by Ria Olivier | Jan 19, 2022 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, Overwintering Team, Research, SANAP, Science, Stations, Team member
Do you have a BSc (Hons) degree in the ecological field? This might be an opportunity for you!
Two Ecological Field Assistants/Researchers needed for the 2022/2023 overwintering team on the South African, sub-Antarctic Marion Island.
This is an opportunity not the be missed!
Deadline: 21 January 2022.
Always keep an eye on the SANAP Jobs page, where all vacancies on Marion Island, Gough Island and Antarctica are advertised.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 19 January 2022.
by Ria Olivier | Jan 7, 2022 | Antarctica, Mammology, News, Research, SANAP Student, Science, Southern Ocean, STEM, Women in Science
Congratulations Mia – from overwintering field assistant to lecturer at the University of Pretoria.
Dr Mia Wege was chosen as one of the “100 Women in Polar Science and Support” featured by Women in Polar Science. Mia is a true ‘go-getter’ and an inspiration to all young women in science!
Her connection with SANAP:
In 2009, her journey within the South African National Antarctic Programme started, where she joined the 66th Marion Island Overwintering Team as a “sealer” (Marion Island Marine Mammal Programme) field assistant (see overwintering team photo below). After this expedition, Mia started an MSc at the University of Pretoria, with her project titled: “Maternal foraging behaviour of Subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island”. During her time as MSc student, she applied to return to Marion Island for another year and returned as part of the 69th Marion Island Overwintering team from 2012 to 2013. In the same year of returning from her last overwinter expedition, she completed her MSc and started working on a PhD with her focus on “Population trend and foraging ecology of sympatric Antarctic and Subantarctic fur seals at Marion Island”. She has been on numerous other take-over expeditions to Marion Island, Gough Island, and Antarctica.
Mia completed her PhD, a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria, and another 1-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury. She was recently employed as a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology & Entomology.
We would like to congratulate Dr Mia Wege on all her qualifications obtained within the South African National Antarctic Programme and her new position as lecturer.
Her passion for the Antarctic is contagious and we encourage all ECR’s (Early Career Researchers) to work hard work and persevere.
Check out Mia’s website here.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 07 January 2022.
by Ria Olivier | Dec 24, 2021 | Antarctica, News, Research, SA Agulhas II, SANAE, Southern Ocean
ALSA would like to wish all onboard the research and supply vessel, the S.A. Agulhas II, currently at the Antarctic ice shelf, a happy festive season.
Special thoughts go out to the Captain of the vessel, Captain Knowledge Bengu, and the crew who will be having all hands on deck throughout the festive season. Thank you for supporting all the research activities etc. onboard.
A special message to the AMSOLITES (Captain and Crew) from AMSOL:
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 24 December 2021.
by Ria Olivier | Dec 23, 2021 | Gough Island, News, Overwintering Team, Team member, Team Photo
The South African team on Gough Island would like to wish you a happy festive season.
Spending Christmas far away from home can sometimes be a challenging time for overwintering team members, so if you would like to send a special message to the team, please email me at anchemuller@sun.ac.za or comment on the Facebook post, see below.
Send a message to the South Africans on Gough Island – Click here and comment on the Facebook Post.
67th Gough Island Overwintering Team
A new team member, Nkosi Madama (Electrician) has joined the team on the 9th of December 2021.
Read more about the team here.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 23 December 2021.
by Ria Olivier | Dec 22, 2021 | Legacy, News, Oceanography, Research, SA Agulhas II, Science, Southern Ocean
Congratulations to all SANAP graduates of 2021. A special congratulations to Dr Mhlangabezi Mdutyana, who just made history by being the first black South African to graduate with a doctorate in observational ocean biogeochemistry.
He is part of the Parallel cycling of nitrogen and iron in the upper Southern Ocean: implications for biological CO2 drawdown and global ocean fertility project led by Principal Investigator, Dr Sarah Fawcett (Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town).
Read Dr Mdutyana’s inspirational story here. Dr Mdutyana was interviewed by various news channels, see below. Dr Mdutyana is a true inspiration to the future generation of scientists in South Africa.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 22 December 2021.
ALSA would like to wish all onboard the research and supply vessel, the S.A. Agulhas II, currently at the Antarctic ice shelf, a happy festive season.
