2020 OWSD PhD Graduates
December 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have cancelled graduation ceremonies for many universities around the world, but it didn't stop these OWSD fellows from receiving their PhDs. Below, we celebrate the fellows who graduated in 2020; click on any name to learn more about that fellow. Congratulations, Drs.!
2013 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Evolution and recent speciation in two disparate endemic South African insect genera: Macroderes (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and Nemopterella (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae)"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Sensory, rheology, tribology and shelflife of reduced fat mayonnaise-type emulsions formulated with lipid-modified maize starch as fat replacer"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Title of PhD: "Development, acceptability and potential nutritional impact of insect-fortified biscuits in pregnant women in Ashanti region, Ghana"
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Dschang, Cameroon
Title of PhD: "Structural analysis of plutonic and mylonitic rocks of the Plaine-Tikar (Manchi-Mbakop-Magba-Bitou sector) - West-Cameroon area"
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Dschang, Cameroon
Title of PhD: "Evaluation of some flavor enhancers as sources of monosodium glutamate for growth activation and organoleptic quality in broiler chickens"
2013 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
Title of PhD: "Contribution of actinobacteria (actinomycetes) in the biological fight against Pythium myriotylum, the agent responsible for root rot of macabo (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott)"
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Exploring the potential of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum 1) waste-based organic amendments for fertility management of sandy soils in maize-tobacco smallholder systems of Zimbabwe."
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Energy savings and maintenance optimization of energy-efficient lighting retrofit projects incorporating lumen degradation"
2010 fellow
PhD awarded from: Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Synthesis and use of novel ligands for the selective extraction of cobalt from other base metal ions"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Covenant University, Nigeria
Title of PhD: "Phytochemical, antibacterial and toxicological studies of fruit-skin and leaf extracts of Annona muricata linnaeus (soursop)"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Rhodes University, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Ecological assessment of a temperate river system using biomonitoring techniques: a case study of the Bloukrans river system, South Africa"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Lean Manufacturing for quality and performance improvement in Zimbabwean industries"
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Analysis of land use and land cover change dynamics and its implications on natural resources in Dedza district, Malawi"
Lindleen Runyararo Mutseiwa-Mugwagwa
Zimbabwe
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Fractionation of agro-waste to produce biopolymers and bioactive compounds for active food packaging"
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Application of additive manufacturing for improved thermal management of hot sheet metal forming tools"
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Universiti Putri Malaysia, Malaysia
Title of PhD: "Genetic diversity of MPOB-Senegal oil palm germplasm based on quantitative traits and microsatellite markers"
2013 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Title of PhD: "Population dynamics of active aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in paddy soils and their contribution to soil organic carbon accumulation"
Diane Estelle Temgoua Djouatsa
Cameroon
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
Title of PhD: "Generation and propagation of rogue waves in optical fibers and chiral media"
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Title of PhD: "Catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products using novel meta-organic frameworks (MOFs)"
2012 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Title of PhD: "QTL mapping and functional dissection for spikelet number per panicle in rice"
Jeanne Yetchom Fondjo
Cameroon
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Douala, Cameroon
Title of PhD: "Ecology and taxonomy of Acridomorpha (Orthoptera: Acrididia) of the forest zone of the Littoral region of Cameroon"
