Conservation & Restoration Ecology

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
Research Professor, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

EDUCATION:
• 1978: Scientific Officer, University of Cape Town (UCT) 1983: Postdoctoral Fellow, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
• 1984: Senior Research Associate, University of Port Elizabeth
• 1986: Scientific Co-ordinator, CSIR National Programmes
• 1987: Lecturer in Botany, UCT
• 1991: Associate Professor in Botany, UCT
• 1992: Leslie Hill Professor of Plant Conservation and Director, Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation, UCT
• 1999: Adjunct Professional Fellow, School of Environmental Biology, Curtin University, Perth
• 2000: Research Professor, Botany Department and Terrestrial Ecological Research Unit, University of Port Elizabeth
• 2000: Honorary Professor in Botany, UCT
• 2001: Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Biology, Curtin University, Perth
• 2002: Scientific Advisor, Southern African Hotspots Program, Conservation International
• 2004: Research Associate: CSIR:Environmentek

AWARDS AND HONORS:
• 1974: Class Medal: Zoology II, UCT
• 1977: Distinction: Botany Honours, UCT
• 1983: CSIR Postdoctoral Grant
• 1983: Smuts Memorial Scholarship
• 1987: FRD President's Award for Outstanding Young Scientist
• 1989: Bremner Travel Grant
• 1991: FRD Evaluation, B rating
• 1993: Bremner Travel Grant
• 1993: Cape Times Centenary Award (Conservation)
• 1993: Special Performance Award (UCT)
• 1994: Pew Fellows Program Award
• 1994: FRD Evaluation: B1 rating (improved status)
• 1994: Special Performance Award, UCT
• 1995: Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Environmental Biology: Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
• 1995: Special Performance Award, UCT
• 1996: Special Performance Award (UCT)
• 1997: Elected President: International Society of Mediterranean Ecologists
• 1998: Elected member: Academy of Science of South Africa
• 1998: NRF (FRD) Evaluation: A2 rating
• 1999: Special Performance Award, UCT
• 2001: Compton Prize for best paper (1999) in South African Journal of Botany
• 2002: Invited Fellow: World Innovation Foundation, United Kingdom
• 2003: Gold Medal Award: Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa
• 2003: NRF Evaluation: A2 rating
• 2003: Silver Medal: South African Association of Botanists
• 2003: Rouget et al. (Biol Conserv 2003, 112:63-85) cited as New Hot Paper: Environment/Ecology (November) by ISI Essential Science Indicators
• 2004: Flora Conservation Award: Botanical Society of South Africa
• 2004: Distinguished Service Award: Society for Conservation Biology (USA)
• 2005: CAPE Gold Award for Innovating Conservation
• 2005: Buchu Award Gold: Cape St Francis Civic Association
• 2006: Researcher of the Year: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• 2008: Elected Foreign Associate: National Academy of Sciences USA
• 2008: Calibre Award for Excellent Community Service: Greater St Francis Bay Community