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The Council of the SAIP

The affairs of the Institute are administered by a Council and an Executive. The Executive Committee can make decisions on urgent matters that arise between Council meetings.

The current Council Members (for the July 2005 - July 2007 term) are:

Portfolio
Name
Email
President, Role and Purpose of the SAIP (*) Prof. Nithaya Chetty (U. KwaZulu-Natal) president{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
President-Elect (*) Dr. Simon Connell (U. Witwatersrand) president-elect{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Secretary, Communication(*) Dr. Jaynie Padayachee secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Treasurer (*) Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan U.) treasurer{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Student Liaison Mr. Gurthwin Bosman (U. Stellenbosch) student{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Marketing Dr. Attie Combrink (HartRAO) secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Industrial Liaison Dr. Igle Gledhill (CSIR) secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Awards Prof. Dieter Heiss (U. Stellenbosch) secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Conferences Dr. Peter Martinez secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
International/National Liaison Prof. Harm Moraal (North-West U.) secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za
Specialist Group Liaison Prof. Erich Rohwer (U. Stellenbosch) secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za

(*) - Executive Committee

Awards Committee

  • Prof W.D.Heiss (Convenor)
  • Prof. K. Bharuth-Ram (iThemba LABS)
  • Prof. D. Comins (U. Witwatersrand)
  • Dr. R. de Mello-Koch(U. Witwatersrand)
  • Dr. P.A. Whitelock (SA Astronomical Observatory)
  • Prof. J.A.A. Engelbrecht -- Alternate (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan U.)
    		•

    Marketing Committee

  • Dr. A.Z.A. Combrink (Convenor)
  • Dr. S.H. Connell (U. Witwatersrand)
  • Mr. D. Fish (U. Zululand Science Centre)
  • Dr. A. Forbes (National Laser Centre of SA)
  • Mr. K. Govender (SA Astronomical Observatory)

    • Implementation of Future of Physics Committee

  • Prof E.C. Zingu (Convenor)
  • Prof. K. Bharuth-Ram (iThemba LABS)
  • Prof. M. Hellberg (U. KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Dr. P.A. Whitelock (SA Astronomical Observatory)
  • Prof. F. Hahne (U. Stellenbosch - alternate)
    		•

    Constitutional Committee

  • Prof N. Chetty (Convenor)
  • Prof. M.A. Hellberg (U. KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Dr. J. Padayachee (FHSST)

    • Past Council Members