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MSc STUDENT

Zizile Jele

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Position:                                Student

Discipline:                             Hydrology

Centre:                                   Centre for Water Resources Research (CWRR)

School:                                   School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Campus:                                 Agriculture Campus

Room no./Building:              Room 218 Rabie Saunders Building

Email:                                      217013762@ukzn.ac.za

Biography 

I am a BSc (Hons) graduate pursuing my MSc (Hydrology), focusing on Water quality monitoring in Ethiopia (Biomonitoring using SASS5 and miniSASS tools). My achievements include being awarded as the Top third-year student in Hydrology (2020). I have taken leadership roles in heading a Vermicompost project that came in 2nd position in the Harmony Gold Competition as a project manager at ENACTUSUKZN. I also successfully headed the UKZN Residence Garden Challenge focusing on innovative/sustainable gardens for World Food Day.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (LES) Majors: Hydrology and Geography
  • Bachelor of Science Honours (Hydrology)        

Current Research Projects

MSc Thesis titled: TESTING THE APPLICABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY INDICATORS MINISASS AND SASS5 FOR INTERMITTENT RIVERS AND EPHEMERAL STREAMS IN THE UPPER AWASH BASIN, ETHIOPIA

Hobbies and Interests

  • Taking leadership roles
  • Water quality and Climate change-related research
  • Sports-Netball
  • Volunteering
  • Travelling