CHARITY KGOTLAEBONYWE
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Date of Birth: 05th May 1987
Gender: Female Marital status: Married
I am very hard working, learn fast, innovative and self-motivated person not afraid of new challenges
I am highly organised team worker and I capable of leading and motivating teammates to maximize levels of productivity, while forming cohesive team environments.
I possess first-rate communications and collaboration skills to lead and work with diverse groups effectively.
PhD Candidate (Earth and Environmental Sciences), University of Texas, Arlington, 2022 to present
Area of study: Tracer hydrology
Master of Sciences (Geology), Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 2020 Area of study: Isotope hydro geochemistry
Thesis Title: QUATERNARY MEGAPALEOLAKE SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST BOTSWANA:
EVIDENCE OF LACUSTRINE DEPOSITION AND GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT
USING MULTIPLE GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES
Bachelor of Sciences (Geology), University of Botswana, 2010
Thesis Title: BOTSWANA NATIONAL GEOCHRONOLOGICAL DATABASE
Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint),
Grapher,
Surfer,
Corel Draw,
Arc View,
Oasis Montaj,
Sigmaplot,
Log Plot,
Map Source,
ArcGIS,
MapInfo Professional,
AquaChem,
R programming
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Research Assistant September 2022 to present
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Palapye Teaching/Research Assistant November 2013 – December 2018
Duties performed:
Assisting academic staff with teaching activities in the respective subjects with both laboratory and fieldwork courses (geological field mapping, water and sediment sampling)
Marking laboratory reports
Conducting tutorials and laboratory studies with undergraduates
Performing any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Head of department
Demonstrating use of laboratory equipment to undergraduate (optical microscope, ICS, multi- probe, compass, GPS, geophysics equipment) and enforcing laboratory rules
Analytika Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Gaborone
Engineering / Exploration Geologist November 2009 – October 2013
Duties Performed:
Mineral exploration- coal
Coal core logging, sampling and reporting of results
Fieldwork: Use of Jennings, Brink and Williams method for soil profiling
Geochemical Soil sampling
Compilation of basic geotechnical reports and producing acceptable recommendations for building foundations
Log plot software data entry
Dynamic Cone penetrometer (DCP) operations and software to determine Allowable Bearing Pressures of founding materials and roads.
Prospecting license new applications and renewals
Quarterly reporting to the Department of Geological surveys for numerous exploration programmes
Demonstration of Geophysical equipment, EESD BIUST, Palapye campus, Botswana, February 2016
Demonstration of Engineering Geology equipment, EESD BIUST, Palapye campus, Botswana, February 2016
Demonstration of Ion Chromatography System (ICS) instrument for chemical analysis, EESD BIUST, Palapye campus, Botswana, February 2016
Demonstration of IP-MS, IP-OES, EESD BIUST, Palapye campus, Botswana, 2018
MapInfo Software Training Course, Spatial Technologies, Midrand, South Africa, March 2012
Geotechnical Soil Profiling course, South African Institute of Engineering Geologist (SAIEG), Johannesburg, South Africa, February 2010
Geotechnical Core Logging course, South African Institute of Engineering Geologist (SAIEG), Johannesburg, South Africa, February 2010
International Association of hydrological sciences
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
2022-23 TWRI Graduate Student Grant Program funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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