Victor Pretorius Memorial Lecturers (1992 - )

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
2023	Prof Willem van Otterlo, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University
	Lecture: Convergent syntheses generating complex structures – the power of coupling reactions

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Victor Pretorius Memorial Lecturers (1992 - )