AWARDS

Conference awards by the SSSSA, 2023
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member older than 30 years: SELECTED SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL-PLANT SYSTEMS AMENDED WITH BIOSOLIDS. Tesfamariam, E.H., Ngoetjana, M.P. & Okonkwo, O.J.
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member younger than 30 years on the day of presentation: DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL SPECTROSCOPY PREDICTION MODELS FOR SOIL PROPERTIES USED IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE, NORTH WEST PROVINCE. Kock, A. & van Zijl, G.M.
  • Best paper on new technologies: WATER RESEARCH OBSERVATORY: A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM FOR AGROHYDROLOGICAL MODELLING AND BIG DATA APPLICATIONS. Van der Laan, M., Silberbauer, M., Schutte, C., Maseko, S., Viviers, C., Thomson, A., Khoboko, P., le Roux, J., Mudaly, L., Weepener, H., Mabhaudhi, T., Hoogenboom G., Srinivasan, R.
  • Best poster presentation by a SSSSA member on any soil science subject and author of any age: EXPLORING THE POOR UPTAKE OF NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Wessels, C.H., Anderson, J.J. & van Niekerk, J.A.

Conference awards by the SSSSA, 2022
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member older than 30 years: Refining digital soil mapping protocols to improve soil ecotope mapping in the Kwazulu-Natal Bioresource classification system. J Atkinson, W De Clercq & A Rozanov
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member younger than 30 years on the day of presentation: Mid-infrared spectroscopy calibration models for soil property prediction within the Western Highveld. A Kock, GM van Zijl & PD Ramphisa
  • Best article on Soil Science in the South African Journal of Plant and Soil for 2020 and 2021: A characterisation of wetland soil types on the Maputaland Coastal Plain. ML Pretorius, CW van Huyssteen, LR Brown, AT Grundling & CT Downs
  • Best poster presentation by a SSSSA member on any soil science subject and author of any age: Application of bio-slurry for improved maize production in rural villages. JJ Anderson, CH Wessels & TAB Koatla

Combined Congress, 2020
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member older than 30 years: Hydropedological response in a Savanah hillslope under different precipitation regimes. JJ van Tol, S Julich, D Bouwer & ES Riddell
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member younger than 30 years on the day of presentation: Susceptibility of urban soils from the Cape Town and Stellenbosch areas to degradation by laundry greywater. N Madubela, AG Hardie, CE Clarke & EL Lategan
  • Best paper on innovative/new/implementable technology: Saving urban infrastructure from water damage: Digital soil mapping combines with hydrological modelling to determine remedial actions. GM van Zijl, D Bouwer, JJ van Tol, PAL Le Roux & S Lorentz
  • Best article on Soil Science in the South African Journal of Plant and Soil for 2019: High-resolution digital soil mapping of multiple soil properties: an alternative to the traditional field survey? T Flynn, W de Clercq, A Rozanov & C Clarke
  • Best poster presentation by a SSSSA member on any soil science subject and author of any age: Evaluation of technology exchange tools to empower rural communities. CH Wessels, JJ Anderson & JJ Botha

CONFERENCE AWARDS BY THE SSSSA Cape Town, 2018
  • Best presentation by an MSc student registered at a South African University: Evaluation of organic smallholder farmer soil amendment practices on soil fertility, broccoli yields and mineral nutrients. T.K.S Gobozi & A.G. Hardie (R2000)
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member younger than 30 years: Lipid humification by soil minerals. A.R. Adams, C.E. Clarke & A.G. Hardie (R2000)
  • Best paper presented by a SSSSA member older than 30 years: The estimation of reserve-K and K immobilization using mid infrared spectroscopy and multiple linear regressions. D.E. Elephant, N. Miles & P. Muchaonyerwa (R2000)
  • Best poster presentation by a SSSSA member on any soil science subject and author of any age: Evaluating various large-scale rainwater harvesting and conservation techniques on the Fort Cox/Valsrivier ecotope. J.J. Botha & J.J. Anderson (R1500)

CONFERENCE AWARDS BY THE SSSSA Bela-Bela, 2017
  • Best paper presented by a member older than 30 years: Effect of sampling depth on determination of soil potassium and carbon stocks. Van Antwerpen, R., Miles, N. & Ramburan, S. (R2000)
  • Best paper presented by a member younger than 30 years: The effect of composted biochar on compost properties and mineralisation. Botha, O.G., Rozanov, A. & Hardie, A.G. (R2000)
  • Best presentation by an MSc student: Investigating available soil nutrient levels in irrigated wheat fields in South africa. Sosibo, N.Z., Muchaonyerwa, P., Dube, E. & Dube, L. (R2000)
  • Best poster presentation: Rainwater harvesting through in-field rainwater harvesting. Botha, J.J. & Anderson, J.J. (R1500)
  • Best paper published in SAJPS: Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal Pinus patula. Adeleke, A., Cloete, E., Bertrand, A. & Khasa, D. (R3000)

Historic Awards
Historic AWARDS OF THE SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY