Student Prize Winners

2003 Winners of Student Prizes

Specialist GroupCategoryNameSponsor
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMasters Oral/PosterAttie Combrinck (Potchefstroom)SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate Oral/PosterAndrew Collier (Natal)SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate Oral/PosterJaco Minnie (Potchefstroom)SAAO/SAIP
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters OralTorsten Scheidt (Stellenbosch)NLC
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters PosterChristine Steinmann (Stellenbosch)NLC
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate OralAdriaan van Brakel (Rand Afrikaanse)NLC
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate PosterPieter Neethling (Stellenbosch)NLC
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralM. Noel Jacobs (Stellenbosch)Oscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralMark Dalton (WITS)Oscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationGeneral PosterVanessa McBride (Cape Town)Oscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceHonours PosterJ-H.C. Schonfeldt (Pretoria)SSPMS
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceMasters PosterG. Pitsoane (UNIN)SSPMS
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceMasters OralC.H. Claassens (UFS) and T.P. Ntsoane (iThemba Labs)SSPMS
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate PosterG.O. Amolo (Wits)SSPMS
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate OralG.R. James (UPE)De Beers
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Publication AwardM.S. Branch (UPE)Epicon/SSPMS
Solid-State Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate Publication AwardM.B. Tchoula Tchokonte (Wits)Goodfellow
TheoreticalMasters OralJeff Murugan (Cape Town)OTP
TheoreticalDoctorate OralIzak Snyman (Stellenbosch)OTP

2004 Winners of Student Prizes

Specialist GroupCategoryNameSponsor
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters OralEA Odo (UCT) and N Sibaya (UPE)SAIP
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters PosterNM Thantsha (UPE)SAIP
Applied and Industrial PhysicsDoctorate OralFJ Voster (PET)SAIP
Applied and Industrial PhysicsDoctorate PosterTB Gibbon (UPESAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMasters Oral (1st Prize)E. Breedt (NASSP/UCT)SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMasters Oral (2nd Prize)L.L. Richter (NASSP/RU)SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate Oral (1st Prize)A.J. Tiplady (RU)SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate Oral (2nd Prize)A.Z.A. Combrink (HartRAO)SAAO/SAIP
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters PosterHD Joubert (UFS) and KT Roro (RAU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters OralB Mhlungu (RAU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate PosterE van Wyk (UPE)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate OralT Scheidt (US)
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Publication AwardSH Chen (UFS)CONTINENTAL TYRE SA AWARD
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate Publication AwardT Scheidt (US)GOODFELLOW
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters OralAdriaan van Brakel (Rand Afrikaanse)A&J Scientific
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters PosterPieter Neethling (Stellenbosch)A&J Scientific
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate OralTorsten Scheidt (Stellenbosch)NLC
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate PosterA. du PlessisSDI
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralLufuno Julia MudauOscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralOscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationGeneral PosterOscar Redivo (Bio-teknik)
TheoreticalMasters OralRhiannon GwynOTP
TheoreticalMasters OralHannes KrielOTP
TheoreticalDoctorate OralLeandro Boonzaaier (Stellenbosch)OTP

2005 Winners of Student Prizes

Specialist GroupCategoryNameSponsor
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters OralR.C. Botha (HartRAO)SAIP/E. Meyer (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters PosterK.P. Maphoto (Free State)SAIP/E. Meyer (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsDoctorate OralR.M. Erasmus (WITS)SAIP/E. Meyer (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsDoctorate PosterG. Makaka ()SAIP/E. Meyer (U. Fort Hare)
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMastersElme Breedt
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate OralAttie Combrink (HartRAO)
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate OralLindsay Magnus (HMO)
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceHonours PosterL Botha (NMMU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters PosterRA Harris (UFS) and TR Baisitse (NMMU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters OralNN Somhlahlo (NMMU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate PosterL Reddy (RAU) and HD Joubert (UFS)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate OralTP Ntsoane (UCT)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Publication AwardHD Joubert(UFS)Epicon Semiconductor
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate Publication AwardGR James (NMMU)GOODFELLOW
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters OralJ Kellerman (U. Johannesburg)Scientific Development and Integration
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters PosterS Ombinda-Lemboumba (U. Stellenbosch)SAIP
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate OralP Neethling (U. Stellenbosch)National Laser Centre
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate PosterA du Plessis (U. Stellenbosch)A&J Technologies
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralMr. Mark Dalton (U. Witwatersrand)Oscar Redivo (BioTecnik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralMiss. Tshepiso Lakaje (iThemba LABS/UWC)Oscar Redivo (BioTecnik)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationGeneral PosterMiss Helen Seals (U. Cape Town)Oscar Redivo (BioTecnik)
TheoreticalMasters OralJelena Smolic (WITS)SAIP/Private
TheoreticalMasters OralHannes Kriel (Stellenbosch)SAIP/Private
TheoreticalDoctorate OralLeandro Boonzaaier (Stellenbosch)SAIP/Private

2006 Winners of Student Prizes

Specialist GroupCategoryNameSponsor
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters OralCharles Freeman (U. KwaZulu-Natal)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsMasters PosterPA Brink and NB MbathaSAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsDoctorate OralMichael Simon (U. Fort Hare)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied and Industrial PhysicsSpecial MentionRichard Grant (Rhodes)Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMastersJasper Snyman (North-West U.)HMO/SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorateAndrew Collier (U. KwaZulu-Natal) and Ben Opperman (HMO/Rhodes)HMO/SAAO/SAIP
Astrophysics & Space SciencePosterB van Soelen (U. Free State)HMO/SAAO/SAIP
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceHonours EssayL Botha (NMMU)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters PosterE Coetsee (UFS)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters OralR.A.Harris (UFS)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate PosterC.J. Sheppard (UJ)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate OralO.M. Ntwaeaborwa (UFS) & E.A. Odo (UCT)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Publication AwardS.A.Schumacher (NMMU)CONTINENTAL TYRE SA
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate Publication AwardH.D.Joubert (UFS)GOODFELLOW
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters OralA Janse van Rensburg (U. Kwazulu Natal) and F Mountfort (U. Stellenbosch)Scientific Development and Integration
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters PosterG van der Westhuizen (U. Stellenbosch)National Laser Centre
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate OralJ Kellerman (U. Johannesburg)National Laser Centre
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate PosterI Litvin (National Laser Centre)Lasers, Optics and Spectroscopy
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationDoctorate OralN Titus (U. Stellenbosch)Bioteknik
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters OralJJ van Zyl (U. Stellenbosch)Bioteknik
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationGeneral PosterG. Kiran Kumar (U. Baroda, India)Bioteknik
TheoreticalMastersH. Amuasi (U. Stellenbosch)SAIP/Private
TheoreticalDoctorateSS Misthry (Durban University of Technology)SAIP/Private

2007 Winners of Student Prizes

Specialist GroupCategoryNameSponsor
Applied PhysicsMasters OralJE Smit (U. Pretoria)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied PhysicsMasters PosterEL Maweza (U. Fort Hare)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied PhysicsDoctorate OralMJ Radebe (U. Western Cape)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied PhysicsDoctorate PosterML Gordon (U. Fort Hare)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Applied PhysicsSpecial MentionDr Phil Ferrer (Wits)SAIP/Institute of Technology (U. Fort Hare)
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMasters (Astrophysics)Brian van Soelen (UFS)HMO/SAAO/SAIP/HartRAO
Astrophysics & Space ScienceMasters (Space Science)Jasper Snyman (North-West U.)HMO/SAAO/SAIP/HartRAO
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate 1stPatrick Sibanda (Rhodes-HMO)HMO/SAAO/SAIP/HartRAO
Astrophysics & Space ScienceDoctorate 2ndEdward Jurua (UFS-SAAO)HMO/SAAO/SAIP/HartRAO
Astrophysics & Space ScienceEncouragement PrizeLientjie de Villiers (NWU)HMO/SAAO/SAIP/HartRAO
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceHonours Poster AwardL. van Schalkwyk (UP)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Poster AwardP.R. Shiri (Wits)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMasters Oral AwardK. Jakata (Wits)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceDoctorate Poster AwardM.S. Dlamini (UFS)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceNabarro PhD Oral Presentation AwardS.O. Oluwafemi (Univ Zululand)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMSc Epicon Publication Award (Semiconductor)P. Shamba (NMMU)Epicon
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceMSc Publication Award (Solid State)E. Coetsee (UFS)CMPMS
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials ScienceGoodfellow PhD Publication AwardC. Nyamhere (UP)GOODFELLOW
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters OralE BernardiScientific Development and Integration
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyMasters PosterG Bosman (U. Stellenbosch)National Laser Centre
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate OralP NeethlingA&J Scientific
Lasers, Optics & SpectroscopyDoctorate PosterR GamathamLasers, Optics and Spectroscopy
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationDoctorate Oral (First Prize)Ms I Usman (WITS)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationDoctorate Oral (Second Prize)Mr M Dalton (WITS)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters Oral (First Prize)Mr D van Niekerk (Stellenbosch) and Mr M Maree (WITS)
Nuclear, Particle & RadiationMasters Oral (Second Prize)Mr M Stephanou (WITS)
TheoreticalMastersSAIP/Private
TheoreticalDoctorateSAIP/Private