Department of Human Evolution

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig

phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
fax: +49 (0341) 3550 - 399

Curriculum Vitae

2013 – 2017	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK Title: Developing the use of luminescence chronometers to establish the timing of late Quaternary environmental changes in South Africa Supervisors: Prof Geoff Duller & Prof Stephen Tooth
2011 – 2013	Master of Science (MSc) by research, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Title: Geology and geochronology of the Nyl River floodplain sediments, Limpopo Province, South Africa Supervisors: Prof Terence McCarthy & Dr Mary Evans
2010	Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons) Geology) - with distinction, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Title: Clay mineralogy and soil textures of Quaternary alluvial fan palaeosols on Heelbo game farm, eastern Free State, South Africa Supervisors: Dr Mary Evans & Dr Zubair Jinnah
2007 – 2009	Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
2001 – 2006	Bachelor of Education (BEd), University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa

2016	Postgraduate demonstrator on undergraduate field trips: Rocks and Minerals course (1 week residential) Aberystwyth University, Wales
2013 – 2016	Undergraduate practical demonstration: Rocks and Minerals course Aberystwyth University, Wales
2013 – 2015	Academic tutor: Physical Geography & Environmental Earth Science courses Aberystwyth University, Wales
2010 – 2012	Undergraduate practical demonstrations: Geology, Mapwork & Sedimentology courses University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
2010 – 2012	Postgraduate demonstrator on undergraduate field trips: Sedimentology & Structural geology courses (1 week residential), Introduction to geology course (series of 1-day excursions) University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

2013 – 2016	Aberystwyth University: Doctoral Career Development Scholarship (DCDS)
2015	Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): Research, Education and Innovation (REI) award British Society of Geomorphology (BSG): Postgraduate Research Grant Aberystwyth University: DGES Postgraduate Discretionary Fund
2014	Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): REI award Quaternary Research Association (QRA): New Research Workers Award Aberystwyth University: DGES Postgraduate Discretionary Fund
2011 – 2012	National Research Foundation (NRF): Innovation Scholarship for Masters study University of the Witwatersrand: Postgraduate Merit Award for Masters study
2011	Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): REI award
2010	National Research Foundation (NRF): Innovation Scholarship for Honours study University of the Witwatersrand: Postgraduate Merit Award for Honours study
2011	Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): Haughton Award for the Best Honours Dissertation in South Africa for the previous year (2010)
2010	University of the Witwatersrand: School of Geosciences Gold Medal for the most outstanding Honours (4th year) student in Geology
2007	University of the Witwatersrand: RA Pelletier Prize in Geology University of the Witwatersrand: School of Geosciences Bronze Medal for the best performing student in 1st year Geology

2016	Introduction to Palaeoclimate Modelling (NERC Advanced Training short course) 5 day course, Centre for Past Climate Change, University of Reading, UK
2015	Quaternary Palaeoecology (NERC Advanced Training short course) 5 day course, Micropalaeontology Department, National History Museum, UK
2014	BSG Windsor Postgraduate Workshop 3 day workshop, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK
2013	Luminescence Dating: Theory, Methods and Applications 5 day course, Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory (ALRL), Aberystwyth University, Wales

Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)

Quaternary Research Association (QRA)

British Society for Geomorphology (BSG)

The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (MinSoc)

Past Global Changes (PAGES)

Young Earth Scientists (YES) Network

Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory (ALRL)

Quaternary Environmental Change research group, Aberystwyth University