Department of Botany & Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 South Africa

Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 South Africa

Contact details:

Dept. of Botany & Zoology
Stellenbosch University
Private Bag X1
Matieland 7602
South Africa

Tel: +27 21 808-3236
Fax: +27 21 808-2405
E-mail: botzoo@sun.ac.za

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Staff Members

Academic staff

CIB Academic and Research Staff

Administrative and Support staff

Post-doc & Research associates

Extraordinary Professors

Functional Ecology Office

USAID Climate Change Programme

CIB – Centre for Invasion Biology

Academic Staff

	Head of department Prof CA Matthee MSc, PhD (Pret), Professor	Evolutionary Genomics
	Prof MI Cherry BScHons (UCT), DPhil (Oxon), Professor	Behavioural Ecology
	Prof SL Chown BScHons, PhD (Pret), Professor	DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology
	Prof PleFN Mouton MSc, PhD (Stell), Professor	Vertebrate Functional Biology
	Prof SA Reinecke MSc, PhD (RAU), T.H.O.D., Professor	Stress Ecology
	Prof TJ Robinson MSc, DSc (Pret), FRSSAf, Professor	Evolutionary Genomics
	Prof VR Smith MSc, PhD, Professor	Evolutionary Plant Biology & Conservation
	Prof JH van Wyk MSc, PhD (Stell), Professor	Vertebrate Functional Biology
	Prof SR Daniels BSc (UWC), PhD (Stell), Associate Professor	Evolutionary Genomics / Molecular Systematics
	Prof. LL Dreyer PhD, Associate Professor	Cape Flora
	Dr TC Wossler BSc, PhD (Witw),Associate Professor	Behavioural Ecology
	Dr B Anderson PhD (UCT) Senior Lecturer	Animal Plant Interactions
	Dr A Ellis BSc (UCT), PhD (UCal Irvine), Senior Lecturer	Cape Flora Animal Plant Interactions
	Dr AF Flemming MSc, PhD (Stell), Senior Lecturer	Vertebrate Functional Biology
	Dr S Jackson Senior Lecturer	Marine Research
	Dr NP Makunga MSc (Natal),PhD (Natal), Senior Lecturer	Cape Flora Medicinal Plant Research
	Dr RV Rambau MSc (Pret),PhD (Stell), Senior Lecturer	Evolutionary Genomics
	Dr A Valentine MPhil (Stell), MSc + PhD (Univ College Dublin), Senior Lecturer	Cape Flora Molecular Plant Physiology
	Dr JA van den Heever Senior Lecturer	Vertebrate Palaeontology
	Dr CA Pauw PhD (UCT) Lecturer	Cape Flora
	Dr TB Robinson PhD (UCT) Lecturer	Marine Ecology
	Dr C Simon MSc (Rhodes), PhD (Rhodes), Lecturer	Ecotoxicology Marine invertebrate biology
	Dr S von der Heyden BSc (Hons) Kings College London (UK), DPhil (Oxon), Lecturer	Evolutionary Genomics Group Marine Research

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CIB Academic and Research Staff

	Dr S Clusella-Trullas	DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology
	Dr C Hui BSc (Xi’an Jiaotong U), MSc, PhD (Lanzhou U), Researcher	DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology
	Dr J Le Roux BSc, MSc, PhD (Honolulu, Hawaii), Lecturer	DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology
	Prof. DM Richardson BSc, MSc, PhD (Cape Town), Professor	DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology

Research associates

	Prof. D Baird	Ecosystem theory, Modelling, Structure, Function, and Analysis Email: Tel: +27-[0]21 808 3226 / 3236
	Prof. JH Gilomee	Stress Ecology Email:
	Dr EGH Oliver	Erica & Orchid Taxonomy Email:
	Prof. JAJ Nel	Vertebrates Email:
	Dr E Pool	Vertebrate Functional Biology
	Prof AJ Reinecke PrSciNat, MSc, DSc, BProc (PU for CHE), Professor	Stress Ecology
	Dr W Sirgel	Invertebrates Tel: +27-[0]21 808 3064 Email:
	Dr K A. Tolley	Reptile Speciation Project Email: K.Tolley@sanbi.org.za
	Prof. E van Dijk	Vertebrate Palaeontology

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Extraordinary professors

Name & Address	Contact details	Appointment dates
Prof. MA McGeoch General Manager: Cape Research Centre, SANParks, P.O. Box 216, Steenberg, 7947	Tel: 021-713 7509 Fax: 021-712 0131 Email: melodieM@sanparks.org	1 Jul 2011 – 30 June 2014
Prof KJ Gaston, Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield Sheffield , S102TN, U.K.	Tel: 0114 222 0030 Fax: 0114 222 0002 Email: k.j.gaston@sheffield.ac.uk	1 Oct 2011 - 30 Sept 2014
Prof AM Bauer, Biology Department, Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085	Tel: (610) 519 4857 Fax: (610) 519 7863 Email: Aaron.bauer@villanova.edu	1 Oct 2011 - 30 Sep 2014
Prof SCH Barrett, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Wilcocks St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B2	Tel: (416) 978-5603 Fax: (416) 978-5878 Web: http://labs.eeb.utoronto.ca/barrett/	1 Mrch 2010 – 31 Mrch 2013

Support Staff

Administrative Staff
Mrs Lydia Willems Principal Secretary General Academic and Research Enquiries Tel.: +27 21 808 3236 Fax: +27 21 808 2405 Email: botzoo@sun.ac.za
Mrs Marí Sauerman Principle Administrative Officer Financial Departmental Enquiries Tel.: +27 21 808 3224 Email: mpdb@sun.ac.za
Mrs Janine Basson Administrative Officer Financial Research Enquiries Tel: +27 21 808 2596 Email: jl2@sun.ac.za
Mrs Ina Honing School of Biology: Administrative Officer Coordination & Administration of First year Biology, Booking of Venues Tel: +27 21 808 3060 Email: rmh@sun.ac.za
Mr Richard Thompson Departmental Officer 2 IT and e-learning support. Web and graphic design. Tel: +27 21 808 2173 Email: rct@sun.ac.za
Technical
Ms Fawzia Gordon Chief Technical Officer Technical Support: Ecophysiology, Evolutionary Genomics Group Tel: +27 21 808 2402 Email: fg1@sun.ac.za
Dr Aleysia Kleinert Senior Technical Officer Technical Support : Ecophysiology, Physiology + taxonomic studies Tel: +27 21 808 3059 Email: kleinert@sun.ac.za
Ms Shula Johnson Senior Technical Officer Technical Support : Vertebrate functional group Tel: +27 21 808 3231 Email: shulaj@sun.ac.za
Ms Judy Smith Assistant Technical Officer Technical Support : Plant-Animal interactions Tel: +27 21 808 3588 Email: jnsmith@sun.ac.za
Mr Nico Solomons Assistant Technical Officer Technical Support : Evolutionary Genomics Group Tel: +27 21 808 3520 Email: nsolo@sun.ac.za
Mr Jonathan Williams Assistant Technical Officer Technical Support : Ecotoxicology, Marine Research Tel: +27 21 808 3588 Email: jpw@sun.ac.za
Assistant Support
Mrs Denise Julies Chief Technical Assistant Tel: +27 21 808 3520 Email: denise@sun.ac.za
Mr Andrew Fransman Technical Assistant Tel: +27 21 808 3520 Email: andrewf@sun.ac.za
Mr Moses Siebritz Technical Assistant Tel: +27 21 808 3520 Email: siebritz@sun.ac.za
Mr Henry Witbooi Technical Assistant Tel: +27 21 808 3520 Email: hjw@sun.ac.za

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Post Doctoral Representative 2012

Dr Cecile Berthouly-Salazar (cberthouly@sun.ac.za)

Post Doctoral Researchers 2012

Name	Promotor	From
Cecile Berthouly Salazar	B J v Vuuren	France
Brigitte Braschler	Steven Chown	University fo Sheffield, UK
Dacia Correia	Hannes van Wyk	Mozambique
Miriam Gaertner	DM Richardson	Tübingen, Germany
Rainer Krug	DM Richardson	Stellenbosch University
Jennifer Lee	Steven Chown	Stellenbosch University
Denise Mager	C Hui
Anne Ropiquet	TJ Robinson	France
Dian Spear	Steven Chown	Stellenbosch University
Samantha Stoffberg	Conrad Matthee	UCT
Vernon Visser	DM Richardson	UCT & Univ Sheffield
Christopher Weldon	Steven Chown	Macquarie University, Australia
Petra Wester	A Pauw	University of Mainz, Germany
Feng Zhang	Chang Hui	Imperial College, London

Other Offices

Functional Ecology Office

Ms. J De Mink

Tel: +27 21 808 4766
Fax: +27 21 808 2995
Email: ddi@sun.ac.za

USAID Climate Change Programme

Web: USAID Climate Change Programme

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Centre for Invasion Biology

Prof SL Chown
Personal Assistant: Anel Garthwaite
Web: www.sun.ac.za/cib

Tel: +27 21 808 2725
Email: ag@sun.ac.za

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Contact details:

Staff Members

Academic Staff

CIB Academic and Research Staff

Research associates

Extraordinary professors

Support Staff

Technical

Assistant Support

Post Doctoral Representative 2012

Post Doctoral Researchers 2012

Other Offices

Functional Ecology Office

USAID Climate Change Programme

Centre for Invasion Biology