Kyle Ford is a senior research assistant and data analyst at CREST. He studied at the University of the Western Cape and completed his BA Honours in 2015. Kyle previously worked at the City of Cape Town as a development information analysis intern.
Nigel Jansen is the Administrative Officer. His responsibilities at CREST are related to financial and office administration. In addition, Nigel assists visiting lecturers and fellows with any IT-related requests.
Rolene Langford is the events and short course coordinator at CREST. She is responsible for the logistical and financial administration of events and short courses offered by CREST.
Lynn Lorenzen is the Librarian and Information Officer and manages all administration, cataloguing and queries regarding the content of the CREST Document Library. She is responsible for the updating databases related to research output in the higher education sector. Lynn assists in the data management of various research projects. She holds a Bachelor in Arts and Higher Education Diploma from Stellenbosch University.
Graeme Mehl is a software engineer and database specialist at CREST. He has extensive experience in building and maintaining database driven websites and mobile applications. He is currently managing the SASTI platform as well as some of the large databases hosted by CREST. Graeme holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and is current completing his MPhil in science and technology studies.
Lenny Poole is the CREST technical officer and administers the venue bookings of the CREST computer laboratories and lecture rooms. He also provides technical support to the users of these venues. In addition, Lenny administers the physical facilities of CREST.
Herman Redelinghuys is the Database Manager at the Center for Research on Evaluation, Science, and Technology (CREST). He is an experienced database developer, software developer and Linux systems administrator. He manages, design, and implement database and user interface solutions within the CREST knowledge management group. He previously worked as an independent engineering consultant on various IT systems management and electronic communication projects. His current research interests include machine learning, metabolomic data analysis and natural language processing projects. He has a keen interest in agriculture and is a founding member of the South African Botanical Products Association. He holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering.
Marthie van Niekerk is the Centre Manager and manages all operational aspects, including financial forecasting and budget oversight, bursary administration, grants management and reporting. As part of the management group she contributes to the strategic oversight and core functions by supporting the Director. Marthie develops and maintains stakeholder engagement with collaborating universities and other relevant stakeholders. She obtained a B.Ed degree in Home Economics from Stellenbosch University in 1994. Marthie completed a MPhil in Science and Technology Studies focusing op predatory open access journals.
Annemarie Visagie is a Researcher and Data Analyst at CREST. She studied at Stellenbosch University and completed her Honours (Psychology) degree in 2000 and Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Psychometrist the following year. She is currently a master’s student, enrolled for the MPhil degree in Science and Technology Studies at Stellenbosch university. Annemarie started working at CREST in 2003. Her responsibilities at CREST includes assisting on various research projects. She is also responsible for updating and maintaining the SA Doctoral Thesis database – one of the many databases that support the research at CREST.
Kevin Wildschut is the Project Coordinator of the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) at CREST. The UCDP aims to support the transformation of South African universities.
CREST covers the broad fields of bibliometrics and scientometrics, research on higher education knowledge production, human resources in science and technology, research evaluation and impact assessment studies and studies on the communication patterns of scientists.
