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Navors ingspublikasies is een van die belangriksteprodukte wat deur US navorsers gelewer word. Dit lewer‘n kritiese bydrae tot die uitbou van die internasionalereputasie van die US as ‘n uitnemendenavors ingsunivers ite it, en maak ook ‘n wesenlike bydraetot die US se jaarlikse subsidie-inkomste. Nog meerbelangrik is die fe it dat nuwe kennis wat aan die USgegenereer word op hierdie wyse oorgedra word na ‘nwêreldwye gehoor, om sodoende die toepassing vannavors ingsresultate moontlik te maak. Navorsers wathulle bevindinge publiseer in kwalite it vakkundige bronneword dus met goeie rede beskou as een van diebelangrikste bates aan enige univers ite it.

Die kantoor van die Vise-Rektor (Navors ing en Innovasie)dra die verantwoordelikheid vir die versterking en uitbouvan die kundigheidsbasis aan die US. Ek beskou dit dus asmy verantwoordelikheid en voorreg om erkenning te kangee aan dié groep US navorsers wat in ‘n gegewe jaardie grootste bydrae tot die US se totale aantalgeakkrediteerde publikasies gemaak het (gebaseer opgeouditeerde publikasiestatistiek van die vorige jaar).

Hierdie erkenning is tans s legs gemik op akademici watgewone posis ies beklee binne ‘n akademiesedepartement, en s luit nie navorsers in wat reeds bynavors ingsleerstoele en sentra van uitnemendheidbetrokke is nie. Die rede hiervoor is ‘n beperktebegroting, en die fe it dat laasgenoemde groep reeds inomgewings werk waar daar meer geredeliknavors ingsfondse beskikbaar is . Buitengewoneaanstellings word ook nie ingereken nie. Ons neemverder twee kategorieë in ag, nl. (i) die 25 US navorserswat die grootste bydrae gelewer het ten opsigte van dieDepartement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding (DHOO) sepublikasie-eenhede (PEs), en (ii) die 25 US navorsers watdie grootste aantal navors ingspublikasies geproduseerhet in samewerking met hulle nasionale en internasionalenavors ingsvennote en studente. Beide kategorieë neemslegs navors ingspublikasies in ag wat in DHOO-geakkrediteerde vaktydskrifte, kongresverrigtinge ofboeke verskyn het.

Ek wil dus graag hiermee die 39 navorsers hartlikgelukwens wat die grootste bydrae tot die US se totaleaantal wetenskaplike publikasies gelewer het in 2011 (11van hierdie navorsers val in beide bogenoemdekategorieë, en ontvang dus vir beide erkenning). Dieunivers ite it erken hiermee die uitmuntende bydrae wathulle maak tot die US se navors ingspoging. ‘nNavors ingsfonds van R50,000 word aan elkeen vanhierdie toekennings gekoppel. Die fondse is geoormerkvir die ondersteuning van verdere navors ingsaktiwiteite.

Die volgende persone ontvang toekennings op grond vanhul 2011 publikasie-uitsette (* dui diegene aan wat inbeide kategorieë val):

Akdogan, G (Prosesingenieurswese)Bitzer, EM (Kurrikulumstudie)Cilliers , JH (Praktiese Teologie en Miss iologie)Cornelissen, S (Politieke Wetenskap)Cotton, MF (Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid)*de Villiers , AJ (Chemie en Polimeerwetenskap)Diacon, AH (Geneeskundige Fis iologie)Dzama, K (Veekundige Wetenskappe)*

Dear Colleague

Research publications are among the most importantproducts that are delivered by SU researchers. It makesa critical contribution to extending SU’s internationalreputation as an excellent research univers ity and makesa s ignificant contribution to SU’s annual subsidy income.More importantly, these publications allow new knowledgegenerated at SU to be transferred to a global audience,thus enhancing the application of research results . Itstands to reason that researchers who publish theirfindings in quality expert sources are therefore regardedas some of the most important assets at any univers ity.

The office of the Vice-Rector (Research and Innovation)carries the responsibility of strengthening and extendingthe knowledge base at SU. I consider it my duty andprivilege to be able to give recognition to an exquis itegroup of SU researchers who made the biggestcontributions to SU’s total number of accreditedpublications in a given year (based on audited publicationstatistics of the previous year).

This recognition is currently only focused on academicsthat hold ordinary positions within an academicdepartment, and does not include researchers that arealready involved in research chairs and centres ofexcellence. The reason being a limited budget, and thefact that the latter already work in environments whereresearch funding are more readily available. Extra-ordinary appointments are also not included. In addition,two categories are taken into account, namely (i) the 25SU researchers making the biggest contributions in termsof the publication units (PUs) of the Department of HigherEducation and Training (DHET) and (ii) the 25 SUresearchers who produced the highest number ofaccredited research publications in collaboration with theirnational and international research partners and students.Both categories only take into account researchpublications that appear in DHET-accredited journals ,conference proceedings or books.

I hereby want to s incerely congratulate the 39researchers at SU who made the biggest contribution tothe number of scientific publications in 2011 (11 of theseresearchers fall in both categories and therefore receiverecognition in both). The Univers ity hereby acknowledgestheir exceptional contribution towards SU’s researcheffort. A research fund of R50 000 is attributed to each ofthese awards. The funding is in support of furtherresearch activities.

The following people receive awards based on their 2011publication outputs (* indicates those who fall in bothcategories):

Akdogan, G (Process Engineering)Bitzer, EM (Curriculum Study)Cilliers , JH (Practical Theology and Miss iology)Cornelissen, S (Political Sciences)Cotton, MF (Paediatrics and Child Care)*de Villiers , AJ (Chemistry and Polymer Science)Diacon, AH (Medical Physiology)Dzama, K (Animal Sciences)*Havenga, JH (Logistics)*Hesseling, AC (Paediatrics and Child Care)

Havenga, JH (Logistiek)*Hesseling, AC (Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid)Hoffman, LC (Veekundige Wetenskappe)Kagee, SA (Sielkunde)*Kling, S (Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid)Knoetze, JH (Prosesingenieurswese)le Grange, LLL (Kurrikulumstudie)Mouton, H du T (Elektriese en ElektronieseIngenieurswese)Ndlovu, MC (Kurrikulumstudie)Nell, IA (Praktiese Teologie en Miss iologie)Pienaar, JM (Privaatreg)Pienaar, WJ (Logistiek)Plaatjies-van Huffel, MA (Sistematiese Teologie enEkklesiologie)Prodinger, H (Wiskunde)*Punt, J (Ou en Nuwe Testament)*Quinot, G (Publiekreg)Rabe, L (Joernalistiek)Rabie, H (Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid)Reader, HC (Elektriese en Elektroniese Ingenieurswese)Robinson, TJ (Plant- en Dierkunde)Samways, MJ (Bewaringsekologie en Entomologie)*Schaaf, HS (Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid)Scheffer, C (Meganiese en MegatronieseIngenieurswese)Slabbert, M (Engels)Swartz, L (Sie lkunde)*Terblanche, JS (Bewaringsekologie en Entomologie)*Terblanche, NS (Ondernemingsbestuur)*Waghid, Y (Opvoedingsbeleidstudie)Wagner, S (Wiskunde)*Walzl, G (Molekulêre Biologie en Mensgenetika)Warren, RM (Molekulêre Biologie en Mensgenetika)

Vriendelike groete

Hoffman, LC (Animal Sciences)Kagee, SA (Psychology)*Kling, S (Paediatrics and Child Care)Knoetze, JH (Process Engineering)le Grange, LLL (Curriculum Study)Mouton, H du Toit (Electric and Electronic Engineering)Ndlovu, MC (Curriculum Study)Nell, IA (Practical Theology and Miss iology)Pienaar, JM (Private Law)Pienaar, WJ (Logistics)Plaatjies-van Huffel, MA (Systematic Theology andEccles iology)Prodinger, H (Mathematics)*Punt, J (Old and New Testament)*Quinot, G (Public Law)Rabe, L (Journalism)Rabie, H (Paediatrics and Child Care)Reader, HC (Electric and Electronic Engineering)Robinson, TJ (Plant and Animal Sciences)Samways, MJ (Conservation Ecology and Entomology)*Schaaf, HS (Paediatrics and Child Care)Scheffer, C (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering)Slabbert, M (English)Swartz, L (Psychology)*Terblanche, JS (Conservation Ecology and Entomology)*Terblanche, NS (Business Management)*Waghid, Y (Education Policy Studies)Wagner, S (Mathematics)*Walzl, G (Molecular Biology and Human Genetics)Warren, RM (Molecular Biology and Human Genetics)

Kind regards

Pro f Eugene Clo et eViserekt o r: Navo rsing en Inno vasie /

Vice-Rect o r: Research and Inno vat io n