UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Geosciences Honours Students 2013

 

 

 

 Geology Honours Students

Amwaama, M.

Modelling the interaction of heavy minerals with hydrocarbon bearing fluids

Supervised by Prof. Drennan and Dr Durbach

Brand, N.

The origin of pyrite-rich layers in the marginal marine Vryheid Formation (Permian), Zungwini, KwaZulu Natal

Supervised by Dr. Master and Dr. Jinnah

 

 Bush, R.

Supervised by Prof Sallmann

Chikwiri, F.

A comparison between the mineralogy and geochemistry of the pristine MSZ ores and oxidised MSZ ores at Mimosa Mine, Great Dyke, Zimbabwe

Supervised by Prof. Kinnaird
Dahya, M.

Gold deportement study of alluvial gold in Nigeria focusing on optimal gold extraction

 

 

Denhere, R.

A comparison between mineralised and unmineralised granites from the Rossing mine area .

Supervised by Prof. Kinnaird.
Freysen, H.

Climate variability at the Vaalputs site, Northern Cape

Supervised by Mrs. Evans

 

Fuchsloch, W.

Insights into polybaric AFC and the magma source of proterozoic anorthosites using O isotopes in high pressure pyroxene megacrysts.

Supervised by Mr. Bybee and Prof. Ashwal

Kubeka, P.

Geochemical and mineralogical variation through Platreef cyclic units on Turfspruit, northern limb, Bushveld complex

Supervised by Prof. Kinnaird and Dr Yudovskaya

Khan, S.

Clay mineralogy from floodplain palaeosols in proximal and distal fluvial systems, Upper Cretaceous Wahweap Formation, Utah

Supervised by Dr. Jinnah

Mabasa, T.

Magma addition in the main zone of the bushveld complex

Supervised by Prof. Cawthorn

Mbhungana, E.

A microscopic investigation of the hydrocarbon, gold and uranium association in the C-Reef

Supervised by Prof. Drennan

McCreesh, M. 

A study of the Main Zone - Upper Zone boundary beneath a thick succession of Waterberg sediments in the far north of the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex

Supervised by Prof. Kinnaird

Mjoli, Z.

Geochemical and Petrological Analyses of Eclogites from the Jagersfontein Kimberlite, South Africa

Supervised by Dr. Smart

 

Mkhabela, M.

Spatial modelling of groundwater quality in the Johannesburg-Pretoria and surrounding areas

Supervised by Prof. Abiye
Mogatusi, I.

 

Water Quality Challenges and Management in Westdene Catchment Area, Johannesburg

 

Supervised by Prof. Abiye.

Molefe, L.

Looking for a good seismic reflector with a known stratigraphic relationship to the Carbon Leader Reef in the KDC West

Supervised by Prof Ncube-Hein and Mr. Manzi
  Nel, J.

Systematic analysis of fracturing in trenches in palaeosols in the radioactive waste disposal site at Vaalputs, northern Cape – testing a tectonic origin.

Supervised by Prof. Saalmann
  Neuvhirwa, N.

Modern changes in Tswaing

Supervised by Mrs. Evans
  Nkosi, N.

Determining the change in coal quality in Mozambique,Tete,and to infer its depositional environment

Supervised by Prof Drennan and Dr. Wagner

Poterai, J.

Metamorphic petrology of high-pressure rocks of the Matala Dome, southern Zambia

Supervised by Prof. Saalmaan
  Ramabulana,T

Ore genesis and modeling of the Sadiola gold mine, Mali

Supervised by Prof. Hein
  Segolela, M.

Petrography and isotope chemostratigraphy of Neoproterozoic carbonates from the Katanga Supergroup, D.R. Congo, and the Chela dolomites, Angola.

Supervised by Dr. Master
  Setladi, C.

The role of small dams and wetlands in contaminant attenuation in central Johannesburg.

Supervised by Prof. Abiye

 

Geophysics Honours Students

 
Buthelezi, M.

Comparison of regional-residual separation algorithms

Supervised by Prof. Cooper
Chinamora, B.

Detailed Resistivity survey of a coal mine

Supervised by Dr. Jones.
  Hartmann, R.

Inversion of gravity data over the Wits basin using the method of Gerhard and Debeglia

Supervised by Prof. Cooper

Mahlangu, D.

Probabilistic assessment of seismic hazards in Africa

Supervised by Prof Durrheim.
Sebothoma, S.

In-stope monitoring of the response of the rock mass to mining

Supervised by Prof.  Durrheim and Dr. Milev

Stephens, K.

 

Geophysical monitoring to mitigate the risk posed by African volcanoes

Supervised by Prof Durrheim and Dr. Jones

 

Palaeontology Honours Students 

 

Van den Brandt, M.

Cranial morphology and phylogenetic analysis of Cynosaurus suppostus (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from the Upper Permian of the Karoo Basin, South Africa

Supervised by Dr. Abdala
Chappelle, K.

A detailed description of a Massospondylus skull based on a CT scan and 3D digital representation.

The project is supervised by Dr. Choiniere.

 

Clack, M.

Testing hypotheses for possible distribution pattterns and faunal change 

 

Supervised by Dr. Choiniere and Dr. van der Valt

Iqbal, S.

A comparative study of the forelimb of the Early Triassic cynodont Thrinaxodon liorhinus

Supervised by Dr. Carlson and Dr. Abdala.