PSI Group Members (2003)
Staff at the Schonland Members at Universities in SA Postgraduate Students
Current Students as at 2001
 
Name Supervisos Thesis Title
Alkathafi Ali Alhamud
(April 2001 - )
MSc FT
   
Robert Groess
MSc (FT)
(Jan 2000 - )
SH Connell
M Velasco
(North Western University - Chicago)
QED / QCD with crystals and photons
Bruce Becker
(Jan 2001 - )
FT - UCT
Z Vilakazi The study of final state interactions
Anna Maria Dabula da Costa
AA181769
MSc (FT)
E Sideras-Hadad
S.H. Connell
IBA & Diamond Detectors
Haresh Haricharun
PhD (PT)
SH Connell Positron study of diamond
Thulani Jili
PhD (PT)
DJ Britton Positron study of Super-Ionic Conductorss
K Korir
A432474
(PhD-WITS)
July 1999
(FT)
SH Connell

E Sideras-Haddad

Heavy Ion Reaction Mechanisms
T Stevens
(MSc, PhD - (WITS)
Jan 1993 - 
(PT)
SH Connell,

JPF Sellschop

Nuclear reaction mechanisms by stacked foil techniques
R.D. Maclear
7312225103086
(MSc, PhD - WITS)
(FT)
SH Connell,

JPF Sellschop

Micro-scanned IBA study of diamond and the development of an intelligent Accelerator / Experiment Control System
C.G. Fischer
7208245054087
(MSc, PhD - WITS)
(FT)
SH Connell,

DJ Britton

A Studyn of Diamond Surface and Near Surface regions by Positron Interactions
AU Naran
(MSc - WITS)
Jun 99 -
E Sideras-Hadad

SH Connell

Ion Beam Interactions in Thin Diamond Films
D B Rebuli

(PhD - WITS)
July 1999 -
(FT)
E Sideras-Hadad

SH Connell

Atomic Physics with Heavy Ions
B Flowers
PhD
RJ Hart Impact structures

Students (graduated in 2000)
 
Name Supervisor Registration Thesis title, progress and awards
I. Z. Machi
7112165546082
(PhD - WITS) (FT)
SH Connell,
K. Bharuth - Ram 

 1995 - 2000 Hydrogen and Muonium in diamond
Currently senior lecturer at UNISA
E Storbeck
MSc,PhD -WITS)
(PT)
SH Connell,
JPF Sellschop
Jan 1991 - Jun 2000 Study of wide-band gap semi-conductors, specifically diamond, through emission electron channeling.
Employed at SAMES for one year, One year at the Rochester Inst of Technology, now in Information Technology.
B P Doyle
7301105037084
(MSc, PhD-WITS)(FT)
SH Connell,
JPF Sellschop
1995 - June 2000 Impurity reactions in diamond
Now a Post-Doc at the ESRF in Grenoble

Students (graduated in 1998)
 
Name Supervisor Registration Thesis title, progress and awards
R Nilen
7107125327086
(MSc,PhD-WITS)
SH Connell,
JPF Sellschop
Jan 1994-Sept 1998 Positron Spectroscopy in Diamond
Currently a Post Doc at the SRCNS under JPF Sellschop
Won 3 best PhD oral presentation prizes at the SAIP, 3rd best student oral at ICPA in Kansas 1997
Z Vilakazi
6906195519089
(PhD-WITS)
Jul 1994 -
SH Connell,
JPF Sellschop
Jul 1994 -
Sept 1998
Radiation from Multi-Hundred GeV electrons and positrons incident on Crystals
Currently a Post Doc at CERN and Lecturer at UCT
Best PhD presetnation at SAIP-98 in Nuclear and Particle physics section

Students (graduated in 1997)
 
Name Supervisor Registration Thesis title, progress and awards
CG Smallman
PhD (WITS)
(FT)
SH Connell
JPF Sellschop
Jul 1992-
Jun 1997
The behaviour of Hydrogen in diamond and its role in diamond growth Currently employed at DeBeers and very highly regarded
I. Z. Machi
MSc (UDW) (FT)
K Bharuth-Ram
SH Connell
Jan 1995-
Mar 1997
Hydrogen and Muonium in diamond
Now a PhD student. Won a Mellon Funded Mentorship
M Bossenger
(MSc-WITS)
(FT)
SH Connell,
JPF Sellschop
Jan 1994 
Dec 1997
Site occupancy and molecular complexation of impurity ions in diamond studied by hyperfine interactions 
Currently employed at FNB in Information Technology.

Students (graduated in 1995)
 
Name Supervisor Registration Thesis title, progress and awards
H Haricharun
MSc (UDW)
FT
K. Bharuth-Ram
S.H. Connell
Jan 1993-
Dec 1995
Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy in Diamond. Now employed as a researcher at UDW

Students (graduated in 1994)
 
Name Supervisor Registration Thesis title, progresss and awards
E. Sideras-Haddad
PhD (WITS)
FT
S.H. Connell
JPF Sellschop
Jan 1990-Dec1994 Solid State Chemistry Studies in Diamond with19F TDPAD Spectroscopy. PostDoc at WITS, PostDoc at LLNL-USA, currently Manager of the uProbe Facility at WITS.
T Mphahlele
MSc (WITS)
FT
S.H. Connell
JPF Sellschop
Jan 1991 - Dec 1994 Positron Spectroscopy in Synthetic Diamond. 
Lecturer at UN

Group Photo 1995

Group Photo 1996