PhD Alumni
The purpose of this section is to keep our students and former students in touch with their Alma Mater.
It is our aim to keep all our alumni active and involved in the DIFS's and to form a dynamic community who do not only represent the high calibre of our courses but also make considerable contributions and suggestions to the success of our research, courses and degrees.
This is the list of our past PhD students:
2011
- Dr Henning Winker, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Cape Town
2010
- Dr Serg Raemaekers
2009
- Dr Allen Andrews
2006
- Dr Ali Goetz, SAEON
- Dr Matt Dicken, Strait Research, Port Elizabeth
- Dr Monica Mwale, Aquatic biologist, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
- Dr Sven Kerwath, Department of Forestry and Fisheries
2005
- Dr Carol Simon, Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch
- Dr Niall Vine
- Dr Sarah Hart, Fisheries Scientist, CEFAS, United Kingdom.
- Dr Sloans Chimatiro, World Fish Centre, Director of the NEPAD Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme.
- Dr Steve Brouwer, Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand.
2003
- Dr Cliff Jones, Lecturer, Department Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University
2002
- Dr John Radull, Scientist, Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
Before 2002
- Prof. Colin Buxton, Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Centre, Hobart, Tasmania.
- Dr Ben Ngatunga, Director, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute.
- Dr Sloans Chimatiro, Director, Malawi Fisheries Dept.
- Dr Marc Griffiths, Fisheries Scientist, New Zealand
- Dr Rob Tilney, Fisheries Manager, MAFF, New Zealand
- Dr Tom Shipton, Fisheries and Aquaculture Consultant, EnvirofishAfrica (Pty.) Ltd.
- Dr Justus Rutaisire, Senior lecturer, Makerere University.
- Dr Emmanual Kaunda, Principal, Bunda College, Malawi.
- Prof Paul Skelton, Retired
- Dr Simon Munthali, Environmental Manager, World Bank.
- Dr Tim Andrew, Managing Director, EnvirofishAfrica (Pty) Ltd.
- Dr Larry Oellermann, Oceanographic Research Institute
- Dr Jerome Davies, Fisheries and Aquaculture Consultant, EnvirofishAfrica (Pty.) Ltd.
- Dr Paul Cowley, Scientist, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.
- Dr Nadine Strydom, Scientist, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.
- Dr Anton Bok, Consultant/Researcher, Freshwater Fish Conservation and Management.
- Dr Pat Garratt, Managing Director, Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town.
- Dr Lima Maartens, Enviromental Officer, NAMDEB, Namibia.
- Dr Trevor Harrison, Marine Biologist, Aquatic Sciences Unit, Conservation Science Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland.
- Dr Warren Potts, Fishing Camp Manager and part time ichthyologist, Angola
- Dr James Sales, Animal Nutritionist, Abalone Farm, New Zealand
- Dr Ane Oosthuizen, Marine Programmes Research Manager, South African National Parks
- Dr Olaf Weyl, Senior Biologist, South Africa Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Rhodes University
- Prof Tony Booth, Professor, Department Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University
- Prof Brian Marshall
- Dr Glen Merron, Fisheries Ecologist, Garcia and Associates, Arizona.
- Dr Angus Patterson, Managing Director, South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity
- Dr Aidan Wood, Environmental consultant.
- Dr Neil Deacon, Managing Director, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing company, Zimbabwe
- Dr Wynand Uys, Adventure company owner.
- Dr Jim Cambray, Curator of Fishes, Albany Museum, Grahamstown
- Prof Pete Britz, Professor, DIFS, Rhodes University
- Dr Dave Ebert, Fish ecologist, NOAA, California
