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Radmaste Staff: Science
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 After
completing her BSc at the University of the
Witwatersrand, Beverly joined RADMASTE and was one
of the initial team of people that developed the
microscience concept. During her seventeen years at
the Centre, she has designed small scale experiments
for the microchemistry, microtitration, organic
microscience, micro-biology, water quality
microscience and micro-electrochemistry packages.
She has managed a number of projects which include
the implementation of microscience, and is familiar
with compiling proposals associated with training of
specialists using the microscience concept. She has
been instrumental in bringing to completion the
preparation of translated versions of the RADMASTE
Microscience publications, including French,
Portuguese and Spanish. She is also a member of the
UNESCO-associated Centre for Microscience
Experiments of the RADMASTE Centre, where one of her
assignments has been to make available on the
internet web-based versions of the microscience
materials for free access by learners and educators.
She has also prepared poster pictures of
microscience kits for classroom use. During 2011,
she assisted with RADMASTE's contribution to the
Global Water Experiment of the International Year of
Chemistry (IYC2011).
Recently, Beverly has helped to develop several
microchemistry activities for the Grade 10 Physical
Sciences Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
(CAPS). Beverly
is fluent in English and can also communicate in
Afrikaans. |
Prof
John Bradley
BSc (Leeds), PhD (London), Hon MSACI
 John
was born near
Manchester
but had university education at the Universities of
Leeds and
London
(King's College). After gaining his PhD in chemistry
and completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Florida
State University, he joined the Department of
Chemistry at Wits University. During his time in the
department, he became a full Professor, was
President of the Chemical Institute (1988-90) and
was Chairman of the IUPAC Committee on Teaching of
Chemistry (1996-2001). He joined with two colleagues
to create the RADMASTE Centre in 1991 and this has
now grown to about 30 staff. As one of the creators
of the microscience system he helped establish the
UNESCO-IUPAC Global Programme in Microscience, which
has ultimately resulted in the creation of this and
other UNESCO-associated Centres for Microscience
Experiments. John is currently the Honorary Director
of the Centre and chairs EXCO. |
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Pierre M. Kibasomba
BSc E.Eng (1985,
ISTA), BSc Hons Phys(1994, UZ), MSc Applied
Phys(1996, UZ)(PhD
candidate in Physics, Wits)
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Maria Lycoudi
BSc Hons Phys (University of
Patras); MSc (Applied and Nuclear Physics) (Wits)
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Maria
was born in Athens and speaks English,
Greek, French, but also communicates in
Italian. She came to South Africa with a
four-year degree in Physics from the
University of Patras. Subsequently, she
joined the University of the Witwatersrand,
where she did research on neutron activation
analysis for MINTEK and obtained an MSc in
Applied and Industrial Nuclear Physics.
Before joining RADMASTE, she had taught
physics extensively to undergraduate
students primarily through her work as
Physics Coordinator at Khanya College. Since
1995 she has been a member of The RADMASTE
Centre as a Research and Development
Officer. Her work entails training of
educators and developing teaching and
learning packages, including multimedia
materials. She has developed several courses
for the Advanced Certificate in Education
programme, and was a principal author in the
series Physical Sciences for the
Classroom, grades 10 to 12 (Heinemann
Publishers). She has been instrumental in
the development of the microelectricity kit
and accompanying worksheets, which have been
extended to cover electromagnetism and more
recently electronics.
Joseph Mungarulire
BSc (Rwanda); PhD (Nairobi)
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Jill Ovens
BSc (Hons) (Natal)
 Jill
joined RADMASTE in 1995. Before moving into teacher
education she taught general science, biology and
physical science in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Originally, she
was one of the co-ordinators of the Wits FDE
(Further Diploma in Education) programme. Her
co-ordination function continued in the
ACE
(Advanced Certificate in Education) which replaced
the FDE programme. She developed Natural Sciences
ACE course programmes. She tutors 1st Year and 2nd
Year Natural Sciences ACE students. She develops and
presents Biology/Natural Sciences workshops for
educators and subject specialists within South
Africa’s borders and in other African countries. She
is part of the writing team for Heinemann
Physical Sciences for the Classroom (Grades 10
and 11). |
Christa Roberg
BSc UED (Natal)
 Christa
was born in Matatiele and studied Botany and Plant
Pathology at the University of Natal,
Pietermaritzburg. She completed her BSc and UED and
then taught Biology at Maritzburg College. She
worked for a period at the Institute for
Occupational Diseases and had some further teaching
experience before she joined RADMASTE. Her first
task was to co-ordinate the development and
dissemination of the MAESTRO Audio Visual Programme
of Physical Science learning materials. These were
widely distributed to Colleges of Education and
selected high schools. Christa has participated in a
wide variety of teacher training activities and
currently has major responsibilities within the
ACE
GET Natural Sciences programme. She is fluent in
English and German and can communicate in Afrikaans. |
Erica Steenberg
BSc (Potchefstroom), BSc (Industrial Chem) (Potchefstroom),
MSc (Chem Eng) (University of
Wales), DSc (Industrial Chem) (Potchefstroom), MSc (Sci
Ed) (Unisa)
Erica
joined RADMASTE at the beginning of 2004. A research chemist
by training, she left the research environment to teach
physical science at high school level. After teaching at a
number of schools, she moved to RADMASTE. For her Masters
research in Science Education she studied post-matric
students’ ability to use symbolic language in chemistry.
Erica’s involvement at RADMASTE has included co-ordinating of
and delivering chemistry in a project for post-matric
students in the North West Province, tutoring in the ACE
programme and developing materials for the
ACE
modules offered at Wits. She is also involved in developing
and presenting materials for the NCS and CAPS to educators and
subject specialists. Erica is a member of the IUPAC
Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE Subcommittee:
Chemistry for Development) and is the IUPAC National
Representative for CCE in South Africa. She also serves as
national representative for Science Across the World, a
programme which provides free classroom resources and
facilitates international collaboration between schools.
Erica is fluent in English and Afrikaans.
