Doughnut Talk Roster 2026

Please join us for our bi-weekly Doughnut Talks in the Oceanography Seminar Room at 1pm. All are welcomed!

 

DatePresenter Title 
1 April 2026Collins, DaynaOn the Ice: Learning from the field
 Wallschuss, SinaNitrous oxide in the Southeast Atlantic
15 April 2026Joshua MirkinOxygen concentrations from across the South Atlantic
 Taylor FinnFrom California undercurrent to the Benguela Current: An Introduction
29 April 2026Tanya Van der MerweCo-occurring atmospheric rivers and cut-off lows over the Western Cape, South Africa, and their role in driving hydrological extremes
 Amber SneddonAtmospheric rivers in the South Atlantic
13 May 2026Nomvula MpungoseSpatio-temporal trends in Summer heatwave frequency across the Southern Hemisphere: An OND and JFM perspective
 Christiaan Van NiekerkNitrogen isotope analysis: Methods and insights from the laboratory
27 May 2026Humeshni PillayModelling the atmospheric radiances over optically complex inland waterbodies in the Western Cape for the goal of atmospheric correction
 Christina MonteiroSouthern Ocean phytoplankton as picky eaters: the key to unlocking ice age carbon budgets
10 June 2026Lillina RuitersCANCELLED
 Lerusha NaidooIslands under siege: A case study on marine top predators at the Prince Edward Islands
  JUNE/JULY VACATION
19 August 2026Chloë LeveyAnalysis of the Goodhope AX25 XBT Transect
 Nomkwezane KoboSimulating extreme events over Southern Africa using MPAS model
 Zaine PerryThe curious case of tropical cyclone Gombe: A modelling perspective on a Wayward storm
2 September 2026Michaela FaulconbridgeImpacts of Natal Pulses on coastal retention in the Agulhas Current region
 Olivia DawsonInvestigation fine scale nutrient supply in the Cape Basin using glider observations
16 September 2026Amelia DearyNitrogen cycling and productivity across contrasting Greenlandic Fjord Systems
 Sizwekazi YapiInvestigating the efficacy of natural buoyant flakes in the stimulating production of marine biomass and carbon export in the subtropical and subantarctic oceans
30 September 2026Mulalo MaphugwiMesoscale convective systems in observations and kilometre scale models
 Zara PrewKelp research in South Africa: Challenges and what we have learned so far
 Shaza QalelaA multi-proxy analysis of Bouvet Island ice cores: Insights from stable isotope composition of nitrogen and oxygen
14 October 2026 Maryam HatamiHow a marine spatial planning framework could help Marine Sustainable Development
 Mishka RawatlalAerosol WSON concentrations at Cape Point GAW station
Pelonomi SakweCharacterising aerosols acidity and its drivers at two non-industrial South Africa sites: Kimberley and Spioenkop
28 October 2026Emma Fahraeus
 Sadiyah Rawat Investigating the controls on productivity and the biological carbon pump on the South Atlantic Ocean
 Sivuyisiwe MbedePhysical controls on water-mass pathways and oxygen transport in the Benguela Current System
11 November 2026Nikita Qosholo
 Vusani Mikosi
 Neha Ramsarup