University of cape town

Activities and Societies: I was the class representative for my Honours class, in which I acted as a student/academic intermediary and participated in departmental meetings. I participated in a month-long exchange to the East China Normal University in Shanghai, and conducted collaborative research whilst networking with academics and peers. I completed courses titled: Water Resource Management, Climate Change and Predictability, Anthropocene Environments in Context, and Urban Ecology. I completed a dissertation entitled A Current Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Ashmead Channel (Knysna Estuarine) Sediments.

University of cape town

Activities and Societies: I participated in a second month-long research trip to the East China Normal University, in which I conducted fieldwork and laboratory work, and presented at a small conference with other academics and peers. I attended and presented at the joint 2021 Society of South African Geographers - South African Association of Geomorphologists conference. I am also a student member and conference attendee of IAIAsa (The International Association of Impact Assessments South Africa). This dissertation masters involved sampling and analyzing sediments from the Knysna Estuary, determining the degree of contamination present, and finding trends in heavy metal concentrations in previous decades. Sampling was also conducted within the Yangtze Estuary in the People's Republic of China, and the heavy metal concentrations and extent of contamination were compared between these two contrasting systems.I had the privilege of working with a number of key stakeholders whilst… Show more This dissertation masters involved sampling and analyzing sediments from the Knysna Estuary, determining the degree of contamination present, and finding trends in heavy metal concentrations in previous decades. Sampling was also conducted within the Yangtze Estuary in the People's Republic of China, and the heavy metal concentrations and extent of contamination were compared between these two contrasting systems.I had the privilege of working with a number of key stakeholders whilst conducting this research, including members of the Knysna town council and municipality. Additionally, I was able to network with and receive training from experienced researchers at the East China Normal University. Show less

University of cape town

Activities and Societies: I was the class representative for the third year Archaeology course titled Routes of Recent African Identities, in which I acted as the interface between the students and staff and actively participated in departmental matters. I completed courses in Environmental and Geographical Science, Archaeology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Psychology, Mathematics, and Statistics. I achieved Dean's Merit List status for each year of the degree with a combined aggregate of greater than 70% for each year of study.

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Associated with Michael Armitage