Qualifications:

PhD (Agrometeorology) from UFS; MSc (Agrometeorology) from UFS; BSc Hons. (Applied Sciences: Meteorology) from UP; BSc (Atmospheric Sciences: Meteorology) from UP

Career:

• Since 2003 – Lecturer in Agrometeorology (University of the Free State)

• 1998 – 2003 Weather Forecaster (South African Weather Service)

Current Projects:

• Climate change and variability related impacts in agriculture

Research:

• Weather analysis and forecasting • Synoptic meteorology • Fire weather • Climate change impacts in agriculture • Remote sensing in meteorology

AGRI1554: Physical and mechanised principles in Agriculture

CLIM2614: Fundamentals of Agrometeorology

SCCS3724: Research methodologies in Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences

CLIM3724: Climate change and variability

CLIM4834 / 6834: Physics and dynamics of the atmosphere

CLIM4844 / 6844: Weather analysis and forecasting

CLIM4864 / 6864: Tropical meteorology

CCSA7910: Climate change and variability

CCSC7900: Climate modelling and analysis

IWRM5820: Integrated water resources science

Geoclub

In 2011 I initiated a Climate Club community project with St. Michaels Secondary School in Bloemfontein which expanded during the past years. Now referred to as the Geoclub, schools throughout the Mangaung district are invited to put forward topics with which they have difficulties to be addressed at the next quarterly meeting. The aims of this interaction are to further the education of grade 10-12 learners in Geography and to help their teachers with explaining key concepts and additional learning material. Since involving more schools, the number of attendees at these quarterly meetings grew to about 100.