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To meet its mandate of improving the quality of life of South Africans, the CSIR relies on its most important asset, its people. The CSIR’s multidisciplinary nature positions the organisation to help solve the increasingly complex problems of our time. This multidisciplinary science, engineering and technology base is made up of individuals who are highly specialised in their respective fields. They are geneticists, virologists, software developers, polymer chemists, applied mathematicians and industrial engineers, just to name a few.
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Dr Kotzee’s research interests lie in assessing ecosystem service conditions, understanding social ecological processes, and developing improved systems approaches to flood regulation services to inform integrated flood management.
Gibberd leads a number of projects on education architecture and sustainable built environments.
Mapiravana specialises in research and development of building and construction materials and methods at the CSIR. His research interests include geopolymers, structural fibre reinforced composites, high performance cement and concrete and innovative building technologies.
Roro’s research interests are photovoltaic technologies across the entire value chain, solar resource assessment and forecasting, integration of solar technologies to the grid, and renewable energy.