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studies of strain fields and residual stress analysis; (d)<br />

Single electron transport and interactions<br />

Applied Physics (A Buffler, I Govender, M R Nchodu, S<br />

W Peterson, S M Wheaton): (a) Positron Emission Particle<br />

Tracking at PEPT Cape Town, iThemba LABS; (b) Particulate<br />

flow and interaction characterization in engineering and<br />

biological systems by computational and mechanistic<br />

modelling; (c) Radiation transport modelling in industrial<br />

and medical systems; (d) Applied nuclear physics using<br />

neutrons; (e) Geo-neutrino detection (EARTH collaboration)<br />

Tertiary physics education (M S Allie, A Buffler and D<br />

Taylor): (a) Curriculum design and evaluation; (b) Role<br />

of language; (c) Understanding of measurement and<br />

uncertainty; (d) Modelling and visualization<br />

depArtmentAl stAtistiCs<br />

permanent and long term contract staff<br />

professor 3<br />

Associate professor 7<br />

senior lecturer 2<br />

lecturer 5<br />

part-time lecturer 1<br />

technical staff 4<br />

Administrative staff 4<br />

departmental & lab Assistants 4<br />

total 30<br />

research staff<br />

emeritus professor 5<br />

emeritus Associate professor 1<br />

senior research Associate 1<br />

total 7<br />

students<br />

doctoral 16<br />

master’s 18<br />

honours 6<br />

undergraduate 1680<br />

total 1720<br />

reseArCh fields And stAff<br />

permanent staff<br />

professor d.G. AsChmAn<br />

Head of Department; Experimental Nuclear Physics.<br />

professor d.t. britton<br />

Solid State Physics.<br />

faCUlTy of sCIeNCe<br />

professor A. peshier<br />

Theoretical Physics.<br />

AssoCiAte professor m.s. Allie* (Ched)<br />

Experimental Nuclear Physics; Physics Education.<br />

AssoCiAte professor m.d. blumenthAl<br />

Solid State Physics.<br />

AssoCiAte professor A. buffler<br />

Experimental Nuclear Physics. Physics Education.<br />

AssoCiAte professor C.m. Comrie<br />

Solid State Physics.<br />

AssoCiAte professor r.W. feAriCK<br />

Experimental Nuclear Physics.<br />

AssoCiAte professor m. hÄrtinG<br />

Solid State Physics.<br />

AssoCiAte professor h.W.G. WeiGert<br />

Theoretical Physics.<br />

dr i. Govender<br />

Senior Lecturer; Applied Physics.<br />

dr s.m. WheAton<br />

Senior Lecturer; Theoretical Physics.<br />

dr A. hAmilton<br />

Lecturer; Experimental Particle Physics.<br />

dr W.A. horoWitZ<br />

Lecturer; Theoretical Particle Physics.<br />

dr m.r. nChodu<br />

Lecturer; Experimental Nuclear Physics, Physics Education.<br />

dr s.W. peterson<br />

Lecturer; Experimental Nuclear Physics.<br />

ms d .tAylor<br />

Lecturer; Physics Education.<br />

mr G. leiGh<br />

Part-time Lecturer.<br />

research staff<br />

emeritus professor f.d. brooKs<br />

Experimental Nuclear Physics.<br />

emeritus professor J.W.A. CleymAns<br />

Senior <strong>Research</strong> Associate; Theoretical Physics.<br />

emeritus professor C.A. dominGueZ<br />

Theoretical Particle Physics.<br />

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