Staff and Students

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Staff

Prof. Soebur Razzaque

Director

Telephone: 011 559 (+2330)

E-mail: srazzaque@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 236 (Second Floor), APK Campus

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Ms. Chanelle Gouws

Specialist Assistant

Telephone: 011 559 (+4144)

E-mail: capp@uj.ac.za / chanelleg@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 237 (Second Floor), APK Campus

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Ms. Layla Limalia

Digital marketing Intern

Telephone: 011 559 (+4144)

E-mail: capp@uj.ac.za /laylal@uj.ac.za 

Office: C1-Lab, 237 (Second Floor), APK Campus

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

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Dr. Monica Barnard

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

E-mail: monicab@uj.ac.za 

Office: C1-Lab, 237 (Second Floor), APK Campus

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Dr. Khushboo Dixit

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

E-mail: kdixit@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 238 (Second Floor), APK Campus

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Dr. Ankur Ghosh

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Email: ankurg@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 240 (Second Floor), APK Campus

PhD Students

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Mr. Lutendo Nyadzani

Lecturer & PhD Student

E-mail: lnyadzani@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 116A (First Floor), APK Campus

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Ms. Tamador Aldowma

PhD Student

E-mail: taalodwma@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 238 (Second Floor), APK Campus

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Mr. Mfuphi Ntshatsha

PhD Student

E-mail: ntshatsham@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 116A (First Floor), APK Campus

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Mr. Luyanda Mazwi

PhD Student

E-mail: luyandam@uj.ac.za

Office: C1-Lab, 240, APK Campus

Visiting Research Associates

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Prof. Lili Yang

Visiting Research Associate

Institution: Sun Yat-sen University, China

Duration: 8-27 January 2024 

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Dr. Jagdish Joshi

Visiting Research Associate

Institution: Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)

Duration: 2 months (May – June 2023)

Past Visitors

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Ms Salmoli Ghosh

Visitor (2nd year masters student)

Institution: National centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundemental Research 

Reason for Visit: Present Seminar Talk

Duration:  21st August 2024

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Dr. Ann Njeri

Visitor (Assistant Professor)

Institution: Newcastle University, UK 

Reason for Visit: Present Outreach Talk

Duration:  2 August 2024

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Dr. Gopolang Mohlabeng

Visitor (Assistant Professor)

Institution: Simon Fraser University, Canada

Reason for Visit: Present Seminar Talk

Duration: 29 July 2024

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Prof. Mirjana Povic

Visitor (Assistant Professor)

Institution: Space Science and Geospatial Institute in Ethiopia

Reason for Visit: Present Outreach Talk

Duration: 21 June 2024

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Prof. Tibra Ali

Visitor (Associate Dean of Research of the School of Data and Sciences)

Institution: Brac University

Reason for Visit: Present at Quantum Workshop

Duration: 1-7 May 2023 / 5-9 February 2024

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Dr. Shajid Haque

Visitor (Senior Lecturer)

Institution: University of Cape Town (UCT)

Reason for Visit: Present at Quantum Workshop

Duration: 5-9 February 2024

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Dr. Feraol Dirirsa

Visitor

Institution: Ethiopian Technology Institute

Reason for Visit: Conduct Research

Duration: 3 months (2022)

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Dr. Saikat Das

Visitor (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Institution: Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University (Japan)

Duration: 15-26 October 2022

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Ms. Gunjan Tomar

Visitor (PhD Student) 

Institution: Raman Research Institute (India) 

Duration: 15-23 October 2022

Past Alumni

Staff Members

Jessica-Sheay Verrall

Research Administrator

Jan 2019 – Dec 2020

Ms. Anna Samara Larmuth

Research Administrator

Jan 2021 – September 2024

Postdocs

​Jagdish Joshi

Country: India 

Years active at UJ: 2016 – 2019 

 

Aquib Moin

Country: Pakistan

Years active at UJ: 2015 – 2016

 

​Reetanjali Moharana

Country: India

Years active at UJ: 2014 – 2016

 

Richard Britto

Country: France

Years active at UJ: 2013 – 2015

PhD Students

​Feraol Dirirsa

Country: ​Ethiopia

Year Graduated: 2019

 

J. Thomas

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2018

MSc Students

Dimakatso Maheso

Country: South Africa

Date Graduated: 2024

 

Luyanda Mazwi

Country: South Africa

Date Graduated: 2024

 

Thabo Msiza 

Country: South Africa

Date Graduated: 2023

 

Nomthendeleko Motha

Country: South Africa

Date Graduated: 2021

 

Mfuphi Ntshatsha

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2021

Lutendo Nyadzani

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2021

Honours Students

Dimakatso Maheso 

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2020

 

​​​Luyanda Mazwi 

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2020

 

​​​Mfundo Mhlanga 

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2020

 

Thabo Msiza

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2020

 

Isaac Magolego 

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2018

 

Daymore Makope

Country: ​Zimbabwe

Year Graduated: 2018

 

Nomthendeleko Motha

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2018

 

​​​Oscar Texeira

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2018

 

​​​Jessica-Sheay Verall

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2018

 

Abbey Matimba Maheso

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2017

 

Mfuphi Ntshatsha

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2017

 

Lutendo Nyadzani

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2017 

 

​​​​L. Javu

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2016

 

​​​Murendeni Nemufulwi

Country: South Africa

Year Graduated: 2016

 

​B. Panos

Country: Switzerland

Year Graduated: 2014