Four new staff members joined IDIA in December 2018. They bring a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience to the institute.
Mike Currin
Mike has joined IDIA as Senior Technical Specialist supporting the Information Technology team and is based at the University of Cape Town. Mike describes his recent venture into IDIA as follows:
“I’m super excited to be part of the IDIA team and to support the South African research community and cloud resources that they are developing.”
Mfundo Zwane
Mfundo has joined IDIA as an Administrator supporting the Development and Outreach team and will be based at the University of the Western Cape. Mfundo has this to say about his recent tenure at IDIA:
“It is my honour to be joining IDIA, and it is indeed a privilege to be afforded an opportunity such as this to stimulate an interest in Science & Technology through Development and Outreach activities.”
Jeremi Avenant
Jeremi is our new Cloud Infrastructure Specialist supporting the Information Technology team and is based at the University of Cape Town. Jeremi has this to say about his recent transition into IDIA:
“I’m really excited to join a field in computing that has to do with astrophysics and astronomy since I’m a great fan of it but also because of the new ground breaking technology that is coming out of late enhancing the capabilities of this field.”
Jeremy Smith
Jeremy has joined IDIA as a Senior Systems Administrator supporting the Information Technology team and is based at the University of the Western Cape. Jeremy shared his excitement on joining IDIA as follows:
“I’m super excited to be part of the IDIA team and to support the South African research community and cloud resources that they are developing.”
We welcome our new team members and wish them the best in their roles. We look forward to their invaluable contribution to IDIA and to the broader research community.