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I am a versatile and self-motivated researcher, driven by the desire to develop knowledge to address sustainable development challenges faced by developing countries. This includes multidisciplinary research experience in sustainable mineral resource development, life cycle management and waste management.

Conference Poster Presentations
Conference Oral Presentations
Workshops

Conference Poster Presentations

Plastic end-of-life: managing material choice without another impact category indicator?

8th International Life Cycle Management Conference, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
(September 2017)

Sustainability performance analysis and decision-making for minerals beneficiation: a South African iron and steel case study’

33nd annual SAIMM Mineral Processing Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
(August 2015)

Sustainability performance analysis and decision-making for minerals beneficiation: a South African iron and steel case study’

International Conference on Sustainability Science, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
(March 2016)

Sustainability performance analysis and decision-making for minerals beneficiation: a South African iron and steel case study’

32nd annual SAIMM Mineral Processing Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
(August 2014)

Conference Oral Presentations

  • June 2022

    European Development Day 22

    European Development Day 22

  • September 2019

    9th International Life Cycle Management Conference, Poznan, Poland

    9th International Life Cycle Management Conference, Poznan, Poland

  • July 2017

    African Marine Waste Conference, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

    African Marine Waste Conference, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Circular economy in Africa: just transitions.

Integration of leakage rates into life cycle management of products involving plastic as a material choice.

Estimating plastic leakage into the environment: the South African case.

Workshops

Geosciences Information for Teachers. Cape Town, South Africa. (August 2022)

EPR Webinar – LCA as a tool to evaluate single-use plastics in South Africa. (June 2021)

PETCO – What on earth is going on? Cape Town, South Africa. (June 2019)

Institute of Packaging South Africa Seminar on Single-Use Plastics and the Environment –  A South African Perspective, Stellenbosch, South Africa. (April 2019)

PETCO – Designing for the Environment Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa. (October 2018)

Workshop on Connecting Expert Communities to Address Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment, Brussels, Belgium. (May 2018)