STUDENTS AND INTERNS

IOI-SA continues to support post-graduate students and interns conducting research dissertations on marine and coastal themes within the mission of IOI-SA.

Current students/interns:

• Lameez Eksteen: Internship

Lameez is currently working on her MSc and is registered at the University of the Western Cape. Her MSc title is: Relationships between conservation management, community partners and urban conservation areas: A case study of the Cape Flats Nature Reserves

She is also doing an internship with IOI-SA assisting on the MCM-DST Project with specific interest in GIS training.

• Clova Jurk: Conservation Biology MSc

Clova is registered at UCT and is co-supervised by the Director of IOI-SA, Adnan Awad. Her MSc title is: Fouled yachts: a vector for non-indigenous species to South African shores?
 

Past students/interns and their respective projects were as follows:

• Hosting of Mr Florian Josse, an intern from the Institut des Sciences de I'Ingeneur de Toulon et du Var. Florian completed the project "River plumes modeling from Seawifs and Modis satellite data" during his internship.

• Dr Ceri Lewis, postdoctural student. Project title: Reproductive biology and husbandry of two species of marine polychaete worms.

• Mr Joseph Wakibia, PhD student. Project title: Linking Biology and sustainable livelihoods to the proposed establishment of community-based euchemoid farming in southern Kenya. Dr Wakibia graduated in September 2005 and IOI-SA congratulates him on his achievement.

• Ms Carmen Kamlah, arrived at IOISA on her own accord and worked on a number of projects including the World Ocean Day exhibit.

• MSc student support