Dr Tascha Vos
Position
Officer:Professional Services
Department
Centre for Environmental Management
Address
LG 10.102A
Environmental Management
IB 67
Telephone
0514013959
Office
Agriculture Building: Block 10 10.111
Information

Short CV

EDUCATION

2015: Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D. – Environmental Management)

2000 – 2002: Master of Science (M.Sc. – Limnology)

1999: Bachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Hon. – Limnology)

1996 – 1998: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. – Botany & Microbiology)

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

 Attended and completed various courses to enhanced education and professional skills in various fields.

  • Environmental management courses
  • Academic Writing courses
  • Computer skills courses
  • Statistics computer courses
  • Entrepreneurship and Business management

 

Publications

See CV.

 

Publications (Short List)

Articles

 

Cawood, S & Vos, T. 2021. Saving sacred waters: The future of Mohokare Valley sacred sites and water resources. The Water Wheel 20(3): 28-31.

  

Esterhuyse, S., Sokolic, F., Redelinghuys, N., Avenant, M., Kijko, A., Glazewski, J., Plit, L., Kemp, M., Smit, A., Vos, A.T. & Von Maltitz, M.J.  2017.  Vulnerability mapping as a tool to manage the environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction.  Royal Society Open Science  4:171044 (1-16)  doi: 10.1098/rsos.1710

 

Cawood, S. & Vos, A.T.  2016.  Water quality as bio-cultural screening indicator for the integrity of informal heritage sites.  Water SA  42(4): 516-527.

 

Esterhuyse, S., Avenant, M., Redelinghuys, N., Kijko, A., Glazewski, J., Plit, L., Kemp, M., Smit, A., Vos, A.T., & Williamson, R.  2016.  A review of biophysical and socio-economic effects of unconventional oil and gas extraction – Implications for South Africa.  Journal of Environmental Management  184(2): 419-430.

 

Seaman, M., Watson, M., Avenant, M., King, J., Joubert, A., Barker, C., Esterhuyse, S., Graham, D., Kemp, M., Le Roux, P., Prucha, B., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Sokolic, F., Van Rensberg, L., Van der Waal, B., Van Tol, J. & Vos, T.  2016.  DRIFT-ARID: A method for assessing environmental water requirements (EWRs) for non-perennial rivers.  Water SA  42(3): 356-366. 

 

Seaman, M., Watson, M., Avenant, M., Joubert, A., King, J., Barker, C., Esterhuyse, S., Graham, D., Kemp, M., Le Roux, P., Prucha, B., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Sokolic, F., Van Rensberg, L., Van der Waal, B., Van Tol, J. & Vos, T.  2016.  DRIFT-ARID: Application of a method for environmental water requirements (EWRs) in a non-perennial river (Mokolo River) in South Africa.  Water SA  42(3): 368-382.

 

Prucha, B., Graham, D., Watson, M., Avenant, M., Esterhuyse, S., Joubert, A., Kemp, M., King, J., Le Roux, P., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Seaman, M., Sokolic, F., Van Rensberg, L., Van der Waal, B., Van Tol, J. & Vos, T.  2016.  MIKE-SHE integrated groundwater and surface water model used to simulate scenario hydrology for input to DRIFT-ARID: the Mokolo River case study.  Water SA  42(3): 384-398.

 

Buschke, F.T., Avenant, M.F., Esterhuyse, S., Kemp, M.E., Kruger, F.J., Ololade, O.O., Seaman, M.T., Vos, A.T. & Watson, M.  2016.  Producing the next generation of water resource experts in South Africa.  South African Journal of Science  112(3-4): 1-4.

 

Vos, A.T. & Cawood, S.  2010.  The Impact of Water Quality on Informally Declared Heritage Sites: A Preliminary Study.  Water SA Young Water Professionals Special Edition 2010  36 (2): p185-192.

 

Vos, A.T. & Roos, J.C.  2005.  Causes and Consequences of Algal Blooms in Loch Logan, an Urban Impoundment.  International Water & Irrigation 25 (3): p28-30.  (Published with the permission of the South African Water Association).

 

Vos, A.T. & Roos, J.C.  2005.  In-lake management of Loch Logan, an Urban Impoundment (reviewed).  Seminar presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), South African Affiliate, at Thaba’Nchu Sun, Free State.

 

Vos, A.T. & Roos, J.C.  2005.  Causes and Consequences of Algal Blooms in Loch Logan, an Urban Impoundment.  Water SA July 2005 31(3): 385-392.

 

Research

Worked on a National Heritage Council project (2009 - 2010) with the Centre for Africa Studies, UFS, as limnologist (water quality & algae).

 

Work on various WRC research projects (nr. K5/1587; K5/1798; K5/2149) (2006 - 2014) as part of the Centre for Environmental Management, UFS, research team as limnologist (water quality & algae).

 

Worked on the State of the Modder, Riet and Caledon Rivers biomonitoring project for BloemWater (2004 -  2011) and the Centre for Environmental Management (2011 – 2015) as part of the Centre for Environmental Management, UFS, research team as limnologist (water quality & algae).

 

Worked on the State of the Namahadi and Harts Rivers biomonitoring project for Sedibeng Water (2002 - 2003) as part of the Centre for Environmental Management, UFS, research team as limnologist (water quality & algae).

 

Worked on Loch Logan (urban impoundment in Bloemfontein) as part of student research and method training (2000 – 2020). This also formed part of the CEM’s community service.

  

 

Area(s) of Interest

Research of water quality and algae in various fields.

 

Courses Presented

 Limnology Honours (1st semester; 2015-2016).

Participated as a lecturer at the Summer School on Aquatic Biomonitoring, a collaboration between Centre for Environmental Management (UFS) and Technical University of Dresden. 25-29 March 2019. Bloemfontein, South Africa.

 

Community Service


Service Learning




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Elfrieda van den Berg (Marketing Manager)
T: +27 51 401 2531
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Dilahlwane Mohono (Faculty Officer)
T: +27 58 718 5284
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