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5 December 2018
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Sir Fraser Stoddart, Professor of Chemistry in the Department of
Chemistry, Northwestern University, USA.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines."
Public lecture
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4 December 2018
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Hanieh Montaseri (PhD defence)
"Quantum dot - molecularly imprinted polymer nanomaterials for the
fluorescence sensing of selected pharmaceutical and personal care products"
Study leader: Prof. Patricia Forbes
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8 November 2018
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Prof Ponnadurai Ramasami from the Computational Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Mauritius
Subject: Computational study of the molecular aspect of the suspected novichok agent A-234 of the Skripal poisoning
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24 October 2018
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Dr Jannie Pretorius, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship (CAS), University of Pretoria
Subject: The Essence of Scientific Computing"
This lecture is part of the CAS Seminar Series
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19 October 2018
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Dr Shankara Radhakrishnan from the Chemistry Department of the University of Pretoria
Subject: Basic Photophysics
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12 October 2018
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Prof Ramakanth Illa from Rajiv Gandhi University for Knowledge Technologies, India.
Subject: From Surfactants to Soft materials
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1-5 October 2018
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The Departments of Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology are hosting a multidisciplinary spring school on solar energy and photosynthesis at the University of Pretoria during the October recess.
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25 September 2018
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Marina van der Merwe (PhD Defense)
“Theoretical and experimental studies on PIBSA-based surfactants"
Study leader: Prof. Marilé Landman
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7 September 2018
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Dr N Nombona & Dr FP Malan from the Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria
Subject: 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting: Our experience
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31 August 2018
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Jurgens de Lange (PhD Defense)
"Fundamental nature of chemical bonding from the novel Fragment, Atomic, Localised, Delocalised and Interatomic (FALDI) electron density decomposition scheme. A theoretical study."
Study leader: Prof. Ignacy Cukrowski
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27 July 2018
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Dr Sarah Diallo-Garcia from SOLVAY - Research and Innovation Center of Paris
Subject: Material chemistry: What can be done in Solvay?
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20 July 2018
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Mr Hein Potgieter (PhD Defence)
"Developments towards the comprehensive analysis of petrochemical streams."
Study leader: Prof. Egmont Rohwer
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29 June 2018
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Mr Tinotenda Shoko (PhD Defense)
"Chemical characterisation and development of anti-aging ingredients from Sclerocarya birrea and Ficus sycomorus"
Study leader: Prof. Vinesh Maharaj
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15 June 2018
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Dr Barbara Sowa (post doctoral student)
Subject: Electrochemical studies of Langmuir-Blodgett films of mercury dithizonate derivatives
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12 April 2018
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Dr Justin Maghanga, Dean, School of Science and Informatics
Taita Taveta University Voi, Kenya
Subject: Electrochemical treatment of Axo dye wastewater from a Kenyan textile factory using BDD anode
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6 April 2018
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Dr Aloys Osano from Maasai Mara University, Kenia
Subject: Biofuel Synthesis from Waste Biomass Using Indigenous Salt Hydrolytic Catalytic Regimes: An Indigenous-Modern Technology Infusion.
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28 February 2018
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Mr George Kleinhans (PhD Defense)
Reactivity studies of pincer metal complexes stabilized by a bis(1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene)carbazolide ligand scaffold
Study leader: Dr. Daniela Bezuidenhout
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9 February 2018
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Mrs Claire Rossouw (PhD Defense)
Physico-chemistry of reduced graphene oxide-coated lithium manganese iron phosphate in electrochemical energy storage
Study leader: Prof. Kenneth Ozoemena
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22 January 2018
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Mr Frikkie Malan (PhD defence)
CpMetal N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis and catalytic applications
Study leader: Prof Marilé Landman
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2 November 2017
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Dr Rajesh Thimmulappa, Dept of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Subject: Targeting Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway In Combating Environmental Diseases - From Bench To Bedside To Population
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27 October 2017
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Dr Mark Bower
Subject: Perspectives on insect chemical ecology
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15 September 2017
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Dr Catharine Driver
Subject: Nuclear Medicine research at Necsa and the development of GluCAB as a potentially new radiopharmaceutical for cancer
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29 March 2017
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Dr Thomas Adam, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environment and Health Cooperation Group "Comprehensive Molecular Analysis (CMA)", Munich, Germany
Brake and tyre wear particulate matter
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25 November 2016
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Adedapo Sunday Adeyinka (PhD Defence)
Protonation sequence of aliphatic linear polyamines: A theoretical study
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24 October 2016
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Prof Emil Roduner, Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria and Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart
"The machinery of life and its relation to the Second Law of Thermodynamics"
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15 September 2016
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Prof Ralf Zimmermann from Rostock University, Germany
Titel: Comprehensive characterisation of petrochemical fractions: High temperature GCxGC with FOF&HR-TOF detection and thermal analysis-soft ionisation mass spectrometry (TA-MS)
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9 September 2016
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Dr Lynne Pilcher, Department of Chemistry, UP
Borneo and Lessons learnt at ICCE 2016
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28 July 2016
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Research Showcase with posters on exhibit in the Mendeleev. Prospective students were introduced to the large variety of exciting research fields in the Department.
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25 June 2016
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Prof André D. Taylor Director, Transformative Materials and Devices Laboratory Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University, USA
Challenging Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Energy Devices
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27 May 2016
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Henda van Vuuren (Faculty Admin)
Marks Calculations Yr 2-Yr 4
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8 April 2016
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Hein Potgieter, Sasol Group Technology, R&T, Analytics, Sasolburg
Developments towards the comprehensive analysis of Petrochemical Process Streams
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15 March 2016
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Laurence Galet from Centre RAPSODEE – Ecole des Mines d’Albi, France
Dry coating process: A green technology to design new particles
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11 March 2016
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Karel G von Eschwege, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
Redox and Spectral Tuning of Dyes in Solar Cells – a DFT Approach
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