PEOPLE
EXPERT DATABASE
We are establishing a database of South African marine and polar researchers to provide a platform where experts in the various specialisations can be found by, for example, potential collaborators, students looking for supervisors, organisers of speaking events, media reps, etc.
Finding experts in the field of polar and offshore marine research, within South Africa
ATTENTION: Polar & Offshore Marine Researchers
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Jethan d'Hotman
Senior Technician
Jethan's research focus includes Physical Oceanography of the Agulhas Current and its impacts on coastal dynamics. With a strong foundation in fieldwork and data management, Jethan is passionate about advancing sustainable ocean science through innovation and collaboration.
Prof. Juliet Hermes
Manager
Research focuses on the Agulhas, the Indian Ocean, the Benguela and the Southern Ocean, coastal-offshore interactions, observations, numerical modelling
Dr Tammy Morris
Ocean and Polar Coordinator
I am a physical oceanographer specialising in in situ ocean observations. As such I have a keen interest in the technologies used to measure the ocean. My primary focus of research now extends to boundary currents, particularly western boundary currents such as the Agulhas Current, and how these dynamic systems impact coastal regions and ultimately society.
Yinhla Shihlomule
Top Predator Monitoring Coordinator
Expert in Population Genetics of Marine Mammals from Marion Island
Riesna R. Audh
Research Coordinator: SAPRI Polar Lab Integrated Facility
My research focuses on sea ice biogeochemistry in the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone (AMIZ) within the broader field of polar oceanography. I have a strong background in the development and implementation of protocols for sea ice sampling, processing, and analysis, ensuring high-quality data collection under challenging conditions – I am particularly skilled at sea ice coring, with over 250 sea ice cores collected during my postgraduate research.
Abuyiselwe Athandile Nguna
Research Coordinator: Long-term Observations on Land (LTO-Land) Integrated Facility
My research focus is Periglacial Aeolian Geomorphology and Interactions with the changing climate. I have extensive fieldwork experience in the sub-Antarctic region and currently a Principle Investigator on the Long-term Observations of Seabirds and Marine Mammals on Marion Island within the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP).
