Physics Comment Magazine March 2018 Issue Physics Comment March 2018_v1.3 | Page 11

Following the elections of the new members on IUPAP commissions and executive council, it is clear that South Africa is very well represented within the structures of IUPAP. An overview of South African membership of IUPAP commissions and executive council (2017-2020) is given below. Name IUPAP Position Email Dr Rudzani Nemutudi Associate Secretary General [email protected] Prof Nithaya Chetty Vice President at Large (New Members) [email protected] Prof Regina Maphanga Commission 20 - Computational Physics (Member) [email protected] Prof Adri Burger Commission 4 – Astroparticle Physics (Vice-Chair) [email protected] Prof Muronga Commission 11 - Particles and Fields (Member ) [email protected] Azwinndini Prof Markus Bottcher Commission 19 - Astrophysics (Member) [email protected] Prof Trevor Sewell Commission 6 - Biological Physics (Member) [email protected] Prof Deena Naidoo Commission 14 - Physics Education (Vice-Chair) [email protected] Prof Mmanstae Diale Commission 13 - Physics for Development (Member) [email protected] Prof Igle Gledhill Working Group 5 - Women in Physics (Associate Member, Past Chair) [email protected] Please visit the IUPAP web site from more information on the commissions and working groups of IUPAP (http://iupap.org), or contact the colleagues listed above for more information about the work of the respective commissions and working groups. We will keep you informed about the activities of the various IUPAP commissions through articles in Physics Comments. 11 | P a g e