International Institute for Geo-Information Science, The Netherlands) Robyn Mary Pharoah Thesis Title: “Sometimes I think the shack was ‘better’”: exploring flood-risk in subsidised housing areas in Cape Town Robyn Pharoah holds a master’s degree in Social Science (Development Studies) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and honours degrees in Anthropology and Disaster Risk Science from the University of Durham and UCT, respectively. She works as a professional researcher with a particular interest in risk, early warning, HIV/AIDS, gender and land issues. R obyn Pharoah’s thesis examines the extent, nature and impact of flooding in informal and subsidised housing areas on the Cape Flats, Cape Town. She studies how flooding and risk are conceptualised locally and internationally, and how well these framings compare with people’s experiences
in subsidised housing areas, in particular. The thesis shows that, although the provision of subsidised housing is viewed as a solution to flooding and a range of other developmental problems, flooding remains a significant challenge in subsidised housing areas. Flood-risk has a strong built environment component, with poorly designed and built dwellings serving to transform and perpetuate risk. Drawing on these findings, Robyn Pharoah’s thesis interrogates assumptions about risk, hazard and vulnerability, and the lessons for theory and practice.
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Supervisor: A/Professor Sophie Oldfield (Environmental and Geographical Science) Co-supervisor: Dr A Holloway, DiMP, (Stellenbosch University) Michael Grant Wallace Thesis Title: Modelling the impact of future climate change on subregional wheat production in the Western Cape Mike Wallace has a BSc Agric and an MSc from the University of Natal. He commenced his doctoral research whilst in the employment of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, where he is an agricultural scientist in the Institute for Resource Utilisation. Mike Wallace’s thesis investigates the likely spatial and temporal impacts of (mid-21st century) climate change on wheat production in the Western Cape. Although wheat is the major field crop of the province, no climate change wheat impact assessment had been attempted for the region. Using the APSIM crop model and Geographic Information Systems as tools, he analyses downscaled daily data from an ensemble of 8 GCMs (for 2046 – 2065), as well as conducting a zonal sensitivity analysis based on perturbed historical data. He finds evidence for strongly localised yield and production risk responses to changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric CO2 levels and cultivar choice. Whilst impact responses varied between zones, he finds a strong likelihood of improved crop yields in the southern and eastern parts of the province, whilst the models are weakly indicative of slightly reduced yields in the western zones. The agricultural heterogeneity in the province requires that climate impacts be assessed and characterised within their local, farming system context. Supervisor: Dr M Tadross (Environmental & Geographical science)
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Samantha Williams Thesis Title: Beyond rights: developing a conceptual framework for understanding access to coastal resources at Ebenhaeser and Covie, Western Cape, South Africa Samantha Williams has a BA(Hons) and a master’s in Development Studies from the University of the Western Cape. Her PhD thesis was inspired by her research and capacity development work in a number of small-scale fishing communities in the Western Cape while employed in the Environmental Evaluation Unit at the University of Cape Town during 2005-2007. Samantha Williams’s thesis aims to enhance understanding of the various mechanisms employed by marginalised coastal communities to claim, gain and maintain access to coastal resources. The research draws on the theory of access to natural resources developed by Ribot and Peluso (2003), and applies a slightly modified framework to two coastal communities at Ebenhaeser and Covie, in the Western Cape. The findings of this research highlight that, despite a myriad of constraints, resource users employ a range of mechanisms and processes to claim and gain access to coastal resources. Reference to customary practices, existing social relations, identity and culture, as well as networks, were particularly important mechanisms harnessed in both these cases. The conceptual framework emanating from this work, while based on coastal fishing communities in South Africa, has the potential to be applied more broadly to other natural resource contexts. Supervisor: A/Professor M Sowman (Environmental and GeographicalScience) Co-supervisor: Professor T Dietz (African Studies Centre, Leiden University) In Molecular & Cell Biology: Eric Banda Thesis Title: Investigating the photoperiodic flowering of Impatiens balsamina cv. Dwarf Bush Flowered: for insights into the molecular basis for floral induction and reversion
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Eric Banda graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Zimbabwe in 2005. He joined the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UCT in 2006 to begin research work towards an MSc. His PhD registration followed an upgrade from the MSc degree. Eric Banda’s thesis explores photoperiodic flowering of Impatiens in order to better understand the molecular basis for floral induction and reversion. He identifies CONSTANS and FLOWERING LOCUS T gene homologues from Impatiens, IbCOL and IbFT, and shows that the photoperiodic flowering response is mediated through the circadian clock, via the rhythmic expression of IbCOL, which activates IbFT only under shortdays to initiate flowering at the shoot apex. Red-flowered plants revert to leaf production on transfer to non-inductive conditions, while purple-flowered plants maintain floral
development. Red- and purple-flowered plants express the same IbCOL protein, but Eric Banda identifies two IbFT paralogues in purpleflowered plants, and only one in their redflowered counterparts. The extra copy of IbFT in purple-flowered plants may be the crucial difference between red- and purple-flowered plants’ floral responses to photoperiod. Consistent with this, higher IbFT transcript abundance allows purple-flowered plants to maintain flowering in the absence of inductive photoperiod, while red-flowered plants revert. Supervisor: Dr LC Roden (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Vincent Nyau Thesis Title: Nutraceutical antioxidant potential and polyphenolic profiles of the Zambian market classes of Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Vincent Nyau is a Zambian citizen who completed his BSc in Food Technology at the University of Zambia and MSc in Food Technology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He has been working as a Lecturer in the School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia, since 2006. In 2010 he obtained a bursary from USEPIA and initiated his PhD studies at UCT. Legumes form a vital part of the diet in many African countries and as a consequence there is a growing interest in the health benefits associated with their consumption. Vincent Nyau’s thesis examines the nutraceutical potentials of bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) commonly grown in Zambia. In particular the nature of phenolic phytochemicals in commonly used market classes of these legumes were analysed and antioxidant activities assessed. The effect on the nutraceutical properties of seeds that had been processed by commonly-used cooking methods was investigated and results showed enhancement of polyphenol profiles by such treatments. Research presented in this thesis shows that bambara groundnuts and common beans are extremely suitable sources of nutraceuticals. Supervisor: Professor JM Farrant (Molecular and Cell Biology) Co-supervisor: Dr JR Rodrigues (Molecular and Cell Biology)
*Hester Catharina Stark Thesis title: Targeted expression of the full anti-HIV microbicide lectin Griffithsin in maize and tobacco Hester Stark has BSc, BSc(Hons) and MSc degrees from the University of Pretoria. Her PhD thesis emerged as a result of her involvement with a research project at CSIR while employed there. Hester Stark’s thesis reports investigation of the targeted expression of a lead anti-HIV microbicide lectin, Griffithsin (GFRT), in two plant hosts, namely maize and tobacco. GRFT was expressed transgenically in maize using an endosperm specific maize expression vector, with and without a signal peptide. In tobacco the pTRA binary vector and magnICON deconstructed viral vector system were used to express GRFT transiently, with different subcellular targeting signals. Different biochemical assays were used to determine GFRT expression levels, while microscopic analysis was used to confirm the presence of GFRT in different subcellular locations. From the results it was concluded that tobacco was the optimal expression host, and that subcellular targeting resulted in different expression levels, while in maize expression was significantly lower with subcellular targeting not resulting in major differences in expression levels. Tobacco-produced GRFT was tested for efficacy against HIV in in vitro virus inactivation assays, and proved to be as efficacious as purified E. coli-produced GRFT. Supervisor: Professor EP Rybicki (Molecular and Cell Biology) Co-supervisor: Dr R Chikwamba (CSIR) In Physical Oceanography: Charine Collins Thesis Title: The dynamics and physical processes of the Comoros Basin Charine Collins has a BSc and MSc from UCT, and an honours degree from the University of Stellenbosch. During the period of her PhD research, she spent time at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany and took part in two research cruises, as well as numerous regional and international workshops and conferences. Charine Collins’s thesis examines the circulation in the Comoros Basin, using a dedicated high resolution, realistic regional model, a coarser resolution global model, in situ observations from an ASCLME (Agulhas Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem) Cruise and remote sensing data. A detailed investigation of the forcing of the region is given and from this the best boundary conditions for the model are assessed. The presence of a permanent anticyclonic ‘Comoros Gyre’ is shown to be an artefact of eddy generation in the region. An assessment of eddy formation and evolution in the region is completed with consideration of impacts on Mozambique Channel eddies and variability in the Agulhas Current.
Supervisor: Professor CJC Reason (Oceanography) Co-supervisor: Dr J Hermes (South African Environmental Observation Network) Robert Iain Williamson Thesis Title: Estimating the spatial and temporal variability of primary productivity from a combination of in situ and remote sensing data: a southern Benguela case study Robert Williamson matriculated from York High School in 1992 and studied Industrial Design and Advertising for five years. After travelling abroad, he registered at UCT as a mature student in 2003, where he obtained his BSc(Hons) and MSc degrees. Robert Williamson’s thesis aims to acquire detailed estimates of plankton productivity by combining the almost daily images of ocean colour at the sea surface, obtained from satellite remote sensing, with the much more sporadic measurements of plankton made below the surface from research ships. Using Bayesian statistics and artificial intelligence, he first relates the 3-dimensional ocean distribution of phytoplankton to surface chlorophyll. He then takes this further by modelling the processes involved in plankton blooms from satellite estimates of wind, sea surface temperature and chlorophyll over periods of six days, to look for repeated patterns of dynamic relationship. These patterns are then used to “predict” what happens under the surface from satellite observations, giving photosynthesis at different depths, thus providing the most detailed picture of plankton production for each pixel of the Benguela ecosystem for each week of the year. This provides a baseline for understanding the dynamics of foodwebs leading to fish and the variability of fisheries. Supervisor: Professor JG Field (Marine Research Institute, UCT) Co-supervisors: Professor FA Shillington (Oceanography), A/Professor A Jarre (Biological Sciences) and Dr A Potgieter (Mechanical Engineering) In Zoology: Jose Francisco Guambe Thesis Title: An assessment of the use of nuclear microprobe techniques in pollution studies: quantification of elemental concentrations in fish scales Jose Francisco Guambe completed both bachelor’s and MSc degrees in Moscow. His greatest professional interest is in environmental forensic profiling, and his expertise in the use of ion-beam analysis (IBA) led him to explore the use of IBA in environmental profiling. Jose Guambe’s thesis pilots the use of Proton-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), and also Electron-Induced X-ray Emission (EIXE, used in scanning electron microscopy) and Backscattering Spectroscopy (BS), in the analysis of elements incorporated into fish
scales. Fish scales grow more or less linearly. He shows that the scales incorporate materials from the environment, particularly heavy metals, as they grow, and thus provide a record of the contaminants in the water in which they live. Using a proton beam from a High Voltage Engineering Van der Graaff accelerator at the Materials Research Department, iThemba LABS, scales of four species of fish from polluted waters around Maputo in Mozambique, were irradiated with a 1.5 MeV proton beam. The matrices of the scales were shown to consist of calcium carbonate, hydroxylapatite and keratin and pollutants such as chromium, strontium and aluminium were present, as expected. This thesis has shown that nuclear techniques can pinpoint elemental distributions very accurately, and in future should allow estimation of the timing of pollution events and possibly even the concentrations of pollutants to which a fish is subjected throughout its life. Supervisor: Emeritus Professor J Day (Zoology) Co-supervisor: Professor M Mars (Zoology) Bentley Storm Kaplan Thesis Title: In pursuit of a panacea: mitigating human-baboon conflict in the Cape Peninsula Bentley Kaplan completed his BSc and BSc(Hons) with distinction at the University of Pretoria. In 2009 he commenced his master’s degree at UCT, and upgraded to a PhD in 2010. Bentley Kaplan’s thesis seeks to provide practical and sustainable solutions to both chronic and acute human-baboon conflict in the Cape Peninsula. Using a combination of remote GPS tracking technology and behavioural observations, he quantifies the home range use, diet and behaviour of baboon troops before and after the implementation of a range of intervention techniques. Drawing on research from diverse disciplines, including urban conservation, wildlife management, behavioural ecology and sociology, he provides evidenced-based solutions for both short and long-term reductions in the spatial overlap of baboon troops with both rural and residential areas across the Peninsula. This reduction in overlap can be achieved at lower costs and with higher success than existing interventions and thus provides a rare example of mutually beneficial solutions for the rapidly growing problem of humanwildlife conflict. More broadly, this study highlights the complexities of wildlife conservation at the interface of natural and human-modified habitats and shows the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to improving the management and conservation of wildlife species in conflict with humans. Supervisor: A/Professor MJ O’Riain (Biological Sciences)
*Sharon Margaret Okanga Thesis Title: Influences of host community, water quality and urbanization on avian malaria ecology in South Africa Sharon Okanga was born in Mombasa and grew up in Kenya. Prior to coming to Cape Town, she obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences at King’s College, London, and completed an MSc in Wildlife Health and Management at the University of Nairobi. Sharon Okanga’s thesis focuses on the ecology of the three main genera of avian malaria in wetland-associated birds, with a particular focus on passerines such as weavers and bishop birds. By comparing patterns of bird and avian malaria community composition across 25 different wetlands in the Western Cape, she is able to demonstrate clear effects of water quality, vector abundance and type, avian community composition, and the composition of the surrounding landscape on patterns of prevalence in avian malaria. Her thesis provides new insights into the mechanisms by which avian malaria becomes established and propagates in wetland birds, and has broader relevance for our understanding of the role of the host community in pathogen transmission and the impacts of human-driven changes in the broader landscape on the health of people and animals. Supervisor: Professor GS Cumming (Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Biological Sciences) Co-supervisor: Professor PAR Hockey (Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Biological Sciences) (deceased)
Jeremy Mark Shelton Thesis Title: Impacts of non-native rainbow trout on stream food webs in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: integrating evidence from surveys and experiments Jeremy Shelton has a BSc(Hons) in Zoology and an MSc in Conservation Biology from UCT. He joined the institution’s Freshwater Research Unit in 2009 as a PhD student. Jeremy Shelton’s thesis examines the effects of an introduced predatory fish, the rainbow trout, on biodiversity and food web functioning in headwater streams in the Cape Floristic Region (the “fynbos”), a global hotspot of biological diversity. He used a blend of complementary approaches, including comparative surveys, experimental manipulations and assessments of fish feeding behaviour, to assess the effects of introduced trout on native fish populations and on the stream ecosystem. He then tested hypotheses formulated from patterns uncovered during these surveys, using small-scale, controlled field experiments, as well as observations on fish feeding behaviour and diets, gut-content and stable-isotope analyses, to see if trout and native fish play equivalent predatory roles in local streams. His findings provide the first quanti-
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tative evidence that trout have a strong impact on native fish communities and invertebrate assemblages in local streams. He concludes that trout invasions pose arguably the greatest threat to remaining naturally-functioning food webs in Cape Floristic Region streams. Jeremy Shelton’s thesis provides biodiversity conservators with reliable information on which management decisions can be based. Supervisor: A/Professor J Day (Biological Sciences) Co-supervisors: Professor MJ Samways and Dr S Lowe (Biological Sciences) *Alexander Michael Thompson Thesis Title: Post-fledging begging and development in pied babblers (Turdoides bicolor) Alexander Thompson has a BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. He has been studying towards his PhD at UCT’s Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology since 2009. Alexander Thompson’s thesis investigates the dynamics and consequences of solicitation behaviour in fledgling Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor). Using acoustic analysis, he shows that like other mobile offspring, pied babbler fledglings have multiple begging call types that are used in specific contexts. Experiments investigating these calls suggest that different calls are needed in the correct context to elicit the optimal response. Fledgling begging calls encode hunger and identity, but not age or sex. Using feeding and playback experiments, he shows that fledgling begging is a reflection of hunger that is not altered in response to their siblings’ behaviour and that adults can target their provisioning to specific fledglings. He provides experimental evidence in support of Zahavi’s blackmail hypothesis, showing that fledglings can influence adult provisioning rates by moving to risky locations. Finally, he shows individual learning is more important than social-learning in the development of foraging skills. Fledglings that more invest in self-foraging attain greater foraging skills once they become independent. Supervisors: Professor PAR Hockey (Biological Sciences) (deceased) and A/Professor PG Ryan (Biological Sciences) Co-supervisor: Dr N Raihani (Cambridge)
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MISSION STATEMENT UCT aspires to become a premier academic meeting point between South Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. Taking advantage of expanding global networks and our distinct vantage point in Africa, we are committed, through innovative research and scholarship, to grapple with the key issues of our natural and social worlds. We aim to produce graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice. UCT will promote diversity and transformation within our institution and beyond, including growing the next generation of academics. Foundation statement underpinning the mission statement Our research-led identity is shaped by a commitment to: • academic freedom as the prerequisite to fostering intellectual debate and free injury; • ensuring that research informs all our activities including teaching, learning and service to the community; • advancing and disseminating knowledge that addresses the key challenges facing society – South African, continental and global; • protecting “curiosity driven” research; • nurturing and valuing creativity in the sciences and arts including the performing and creative arts; • stimulating international linkages of researchers and research groupings. We strive to provide a superior quality educational experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students through: • providing an intellectually and socially stimulating environment; • inspired and dedicated teaching and learning; • exposure to the excitement of creating new knowledge; • stimulating the love of life-long learning; • the cultivation of competencies for global citizenship; • supporting programmes that stimulate the social consciousness of students; • offering access to courses outside the conventional curricula; • attracting a culturally and internationally diverse community of scholars; • guaranteeing internationally competitive qualifications; • offering a rich array of social, cultural, sporting and leadership opportunities; • providing an enabling physical and operational environment. In advancing UCT as an Afropolitan university, we will: • expand our expertise on Africa and offer it to the world; • extend our networks on the continent, along with our global connections and partnerships; • promote student and staff exchanges and collaborative research and postgraduate programmes; • engage critically with Africa’s intellectuals and world views in teaching and research; • contribute to strengthening higher education on our continent. We strive to provide an environment for our diverse student and staff community that: • promotes a more equitable and non-racial society; • supports redress in regard to past injustices; • is affirming and inclusive of all staff and students and promotes diversity in demographics, skills and backgrounds; • offers individual development opportunities to all staff; • is welcoming as a meeting space for scholars from Africa and around the world.
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OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Chancellor Graça Simbine Machel, BA Lisbon LLD(hc) UWC DU(hc) Essex PhD(hc) Cape Town DLitt et Phil(hc) RAU DHL(hc) Massachusetts Vice-Chancellor Max Rodney Price, MBBCh Witwatersrand BA Oxon MSc London Dip Occ Health Witwatersrand Chairman of the Council Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane, GCOB BD MTh Kings College PhD(hc) Cape Town DD(hc) Rhodes DD(hc) Virginia DHumLet(hc) Worcester Massachusetts DSocSc(hc) KZN DTh(hc) Stell DD(hc) Episcopal Divinity School Massachusetts DLitt(hc) Unisa DHumSc VUT DLitt(hc) Witwatersrand PhD Walter Sisulu President of Convocation Maria Macdiarmid Ingouville Burton, OLS Member of the Order of Disa BA DSocSc(hc) Cape Town Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Ronald Thandabantu Nhlapo, BA(Law) UBLS LLB(Hons) Glasgow DPhil Oxon DUniv(hc) Glasgow Sandra Klopper, BA(Hons) Witwatersrand MA UEA PhD Witwatersrand Crain Arthur Soudien, BA(Hons) MA PGCE (Sec) Cape Town BEd Unisa EdM PhD SUNY Buffalo Daniel Petrus Visser, B Iuris LLB LLD Pretoria Dr Iuris Leiden LLD(hc) Edinburgh Advocate of the High Court, Fellow of the University of Cape Town Deans of Faculties Commerce:
Donald Alan Ross, BA MA PhD Western Ontario
Engineering & the Built Environment:
Francis William Petersen, PrEng BEng MEng PhD Stell MSAIChE MSAIMM
Health Sciences:
Willem Johan Simon de Villiers, MBChB MMed(Int) Stell DPhil Oxon MSc(HCM) Harvard
Humanities:
Margaret Paula Ensor, BSocSc Natal BA(Hons) Cape Town CEd London DTEd Unisa MSc PhD London
Law:
Pamela Jane Schwikkard, BA Witwatersrand LLB LLM Natal LLD Stell
Science:
Anton Powter Le Roex, BSc Stell BSc(Hons) PhD Cape Town
Dean of Higher Education Development Suellen Butler Shay, MA Illinois PhD Cape Town Director of the Graduate School of Business Walter Remi Juliaan Baets, BSc MSc Antwerp PhD Warwick Registrar Hugh Theodore Amoore, BA Cape Town
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UCT VALUES UCT Values The University is a community of scholars, students and staff. A community implies the shared acceptance by its members of common values. The concept of values implies not only rights but also obligations, for the community itself and for its individual members. This Statement of Values provides a framework that informs and governs what is considered by the University community to be appropriate and acceptable behaviour. The Statement also serves as the foundation for a range of University policies and guides the management of particular aspects of University life. As a value-based community, we aspire to an encompassing ethos which: • Promotes academic excellence and the attainment of the institutional goal of becoming a world-class African University. • Preserves what is valuable in the history of the institution and of this country, and responds to the challenges posed by past injustices and unfair discrimination. • Achieves social transformation, empowerment and participative governance. • Affirms and protects the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Constitution. • Encourages the institution and all its members to accept responsibility for the welfare of the community and for behaving in accordance with these community values. Values: We commit ourselves to: • Truth, fairness, consistency and integrity in both academic and other work, and in all personal and institutional relationships. • Compassion, generosity and concern for the needs and aspirations of others, and in particular for the challenges faced by the less privileged in our society. • Respect and tolerance for cultural, religious, political, and other differences and acknowledge of the value of diversity in society. • Respect for the individual privacy, dignity and the right to personal choice. • Intellectual honesty, vigour in debate, openness to alternative ideas and respect for other views, beliefs and opinions. • Commitment to high standards, personal fulfilment and the pursuit of excellence. • The protection and responsible use of the University’s assets and resources. Actions: In the context of our recent history, we recognize the importance of affirming this ethos and promoting these shared values. Accordingly, we undertake collectively and individually: • To promote and protect academic freedom. • To oppose and take steps to prevent racial, gender or other forms of unfair discrimination, harassment, violence or abuse. • To actively promote social justice and equity. • To nurture a culture of learning which are supportive of students, scholars and teachers. • To refrain from speech or conduct that demeans or humiliates others. • To encourage our members to enjoy life, to laugh, to love, to appreciate and take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities available to use in academic endeavour, in making friends, and in social, cultural and sporting activity. • To advance the principle of open governance and to be fully accountable for our actions, decisions, and the stewardship of the University’s resources and mission. • To nurture and empower our members.
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OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY CHA NCELLOR The Chancellor wears a gown made from dark blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side made of dark blue velvet embroidered with a gold floral design. The gown and sleeves are lined with pale blue silk and the sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button. The yoke of the gown is edged with gold cord. The gown is worn with a square blue velvet hat with a soft crown and gold tassel. V ICE-CHA NCELLOR The Vice-Chancellor wears a gown made from bright blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side and sleeve-linings of pale blue silk. The sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button and the yoke of the gown is edged with gold cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a silver cord. DEPUTY V ICE-CHA NCELLOR A Deputy Vice-Chancellor wears a gown made from dark blue silk. The gown has closed sleeves with an inverted T-shaped opening at the level of the elbow to free the arms. The front of the gown has facings of light blue down each side. The sleeves are lined with light blue and the yoke of the gown is edged with silver cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a silver cord. CHA IR OF COUNCIL The Chair of Council wears a gown, of the same pattern as that worn by the Vice-Chancellor, made from light blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side and a yoke of dark blue. The sleeves are lined with dark blue and the facings and yoke are trimmed with gold cord. The sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a gold tassel. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Members of Council wear graduate-pattern gowns made from black silk. The front of the gown has 10cm wide, light blue facings down each side trimmed with dark blue cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a blue cord. REGISTRA R The Registrar wears a gown made from black silk. The front of the gown has 10cm wide facings of blue silk down each side. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a white cord. PRESIDENT OF CONV OCA TION The President of Convocation wears a gown made from black silk and has long closed sleeves with an inverted T-shaped opening at the level of the elbow to free the arms. The front of the gown has facings down each side and sleeves of blue silk. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a blue tassel.
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