by Jonny Prest | Jul 23, 2025
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic at the University of the Witwatersrand, overseeing the academic project, faculty deans, and strategic initiatives. With a 40-year career at Wits, she has held key roles, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean, focusing on...
by Jonny Prest | Jul 23, 2025
Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Petrology in the School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. Since 2024, he has also served as the Head of School. Grant earned his PhD from Wits in 2013 and was a Predoctoral Fellow at the Department of...
by Jonny Prest | Jun 24, 2025
As Chief Innovation Officer at Rio Tinto, Dan leads the technology and R&D portfolio, including the venture capital and growth team, and builds new capabilities to support the company’s mission of finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. His...
by Jonny Prest | Jun 21, 2025
Professor and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, designing energy systems that minimize environmental damage and enable economic diversification. Walter serves on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Hydrogen Association.
by Jonny Prest | Jun 21, 2025
A leading researcher in advanced manufacturing, computational mechanics and digital-twins. Tarek has published over 200 archival refereed journal papers, nine books and edits numerous top journals in his field.