Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure
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Our Team
The Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure draws on expertise from SAEON, SAIAB, and the core SMCRI team. The SMCRI also supports a number of post-graduate students
SAEON Elwandle Node
Prof Tommy Bornman
Node and SMCRI Manager
Plankton Ecologist
Dr Shaun Deyzel
Science and Data Coordinator
Plankton Ecologist
Sean Bailey
Senior Technician
Arlene Cobb
Administrative Officer
Nozipiwo Hambaze
Science Engagement
SMCRI Staff
Tim Parker-Nance
Senior Developer
Dr Lucienne Human
Biogeochemist
Imtiyaaz Malick
Oceanographic Technician
Tarryn Swartbooi
Laboratory Technician
Werner Kuntz
Marine Technician
Belicia Matsha
Junior Technician: Data Systems
Cholofelo Labase
Junior Technician: Data Infrastructure
Imkitha Makoyi
Junior Technician: Biodiversity Information
Jethan D’Hotman
Marine Technician
Dr Shirley Parker-Nance
BELTER Coordinator
Taryn Joshua
SMCRI Coordinator
Dr Mfundo Bizani
Early Career Scientist: Plankton Ecology
Phumlile Cotiyane-Pondo
Early Career Scientist: Plankton Ecology; PhD candidate
SAIAB Staff
Ryan Palmer
Dr Taryn Murray
Matt Parkinson
Lishini Kokose
Dr Anthony Bernard
Koos Smith
Ferdinand Jacobs
Thor Eriksen
Thabo Mbuyazi
Dr Errol Wiles
Students (2022)
Athi Mfikili (PhD, Nelson Mandela University): “Evidence of late-Holocene tsunami deposits in South African estuaries”
Luca Stirnimann (PhD, University of Cape Town): “Zooplankton and phytoplankton dynamics in the open Southern Ocean and surrounding the Subantarctic islands”
Ross-Lynne Gibb (PhD, Rhodes University): “Phytoplankton communities provide insight into ecosystem functioning of the Agulhas Current system”
Plaxedes Rukuni (MSc, Nelson Mandela University): “Evaluation of functional diversity indexes for the mesozooplankton in Algoa Bay as proxies to assess the stability of the pelagic food web.”
Sandisiwe Mafanya (MSc, Rhodes University): “Use of eco-engineering to enhance indigenous bivalve (Perna perna) communities and biodiversity: Port of East London, South Africa, as a case study”
Zinzi Somana (MSc, Rhodes University): “Combining both morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding to describe the distribution and phylogeny of larval invertebrates and fishes on the east coast of South Africa”
Seshnee Reddy (MSc, Rhodes University): “Larval assemblages in intertidal habitats; the use of man-made and natural structures”
Brishan Kalyan (MSc, University of Witwatersrand): “Contributions to the molecular approach of using diatoms in the monitoring of coastal waters”