Members

africaCurrent Members:

Dr Linus Ajikah
Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
Email : linus.ajikah@wits.ac.za

Dr Simon Armitage
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Email : simon.armitage@rhul.ac.uk

Dr Margaret Avery [H]
Past President, INQUA
Vice President, Royal Society of South Africa
Emeritus Associate, Cenozoic Studies
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Email: mavery@iziko.org.za 
Research interests: palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, mammalian biodiversity

Dr Graham Avery [H]
Curator in Natural History Collections Department (retired)
Archaeozoologist
Honorary Associate: Natural History Collections Department, Iziko
Honorary Research Associate, Archaeology Department, University of Cape Town
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Email: gavery@iziko.org.za

Dr Shaw Badenhorst
Evolutionary Studies Institute
University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: shaw.badenhorst@wits.ac.za

Prof Marion Bamford
Director: Evolutionary Studies Institute
University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: Marion.Bamford@wits.ac.za

Ms Jean Baverstock [S]
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: jeanbaverstock@yahoo.com

Mr Oliver B Barker
Email: barkerol@mweb.co.za
Webpage: www.banzi.co.za
Research interests: geology, geotectonics

Dr Greg A Botha [L]
Council for Geoscience, SA
Email: iti04964@mweb.co.za
Research interests: geomorphology, hillslope deposits

Dr Andrew Carr
Department of Geography, University of Leicester, UK
Email: asc18@le.ac.uk

Prof John A Catt [L]
Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK

Dr Hayley Cawthra           
Council for Geoscience – Marine Geoscience Unit, SA
Email: hcawthra@geoscience.org.za
Research interests: Continental shelf geophysical & geological mapping, Quaternary sea level change, submerged palaeoenvironments

Dr Brian M. Chase
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, Département Paléoenvironnements et Paléoclimats (PAL), France
Email: Brian.Chase@univ-montp2.fr
ERC Project HYRAX website: www.hyrax.univ-montp.fr
Research interests: hyrax middens, dunes, optically stimulated luminescence dating, stable isotopes, pollen, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions and syntheses, data-model comparisons

Mr Joseph Chikumbirike (S)
BPI Palaeontology, WITS, SA
Email: joechikum@gmail.com ; jmc@india.com

Mrs Debbie Claasen
Council of Geoscience, Port Elizabeth, SA
Email: dkilian@geoscience.org.za

Prof John S. Compton
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: john.compton@uct.ac.za

Dr H B S Cooke [H]
British Columbia V4A 4S5, Canada

Prof Carlos Cordova
Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, USA
Email: carlos.cordova@okstate.edu

Dr Abraham N Dabengwa (S)
Biological Sciences Department, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: abrahamdabengwa@gmail.com

Dr Jeanette Deacon (H)
Email: hjdeacon@iafrica.com

Dr Mike M C J de Wit
Email: dewit@icon.co.za ; mdewit@tsodiloresources.com
Research interests: palaeo drainage; southern Africa; artifacts; fossils (incl. fossil wood); pedocretes

Prof Joakim J Donner [L]
Email: Joakim.Donner@saunalahti.fi

Dr Nadia du Plessis
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: dup.nadia@gmail.com

Dr Lydie Dupont
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
University of Bremen, Germany
Email dupont@uni-bremen.de
Research interests: marine palynology and African vegetation history, Neogene climate

Angela Effiom [S]
Evolutionary Science Institute, Wits, SA
Email: angelaeffiom@gmail.com

Alyssa Eltzholtz [S]
University of Cape Town, SA
Email: alyssakeltzholtz@gmail.com

Talia Enoch [S]
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: talia.enoch7@gmail.com

Dr Irene Esteban
University of Barcelona, Spain
Email: irene.esteban.alama@gmail.com

Dr Peter Eze
Botswana International University of Science & Technology(BIUST), Botswana
Email: pete.eze@gmail.com

Dr Jemma Finch
School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES), University of KwaZulu-Natal, SA
Email: jemma.finch@gmail.com
Research interests: palynology, charcoal, African mountains, human impacts

Dr Jennifer M. Fitchett
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies WITS, SA
Email: jennifer.m.fitchett@gmail.com

Dr Rob W Fitzpatrick [L]
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia
Email: rob.fitzpatrick@csiro.com

Marishka Govender (S)
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: s219466955@mandela.ac.za

Prof Andrew Green
Geological Sciences, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: Greena1@ukzn.ac.za

Patricia Groenewald (S)
University of Cape Town, SA
Email: groenewaldpatricia60@gmail.com

Dr Vincent Hare
Stable Light Isotope Laboratory, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: vincent.hare@uct.ac.za

Prof Klaus Heine
Geographisches Institut Universität, Universitätsstrasse 31 Regensburg, Germany
Email: klaus.heine@geographie.uni-regensburg.de

Prof Trevor Hill
Discipline of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal, SA
Email: hillt@ukzn.ac.za

Erin Hilmer (S)
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: Erin.Hilmer@mandela.ac.za

Busiswe Hlophe
Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: 1708117@students.wits.ac.za

Dr Tammy Hodgskiss
Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: tammyhodgie@gmail.com

Prof Peter Holmes [H]
University of the Free State, SA
Email: holmespj@ufs.ac.za

Dr Alisoun House
Email: alisoun@worldonline.co.za

Ass. Prof. Marc Humphries
School of Chemistry, University of Witwatersrand, SA
Email: marchump@gmail.com

Ms B Hurter (S)
Email: 22160396@nwu.ac.za

Dr Werner K Illenberger
Email: werner.k.i@gmail.com

Dr Antonieta Jerardino
Departamento de Antropologia University of Chile Santiago, Chile
Email: amsjerardino@gmail.com

Dr Kelly Kirsten
Geology Department, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: klkirsten@hotmail.com

Dr Jasper Knight
School of Geography, Archaeology, University of Witwatersrand, SA
Email: jasper.knight@wits.ac.za

Dr Geeske Langejans
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Maritime, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The Netherlands
Email: geeske.langejans@gmail.com; g.langejans@tudelft.nl

Prof Julia A Lee-Thorp
Professor of Archaeological Sciences, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, UK
Email: julia.lee-thorp@rlaha.ox.ac.uk
Research interests: stable light isotope ecology, palaeodiet, palaeoenvironments, human evolution, chemistry of fossils, archaeological sciences, speleothems

Dr Sandra J Lennox
Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: Sandra.Lennox@wits.ac.za ; sandralennoxj@gmail.com

Jared Lodder [S]
Email: jared.lodder@gmail.com

Dr Emma Loftus
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Email: emma.loftus@lmu.de

Johan C Loock [L]
Department of Geology, University of the Free State, SA
Email: loockJC.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za

Dr Julie Luyt
Chief Scientific Officer, Stable Light Isotope Laboratory, Archaeology Department, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: julie.luyt@uct.ac.za

Lillian Maboya [S]
University of Oxford
Email: mmaboya09@alaalumni.org

Dr Timm Maggs
Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: tim.m.maggs@gmail.com

Tebogo Vincent Makhubela
University of Johannesburg, Department of Geology, SA
Email: tvmakhubela@uj.ac.za

Sashan Lee Manikam [S]
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: sashanlee.slm@gmail.com

Dr Saúl Manzano
Quaternary Palynology Lab
University of Leon, Spain
Email: saul.manzano.rodriguez@gmail.com

Prof Curtis Marean
Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University, USA
Email: curtis.marean@asu.edu

Prof Mike Meadows
Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: michael.meadows@uct.ac.za

Dr Helke Brigitte Mocke
Ministry of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of Namibia, Namibia
Email: helke.mocke@mme.gov.na

Nozizwe Mtshali [S]
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: nozizwepmtshali3rd@gmail.com

May Murungi [S]
School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: maymurung@gmail.com

Ms Navashni Naidoo [S]
African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: navashnin@yahoo.com

Prof David J. Nash
School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, UK
Email: d.j.nash@brighton.ac.uk

Luke Nel [S]
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: s215352033@mandela.ac.za

Dr Frank Netterberg [L]
Email: fnetterberg@freemail.absa.co.za

Ass. Prof Frank Neumann
North West University
Email : fneumann1971@gmail.com

Dr A. K. Nguno
Geological Survey of Namibia, Namibia
Email : anguno@mme.gov.na

Asithandile Ntsondwa [S]
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: s217118690@mandela.ac.za

Dr C Nyamweru [L]
Department of Anthropology, St Lawrence University, USA

Tariye Onyeogu [S]
University of the Witwatersrand, SA
Email: tariyeonyeogu@gmail.com

Mr John Pether
Email: jpether@iafrica.com

Dr Robyn Pickering
Department of Geological Sciences, Human Evolution Research Institute
University of Cape Town, SA
Email: robyn.pickering@uct.ac.za

Dr Naomi Porat
Geological Survey of Israel, Israel
Email: naomi.porat@gsi.gov.il

Dr I Plug [L]
Email: inaplug@mweb.co.za

Dr D Price-Williams [L]
Email: david@templeworld.demon.co.uk

Dr Lauren Pretorius
Discipline of Geography, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, SA
Email: laurenpretorius01@gmail.com

Dr Lynne J. Quick
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: lynne.j.quick@gmail.com & lynne.quick@mandela.ac.za

Dr Jorge O Rabassa [L]
Email: jrabassa@infovia.com.ar

Mulalo Rabumbulu
University of Johannesburg, SA
Email: mrabumbulu@uj.ac.za

A (Tsilavo) Razafimanantsoa [S]
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: tsilamiezaka3@gmail.com

Dr Estelle Razanatsoa
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: estellebota@gmail.com

Salona Reddy [S]
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA
Email: salonareddy@gmail.com

Leesha Richardson [S]
University of Cape Town, SA
Email: richardsonleesha@gmail.com

Dr John Rogers [H]
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: jrogers@geology.uct.ac.za

Prof Juergen Runge
Goethe-University, Department for Physical Geography
& Centre for interdisciplinary research on Africa (CIRA/ZIAF), Germany
Email: j.runge@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Prof Izak C Rust [L]
Email: icrust@iafrica.co.za

Prof Peter D Tyson [L/H]
Email: pdt@crg.bpb.wits.ac.za

Prof C. Garth Sampson
Email: cs48@txstate.edu

Dr M B Schneider
Email: martin.schneider@drfn.org.na / mbschnei@iway.na

Prof Louis Scott [H]
Department of Plant Sciences Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, SA
E-mail: scottl@ufs.ac.za
Research interests: Pollen morphology Stratigraphic palynology (pollen analysis) Pollen analyses of archaeological sites. Long continental records of environmental change during the Quaternary period Palaeoenvironments of arid areas

Prof Judith Sealy
Department of Archeology, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: Judith.Sealy@uct.ac.za

Dr Christine Sievers
WITS, SA
Email: Christine.sievers@gmail.com
Research interests: archaeobotanist, seed analysis, experimental carbonisation of seeds

Dr Margit Simon
NORCE Climate & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research & SAPIENCE
(Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour), Norway
Email: msim@norceresearch.no

Rebekah Singh
Council of Geoscience, SA
Email: rgrowgeoscience.org.za

Dr Renato (Spaggs) Spaggiari
Email : rspaggs@gmail.com

Dr Willo Stear
Email : willos@tiscali.co.za

Dr Mark Stephens
Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science , University of Botswana, Botswana
Email : mstephens524@gmail.com

Assoc. Prof Deano Stynder
Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Email : deano.stynder@uct.ac.za

Dr Abigail Stone
Department of Geography, University of Manchester, UK
Email: abigail.stone@manchester.ac.uk

Prof J Francis Thackeray
Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI), WITS, SA
Email: mrsples@global.co.za
Research interests: Climatic change, palaeoanthropology, palaeontology, statistics, isotopes, chronology, taxonomy, extinction, speciation, evolution, anatomy

Dr Andri Corné van Aardt
University Of The Free State, Department of Plant Sciences, SA
Email: VanAardtAC@ufs.ac.za

Prof Nikolaas J van der Merwe [L]
Department of Archaeology ,University of Cape Town, SA
Email: nikolaas.vandermerwe@uct.ac.za ; kalkbaai@mweb.co.za.
Research interests: archaeology, stable light isotopes, prehistoric diets

Ms Jessica von der Meden [S]
Geology Department, University of Cape Town, SA
Email: vdrjes001@myuct.ac.za

Prof Lyn Wadley
Department of Archaeology, WITS, SA
Email: wadleyl@geoarc.wits.ac.za

Dr John D Ward [L]
Exploration Manager-Mauritania (Africa Exploration)
Geology Division, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd, SA
Email: john.ward@debeersgroup.com

Rieneke Weij
University of Cape Town, SA
Email: rieneke.weij@uct.ac.za

Dr Bongekile Zwane
Palaeoecology Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, SA
Email: bongi1.zwane@gmail.com