Career achievements


  • Won  2nd place at the National Visualise your thesis competition
  • Passed my masters degree with distinction (84%)
  • A member of the GoldenKey International Honour Society. 
  • Presented my PhD research at the 2024 Igneous and Metamorphic Studies Group (IMSG)
  • Presented my masters and PhD research findings at the 2023 Geocongress 
  • Certified Tutor through International tutor training program certification 2022
  • Attended the 2023 Mining Indaba Youth Program
  • I was part of the panel audience for SABC news (Its Topical segment) to discuss issues affecting the youth and early geoscientists.
  • 1st place winner at the 2023 Visualize your Thesis competition hosted by the University of Johannesburg for creating visuals to depict your research to a non-specialized audience
  • Provided a field lecture to 2022 Geology Honours students from the University of Johannesburg about pegmatites 
  • Presented my masters research findings at the 2021 and 2023 Cimera Colloquium
  • 2nd place winner at the 2022 DSI-NRF Cimera science communication competition for translating geology research for the public audience hosted by the University of Johannesburg