SANUMARC Newsletter 2nd Edition - University of Namibia

9NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SANUMARC’S FAMILYMs. Linea Iipinge: SANUMARC now has aqualifi ed Librarian in the person of Ms. LineaIipinge. Linea has a Bachelor of Art degreein Library Science and Record Managementmajoring in Economics obtained fromthe University of Namibia in 2007. She haspreviously worked as a Library Assistant forMinistry of Gender Equality and ChildrenWelfare at Ongwe diva where she assisted theLibrarian in managing library collection andpublications. She also worked as a Librarianat Oshakati Community Library, Directorate of Education, Oshana Region. She wasresponsible for planning library activities, monitor and planning of library budget aswell as training teachers on how to manage schools libraries. We are very pleased towelcome Ms. Iipinge to SANUMARC as she is bringing along a wealth of experience.TITUTEProf. Osterwalder...admonishedparticipants toactively think ofhow to supportthe Institute andits operating unitsin different partsof Africa and itstwinning partnerin Tokyo.Mr. Gadaffi Liswaniso: Joined SANUMARC as aMarine Science Researcher at the beginningof 2012. Gadaffi successfully completed hisMasters of Science in Fisheries and MarineResources from Ningbo University in thePeople’s Republic of China. His researchwas to study the diversity and dynamics ofVibrio related bacteria in crab ponds usingmolecular approach based on the 16S rDNA.His research was driven by the fact thatvibrionaceae family is composed of severalpathogenic species that cause diseases in humans such as cholera and othergastroenteritis related diseases that may arise mainly from eating undercookedseafood. Mr. Liswaniso is currently researching on several methods to inducespawning of oysters at SANUMARC and the research outputs can be used by localoyster farmers to acquire their own spat using their broodstock oysters.Mr. Andreas Namwoonde: Joinedthe Centre as Renewable EnergyResearcher, he obtained his Master ofEngineering and Technology (ChemicalEngineering) from D. I. MendeleyevUniversity of Chemical Technology of Russia,Moscow, Russia in 2011. Prior to joining theCentre, he worked briefl y as part-timeLecturer at the Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry of the University of Namibia,teaching Inorganic Chemistry, where he stillhelps to teach the same subject occasionally. Currently Mr. Namwoonde is busyworking on a Biogas project, looking at new and more manageable Biogas digesterdesigns with the aim of promoting biogas as a sustainable energy for Namibia.Mr. Edgar Mowa: Joined SANUMARCas Coastal Agriculture and Desert PlantBiodiversity Research towards the ending of2011. Edgar obtained a Master of Sciencedegree in Biodiversity Management andResearch from the University of Namibia in2009. He worked at the Ministry of Agriculture,Water and Forestry as a Forest Researcherbefore joining SANUMARC in 2011 as aDesert & Coastal Agriculture Researcher. Hisacademic expertise/interest is Sustainableagriculture, Crop Science, Horticulture, Landscape Ecology, GIS & Remote Sensing,Environmental conservation Science, Research and Land Use Planning. His currentproject at SANUMARC include Saliconia species; looking at the feasibility study onpotential of cultivation and supplying of these halophytic species as fodder forlivestock in Namibia as well as research in hydroponics