SANSA Researchers
Mike Kosch
His research has focussed mainly on auroral physics and the electrodynamics of the polar upper-atmosphere.
Pierre Cilliers
He has supervised several postgraduate students at SANSA and has co-authored more than 70 peer reviewed publications since joining SANSA.
Pieter Kotze
He has utilised geomagnetic field data from low-Earth orbit satellites and observatories to investigate the time-varying characteristics of the Earth’s magnetic field for the past 26 years.
John Bosco Habarulema
His research interests include regional modelling of ionospheric parameters, low and mid latitude electrodynamics, and investigations leading to understanding physical mechanisms driving ionospheric dynamics especially during disturbed conditions.
Peter Sutcliffe
Over the past 15 years Peter has used magnetic field data from low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites to study Pi2 cavity mode and Pc3 field line resonances.
Zama Katamzi-Joseph
Her main research interests include ionospheric dynamics and the influence of geomagnetic storms, thermospheric dynamics from neutral winds measurements, coupling between the thermosphere and ionosphere through traveling ionospheric disturbances and tides. She has published several academic papers and presented in numerous national and international conferences.
Shimul Maharaj
He is currently employed as Research Physicist at SANSA Space Science and his area of research expertise is the theory of linear and nonlinear waves in space plasmas.
Rendani Nndanganeni
Rendani is currently the Space Weather Researcher at SANSA working under the space weather unit.
Stefan Lotz
Research focussing on space weather, geomagnetically induced currents, VLF waves, and the application of novel machine learning methods to space physics problems.
Mpho Tshisaphungo
Mpho is currently the Space Weather Practitioner at SANSA. She is responsible for coordinating and managing the Space Weather Centre as well as ensuring that the space weather services reach the end-users.
Teboho Nxele
Teboho is the Space Weather Scientist at SANSA and focuses on HF prediction and space weather forecasting. He is also interested in Data and Statistical Analysis.
Tshimangadzo Matamba
Matamba is currently a post-doctoral research fellow and her research focus is on scintillation effects on navigation accuracy for aviation forecasting tool.
Lerato Shikwambana
Lerato works at SANSA's Earth Observation (EO) directorate. His research is focussed on aerosol transport, the impact of green house gases on the climate, and related long term trends.
Mahlatse Kganyago
Mahlatse is remote sensing scientist based at SANSA's Earth Observation (EO) directorate. His research is focussed on vegetation dynamics relating to climate change and other disturbances, and the application of machine learning and other data processing techniques to remote sensing problems.
Sahil Brijraj
Sahil is our new post-doc at Space Science. He is currently working on the verification of usable frequency predictions for the aviation industry.
Stanislaus Nnadih
Stanislaus is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Space Weather Unit focusing on the development of an operations risk forecast product that can be installed into the space weather centre.
Martin Snow
Prof. Snow is the newly appointed SARCHI chair in solar physics. He joins SANSA in April 2021.
The Space Science Directorate of SANSA is host to the only Space Weather Centre in Africa providing early warnings and forecasts on space weather activity, playing an important role in protecting satellite technology, communication and navigation systems.
Latest Projects
- Space weather impact on mesospheric ozone Space Weather
- Sprites using Night Vision Optics Upper Atmosphere
- Contribution of Low Latitude Electrodynamics to Gravity Waves Space Weather
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