Pint of Science UCT 14 May Planet Earth
Mon May 14, 17:30 - Mon May 14, 20:00
UCT Club, Upper Campus, UCT
ABOUT
Pint of Science is a charity run by volunteers that brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local pub to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don't need any prior knowledge, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a pint with them). The festival started in the UK and runs every May in over 150 cities across 19 different countries - including South Africa! This year Pint of Science will take place on 14, 15 and 16 May 2018.The theme for 14 May is Planet Earth
Speakers:
Naadirah Moola - A maze within maize
Maize, a staple food in our South African diets that hides a toxic secret. Fusarium verticillioides is a fungus responsible for a reduction in the quantity and quality of maize with respect to ear rot and accumulation of mycotoxins. These toxins have been associated with adverse health effects in both humans and animals. This topic looks at the role of plant defence and a biopesticide in managing this complex interaction.?
Naadirah Moola completed her bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Genetics at the University of Cape Town. She then proceeded to do her Honours and Master's at the University of Cape Town in Molecular and Cell Biology. Beyond the veil of science. she is an avid sportswoman and traveller.
Jore von Holdt - Is dust really that big?
Jore´ von Holdt will discuss aeolian dust emissions in the earth system. von Holdt is a geomorphologist who studies atmospheric dust and has done much of her research in the Namib Desert.
von Holdt completed her PhD at UCT and is currently doing research involving mine dust and how it affects people and the environment.
Kolisa Sinyanya - Phytoplankton: The microscopic photosynthesizers that are saving our planet
Microbe-nutrient interactions in the Agulhas Climate Array marine system. Kolisa Yola Sinyanya is a PhD candidate in the Oceanography Department. PhD focuses on understanding nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton in the sunlit upper oceans of the Indian and Southern Ocean. Sinjanya is passionate about SCIENCE and science communication.
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Pint of Science UCT 14 May Planet Earth
UCT Club, Upper Campus, UCT
Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa
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