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Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 2, Episode 4: Sinoxolo MagayaSinoxolo Magaya
Sinoxolo Magaya, or Snow as she prefers to be called, grew up in two rural communities in South Africa. For her Masters, Snow explored the Indigenous Knowledge Systems used in these two communities in forecasting the weather and making agricultural decisions. She passed her masters with distinction, and from this research has published one book chapter in an edited volume, and has a journal article currently under review. During her Masters, Snow worked as a writing fellow for Geography 1. Snow is currently studying towards her PhD at VU Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Snow's...2022-11-0439 minRevise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 2, Episode 3: Dr Adriaan van der WaltWhen Dr Adriaan van der Walt registered for his PhD by publication in 2017, he was undertaking to complete his first degree in English. Until then he had only studied, and published academic research, in Afrikaans. As you can tell from his title, he was successful. So successful, indeed, that he passed with very minor revisions, and published four papers from his PhD. Adriaan is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of the Free State, serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Biometeorology, and is the mentee Associate Editor...2022-10-2832 minRevise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 2, Episode 2: Nelson NhamutoleNelson Nhamutole
Nelson Nhamutole is a PhD candidate in the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand. His research spans topics in Geology, Palaeobotany and Geoheritage. His first first-authored academic paper was published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences, reporting on new species of conifer wood from the middle Permian in Mozambique.
Nelson’s Journal of African Earth Sciences paper can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1464343X210022472022-10-2132 minRevise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 2, Episode 1: Dr JJ GregoryJJ Gregory
Dr JJ Gregory is a Lecturer of Human Geography at the University of Pretoria. He completed his PhD through the University of Johannesburg in the height of the pandemic, and while working at North West University Mafikeng campus. His research broadly focusses on urban geography, with a particular interest in creative industries and studentification. JJ is the chair of the Society of South African Geographers Students and New Professionals Group, and is involved in ongoing policy work around student housing in urban centres of South Africa. JJ’s first academic paper was published in Local Ec...2022-10-1450 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 12: Keegan FraserKeegan Fraser
For his Honours research project, Keegan explored the accuracy of media reporting on the climatology of Tropical Cyclone Idai, reflecting on the statements of ‘fact’ portayed in these news articles pertaining to the category of the tropical cyclone, the wind speed, amount of rain, flooding and damage. He was awarded the top research project mark in his class for this work, the Stanley Jackson prize for the top Geography Honours student, and the Society of South African Geographers Award for top Honours project in the country. A few weeks ago, a paper from his research was...2021-12-1738 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 11: Nontobeko MtshaliNontobeko Mtshali is the Education and Energy and Environment Editor at The Conversation Africa. The team of editors at The Conversation works with academics to translate their research findings into readable news articles for the public. This provides a valuable platform for science communication, and bridges the gap between pieces written about science by non-scientists, and the scientific outputs themselves. Having worked with The Conversation for many years, writing pieces that break down my research outputs, and writing commissioned articles on current climate events, I am very excited to have Nontobeko on this podcast to talk about the process...2021-12-1045 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 10: Dr Jaganmoy JodderDr Jaganmoy Jodder works on some of our earliest rocks and organisms on earth! For his PhD, and first paper, he worked on Archaen rocks. For his postdoc he is working on the earliest microfossils.
His first academic paper can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030192682100019X
Many thanks to GENUS Palaeosciences for funding this podcast.2021-12-0334 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 9: Dr Miengah AbrahamsDr Miengah Abrahams is a dino tracker! She works in the Department of Geology at the University of Cape Town, with research focused on ichnology
Miengah’s first paper can be found here: https://peerj.com/articles/2285/
And her first first-authored paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2016.1267164
Her full Google Scholar profile can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jNV71pUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Many thanks, as always, to GENUS Palaeosciences for so enthusiastically supporting this podcast. 2021-11-2634 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 8: Prof Leslie SwartzProfessor Leslie Swartz is another somewhat unusual guest on this podcast, in that he published his first paper many, many years ago. With an h-index of 62, Leslie has certainly walked the road of revising and resubmitting his work many times. Today he is the Editor in Chief of the South African Journal of Science, and holds not one but two PhDs.
Leslie's Google Scholar profile, with the extensive list of publications over the past 40 years, can be found here:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tZXC_70AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
An...2021-11-1944 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 7: Dr Robert MuirDr Robert Muir is a senior lecturer in sedimentology at the University of the Free State. He completed his undergraduate and PhD at UCT, focusing on sedimentology, stratigraphy and geochronology.
His first paper can be found here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566711500052X
And his full Google Scholar profile here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PVts8NQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Many thanks to GENUS Palaeosciences for supporting this podcast. 2021-11-1230 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 6: Bongekile ZwaneBongekile Zwane is a PhD candidate at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand, exploring the impacts of the Toba super-eruption in Indonesia 74 ka, on the palaeoenvironment of southern Africa.
Her first paper can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618220306522?casa_token=aN-o_DU8eBUAAAAA:6P_r1RHsSFg45jMotGWHIFI4Sewc-2t-Z1M3jJlYxmKS_Vw6s6uc8mXspHOGwQOJRRI8_xuG4Q
As always, a huge thanks to GENUS Palaeosciences for supporting this podcast. 2021-11-0532 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 5: Dr Kimberley ChapelleDr Kimberley Chapelle is a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. As a palaeontologist, her work involves CT scanning dinosaurs! A few hours after we recorded this podcast, Kimi's Kimi Chapelle’s research on Massospondylus dinosaur embryos made the Editor’s choice list for Nature’s Scientific Reports.
Her first paper can be found here:
https://peerj.com/articles/4224/
And her Google Scholar profile, for more recent papers here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TEozzlcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Huge thanks to GENUS...2021-10-2933 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 4: Dr Jason WerbeloffDr Jason Werbeloff is one of the more unconventional guests on this podcast. He has a PhD in philosophy, but the majority of his publications have been in science fiction:
https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Werbeloff/e/B00FOXU2OC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
He also co-runs his own podcast, Brain in a Vat, you can listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/BraininaVat
Huge thanks to GENUS Palaeosciences for funding this podcast. 2021-10-2231 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 3: Annabel FentonAnnabel Fenton is an MA student in Urban Geography exploring the experiences of domestic workers in Johannesburg's northern suburbs. Her first publication is from her Honours research.
Her first paper can be found here:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12132-019-09384-2
Many thanks to the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Palaeoscience for supporting this podcast.2021-10-1535 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 2: Mauro LourencoMauro Lourenco is currently pursuing a PhD exploring the palaeoenvironmental record and development of peat in the Angolan Highlands, which form the source waters of the Okavango Delta. His Masters, and first paper, were on a quite different topic.
Mauro's first paper can be found here:
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wsa/article/view/204525
Many thanks to the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Palaeoscience for funding this podcast. 2021-10-0833 min
Revise, Rebut & ResubmitSeason 1, Episode 1: Dr Sarah RoffeIn this first episode of Revise, Rebut & Resubmit I interview Dr Sarah Roffe, a postdoctoral fellow at the Evolutionary Studies Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand.
Sarah's first paper can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03736245.2019.1573151
Her full Google Scholar profile can be found here:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lmCc9bkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Huge thanks to the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeoscience for funding this podcast. 2021-10-0123 min