South African PIs

South Africa is able to appoint up ten Principal Investigators (PIs) and all positions have been filled as from mid 2025. They are listed below.

PIInstitutionProgram Title
David BuckleySAAOObserving the Transient Universe with the Rubin Observatory LSST
Matt HiltonWits/UKZNTracing the evolution of galaxy clusters using Rubin Observatory and radio surveys
Sthabile KolwaUNISAUnraveling cosmic dawn: early galaxy formation with Rubin/LSST-SKA
Michelle LochnerUWC/SARAOUnlocking LSST-SKA Synergies with Machine Intelligence
Yin-Zhe MaUSProbing Cosmic Structure Formation with Rubin Observatory and multi-wavelength surveys
Lucia MarchettiUCTMulti-wavelength approaches to galaxy evolution
John McKeanUPUnveiling the dark Universe with LSST-SKA and next generation VLBI surveys
Kavilan MoodleyUKZNSynergistic cosmology with Rubin-LSST and HIRAX
Mario SantosUWCMulti-tracer Cosmology with MeerKAT/SKAO and LSST
Kshitij ThoratUPNext-generation multi-wavelength astrophysics in the Southern Sky