SAEON Egagasini’s Dr Juliet Hermes receives honorary research associateship
Dr Juliet Hermes is youngest honorary research associate to be appointed in UCT’s Oceanography Department (Picture © Johan Pauw) |
A singular honour was bestowed on Dr Juliet Hermes, Manager of the
SAEON Egagasini Node for marine-offshore systems earlier this year when
she was made an honorary research associate with the University of Cape
Town (UCT), the youngest associate in the Oceanography
Department.
The appointment enables a person of high academic standing to continue
with his/her research at the university and to interact with other
members of staff. The appointment also entitles the incumbent rights of
access to library, sporting, social and parking facilities as enjoyed
by members of the university staff.
In her response to the appointment Juliet said, “I'm very happy to be
made an honorary research associate, this will allow me to cement the
already strong ties I have with UCT's Oceanography Department and I'm
sure that both SAEON and UCT will gain from this relationship."
Johan Pauw, Head of SAEON, congratulated Juliet and said “the
appointment complies with the NRF’s notion that research staff at its
National Facilities should be involved in Higher Education and ideally
hold a joint appointment”.
The associateship is for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December
2010.