Our Staff

Principal Investigator & Research Leader

Dr Leandra Moller-Hanekom

Project Manager / Senior Technical Officer

Mr Richard Carkeek

IMPACT Site Manager / Technical Officer

Our Post-Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Michelle Eckert

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Isáira Leite e Lopes

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

OUR STUDENTS AND INTERNS

Anika Keuck

Doctoral Candidate

Eugene Badenhorst

Doctoral Candidate

Izette Greyling

Doctoral Candidate

Oluwaseun Gakenou

Doctoral Candidate

Mpilo Khumalo

Doctoral Candidate

Chris Laubscher-Pretorius

Masters Student (MCom)

Kudzai N. Kundishora

Masters Student
(MSc Sustainable Agriculture)

Jacques Vermeulen

Masters Student (MSc)

Stacey Marinus

MSc in Forestry and Wood Scien Forestry 

Jenna Roseveare

Masters Student (MSc)

Lantoniaina Rasoarivelo

Masters Student (AIMS MSc)

Nathan Doyle

Masters Student (MSc)

Sibulele Hermanus

Masters Student (MEng)

ALUMNI (STUDENTS & PDFs)

Dr. Letitia Schoeman

Alumni
Postdoctoral research fellow

Dr. Kim Martin

Alumni
Postdoctoral research fellow

Kate van Zyl

Intern

Alta Saunders

Alumni
Ph.D.

Alizer Aiyer

Intern

Rafael Keret

Alumni
Ph.D.

Christopher Erasmus

Alumni

M.Eng. 

 

 

Chris Tonkin

Alumni
M.Sc.

Furaha Kabeya

Alumni

M.Sc. 

 

Gabi Sibiya

Alumni
M.Sc.

Lucy Nevhungwili

Alumni
M.Sc.

Matthew van Eyssen

Alumni

M.Sc. 

 

 

Tiza Ignatius Mfuni

Alumni
M.Sc.

Fezile Mhlabane

                             Alumni                   AlMS M.Sc.

 

Yenziwe Mbuyisa

Alumni                            M.Sc. 

Ndivho Nemutshili

Alumni            BScHons 

 

Frances Steyl

Alumni
B.Eng

Kuno Venter

Alumni
Masters Student (MSc)

Yasmin de Raay

Alumni
Masters Student (MEng)

Keegan Hull

Alumni
B.Eng

Gugu Gama

Alumni
Doctoral candidate 

Dr. Edith Singini

Alumni
Postdoctoral research fellow

Erin Ramsay

Alumni
Masters Student (MSc)

PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

Collaborations are the lifeblood of the EucXylo research program. We work with scientists from across Stellenbosch University. We also work closely with an expanding network of South African and international experts.