Participants List

 

Participants of the Astornomy in Africa meeting in Cape Town, Mar 2019

Participants of the Astornomy in Africa meeting in Cape Town, Mar 25-26, 2019

Women astronomers at the Astronomy in Africa meeting

Women astronomers at the Astronomy in Africa meeting

 

Name Surname Institution Nationality Current country of Residence
Alemiye Mamo Yacob East African ROAD/Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute Ethiopian Ethiopia
Amanda Sickafoose South African Astronomical Observatory   South Africa
Aroonkumar Beesham University of Zululand South African South Africa
Benkhaldoun Zouhair Oukaimeden Observatory Cadi Ayyad University Morocco Morocco
Bonaventure Okere Centre for Basic Space Science, Nsukka Nigeria Nigeria
Brian Masara South African Institute of Physics  Zimbabwean South Africa
Carringtone  Kinyanjui University of Nairobi Kenyan Kenya
Charles Takalani Department of Science and Technology South African South Africa
Charles McGruder Western Kentucky University USA United States
Chidi Emmanuel Akujor Federal University of Technology, Owerri Nigerian Nigeria
Chu Owen Travelling Telescope   Kenya
Claude Carignan University of Cape Town Canadian South Africa
Cláudio Moisés Paulo Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Mozambican Mozambique
Daniel Moeketsi Centre for High Performance Computing   South Africa
Dickson  Adomako Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute Ghanaian Ghana
Dr. Gatama Joseph Gichini Gichini Kenya High Commission    Kenya
Edward Jurua Mbarara University of Science and Technology Uganda Uganda
Elimboto Yohana Yohana University of KwaZulu-Natal Tanzanian South Africa
Ernst van Groningen The International Science Programme at Uppsala University Sweden Sweden
Etsegenet Alemu University of Cape Town/South African Astronomical Observatory Ethiopia South Africa
Fernando Camilo South African Radio Astronomy Observatory   South Africa
Gaboile Mabeba Department of Science and Technology   South Africa
Garret Cotter University of Oxford Irish UK
Getachew Mekonnen Mengistie North-West University, Center for Space Research Ethiopian South Africa
Golden Gadzirayi Nyambuya National University of Science and Technology Zimbabwean Zimbabwe
Habatwa Vincent Mweene University of Zambia Zambian Zambia
Hakeem Oluseyi Florida Institute of Technology U.S.A. United States
Hubert Mathebula Department of Science and Technology   South Africa
Jacinta Delhaize University of Cape Town Australian South Africa
Jamal Mimouni Mentouri Univ, Sirius Astronomy Association Algerian Algeria
James Chibueze North-West University Nigerian South Africa
Johnson Urama University of Nigeria, Nsukka Nigerian Nigeria
Kevin Govender IAU Office of Astronomy for Development/LOC South African South Africa
Komenan Zacharie Zaka University FHB Cocody, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire
Lawrence Norris African Astronomical Society  U.S.A. United States
Lerato  Sebokolodi Rhodes University, SARAO and NRAO South African United States
Lerothodi Leeuw University of South Africa South African South Africa
Markus Boettcher North-West University German South Africa
Michael Backes University of Namibia German Namibia
Mirjana Povic Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute Serbian Ethiopia
Ng’andwe Mumba Copperbelt University Zambian Zambia
Noorali Tayabali Jiwaji Open University of Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania
Nuhaah Solomon IAU Office of Astronomy for Development/LOC South African South Africa
Olayinka Fagbemiro National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja Nigerian Nigeria
Palesa Nombula University of the Western Cape/SARAO South African South Africa
Patrice  Okouma UNISA & Nommo Astronomia Gabonese (from Gabon) South Africa
Patrick Woudt University of Cape Town / SAIP Netherlands South Africa
Patrick Sibanda Kwame Nkrumah University Zambian Zambia
Paul Baki Olande Technical University of Kenya Kenyan Kenya
Petri Vaisanen South African Astronomical Observatory   South Africa
Pheneas Nkundabakura University of Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda
Priscilla Muheki Mbarara University of Science and Technology Ugandan Uganda
Prospery  Simpemba Southern African ROAD Zambian Zambia
Ramasamy Venugopal IAU Office of Astronomy for Devlopment/Space Generation Advisory Council/LOC Indian South Africa
Ramotholo Sefako South African Astronomical Observatory South African South Africa
Renée C. Kraan-Korteweg University of Cape Town NL and SA -resident South Africa
Rhodri Evans University of Namibia  British Namibia
Rosa Doran NUCLIO – Núcleo Interativo de Astronomia Portugal Portugal
Russ  Taylor Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy Canadian South Africa
Samuel Twum Twum SARAO/Rhodes University Ghanaian South Africa
Sarah Abotsi-Masters STEM education at the Ghana Planetarium   Ghana
Solohery Randriamampandry SAAO / University of Antananarivo Madagascar South Africa
Solomon Belay Tessema Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) Ethiopian Ethiopia
Somaya Saad National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) Egyptian  Egypt
Susan Murabana Owen  The Travelling Telescope Kenya Kenya
Takalani Nemaungani Department of Science and Technology South African South Africa
Thabo Dikgale Department of Science and Technology   South Africa
Thulani Jili University of Zululand South African South Africa
Valente Cuambe Eduardo Mondlane University Mozambican Mozambique
Valerio Ribeiro Universidade de Aveiro/Insituto de Telecomunicações   Portugal
Vanessa McBride IAU Office of Astronomy for Development/LOC South African/UK South Africa
Yewande  Adeyeye National Space Research and Development Agency/ Astronomers Without Borders  Nigerian Nigeria
Yunus Manjoo National Research Foundation South African South Africa
Zara Randriamanakoto Malagasy Astronomy & Space Science/SAAO Malagasy (Madagascar) South Africa