Postgraduate Student Stellenbosch University Qualifications MSc Forest Operations Research My postgraduate research looks at the appropriateness of technology for small-scale grower forest operations. The Forestry Sector has witnessed amazing advances in technology over the last decade, the question is whether this technology applies to small-scale growers – if it suits their ... Read More

Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University Qualifications PhD Forestry Research My research focuses on how we can manage forests most sustainably for the economy, environment and people. I also conduct research and help students with their masters and PhD studies. For my PhD, I looked at the relationship between trees and water, how ... Read More

Sappi Technical CoE: Senior Chemical Technologist Qualifications PhD Forestry and Wood Science Research I am a registered Candidate Natural Scientist that works for Sappi, one of the biggest Pulp and Paper Producers in the World. I am involved in the day-to-day running of our labs, which includes equipment checks to ... Read More

Sappi Research Planning and Nurseries, Tree Biotechnology: Principal Research Officer Qualifications PhD Plant Breeding Research My research involves the use of molecular tools to help tree breeders select superior varieties, quicker and more efficiently and also to maintain the identity of commercial varieties. Genomic selection is being able to predict ... Read More

Sappi Technology Centre: Scientist Research I work on product development from the waste streams of Sappi’s Mills. These products open the doors to new markets including the building trade and animal feed, as well as oil drilling! I love our products because they come from a sustainable resource, I ... Read More

Sappi, Paper Sciences Department: Scientist Qualifications Analytical Chemistry Diploma and Packaging Technology Diploma Research Involved in process optimization projects, where I evaluate different chemicals to optimize processes at Mill to improve wet-end chemistry and strength properties of the final product. I am also involved in the development of new products ... Read More

NTE Analytical Chemist, Seconded to the ICFR Qualifications MSc Plant Pathology Research My research involves the inspection and testing of Mimosa products derived from the Black Wattle tree found in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. In 2019, I started a project looking at the impact environmental stressors had on Black Wattle bark ... Read More

Sappi Research Officer Qualifications BSc Agriculture Research I work for Nursery Technologies, as part of the Propagation Team. We mainly deal with vegetative propagation, which refers to multiplying a plant from stem, shoots, roots, etc. This ensures that the genetic makeup of superior plants/trees are not lost. My job is to ... Read More

MSc Student, Nelson Mandela University Qualifications Undergraduate degree Research Unplanned wildfires occur occasionally at the Garden Route affecting various forestry companies and resulting in many needing to clear-fell burnt plantations. My research looks at the productivity and value recovery of two forms of mechanised harvesting in a pine, post-fire, salvaging operation. ... Read More