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Soil, Climate and WaterPublic Relations OfficerEnquiries

* ​Public Relations

  
mfantas@arc.agric.za@arc.agric.za+27 (0)12 310 2500Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

* GIS products and services;
* Statistical and Ecological modelling;
* Geographic Information Sciences (GIS and Earth Observation); 
* Large Mammal Ecology, Data analysis & Spatial Ecology.

  
ChirimaJ@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2672Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

​* Experience in Remote Sensing (active and passive sensors);
* Experience in hydrological modelling;
* Close-Range Photogrammetry.

  
richard@arc.agric.za & eric@arc.agric.za  (012) 310 2672/2584/2562Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

* Environmental restoration (e.g. Phytoremediation) 
* Conservation Biology (invasive alien plants and woody bush encroachment)
* Plant Ecophysiology 
* Monitoring Crop growth and yield​

  
newetes@arc.agric.za072 930 4747Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

* Land cover;
* Geographical information systems (GIS);
* Remote sensing;
* Environmental studies & monitoring;
* Carbon stocks & modelling.

  
nyamyamaa@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2582Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

* Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Systems and Applications
* Natural Resource Modelling and Monitoring
* Remote Sensing and GIS  ​

  
RatshiedanaP@arc.agric.za)’s(012) 310 2603Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

​* GIS, Remote Sensing, Modelling, Crop statistics & Food Security.

  
weepenerh@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2505Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

​* Remote sensing;
* Microwave, multispectral & hyperspectral imaging modelling;
* Applications in Agriculture monitoring and hydrology;
* Geographic Information System (GIS) - modelling;
* Data analysis & mapping.

  
richard@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2584Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

​* Digital hyper spectral remote sensing system (ARCsense);
* Low-level remote sensing systems;
* Electronic control and measuring systems.

  
eric@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2562Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterMicrobiology & BiotechnologyEnvironmental

​* Microbiological research & Statistical analysis;
* Molecular methods
   - PCR, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis & cloning;
* Bioinformatics
   - Phylogenetics, next generation sequencing;
* Biochemical testing & Light & electron microscopy;
* Flow cytometry & Gas chromatography (GC);
* Bioreactor design & optimization, Phycology & Entomology.

  
roopnaraina@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2650Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWetlandsEnvironmental

* ​Wetland Research & Remote Sensing;
* Environmental Management.

  
althea@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2561Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWater ScienceEnvironmental

​* Quantifying water balance
   - rainwater harvesting and conservation practices
*  Crop growth modelling & technology exchange.

  
andersonk@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2596Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWater scienceEnvironmental

​* Water Resource Degradation Assessments;
* EIA & ERA & Bird impact studies.

  
lotterl@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2538Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWaste managementEnvironmental

​* Environmental Science
   - winery wastewater treatment;
  - solid waste management & composting;
  - Botany (Plant ecological physiology).

  
maselwanan@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2693Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWater scienceEnvironmental

​* Cropping systems modelling with a focus on crop water use
* Modelling solute fluxes
* Irrigation water quality
* Soil carbon and nitrogen modelling
* Impact of climate change on crop production
* Big data management

  
vanderlaanm@arc.agric.za076 930 4747Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterGeoinformation ScienceEnvironmental

​​​​​* Environmental modelling
* Hydrodynamic modelling
* Hyperspectral data processing and analysis
* Optical and thermal remote sensing
* GIS database design and management
* Data analytics and statistics
* Image processing and analysis​

  
AbutalebK@arc.agric.za074 941 3921Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterWater scienceEnvironmental

​* Ecohydrology
* Hydrological modelling
* Ecology
* Restoration ecology
* Conservation ecology
* Wetland ecology
* Applied remote sensing
* Biological invasions
* Nature-based solutions
* Ecosystem services
* Ecological infrastructure​

  
RebeloA@arc.agric.za081 218 9284Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterSoil scienceSoil

​* Soil classification, mapping, interpretations & biotextiles;
* Soil rehabilitation (especially coal mine soils);
* Soil survey project management;
* Environmental assessment and land evaluation;
* Soil survey and land capability course presentation;
* Ground penetrating radar.

  
garry@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2601Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterAgronomySoil

​* Agronomy, Conservation agriculture & Agrophysics

  
nciizaha@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2684Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterSoil and water scienceSoil

* Carbon, soil nutrient & Nitrogen dynamics;
* Conservation agriculture;
* Greenhouse gas emissions;
* Sewage sludge application to agricultural soil.

  
swanepoelc@arc.agric.za076 618 0605Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterSoil and water scienceSoil

​* Soil Science;
* Sustainable,  Conservation & Climate Smart Agriculture;
* Rural development & food security;
* Agro-processing & action research methodology.

  
mmakgabom@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2655Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterAnalytical ServicesSoil

​* Soil fertility management.
* Soil analysis & fertilizer recommendation.
* Soil survey & plant production.
* Soil Spectroscopy.
* Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory.


  
jezileg@arc.agric.za (012) 310 2589 Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterSoil scienceSoil

​* Soil degradation and soil erosion

  
NciizahA@arc.agric.za(012) 310-2684Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterAgrometeorologyWeather/Climate

* Climate Smart Agriculture;
* Conservation Agriculture and Science Field Shops;
* Rural Appraisal and Action Research methods;
* Seasonal forecasts in the semi-arid regions of Africa;
* Science based climate services;
* Crop-Climate Modelling;
* Production and water use of crops; 
* Climate change applications;
* Water harvesting and irrigation scheduling,
* Agricultural Meteorology;
* Drought adaptations and water use of crops.

  
 MoeletsiM@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2537​​Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterAgrometeorologyWeather/Climate

* Agro-meteorology, Meteorology, Climatology

  
johan@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2661Arcadia, Pretoria
Soil, Climate and WaterAgrometeorologyWeather/Climate

​* Flight logistics, imagery and geo-referencing;
* Monitoring climate network.

  
chrisk@arc.agric.za(012) 310 2560Arcadia, Pretoria