3-D Karoo basin reconstruction from ambient passive seismic noise (in session "Shale Gas")
A geological study of the lower Ecca Group north of Grahamstown, South-East Karoo Basin, South Africa (in session "Shale Gas")
A structural and geochemical analysis of the Karoo sedimentary rocks along dolerite dyke and sill contacts with implications on shale gas potential (in session "Shale Gas")
A systematic approach to the interpretation of conductivity anomalies recorded with the Geonics EM34-3 electromagnetic instrument across intrusive dolerite dykes and sills in the Karoo Supergroup (in session "Rocks")
An investigation of possible augmentation of water from groundwater resources of Mangaung (Part 1) (in session "Water")
An investigation of possible augmentation of water from groundwater resources to Mangaung (Part 2) (in session "Water")
Assessments of the Effects of Clay Diagenesis on Some Petrophysical Properties of Lower Cretaceous Sandstones, Block 3A, Offshore Orange Basin, South Africa (in session "Rocks")
Baseline Geochemical study of the natural gas and Karoo formation waters prior to Fracking (in session "Shale Gas")
Baseline Groundwater Hydrochemistry and Aquifer Connectivity of the Eastern Cape Karoo Prior to the Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas (in session "Shale Gas")
Biomarker records of environmental changes and their climatic inferences in Mfabeni Peatland (South Africa) since the late Pleistocene (in session "Food and Life")
Borehole stratigraphy, organic geochemistry and petrography of Permo-Carboniferous Lower Ecca black shales: Implications for their shale gas potential (in session "Shale Gas")
Catechol oxidase activity of Bis(pyridinonato)copper(II) complexes (in session "Minerals")
Characterise and quantify contamination from anthropogenic activities within the Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management areas, South Africa (in session "Food and Life")
Characteristics of Permian gas-shales in the lower Karoo Supergroup nearJansenville in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (in session "Shale Gas")
Development of a D.C. Resistivity Modelling Laboratory for the Simulation of Wenner, Schlumberger and Dipole-dipole Configurations (in session "Rocks")
Development of a Solar Desalination Plant (in session "Energy")
Development of a Solar Power Plant (in session "Energy")
Development of an integrated timing and photon detection system for the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger (in session "Space")
Discussions and Closure
Distribution Patterns of Contaminants in the Mogale Gold Tailing Dam; Case Study from South Africa (in session "Minerals")
Diversity of invertebrates in temporary water bodies of the Eastern Cape Karoo region earmarked for shale gas exploration (in session "Shale Gas")
Drying effects on mineral surface catalyzed atrazine degradation (in session "Minerals")
Dual laser system for the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger: design, configuration and expected performance (in session "Space")
Estimating the decant rate at a rehabilitated opencast mine where net groundwater inflow occurs (in session "Supervisor Talks")
FRACTURE SYSTEMS in the Karoo basin: Differentiating brittle structures related to DYKE AND SILL EMPLACEMENT from those related to Tectonics (in session "Shale Gas")
Geochemical characterization of P1, P2, P3 and P4 units at the Akanani prospect area, Bushveld Complex, South Africa: Combination of R-Cluster, R-Factor and Discriminant analysis approach (in session "Minerals")
Geophysical processing, integration, and visualisation of multi-parameter survey data over parts of the Eastern Cape (in session "Shale Gas")
Geotechnical investigations at Matjiesfontein Space Geodesy Observatory for the emplacement of geodetic and geoscience instruments (in session "Space")
Geotechnical Properties and Foundation Requirements of the Lunar Laser Ranger at Matjiesfontein Space Geodesy Observatory (in session "Space")
Group Photo
Gypsum Deposits Associated with the Whitehill Formation (Ecca Group) in the Steytlerville-Jansenville Area, Southern Karoo, South Africa (in session "Minerals")
Hotel Check-In Hotel Reception
Impact of long-term effects of wheat production management practices on soil acidity, P and some micronutrients in a semi-arid Plinthosol (in session "Food and Life")
Implementation and design of a web-based GNSS data management system at Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) (in session "Space")
Induced seismicity in South Africa. Failure mechanisms, source parameters and magnitude estimates (in session "Strain")
Insects and Spiders of the Karoo
Introduction to Shale Gas (in session "Shale Gas")
Introduction to Topics (in session "Shale Gas")
INVITED LECTURE (Shale Gas): Karoo GeoHydrology
INVITED LECTURE: Evolving stress patterns across southern Africa since the end of Gondwana: puzzling clues to the intraplate seismicity of South Africa
INVITED LECTURE: The Role of the Geoscientist in the quest for energy resources in South Africa
Light bending General Relativity test during the forthcoming March 2015 total solar eclipse (in session "Supervisor Talks")
Lithogeochemical characterization of the Hondekloof Ni deposit, Kliprand area, Garies terrane, Namaqualand, South Africa (in session "Minerals")
Loud Calls as Species Markers in Fork-Marked Dwarf Lemurs (Phaner) (in session "Food and Life")
Low-level river crossings and erosion repair of the access road for general ease of access and secure transportation of the Lunar Laser Ranger and Radio Telescope equipment to the Matjiesfontein Space Geodesy Observatory (in session "Space")
Matjiesfontein GeoTrail Walk
Numerical Analysis of finite strain in the Warm Zand Structure (in session "Strain")
Optical configuration and optical tests of the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger (in session "Space")
Petrological investigation of Merensky Reef Unit lithologies at Two Rivers Platinum Mine and comparison to stratigraphically similar rocks north of the Steelpoort fault, eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa (in session "Minerals")
Pore pressure prediction of some selected wells; Insight from the Southern Pletmos, Bredasdorp basin, Offshore South Africa (in session "Water")
Preliminary results from a field reconnaissance for shale gas in the Karoo of Tanzania (in session "Shale Gas")
Quantifying groundwater-surface water exchange fluxes based on steady state riparian area aquifier water balance (in session "Water")
Reappraisal of single station locations reported by the South African National Seismograph Network during the period 2000 to 2005 (in session "Strain")
Registration, Posters Set-up
Seismic vault construction and challenges; HartRAO and Klerefontein (in session "Strain")
Shale Gas Discussion (in session "Shale Gas")
Shale Gas in South Africa: Contextualizing the Socio-Economic and Political Implications (in session "Shale Gas")
Structural deformation features of the Bokkeveld Group (Cape Supergroup) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (in session "Strain")
The Cape Fold Belt – some stratigraphic and structural insights (in session "Strain")
The effect of faulting and dolerite intrusions on gas-bearing potential of lower Karoo strata (in session "Supervisor Talks")
The Seismicity of the Eastern Cape Province (in session "Strain")
The Seismicity of the Eastern Cape Province (in session "Strain")
The structure of the Karoo-age Ellisras Basin in Limpopo Province, South Africa, in the light of new airborne geophysical data (in session "Supervisor Talks")
The use of chemostratigraphy and geochemical vectoring as an exploration tool for platinum group metals in the Platreef, Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa: A case study on the Sandsloot and Overysel farms (in session "Minerals")
The vegetation of the proposed Karoo fracking sites and ecophysiological responses of plants to fracking chemicals (in session "Shale Gas")
Thermal distortion dynamics of the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger optical telescope; impacts on pointing, characterisation and modelling (in session "Space")
Time- and Length-series analysis within artificial deltas (in session "Water")
Understanding source rock contribution to hydrocarbon accumulation and natural gas leakages in the Bredasdorp Basin- a 3D basin modelling study (in session "Energy")
Variable link equation parameters and expected photon returns for the HartRAO Lunar Laser Ranger (in session "Space")
Welcome and Opening
Wrap-up: Minerals, Food, Life, Water and Rocks
Wrap-up: Shale Gas Round Table Student Discussion
Wrap-up: Space and Energy
Wrap-up: Strain
Include materials from selected contributions
