Dr Jan De Waal

Jan de Waal is a lecturer in physical geography in the department. His masters research investigated changing extreme rainfall patterns in the Western Cape over the past 110 years and the implications this has on design criteria for bridges, dams and other hydraulic infrastructure. He is currently conducting a PhD assessing the value of ecosystem services and the potential for phytoremediation of polluted waters in Renosterveld.

• MSc cum laude (Geography and Environmental Sciences), University of Stellenbosch, 2012
• BSc Hons with distinction (Disaster Risk Science), University of Cape Town, 2010
• BSc (Environmental and Geographic Science and Ocean and atmospheric science), University of Cape Town, 2009

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