Departmental Seminars and Events

16 May 2025

VISITOR

Mr. Sherif Ghazy

Elsevier

"How to use Reaxys for different chemistry queries"

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7 May 2025

ACS Resources

Dr. Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi & Rajesh Parishwad 

Outreach Manager, Senior Associate Director, American Chemical Society, ACS

Unlocking Opportunities: ACS Resources for Career Advancement in Research and Academia

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20 March 2025

VISITOR

Dr. Drupad K Trivedi

The University of Manchester, UK

"Human sebum consists of a very well-defined set of chemicals and 
plays a pivotal role in maintaining healthy skin."

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28 February 2025

VISITOR

Prof Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen

Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria

"Your reaction pathway to a greater you."

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21 February 2025

VISITOR

Prof Biji Pullithadathil

Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience and Technology, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, India

"Nano-Engineered Surfaces and Interfaces for Clean Energy and Sensor Applications."

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13 May 2024

VISITOR

Prof Emil Roduner
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, DE.

"The Schrödinger Equation and the Particle-Wave Duality of Bound State Matter."

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7 March 2024

VISITOR

Prof Perdita Barran
Chair of Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, UK.

"The Analysis of Biological Molecules with Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry from Drugs to Biomarkers."

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17 November 2023

CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

Dr Kgadi Mathabathe
Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria 

"Exploration of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) as a turnaround teaching strategy for chemistry tutorials."

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8 September 2023

BIODISCOVERY

Phanankosi Moyo
Postdoctoral Supervisor: Prof Vinesh Maharaj. Bioprospecting Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria 

"Nurturing Power of Nature": Bioprospecting of plant derived natural products for antimicrobial and antiplasmodial drug development."

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BIODISCOVERY

Patrick Mc Millan
Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria 

Development of a natural product library using hyphenated techniques and evaluation of its constituents as potential anti-cancer agents 

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14 August 2023

VISITOR

Professor Ian Tietjen
The Wistar Institute

African natural product and medicinal plant leads against HIV and SARS-CoV-2 

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19 May 2023

VISITOR

Dr Johann Fischer
Senior Scientist – Elemental Analysis, Sasol, Research and Technology, Analytics, Sasolburg

Analytical Chemistry – a career in science from classroom to industry

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17 March 2023

PHYSICAL

Prof. Melanie Rademeyer
Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria

Versatile organic-inorganic hybrid materials: structures and properties

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17 February 2023

VISITOR

Dilara Faderl
Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,      Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

NMR spectroscopy for ligand screening

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17 February 2023

VISITOR

Neil MacKinnon
Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,      Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

NMR spectroscopy for ligand screening

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17 February 2023

VISITOR

Prof. Jan Korvink
Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,      Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

NMR spectroscopy for ligand screening

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18 January 2023

VISITOR

Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Ralf Zimmermann
University of Rostock and Helmholtz Centre Munich, Germany

Coffee roasting and Cannabis smoke: Photoionisation
mass spectrometry for studying of complex vapors

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13 December 2022

VISITOR

Prof Chérif F. Matta
Department of Chemistry and Physics, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3M 2J6, and Dép. de chimie, Université Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6 

ATP Synthase Beyond Catalysis

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18 November 2022

BIODIVERSITY

Ms Sephora Mianda, PhD Candidate, Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria

Anitplasmodial potential of South African medicinal plants and their phytochemical investigation for identification of the active compounds

Study leaders: Prof Vinesh Maharaj and Dr Phanakosi Moyi

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7 October 2022

VISITOR

Dr Mohammed Balogun
Principal Researcher, Advanced Functional Materials, CSIR, Pretoria

Pharmacological active and antimicrobial polymers as advanced materials for health

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18 August 2022

INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Prof. Marilé Landman
Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria.

Taming the metal-carbon double bond

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12 August 2022

VISITOR

Prof. Selwyn Mapolie
Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University.

Catalytic alcohol oxidations using metals supported on triazine-based
polymeric matrices

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27 July 2022

VISITOR

Prof. Ozcan Gulacar
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis.

Empowering and Inspiring the Future Generation: Uncovering Relevancy and Meaning in Chemistry Education

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15 July 2022

ANALYTICAL

Luki-Marie Scheepers
PhD Candidate, Supervised by Prof Jeremy Allison, Prof Bernard Slippers and Prof Egmont Rohwer

Insect pest pheromones: my story of exploration, elucidation and pest control

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1 July 2022

ANALYTICAL

Daniel Pretorius
MSc, Supervised by Dr Yvette Naudé and Prof Egmont Rohwer

Identifying Markers Of Genus For Plectranthus And Coleus In Complex Samples Of Foliar Volatile Compounds Using GC×GC-TOFMS And Machine Learning

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Portia Makhubela
MSc, supervised by Dr Yvette Naudé and Prof Egmont Rohwer

A non-invasive human skin sampling technique for the detection of volatile organic compounds associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by comprehensive gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-TOFMS)

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20 June 2022

VISITOR

Prof. Teko Napporn
Co-Leader SAMCat Research Team, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, University of Poitiers, France

Nanomaterials synthesis for different applications in Electrocatalysis

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2 June 2022

VISITOR

Prof Raphael Tripier
Department of Chemistry and CNRS Research Center, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, (UBO), Brest, France

Search and Destroy with Azamacrocycles: How catching lanthanides and transition metals can yield relevant diagnostic and therapeutic agents

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27 May 2022

HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr Yvette Hlophe
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria

In vitro and in vivo effects of a variety of compounds on the metastasis of melanoma and undifferentiated neuroblastoma

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22 April 2022

EDUCATION SHOWCASE

Jason Reynders
BSc Hons Study Title: Preparedness of first-year chemistry students: Extended program compared to mainstream program
Supervisor: Dr. Christine Mundy

Neo Hlungwani
BSc Hons Study Title: Students' Perspective on a Systems Thinking Intervention in First Year Organic Chemistry.
Supervisor: Prof. Lynne Pilcher

Micke Reynders
MSc Study Title: Effectiveness of a systems thinking visualization tool for first-year chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. Lynne Pilcher & Prof. Marietjie Potgieter (co)

Langanani Rakhunwana
PhD Study Title: Supporting teaching and learning of electrochemistry at university level
Supervisor: Dr. Christine Mundy & Prof Elizabeth Mavhunga* (co)
*School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand

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11 April 2022

VISITOR

Dr Ashish Agrawal, Department of Curriculum Development, Planning and Coordination, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India

The development of undergraduate students' agency and disciplinary identity in STEM

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8 April 2022

EDUCATION

Ms Langanani Rakhunwana, PhD Candidate, Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria

Self-regulated learning strategies for first-year chemistry during COVID-19

Study leaders: Prof Lynne Pilcher and Dr Angelique Kritzinger

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25 March 2022

PHYSICAL

Dr Dominique Buyens, PhD graduate, Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria.

The chemical reactivity of the adeninate anion

Study leaders: Prof Lynne Pilcher, Prof Emil Roduner and Prof Ignacy Cukrowski

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