FACULTY OF SCIENCE & AGRICULTURE

Staff Research Focus Areas

School of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

Department of Plant Production, Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering Staff Member Prof PW Mashela Research Areas Indigenous Cucumis Technologies, interactions and Nature Farming. Cereal/legume intercropping, Bush tea agronomy. cropping plant-pest Email address phatu.mashela@ul.ac.za

Prof IK Mariga

systems,

irvine.mariga@ul.ac.za

Prof. CS Dannhauser

Quality, production and adaptive evaluation of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical forage crops, for fodder flow planning. Chemical profiling of indigenous plants and agro processing.

chriswei@vodamail.co.za

Dr MS Mphosi

maboko.mphosi@ul.ac.za

Prof FR Kutu

Nutrient management, use of biological amendment and growth booster for increased agricultural productivity and soil conservation, wastes recycling, compost science and cropping systems. African indigenous vegetable crops, ecological fertilizer application for vegetable crop production. Allopathic profiling of bio-pesticides, Propagation of indigenous plants and Post-harvest science of indigenous fruit crops and Avocado harvesting. Characterization and management of seed and soil borne fungal diseases of field and vegetable crops. Soil physics, irrigation scheduling, water stress effects on crops. Bush encroachment and control, fire management, woody species establishment, invader plants.

funso.kutu@ul.ac.za

Prof Ayodele

victoria.ayodele@ul.ac.za

Dr TP Mafeo

tieho.mafeo@ul.ac.za

Dr MA Kena

mapotso.kena@ul.ac.za

Dr FMG Vannassche Dr JJ Jordaan

frank.vanassche@ul.ac.za johannes.jordaan@ul.ac.za

Dr BF Nzaza Research Associate Ms MP Mabapa

Integrated crop management strategies to enhance agriculture productivity. African indigenous vegetable crops, ecological fertilizer application for vegetable crop production Ethnopedology with focus on indigenous soil taxonomies, use and management; Soil mineralogy. Plant protection with major focus on development of sustainable integrated pest management strategies that are economically and environmentally sound. Post-harvest quality of fruits and vegetables. Although the Agronomic part is also important. The use of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil fertility management, carbon sequestration and climate change.

bombiti@zz2.biz

paulina.mabapa@ul.ac.za

Ms NN Buthelezi

musa.buthelezi@ul.ac.za

Mr ND Mamphiswana

ndivhuwo.mamphiswana@ul.ac.za

Mr MR Masevhe

mashudu.masevhe@ul.ac.za

Mr OF Madiba

freddy.madiba@ul.ac.za

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences Dr G.T. Tengbeh Roof-top Rainwater Harvesting. Soils: erosion and pollution Management. Mrs J. M. Letsoalo Solid waste management Tourism The use of greywater for water conservation Wetland vegetation mapping using spectral/advanced multispectral data. Development of Remote sensing (RS) and GIS based algorithms to map: Fragmentation in forest characteristics; Disease and pest infection of plantations forests and maize crops; and Invasive species. Nature Conservation. Sustainable Development. Land care. Climate change; Biodiversity conservation; Environmental impact assessment and modelling; Water resource management; Environmental evaluation and inventory; land degradation and rehabilitation Environmental impact assessment; GIS/Remote Sensing applications: Detection, mapping and quantification of Grey Leaf Spot of maize. Natural resources management. josephine.letsoalo@ul.ac.za george.tengbeh@ul.ac.za

Dr E Adam

elhadi.adam@ul.ac.za

Mr MR Ramudzuli

marubini.ramudzuli@ul.ac.za

Mr D Angwenyi

daniel.angwenyi@ul.ac.za

Mr I Dhau

inos.dhau@ul.ac.za

Mrs S Burger

Computer assisted cartography; computer graphics; Data base design.

sandar.burger@ul.ac.za

Aquaculture Research Unit Dr JR Sara Establishing nutrient requirements in fish. Establishing fish and ecosystem health using biomarkers. Solid waste management Tourism The use of greywater for water conservation Aquaculture, biology, ecology and breeding of indigenous African fresh water fish spesies. joseph.sara@ul.ac.za

Mrs JM Letsoalo

johan.theron@ul.ac.za

Mr J Theron

ngoni.moyo@ul.ac.za

Centre for Rural Community Empowerment Dr DB Afful Extension Management Adoption and Diffusion david.afful@ul.ac.za

Department of Water & Sanitation Prof M Mbewe Evaluation of River Catchments, Boreholes and Dam/Reservoir Water for Pathogenic Microbial Contamination, Using Conventional & Molecular Microbiological Tools Evaluation of Pleurotus pulmonarium mycelium colonisation of non-conventional substrates in the formation of spawn Phytoremediation, Plant tissue culture of phytoremediators, Greywater reuse Infrastructure planning, design for the environment, Membrane bioreactor and nitrification in the conventional activated sludge. Ms S GeorgeMulamattathil Formation of Biofilm by pathogenic microbes from treated water samples suma.mulamattathil@ul.ac.za moses.mbewe@ul.ac.za

Dr HM Mollel

huruma.mollel@ul.ac.za

Mr MH Modipane

matome.modipane@ul.ac.za

Department of Agricultural Economics & Animal Production Prof JW Ngambi Tanniniferous browse utilization by livestock. Nutrient requirements in indigenous chickens Improvement of fibre digestion in poultry. jones.ngambi@ul.ac.za

Prof D Norris

Prediction of Breeding Values and estimation of genetic variances (additive and non-additive) Estimation of crossbreeding effects and development of composite breeds

david.norris@ul.ac.za

Dr B.J. Mtileni

Characterization, conservation and utilization of Farm animal genotypes using biotechnological tools

bohani.mtileni@ul.ac.za

Prof A Belete

Efficiency in agricultural production; management in the context of farming; risk in agricultural production; and mathematical programming in the context of farming. Use of by-products in animal feeding Feeding and management of chickens at village level

abenete.belete@ul.ac.za

Mr TJ Mugwabana

joseph.mugwabana@ul.ac.za

Dr P Chaminuka

Land use modelling for biodiversity conservation HIV/AIDS and agriculture Rural development and poverty Socio-economic analysis Production and Economic Efficiency Micro and Macroeconomics and International economics related issues Rural development and poverty Biodiversity management Value chain analysis Regional Trade Policy and Agricultural Value Chain Analysis

petronella.chaminuka@ul.ac.za

Mr JJ Hlongwane

jan.hlongwane@ul.ac.za

Ms P Senyolo Mrs C Muchopa

mmapatla.senyolo@ul.ac.za chiedza.muchopa@ul.ac.za

School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department of Computer Science Staff Member Mr MJD Manamela Mr FK Nailana Research Areas Speech Technology Computer Security Email address jonas.manamela@ul.ac.za freddy.nailana@ul.ac.za

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Staff Member Prof DG Kubayi Dr MSJ Tladi Dr EB Inyangala Dr MZ Matlabyana Mrs H Shaker Mr PS Makhabane Mr MJ Makgeru Mr GM Sehoana Mr ME Matabane Research Areas Approximation Theory & Orthogonal Polynomials Dynamical Systems, PDEs & Mathematical Modelling Category Theory, homological & universal algebra Pointfree Topology Mathematics Education ODEs Pointfree Topology Ring Theory Pointfree Topology Email address David.Kubayi@ul.ac.za Maleafisha.Tladi@ul.ac.za Edward.Inyangala@ul.ac.za MarckZakariya.Matlabyana@ul.ac.za Hedieh.Shaker@ul.ac.za Paul.Makhabane@ul.ac.za MoruthanyaneJoseph.Makgeru@ul.ac.za Gerald.Sehoana@ul.ac.za Mokgalatsane.Matabane@ul.ac.za

Department of Statistics and Operations Research Staff Member KD Moloi Yibas N Research Areas Forecating using time series models Applied statistics with special emphasis to the use of statistics in educational researches Small Area Estimation of poverty; Census and Household data analysis Applications of spatial statistics in public health. Demographic estimation of vital events in Health and Demographic surveillance sites. Time series analysis Forecasting. Generalized Linear Models in Categorical Data Email address Khehla.moloi@ul.ac.za Negussie.yibas@ul.ac.za

Ms MR Makwela

Mokowe.Makwela@ul.ac.za

Mr. TB Darikwa

timotheus.darikwa@ul.ac.za

Mr.K.N Maswanganyi MM Nemukula

norman.maswanganyi@ul.ac.za Murendeni.nemukula@ul.ac.za

School of Molecular and Life Sciences Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology Staff Member Prof EL Jansen van Rensburg Dr KLM Moganedi Dr DC la Grange Prof MP Mokgotho Prof LJ Mampuru Dr TM Matsebatlela Prof P Masoko Prof I Ncube Ms NN Masingi Ms MM Mogashoa Dr VG Mbazima Screening, isolation and characterisation of antimicrobial compounds from medicinal plants Enzyme/Protein Technology Enzyme/Protein Technology Screening of Indigenous Medicinal Plants for Antimicrobial Activity Anti-metastatic cancer agents Department of Biodiversity Staff Member Prof A Addo-Bediako Prof GD Engelbrecht Prof A Jooste Prof SM Dippenaar Prof WJ Luus-Powell Prof RV Nikolova Prof MJ Potgieter Dr B Egan Dr MM Matla Mrs TG MandiwanaNeudani Research Areas Bio-monitoring of aquatic ecosystems; Environmental Impact assessment (Terrestrial); Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Risk analysis of Invasive species Avian ecology. Inter- and intra-specific morphological variation Water and sediment quality, Metal bioaccumulation in fish Symbiotic Siphonostomatoids Parasitology, Fish health and biomarkers, Aquatic ecosystem health and pollution In vivo and in vitro propagation of indigenous plants with commercial potential; Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Medicinal plants, ethnobotany, ecology of the savannah Edible insects and Limpopo medicinal and edible plants Parasitology & Fish health Avian systematics, taxonomy & biogeography Email address abe.addo-bediako@ul.ac.za derek.engelbrecht@ul.ac.za antoinette.jooste@ul.ac.za susan.dippenaar@ul.ac.za wilmien.powell@ul.ac.za roumiana.nikolova@ul.ac.za martin.potgieter@ul.ac.za bronwyn.egan@ul.ac.za matshwele.matla@ul.ac.za tshifhiwa.mandiwana@ul.ac.za Research Areas Yeast Biodiversity. Microbes associated with the biofuel industry, especially the use of pant material as substrate. Water Quality and Human health, Molecular fingerprinting technology Biofuels Protein expression in yeast Medicinal plant and Diabetes Anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory effects of indigenous medicinal plants Trace elements and cancer research thabe.matsebatlela@ul.ac.za peter.masoko@ul.ac.za ignatious.ncube@ul.ac.za nkateko.masingi@ul.ac.za mary.mogashoa@ul.ac.za vusi.mbazima@ul.ac.za Email address elbert.jansenvanrensburg@ul.ac.za kgabo.moganedi@ul.ac.za danie.lagrange@ul.ac.za matlou.mokgotho@ul.ac.za leseilane.mampuru@ul.ac.za

Ms MA Modiba Ms MB Kekana Mr WJ Smit Mr T Mangena Dr A Halajian Dr S Tavakol

Biodiversity , species richness & phylogenetics of spiders Water quality & bio-monitoring Parasitology, Limnology & Fish health Symbiotic Copepods & Molecular Genetics Wildlife Parasites, Veterinary Medicine Fish health and parasites

mokgadi.modiba@ul.ac.za millicent.kekana@ul.ac.za willem.smit@ul.ac.za tshepo.mangena@ul.ac.za ali.halajian@ul.ac.za sareh.tavakol@ul.ac.za

Department of Physiology and Environmental Health Staff Member Ms M H Maanogo Ms ME Mogashoa Ms K Linde Ms MM Makhubedu Mr FT Nyundu Dr M van Staden Ms MM Mashao Mr H Malan Mr LJC Erasmus Research Areas Chronic diseases of lifestyle Environmental Health, Water Quality, Haematology Occupational hygiene Occupational hygiene Physiology of human reproduction, cardiovascular physiology Chronic diseases of lifestyle: Obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus; dyslipidaemia Chronic diseases of lifestyle: Obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus; dyslipidaemia Chronic diseases of lifestyle: hypertension; dyslipidaemia Environmental Health, Water Quality, Haematology Indigenous plants with medicinal use Email address hunai.maanogo@ul.ac.za makgomo.mogashoa@ul.ac.za karlien.linde@ul.ac.za mankopodi.makhubedu@ul.ac.za thamsanqa.nyundu@ul.ac.za marlise.vanstaden@ul.ac.za mercy.mashao@ul.ac.za henk.malan@ul.ac.za lourens.erasmus@ul.ac.za

School of Physical and Mineral Sciences Staff Member Prof MP Mokhonoana Research Areas Catalysts for clean transportation fuels. Zeolite-based wastewater remediation. Dr Winston Nxumalo Development of heterocyclic compounds with medicinal properties winston.nxumalo@ul.ac.za Email address malose.mokhonoana@ul.ac.za

Mr L.C Murulana

Corrosion of Materials, Adsorption studies, Reactions kinetics and Thermodynamics of solutions. Synthesis of liquid crystalline materials. Catalysts for the oxidation of phenols and styrene. Chemical speciation, Sequential injection analysis, Innovative analytical techniques, Miniaturisation of chemical analysis Synthesis of nano materials Applications of nano composite in water treatment. (1) Metal hydride for hydrogen storage. (2) Nanotechnology (3) Metal speciation (4) Polymers: photophysic and electrochemistry Nano chemistry: nanotubes for storage of hydrogen

lutendo.murulana@ul.ac.za

Dr MS Thomas

mary.thomas@ul.ac.za

Mr VL Mulaudzi

vusimuzi.mulaudzi@ul.ac.za

Ms LE Rananga

lutendo.rananga@ul.ac.za

Mr K.D Modibane

kwena.modibane@ul.ac.za

Dr T Magadzu

takalani.magadzu@ul.ac.za

DR RM Mampa

Synthesis and characterisation of organo-bridged bi- and tri-metallic complexes, and structure elucidation of biologically active compounds Paragenesis of industrial minerals X-Ray diffraction of crystalline materials.

richard.mampa@ul.ac.za

Prof J N Dunlevey

John.dunlevey@ul.ac.za

Prof KE Rammutla

Experimental studies of Nanocrystalline oxides for applications in sensing devices and photovoltaic cells. Energy Efficiency and Physics Education Computational approaches to nanotechnology sensors Environmental geology applied clay mineralogy and industrial minerals Igneous and metamorphic petrology

erasmus.rammutla@ul.ac.za

Prof TTNetshisaulu Dr TE Mosuang Dr ML Diko Mr M Khanyi

tom.netshisaulu@ul.ac.za thuto.mosuang@ul.ac.za makia.diko@ul.ac.za moosa.khanyi@ul.ac.za