Supervisor Contact Details of Approved Postgraduate Research Projects for 2025

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) offers scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships for students and researchers interested in pursuing radio astronomy research in South Africa.

Engineering Project Supervisors
Engineering Supervisors for Masters-Level Projects
Supervisor’s Name University Email Address
Prof. Matthys Botha Stellenbosch University mmbotha@sun.ac.za
Dr. Leanne Bodenstein Stellenbosch University ljohnson@sun.ac.za
Dr. Jacki Gilmore Stellenbosch University jackivdm@sun.ac.za
Dr. Johan Schoeman University of Pretoria j.schoeman@up.ac.za
Prof. Tinus Stander University of Pretoria tinus.stander@up.ac.za
Dr. Trienko Grobler Stellenbosch University tlgrobler@sun.ac.za
Dr. Heinrich Edgar Arnold Laue University of Pretoria heinrich.laue@up.ac.za
Engineering Supervisors for Doctoral-Level Projects
Dr. Jacki Gilmore Stellenbosch University jackivdm@sun.ac.za
Prof. Matthys Botha Stellenbosch University mmbotha@sun.ac.za
Prof. Tinus Stander University of Pretoria tinus.stander@up.ac.za
Dr. Heinrich Edgar Arnold Laue University of Pretoria heinrich.laue@up.ac.za

Science Project Supervisors
Science Supervisors for Masters-Level Projects
Supervisor’s Name University Email Address
Dr. Kenda Knowles Rhodes University kendaknowles.astro@gmail.com
Prof. Oleg Smirnov Rhodes University osmirnov@gmail.com
Prof. Sarah Blyth University of Cape Town sarah.blyth@uct.ac.za
Prof. Roger Deane University of the Witwatersrand / University of Pretoria roger.deane@wits.ac.za
Dr. Marisa Geyer University of Cape Town marisa.geyer@uct.ac.za
Dr. Mpati Ramatsoku Rhodes University m.ramatsoku@ru.ac.za
Dr. Sinenhlanhla Precious Sikhosana University of kwaZulu-Natal sikhosanas@ukzn.ac.za
Prof Johan van der Walt University of Cape Town vanderwalt.di@gmail.com
Dr Lucia Marchetti University of Cape Town lucia.marcheg@uct.ac.za
Science Supervisors for Doctoral-Level Projects
Prof. Oleg Smirnov Rhodes University osmirnov@gmail.com
Dr. Kenda Knowles Rhodes University kendaknowles.astro@gmail.com
Dr .Jacinta Delhaize University of Cape Town jacinta.delhaize@uct.ac.za
Dr Lucia Marchetti University of Cape Town lucia.marchetti@uct.ac.za
Dr. Kshtiij Thorat University of Pretoria kshitijthorat.astro@gmail.com
Prof. John McKean University of Pretoria mckean@astro.rug.nl
Prof. Mario Santos University of the Western Cape mgrsantos@uwc.ac.za