The EucXylo research program works with scientists from across Stellenbosch University‘s faculties of AgriScience, Engineering and Science:

• Prof. David Drew (program leader; xylogenesis & process modeling)
• Dr. Paul Hills at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology
• Prof. Guy Midgley at the Department of Botany and Zoology in the Faculty of Science
• Prof. Hugh Patterton, Director of the Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Dr. Andie de Villiers, Prof. Nick Hale, and Prof. Willie Brink at Applied Mathematics
• Dr. John Moore, an expert in cell wall formation, based at the Department of Viticulture and Oenology
• Prof. Martin Nieuwoudt, head of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Annie Bekker at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
• Dr. Luvuyo Tyhoda, Prof. Ben Du Toit, and Prof. Martina Meincken at the Department of Forest and Wood Science
• Prof. Thinus Booysen at the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Such a diversity of skills at the University is extremely valuable for all researchers who are working within the EucXylo Chair. Students who are part of EucXylo will be able to easily access the extremely broad availability of expertise and facilities in the University through these partnerships.

We also work closely with an expanding network of South African and international experts. Some of our collaborators and friends are:

• Prof. Kathy Steppe at Ghent University, Belgium
• Dr. Cyrille Rathgeber at INRA, France
• Dr. Jacob Crous at SAPPI Forests Research, South Africa
• Dr. Geoff Downes at Forest Quality Inc., Australia
• Dr. Ilaria Germishuizen at ICFR, South Africa
• Prof. Jim Hanan at University of Queensland, Australia
• Prof. Thomas Seifert at University of Freiburg, Germany
• Prof. Jerry Vanclay at Southern Cross University, Australia
• Prof. Jan van den Bulcke at Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
• Mélissa Rousseau, Scientific collaborator at the Royal Africa Museum, Belgium.