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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 [e-mail]
Prof Nithaya Chetty Vice President at Large (New
Members) [e-mail]
Prof Regina Maphanga Commission 20 - Computational
Physics (Member) [e-mail]
Prof Adri Burger Commission 4 – Astroparticle Physics
(Vice-Chair) [e-mail]
Prof
Muronga Commission 11 - Particles and Fields
(Member ) [e-mail]
Azwinndini
Prof Markus Bottcher Commission 19 - Astrophysics (Member) [e-mail]
Prof Trevor Sewell Commission 6 - Biological Physics
(Member)
[e-mail]
Prof Deena Naidoo Commission 14 - Physics Education
(Vice-Chair)
[e-mail]
Prof Mmanstae Diale Commission 13 - Physics for
Development (Member)
[e-mail]
Prof Igle Gledhill Working Group 5 - Women in Physics
(Associate Member, Past Chair)
[e-mail]
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.
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