Dr Sara Burness
Qualifications
BSc (Honours) Earth Sciences (2013, SU), MSc Geology (2015, SU), PhD Geology (2019, Wits)
Background
Sara completed her undergraduate and master’s studies in Earth Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch. In 2016, Sara enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand for a PhD in Geology with a research focus on sulphur cycling in ancient subduction zones with implications for PGE remobilisation in the crust-mantle system. Sara then worked as an LA-ICP-MS Instrument Scientist at the University of Johannesburg and continued her investigations into the origins of diamonds and metallogenesis as a Research Fellow at both UJ and Wits, before taking up a lecturer position within the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCT.
Employment
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2023 - present |
Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, UCT |
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2022 - 2023 |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Wits |
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2020 - 2022 |
LA-ICP-MS Instrument Scientist & Research Fellow, UJ |
Research Interests
Minerals Research, Froth Flotation, Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Diamonds