Paulette completed her studies in chemistry & biochemistry at RAU (now University of Johannesburg).
She started her career at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as a water, waste and effluent treatment industrial scientist where she conducted research in water treatment technologies (chemical & biological processes for sulphate reduction, neutralisation and other).
During this time, she also co-authored a number of publications and presented at conferences. After 7 years at the CSIR, Paulette joined Pulles, Howard & de Lange Water Quality Management Consultants where she managed a number of international, national and Water Research Commission projects and received training on Environmental Pathway Analyses in Canada.
Paulette then joined the water and environmental technology section at SRK Consulting Engineers and did a course on hazardous waste management at Pretoria Technicon and provided training to provincial government on waste monitoring.
In the year 2000, Paulette started her own consulting firm. Paulette was part of the team who compiled the Best Practice Guidelines for Water Resource Protection in the South African Mining Industry, a Department of Water Affairs Project.
Paulette Jacobs (née du Plessis) is the Managing Director and Owner of HydroScience.
She started her career at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as a water, waste and effluent treatment industrial scientist where she conducted research in water treatment technologies (chemical & biological processes for sulphate reduction, neutralisation and other).
During this time, she also co-authored a number of publications and presented at conferences. After 7 years at the CSIR, Paulette joined Pulles, Howard & de Lange Water Quality Management Consultants where she managed a number of international, national and Water Research Commission projects and received training on Environmental Pathway Analyses in Canada.
Paulette then joined the water and environmental technology section at SRK Consulting Engineers and did a course on hazardous waste management at Pretoria Technicon and provided training to provincial government on waste monitoring.
In the year 2000, Paulette started her own consulting firm. Paulette was part of the team who compiled the Best Practice Guidelines for Water Resource Protection in the South African Mining Industry, a Department of Water Affairs Project.
Paulette Jacobs (née du Plessis) is the Managing Director and Owner of HydroScience.
