Soil Science Society of South Africa

(Grondkunde Vereniging van Suid-Afrika)

Welcome to the website of the Soil Science Society of South Africa (SSSSA)!

We are a group of dedicated soil scientists based in South Africa. The primary purpose of the Society is to foster and promote the study of the soil in all its facets.

 

 

Latest News

 

 

All members of South Africa Society of Soil Sciece are cordially invited to submit an original technical paper for The World Soybean Research Conference IX which will take place February 17-22, 2013 at the Durban International Convention Center in Durban, South Africa. (read first announcement)

 

Prof. Alan Bennie (UFS) and Prof. Chris du Preez (UFS) were awarded with the prestigious SSSSA Gold Medals for their outstanding scientific contribution to Soil Science in South Africa on 19 January 2012 at the Combined Congress 2012 Gala dinner in Potchefstroom. View gallery for more photos taken at the Congress

 

An Honorary Membership award was made to Jan Meyer by Rian van Antwerpen at the occasion of Jan's 70th birthday.

  

At the recent Eskom Expo for Young Scientists, held at Birchwood Conference Centre in Benoni, the winners of the SSSSA prize of R1000 for best Senior and Junior Soil Science Projects were as follows:

• Senior: Molopo Lipali and Palesa Twala, New Horizon College, Bethlehem (Grade 12): "Greenage"
  
  
• Junior: Dioné Marie Cilliers, Pietersburg Primary School, Polokwane (Grade 6): "Soil erosion - cost effective prevention on small scale"
  

 

All members of South Africa Society of Soil Sciece are invited to participate in the 9th Combined Congress 2012: Education and research feed agriculture that feeds humanity. The symposium will be held from 16 - 19 January 2012 at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa (read first announcement)

 

All members of South Africa Society of Soil Sciece are invited to participate in The 8th International Symposium on Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH. The symposium will be held from 18-22 October 2012 at the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, India (read first announcement)

 

All members of South Africa Society of Soil Sciece are invited to participate in the 8th International Soil Science Congress (ISSC) which will be held in Çeşme, Izmir, TURKEY from 15-17 May 2012 (read first announcement). The 8th ISSC is also hosting the 6th International conference on Land Degredation (ICLD). Please visit their web site for the call for papers and any additional information you may wish to find about the congress. www.soilcongress.ege.edu.tr

 

Announcement: The SSSSA Council is accepting written motivations (about 1 page) for nominations of persons for the SSSSA Gold medal award. Nominations should be sent to Theo Dohse (theo.dohse@webafrica.org.za).

 

May 2011 Newsletter posted ...read more

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SOUTH AFRICAN SOIL SURVEYORS ORGANISATION (SASSO): workshops planned for 2011 ...read more

 

PhD Scholarship to Study Surface water–Groundwater Interactions at Massey University, New Zealand ...read more

 

The best University of Stellenbosch Soil Sciences student for 2009 is Anneline Burger. ...see photo

 

ESKOM EXPO for Young Scientists - Soils Science Prizes Awarded ...read more

 

 

Announcement:

Take advantage of Irrigation and Drainage Online ...read more

IUSS BULLETIN

As most of our members will know, the IUSS has decided to no longer send a bulletin to each member, but rather only to the representatives of each national society. However, the bulletins are put on the IUSS website at www.iuss.org and can be read, downloaded and printed from there, either in their entirety, or by section.

The format continues more or less unchanged. Please make a point of accessing this site as there is a lot of valuable information about all aspects of soil science and the International Union.

ADVERTISING

In order to generate income for the Society and to cut costs, any advertising on the web site will be welcomed. This could take the form of advertising vacant soil science posts, bursaries, etc as well as the advertising of products and/or services connected to soil science. Any companies who would like to sponsor part or all of the web page are also welcome.

 

 

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