South Africans on the Weddell Sea Expedition posing on the helideck of the SA Agulhas II with the trillion tonne Iceberg A68 in the background

Abstract

The expedition chartered the SA Agulhas II and over and above the all South African crew, a large contingent of South African scientists is also onboard. The scientists include Dr Sarah Fawcett (Chemical Oceanography - University of Cape Town) and UCT students Raquel Flynn, Jessica Burger, Riesna Audh, Shantelle Smith, Kurt Spence and Hermann Luyt; Dr Katherine Hutchinson (Physical Oceanography - University of Cape Town); Prof Tommy Bornman (Biological Oceanography - South African Environmental Observation Network and Nelson Mandela University); Prof Annie Bekker (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering - University of Stellenbosch) and her students James-John Matthee and Christof van Zijl; Tahlia Henry (Scientific operations – Nelson Mandela University/University of Cape Town); Thapi Makgabutlane (South African Weather Services) and Dr Colin de La Harpe (on behalf of the CSIR). Wriiten by: Prof Tommy Bornman, Biological Oceanography – South African Environmental Observation Network and Nelson Mandela University. Read more here: http://www.sanap.ac.za/2019/01/30/meet-the-south-africans-on-the-weddell-sea-expedition-antarctica/.