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To meet its mandate of improving the quality of life of South Africans, the CSIR relies on its most important asset, its people. The CSIR’s multidisciplinary nature positions the organisation to help solve the increasingly complex problems of our time. This multidisciplinary science, engineering and technology base is made up of individuals who are highly specialised in their respective fields. They are geneticists, virologists, software developers, polymer chemists, applied mathematicians and industrial engineers, just to name a few.
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Dr Ntshotsho is a restoration ecologist whose primary research interests centre on evidence-based restoration, including examining what constitutes and contributes to effective ecological restoration.
Naicker’s research interest include the development of point-of-care diagnostic and vaccine-matching tests for livestock diseases, as well as the development of high-throughput screening and automatable tools for accelerating proteomics research.
Dr Dondofema’s research interests include supply chain management, value chain management and innovation ecosystems.
Research interests lie in sustainable smart pavement technology, fracture energy pavement damage prediction models using embedded sensors, sustainable innovative pavement materials and inclusive smart transportation systems.