Team CSIR commemorates Youth Month 2023 looking at skills for the future and celebrating our youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation (STEMI).

Here are some of our young people trailblazing in their fields with multidisciplinary research and technological innovation that contributes to the improved quality of life of South Africans. You can also read more about all these dynamic individuals who are touching lives through innovation in the latest edition of the CSIR ScienceScope [Flipbook].

Marshal Khosa
CSIR Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Marshal Khosa, develops digitally enabled technologies to improve operational efficiencies in the private and public sector.

Dr Zubeida Dawood
CSIR Cybersecurity Researcher, Dr Zubeida Dawood's research focuses on governance, privacy and the trust elements of cybersecurity.

Amy Pieterse
CSIR Urban and Regional Planner, Amy Pieterse, develops climate-resilient cities and towns.

Michandre Smit
CSIR Civil Engineer, Michandre Smit, is breaking the stereotypes about civil engineering being about drawing and buildings.

Anieke Swanepoel
CSIR Industrial Engineer, Anieke Swanepoel, is working on developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, information and equipment by using data and mathematical calculations.

Charita Bhikha
CSIR Biomedical Engineer, Charita Bhikha, spends her time coding, designing electronics and developing systems that analyses ultrasound patterns from medical devices.

Zamaswazi Nkosi
CSIR Geoscientists, Zamaswazi Nkosi, is passionate about using her abilities to resolve problems in the mining sector.

Vuyo Tsotsotso
CSIR Mining Engineer, Vuyo Tsotsotso, wanted to do something that would impact the mining industry across the country - an ambition that led to his career in scientific research.

Dr Gene Stoltz
CSIR Optronics Researcher, Dr Gene Stoltz, develops algorithms and models complex systems to understand the interactions that occur within these systems.