Matthew Kievits

Thesis title: Origin of olivine fragments in Lunar regolith breccia meteorite NWA11273: implications for understanding moon geology

Supervisor:  Dr Geoffrey Howarth

Email: matthewkievits2012@gmail.com

Favourite mineral: Corundum


Anele Joni

Thesis title: Petrology of eclogite xenoliths from the Kareevlei lamproite (Group II kimberlite)

Supervisor: Dr Geoffrey Howarth

Email: JNXANE001@myuct.ac.za

Favourite mineral: Corundum


Liam Nell

Thesis title: Tectonic geomorphology of the Anusi-Tafelkop and /Gāb faults of SW Namibia: neotectonic seismic hazard analysis in stable continental regions

Supervisor: Dr Alastair Sloan

Email: NLLLIA03@myuct.ac.z

Favourite mineral:  Pyrite


Onke Boya

Thesis title: Isotope Hydrology of UCT

Supervisor: Prof. Chris Harris

Email: BYXONK001@myuct.ac.za

Favourite mineral: Quartz


Danielle Visagie

Thesis title: Automatic Earthquake detection via machine learning in Leeu Gamka, Karoo.

Supervisor: Dr Diego Quiros 

Email: VSGDAN002@MYUCT.AC.ZA

Favourite mineral: Magnetite


Anele Matsebula

Thesis title: Analysis of high-resolution stereo-satellite imagery to study the Tsau║Khaeb and Hai-s fault scarps in SW Namibia

Supervisor: Dr Alastair Sloan

Email: MTSANE009@myuct.ac.za

Favourite Mineral: amethyst


Nkazimulo Zuma

Thesis title: Geochemistry and biota in an ancient lake – refining the southern African Early Jurassic palaeoclimate

Supervisor: Dr Miengah Abrahams

Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Emese Bordy

Email: ZMXSIN005@myuct.ac.za

Favourite mineral: Corundum


Rabia Jacobs

Thesis title: Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Fossil Termite Nests

Supervisor: Dr Miengah Abrahams

Co-supervisor: Professor Chris Harris

E-mail: JCBRAB001@myuct.ac.za

Favourite mineral: Rose quartz


Gift Manana

Thesis title: Exploring converted seismic phases for identifying the crust-mantle boundary  beneath South Africa

Supervisor: Dr Diego Quiros

Email: MNNGIF001@myuct.ac.za

Favourite mineral: Gold