Academic Conferences: Oral
Stone, W. 2024. Earth Overshoot Day in South African agriculture: Meaning and implications for us, here. Presented at LabServe Technical Day, Stellenbosch, 19 September 2024.
Stone, W. 2023. Measuring Soil Biology. Presented at LabServe Technical Day, Stellenbosch, 23 September 2023.
Stone, W., Steytler, J., Lukashe, N.S. & Clarke, C.E. 2022. Combined Water Wastes as Soil Amendments: Crop Production on Sludges. Presented at the Water Institute of South Africa (WISA)’s 2022 conference, Navigating the Course, held in Sandton, South Africa, 28-30 Sept. Invited guest speaker in the Virtual Special Session on Unconventional Water Uses in Irrigation and its Role in Sanitation and Human Health, facilitated by Dr John Ngoni Zvimba (Water Research Commission of South Africa).
Stone, W., & Clarke, C.E. 2021. The Circular Economy of Water Wastes as Soil Amendments: The Agricultural Risks and Potential of Growing Non-Edible Crops on Sludge Wastes. Presented at the 1st Symposium on Sustainable Solutions and Future Farming, Stellenbosch University, 21 - 22 September 2021.
Stone, W., Louw, T. M., Kroukamp, O. & Wolfaardt, G. M. 2018. Engineering for Legionella control in built infrastructure (geyser and pipes). Presented at the branch meeting of the SA Institute for Occupational Health held in the Bellville Civic Centre in March 2019. Presented in collaboration with WWInc, a local Legionella consulting firm.
Stone, W., Louw, T. M., Kroukamp, O, Booysen, M. J. & Wolfaardt, G. M. 2018. Canary CEMS: The Development of a CO2 Alarm System for Real-Time Monitoring of Microbial Activity. Presented at the WISA (Water Institute of South Africa) 2018 Biennial Conference, 25-28 June 2018.
Stone, W., Kroukamp, O., McKelvie, J., Korber, D. R. & Wolfaardt, G. M. 2015. Desiccated Bentonite as an Extreme Microbial Habitat: A Metabolic Pause or a Metabolic Go-Slow? Presented at the 4th Annual Science at the Interface Symposium, Ryerson University, 19 Aug 2015.
Stone, W., Mouton, M., Wilsenach, J. & Botha, A. 2010. FISHing for indigenous Anammox bacteria. Presented at the 2nd Small Wastewater Treatment Systems Conference hosted at the Regent Hotel, East London, South Africa (with full bursary), 22 - 24 Nov 2010.
Stone, W., Mouton, M., Wilsenach, J. & Botha, A. 2008. FISHing for indigenous Anammox bacteria. Presented at the Cape Biotech Congress hosted at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, South Africa (with full bursary), 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008.
Academic Conferences: Poster
Stone, W., Kroukamp, O. McKelvie, J., Korber, D. & Wolfaardt, G M. 2015. Biofilm Response to Desiccation: A Metabolic Pause or a Metabolic Go-Slow? The impact of biofilms at surface-air interfaces on the storage of used nuclear fuel. Presented at the 4th Annual American Society of Microbiology conference on Biofilms, Chicago, USA, 24-29 October, 2015.
Stone, W., Kroukamp, O. McKelvie, J., Korber, D. & Wolfaardt, G M. 2014. Biofilm Response to Desiccation: A Metabolic Pause or a Metabolic Go-Slow? The impact of biofilms at surface-air interfaces on the storage of used nuclear fuel. Presented at the 3rd Annual Science at the Interface Symposium, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 20 Aug 2014.
Stone, W., Kroukamp, O. McKelvie, J., Korber, D. & Wolfaardt, G M. 2015. Biofilm Response to Desiccation: A Metabolic Pause or a Metabolic Go-Slow? The impact of biofilms at surface-air interfaces on the storage of used nuclear fuel. Presented at the 13th Annual NWMO Geosciences Seminar, Toronto, Canada, 2-3 June, 2015.
Stone, W., Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz, J., Postma, F., Przybyłowicz, W. J. & Botha, A. 2011. Isolation of Ni-tolerant yeasts from the digestive tract of the Ni-dependant chrysomelid, Chrysolina clathrata. Presented (by Mesjaz- Przybyłowicz) at the 7th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology, Coimbra, Portugal, 12-16 June 2011.
Symposium Organising Committees
4th Annual Ryerson Chemistry and Biology Symposium 2015. Science at the Interface.
4th Annual EnSciMan Symposium 2013. Re:Store, Re:Build, Re:Juvenate. Embracing Toronto's 200 yr history for a sustainable future.
Training Courses Attended
Diamond Synchrotron Radiation School, Jesus College, Oxford University. 16-21 September, 2018.
I had the privilege of attending the Diamond Summer School, which trains international and local attendees on the use of the Diamond Light Sources, the UK’s national synchrotron. It is an enormous microscope (each underground beam is kilometres long), which provides super resolution microscopy images for application in engineering, physics, chemistry and biology.
This was funded by our AfriLand collaboration with Prof Karen Johnson from Durham University, and also provided an opportunity for the African partners to attend a dinner in Oxford on the AfriLand project.