The Management Committee of the Water Institute is responsible for contributing to the institute's strategic and business plans, cluster projects, teaching and learning initiatives and for identifying opportunities to further the institute's vision and mission. The Water Institute is proud to introduce our current Management Committee:
Prof Hannes Rautenbach Acting Director of the Water Institute
Chairperson of the Management Committee Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM)
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Tel: +27 12 420 2173
Email: hannes.rautenbach@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water and Climate
Prof Rivka Kfir Extraordinary Professor for the Water Institute Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Tel: +27 12 420 2173
Email: rivka.kfir@up.ac.za
Management committee members
Prof John Annandale Department of Plant Production and Soil Science
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Email: john.annandale@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water and Crops
Prof Norman Casey Department of Animal and Wildlife Science
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Email: norman.casey@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water and Livestock
Prof Evans Chirwa Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Build Environment and Information Technology Email: evans.chirwa@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water Utilisation Engineering TEACHING AND LEARNING:
Postgraduate programmes in Water Utilisation
Matthys Dippenaar Department of Geology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Email: matthys.dippenaar@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Groundwater
Prof Lise Korsten Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Email: lise.korsten@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Food Quality and Safety
Dr Jan Myburgh Department of Paraclinical Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Email: jan.myburgh@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Prof Jana Olivier Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and meteorology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Email: jana1@mweb.co.za
CLUSTER:
Hot Water Springs / Fog Water Harvesting
Prof Nic Olivier SADC Centre for Land Related, Regional and Development Policy
Faculty of Natural and Agfricultural Sciences Email: nic.olivier@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Law and Governance
Prof Egmont Rohwer Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Natural and Agfricultural Sciences Email: egmont.rohwer@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Organic Chemistry
Prof Maureen Taylor Department of Medical Virology
Faculty of Health Email: maureen.taylor@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water and Health
Prof Fanie van Vuuren Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Build Environment and Information Technology Email: fanie.vanvuuren@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water Resources Engineering TEACHING AND LEARNING:
Postgraduate programmes in Water Resourses Engineering
Prof Fanus Venter Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Email: fanus.venter@up.ac.za
CLUSTER:
Water and Microbiology
Prof Ronny Webber Department of Mining Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Build Environment and Information Technology Email: ronny.weber@up.ac.za