Mr Philani Knowledge Mavimbela

Name:				Philani Knowledge Mavimbela
Position:				Lecturer in Geology (Metamorphic Geology)
Qualifications:				Msc (UP) PhD candidate (UKZN)
Office Block:				H building, Room 129 Geological Sciences Westville Campus
Telephone: Fax: Email:				+27 (0)31 260 7081 +27 (0) 31 260 2280 Mavimbelap@ukzn.ac.za

Biographical sketch

Born October, 1985
Education: University of Pretoria BSc Honours and MSc
Born and raised in Newcastle in a small Township known as Madadeni where I did my Primary (Vumelani Primary School), Secondary (Mbalentle Secondary School) and High school education (Siyamukela High School).
Upon completing matric, I enrolled for BSc Geology at the University of Pretoria in 2004.
In 2009, I began my academic career at UP as a Junior Lecturer in Economic Geology and Metamorphic Geology.
In 2016, I joined UKZN as a Lecturer in Metamorphic Geology and Electron Microprobe analytical instrument operator.

Contact metamorphism
Magmatic and metamorphic rocks records of tectonic plate processes
Understanding metamorphic processes and rate of metamorphism (Mineral
Thermodynamic modelling ( Chemical equilibrium vs disequilibrium)
Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth, Diffusion and Equilibration
Unconsolidated deposits, particularly Heavy Mineral Sands sampling ( Sonic drilling)

P-T-X-t constraints of the Bushveld aureole
Updating the P-T database of the Natal belt (insights on the P-T-t-D evolution of the Natal mobile belts) using a pseudo section approach