TWAS Directory of
Fellows and
Young Affiliates
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Fellows and YAs in action
Singapore
05. Engineering & Computer Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
![Suresh, Subra](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_suresh.jpg?itok=Q544lyUQ)
Suresh, Subra
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Singapore
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1995
Elected 1995
zero_hunger
quality_edu
work_economic
reduced_inequality
sustainable_cities
Teng, Paul Piang-Siong
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Slovenia
04. Chemical Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1992
Elected 1992
![Kornhauser-Frazer, Aleksandra](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_kornhauser_aleksandra.jpg?itok=ApCT5Z69)
Kornhauser-Frazer, Aleksandra
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
good_health
![Abdool Karim, Salim](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped__mg_6831.jpg?itok=gHVb8G2J)
cv_salim_s_abdool_karim_-_june_2015.pdf
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Abdool Karim, Salim
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2015
Elected 2015
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
![Abdool Karim, Quarraisha](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_fwis2016_quarraisha_abdool_karim.jpg?itok=D1Av_8NM)
Abdool Karim, Quarraisha
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
07. Mathematical Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2022
Elected 2022
quality_edu
gender_equality
work_economic
reduced_inequality
![Atangana, Abdon](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_african-fractional-man.jpg?itok=QtXf_Ba9)
atangana-cv-twas.docx
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Public contact information
EMAIL
abdonatangana@yahoo.fr
PHONE
(+27 51) 401-3744
Atangana, Abdon
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2021
Elected 2021
zero_hunger
gender_equality
reduced_inequality
climate_action
life_land
partnerships
![Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_babalolaoo_2022.jpeg?itok=oNXsp-hS)
Public contact information
List of publications
Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti
Last updated on 10/08/2024
South Africa
09. Social & Economic Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2020
Elected 2020
quality_edu
work_economic
reduced_inequality
climate_action
![Biekpe, Nicholas Budeo](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_twas_picture.jpg?itok=c4W4IFku)
Public contact information
PHONE
+27219146778
ADDRESS
University of Cape Town. – Development Finance Center – Graduate School of Business – Cape Town – South Africa
Biekpe, Nicholas Budeo
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
![Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_chinsamy-turan_a.jpg?itok=njYWzTkR)
Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
zero_hunger
good_health
gender_equality
Coutsoudis, Anna
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
zero_hunger
good_health
quality_edu
responsible_consumption
life_land
![Crewe, Robin](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ebp_3600.jpg?itok=DvIfEVD0)
Crewe, Robin
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2018
Elected 2018
![Dakora, Felix Dapare](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_dakora_felix_new_1.jpg?itok=-4Kpw0fO)
Dakora, Felix Dapare
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
06. Earth, Climate & Environmental Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2011
Elected 2011
gender_equality
climate_action
![Diab, Roseanne](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_prof_roseanne_diab_31.jpg?itok=KlGF4kgy)
Diab, Roseanne
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
![Ellis, George](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ge_image002x.jpg?itok=g31FjLel)
biography_of_professor_george_ellis.pdf
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Ellis, George
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2011
Elected 2011
![Farrant, Jill Margaret](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_farrant_jill_m_2012.jpg?itok=OHHiimzZ)
Farrant, Jill Margaret
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2002
Elected 2002
good_health
quality_edu
![Gevers, Wieland](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_img_2137.jpg?itok=NeloBX6Z)
Public contact information
EMAIL
wieland.gevers@uct.ac.za
PHONE
+27216864450
ADDRESS
37 Liesbeek Road, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
List of publications
Gevers, Wieland
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2020
Elected 2020
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
reduced_inequality
![Gray, Glenda Elisabeth](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_professor_glenda_gray-6.jpg?itok=ZeSC-IjB)
PHOTO CREDIT
SAMRC
Public contact information
List of publications
pubmed_result2020gray.txt
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Gray, Glenda Elisabeth
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
09. Social & Economic Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2010
Elected 2010
![jansen_jd.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/jansen_jd.jpg?itok=wrbwKItO)
Jansen, Jonathan David
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2018
Elected 2018
no_poverty
good_health
clean_water
reduced_inequality
![Madhi, Shabir Ahmed](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_madhi_shabir_ahmed_new_1.jpg?itok=8gvypBTS)
cv._prof_shabir_madhi.2022_sam.doc
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Public contact information
EMAIL
shabir.madhi@wits.ac.za
PHONE
+27828706672
List of publications
prof_madhi_publications_20220801.docx
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Madhi, Shabir Ahmed
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
05. Engineering & Computer Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2010
Elected 2010
quality_edu
innovation
climate_action
partnerships
![Marwala, Tshilidzi](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_professor_tshilidzi_marwala.jpg?itok=poEcl9WH)
cv_marwala.pdf
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Marwala, Tshilidzi
Last updated on 08/08/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2001
Elected 2001
![Mizrahi, Valerie](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_valerie_mizrahi_photo_idm_2013.jpg?itok=WVJFbfqK)
Mizrahi, Valerie
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2023
Elected 2023
clean_water
![Momba_Maggy.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_Momba_Maggy.jpg?itok=tHsn7B0y)
Prof Momba CV Nov 2022 ).pdf
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Public contact information
EMAIL
mombamnb@tut.ac.za
PHONE
(+27 82) 513-7395
ADDRESS
546b Gerard Marais Street, Constantia Park Ridge, 0181 Pretoria South Africa
List of publications
Prof Momba Publications.docx.pdf
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Momba, Maggy Ndombo Benteke
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2020
Elected 2020
good_health
![Morris, Lynn](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_prof._lynn_morris-photograph-2020.jpg?itok=qagGfU7b)
Public contact information
EMAIL
lynn.morris@wits.ac.za
PHONE
+27 11 717 1152
ADDRESS
1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, South Africa
Morris, Lynn
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2024
Elected 2024
good_health
clean_water
below_water
![prof-anthony-okoh-photo-2023.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_prof-anthony-okoh-photo-2023.jpg?itok=j6ze8_1-)
Public contact information
EMAIL
aokoh@ufh.ac.za
PHONE
(+27 40) 602-2365
ADDRESS
SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.
List of publications
Okoh, Anthony Ifeanyin
Last updated on 01/07/2024
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2007
Elected 2007
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
innovation
![Parker, Mohamed Iqbal](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_parker_i.jpg?itok=scy8rssY)
Parker, Mohamed Iqbal
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
07. Mathematical Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2003
Elected 2003
quality_edu
innovation
![Reddy, Batmanathan Dayanand](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_dayareddy_pic.jpeg?itok=y31W4C0N)
PHOTO CREDIT
International Science Council
bdreddy_cv_may_2022.pdf
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Public contact information
EMAIL
daya.reddy@uct.ac.za
List of publications
bd_reddy_publist_jun_2022_web.pdf
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Reddy, Batmanathan Dayanand
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2019
Elected 2019
![Scholes, Mary Catherine](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_scholes_mary_0.jpg?itok=RIuWT5K-)
Scholes, Mary Catherine
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
09. Social & Economic Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2022
Elected 2022
no_poverty
zero_hunger
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
clean_water
clean_energy
work_economic
innovation
reduced_inequality
sustainable_cities
responsible_consumption
climate_action
below_water
life_land
strong_institutions
partnerships
![Setati-Phakeng, Mamokgethi](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_jm_uct_vice_chancellor_prof_phakeng_portraits_-_6th_feb_2019-19.jpg?itok=TiZJFsEn)
PHOTO CREDIT
Je'nine May, University of Cape Town
Public contact information
PHONE
(+27 21) 650-2105
ADDRESS
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
Setati-Phakeng, Mamokgethi
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2018
Elected 2018
![Thomson, Jennifer Ann](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_thomson_jennifer_1.jpg?itok=-L4Pe4OJ)
Thomson, Jennifer Ann
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2021
Elected 2021
quality_edu
gender_equality
reduced_inequality
partnerships
![Whitelock, Patricia Ann](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_paw2013.jpg?itok=_YTqdJAp)
patricia_ann_whitelock2020.pdf
168.35 KB
Public contact information
EMAIL
paw@saao.ac.za
ADDRESS
South African Astronomical Observatory – PO Box 9 – 7935 Observatory – South Africa
Whitelock, Patricia Ann
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
![Wingfield, Brenda Diana](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_wingfield_bd.jpg?itok=cyy79-mS)
Wingfield, Brenda Diana
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
06. Earth, Climate & Environmental Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2024
Elected 2024
clean_water
![rc2_6.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_rc2_6.jpg?itok=F1Wmnfgt)
cv_new-12-01-2024.docx
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Public contact information
EMAIL
rohanac@sci.pdn.ac.lk
PHONE
(+94 77) 781-2392
ADDRESS
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
List of publications
list-of-publications-12_01_24.docx
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Chandrajith, Rohana
Last updated on 01/07/2024
Sri Lanka
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2001
Elected 2001
![Dissanayake, Chandrasekara Bandara](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_dissanayake-c-b.jpg?itok=rNdlGhEb)
Dissanayake, Chandrasekara Bandara
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1995
Elected 1995
![Karunanayake, Eric Hamilton](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_karunanayake_eric_hamilton.jpg?itok=_-HNrMp4)
Karunanayake, Eric Hamilton
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2021
Elected 2021
good_health
gender_equality
![Karunaweera, Nadira Dharshani](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_karunaweera_0.jpg?itok=5q8S-iwB)
nkcv_jan_2021_0.pdf
892.85 KB
Public contact information
EMAIL
nadira@parasit.cmb.ac.lk
PHONE
(+94 11) 269-9284
ADDRESS
25 Kynsey Road, Colombo 0008, Sri Lanka
List of publications
publications_jan_2021.pdf
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Karunaweera, Nadira Dharshani
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
09. Social & Economic Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1994
Elected 1994
![Munasinghe, Mohan](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_munasinghe-100_0065cropadj-desert4.jpg?itok=9zqk61ye)
Munasinghe, Mohan
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2005
Elected 2005
![Ratnasooriya, Wanigasekara Daya](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ratnasooriya.jpg?itok=UEqjKV-5)
Ratnasooriya, Wanigasekara Daya
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sri Lanka
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1990
Elected 1990
![Tennakone, Kirthi](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_tennakone_kirtui_0.jpg?itok=_A04r_YV)
Tennakone, Kirthi
Last updated on 12/07/2023
State of Palestine (the)
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2011
Elected 2011
![El-Khozondar, Hala](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_el-khozondar_hala_2012.jpg?itok=5btDH-jB)
El-Khozondar, Hala
Last updated on 12/07/2023
State of Palestine (the)
05. Engineering & Computer Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2015
Elected 2015
![Enshassi, Adnan](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_enshassi_adnan.jpg?itok=FfYLr3xw)
Enshassi, Adnan
Last updated on 12/07/2023
State of Palestine (the)
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2022
Elected 2022
good_health
quality_edu
![Saad, Bashar](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_bashar_photo.jpg?itok=40un4EeO)
Public contact information
EMAIL
bashar.saad@aaup.edu
List of publications
list_of_publications_3.docx
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Saad, Bashar
Last updated on 12/07/2023
State of Palestine (the)
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
![Shabat, Mohammed Musa](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_shabat_m.jpg?itok=4Enc5NB6)
shabatcv112016.pdf
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Shabat, Mohammed Musa
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sudan (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2019
Elected 2019
![Fahal, Ahmed Hassan](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_fahal_ahmed-hassan_0.jpg?itok=5cGCes2n)
Fahal, Ahmed Hassan
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Sudan (the)
07. Mathematical Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1985
Elected 1985
no_poverty
zero_hunger
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
clean_water
clean_energy
work_economic
innovation
reduced_inequality
sustainable_cities
responsible_consumption
climate_action
below_water
life_land
strong_institutions
partnerships
![Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_hassan_mha_0.jpg?itok=LhMLs47e)
Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali
Last updated on 05/08/2024
Sudan (the)
02. Biological Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2007
Elected 2007
![Ibrahim, Muntaser Eltayeb](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ibrahim_me.jpg?itok=3D-iV303)
Ibrahim, Muntaser Eltayeb
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship
Egypt
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
India
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Brazil
07. Mathematical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Argentina
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Malaysia
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Young Affiliates Alumni
When Young Affiliates complete their five-year term, they become Alumni. Young Affiliate Alumni are encouraged to remain engaged with TWAS initiatives and to take advantage of TWAS programmes and prizes.