1992

Prof B V Burger, University of Stellenbosch - Analytical Chemistry

1993

Prof C J H Schutte, University of South Africa - Physical Chemistry

1994

Prof R J Haines, University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) - Inorganic Chemistry

1995

Prof S Drewes, University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) - Organic Chemistry

1996

Prof J P Willes, University of Cape Town - Analytical / Geochemistry

• Lecture 1: Fluorine in rocks, soils, and groundwater: its determination by XRFS, FISA and HPLC, and its importance in human and animal health.
• Lecture 2: A day in the life of an Environmental Geochemist.

1997

Prof M M Zulu, University of Zululand - Inorganic Chemistry

• Lecture 1:Photophysical, photochemical and redox behaviour of the low-lying excited states of ligand-bridged tungsten
• Lecture 2: Low temperature effects on the lowest energy excited states of binuclear complexes.

1998

Prof J P Michael, University of the Witwatersrand - Organic Chemistry

• Lecture 1:Enaminones in the synthesis of mitosenes and quinolones
• Lecture 2: Alkaloids from animals: challenges for synthesis

1999

Prof J C A Boeyens, University of the Witwatersrand - Physical Chemistry

• Lecture 1: A Quantum theory of chemistry
• Lecture 2: Space, time and chemistry

2000

Prof H G Raubenheimer, University of Stellenbosch - Inorganic Chemistry

• Lecture 1: A new era in chemistry
• Lecture 2: Metallocenes and carbenes: what a combination!

2001

Prof J Bradley, University of the Witwatersrand - Chemical Education

• Lecture 1: Hands-on Chemistry for all
• Lecture 2: Publish or Perish

2002

Prof H Hundt, University of the Orange Free State – Analytical Chemistry

• Lecture 1: The ups and down of LC/MS-MS in a bioanalytical laboratory
• Lecture 2: The chemist in bioanalytics

 2003

Prof R Sanderson, University of Stellenbosch - Industrial Chemistry

• Lecture 1: The role of Chemistry in nanotechnology.
• Lecture 2: The role of Polymer Science in commercial development.

2004

Prof L Nassimbeni, University of Cape Town – Physical Chemistry

• Lecture: Clathrates: structure and reactivity

2006

Prof P T Kaye, Rhodes University – Organic Chemistry

• Lecture 1:Through the Looking Glass: a stereochemical adventure
• Lecture 2:From Alchemy to Medicinal Chemistry – the quest for magic bullets

2008

Prof Sir David King, University of Cambridge - Physical Chemistry

• Lecture 1:The Hot Topic (climate change)
• Lecture 2: Twenty first century challenge for science and global policy

2010

Prof Rudi van Eldik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Inorganic Chemistry

• Lecture: Understanding Inorganic/Bioinorganic Reaction Mechanisms.  From Fundamental Research to Edutainment

2011

Dr. Hubert Mandery,   Director General – European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)

• Lecture: Challenges for the Chemical Industry.

2013

Prof. M. T. Davies-Coleman, Dean of Science, University of the Western Cape and Prof. Emeritus, Rhodes University – Organic Chemistry

• Lecture: Drug discovery programme from South African marine organisms

2014

Prof Len Barbour, University of Stellenbosch – Physical Chemistry

• Lecture 1: Visualising structural dynamics in the crystalline solid state
• Lecture 2: Revealing the secret lives of crystals

2015

Prof Michael M Thackeray, Argonne National Laboratory – Battery Technology Department

• Lecture 1: Energy Storage: Challenges and Opportunities in an Evolving Lithium Economy
• Lecture 2: Making the Most of Life - Recognizing and Taking Opportunities in a Chemistry/Materials Science Research Career

2016

Prof Tebello Nyokong, Rhodes University - Medicinal chemistry and Nanotechnology

• Lecture 1: Recent developments in photomedicine
• Lecture 2: Methods of conjugation of nanomaterials to phthalocyanines: towards electrocatalysis

2017

Prof Jennifer Margaret Case, University of Cape Town - Department of Chemical Engineering

• Lecture 1: Engagements with knowledge & curriculum: Drawing on Chemistry Education research towards a defence of the public university
• Lecture 2: Teaching Chemistry in the University: What Matters

2019

Prof Neil Coville, Department of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)

• Lecture 1: Carbon soot – a material for the 4th Industrial Revolution
• Lecture 2: Reducing metal oxides to metals – hydrogen spillover effects in catalysis