Geophysicist | Mining and Metallurgical Engineering | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

National Delegate | International Union of Geophysics & Geodesy

Committee Member | International Association of Seismology & Physics of the Earth’s Interior

President | SA Geophysical Association
Jhb | 2006 - 2007

Vice-president | SA Geophysical Association
Jhb | 2005 - 2006

University of the Witwatersrand

Completed 2002

Doctorate in Geophysics

University of the Witwatersrand

Completed 1994

BSc honours in Geophysics

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Completed 1992

BSc (Physics, Geology)

Salamon Award | South African Institute of Rock Engineering

Faculty for the Future Research Grant | Schlumberger Faculty for the Future

Award for Technical Excellence | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Rocha medal for best PhD in Rock Mechanics internationally | International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM)

Innovation Award | CSIR Miningtek

Vocational Scholarship | Anglo American Group

Chapter in Acoustic Emission Testing. Basics for Research – Applications in Civil Engineering ISBN 978-3-540-69895-1 | Springer | 2008

Co-author

Chapter in Damage and its evolution in fibre composite materials: Simulation and non-destructive testing ISBN 3-930683-90-3 | 2008

Co-author

Chapter in QUEST magazine | QUEST | 2008

Co-author

Paper in Proceedings of the 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechnaics Symposium - SHIRMS 2008 ISBN 978-0-9804185-5-2 | Australian Society for Rock Mechanics | 2008

Co-author

Paper in International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining ISBN 978-0-9804185-2-1 | ACG | 2007

Co-author

Conference proceedings book ISBN 978-0-620-38241-0 | SAGA | 2007

Editor

Paper in South African Journal of Science | SAJS | 2007

First author

Chapter in textbook Damage and its evolution in fibre composite materials: Simulation and non-destructive testing ISBN 3-930683-90-3 | 2006

Co-author

Paper in and Seismicity in Mines, RaSim 6 | 2005

Co-author

Paper in South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | SAIMM | 2005

Co-author

Paper in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | J Rock Mech & Rock Eng. | 2005

Author

Paper in Journal of Geophysical Research | JGR | 2003

Co-author

Paper in International Society for Rock Mechanics, 10th Congress, Technology Roadmap for Rock Mechanics | SAIMM | 2003

Co-author

Paper in South African Journal of Science | SAJS | 2003

Co-author

Paper in International Society for Rock Mechanics, 10th Congress, Technology Roadmap for Rock Mechanics | SAIMM | 2003

Co-author

A textbook on rock mechanics. ISBN 0-7988-5547-9 | SIMRAC | 2002

First author

Paper in Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, RaSim5 | SAIMM | 2001

PhD thesis | 2001

SIMRAC booklet | SIMRAC | 2000

Author

Paper in South African Geophysical Review | SAGA | 1998

Co-author

Nominated | Shoprite/Checkers Woman of the Year | 2008

SA Geophysical Association

Member, 1992 - present

Geological Society of Southern Africa

Member

Metallurgy’s National Institute of Rock Engineering

Member