https://www.miningweekly.com

South Africa’s top scientists recognised

30th October 2015

By: Anine Kilian

Contributing Editor Online

  

Font size: - +

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) recognised top South African scientists at its yearly awards ceremony held in Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, earlier this month.
The academy awards the ASSAf Science-for-Society gold medal for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking to the benefit of society.

The award was presented to the University of Cape Town’s Department of Biological Sciences head, Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan.
Chinsamy-Turan is also a palaeobiologist and global expert on the microscopic structure of the bones of extinct and extant vertebrates. Her work has been recognised through several highly acclaimed awards.
Further, two scientists were recognised for outstanding achievement.
Professor Yahya Choonara received the AU-TWAS Award for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, which aims to recognise and award talented young scientists in Africa.

He is an associate professor of pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and senior research scientist at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform research unit.
Professor Marlien Pieters received the Earth and Life Sciences Award. She is subprogramme head of Nutrition and Hemostasis at North-West University’s Centre of Excellence.

Her role in this subprogramme is to not only establish a sustainable research programme for postgraduate students but also acquire infrastructure, equipment, international and national networks and sustainable research funding.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

Virtual Gas Network (Pty) Ltd
Virtual Gas Network (Pty) Ltd

Virtual Gas Network supplies compressed natural gas via a virtual gas distribution network.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
MBE Minerals SA (Pty) Ltd
MBE Minerals SA (Pty) Ltd

Your global lifecycle technology & service partner for materials & minerals processing equipment for coal, iron ore, copper, manganese & other...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.054 0.829s - 110pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now