From Maties to Mars

From Maties to Mars

Dr Jakob van Zyl, an ex-Matie and a member of the team responsible for the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, recently visited Stellenbosch. Dr van Zyl addressed students and staff at Stellenbosch University at a special Mavericks event, hosted by InnovUS on Monday, 3 September 2012. Dr Jakob van Zyl is the associate director of Project Formulation and Strategy at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which was responsible for the Curiosity mission to Mars. Read more about Dr van Zyl and his visit to Stellenbosch.

A selection of articles on Dr Jakob van Zyl is included below. Click on each link to read the relevant article.