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• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof VJ Maharaj
• Position:Deputy Dean
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Natural and Agricultural Sciences Deans Office
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Natural product drug discovery, Biodiscovery Plant extraction, biological assaying, isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive compounds HPLC-MS, NMR, semi preparatory HPLC, High resolution MS, high throughput screening Chemical profiling, HIV, malaria, cancer, COVID19, Diabetes, CNS, cosmeceuticals, TB, anti microbial Pharmacokinetics, toxicity, bioavailability Anti cancer drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions Anti HIV drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions Anti diabetic drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions Anti microbial drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions Anti malarial drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions Anti TB drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts and fractions CNS e.g. Alzheimer drug discovery based on natural products using a library of extracts

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr P Nagar
• Position:Lecturer
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Statistics
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directional statistics circular statistics wind energy circular-linear models multivariate models distribution theory

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof LC Machethe
• Position:Professor
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Development
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Agricultural and rural development Agricultural and rural finance Smallholder irrigation economics Agricultural cooperatives Evaluation of agricultural support programmes Agricultural policy Agriculture and poverty reduction Performance of smallholder irrigation projects Land reform in South Africa: obstacles and opportunities Promoting financial inclusion in rural areas Agricultural support programmes and their role in agricultural development

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr M Wooding
• Position:Chromatographic Mass Spectrome
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Chemistry
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Mass Spectrometry Chromatography Using non-invasive samplers to isolate chemical from complex matrices Separation Sciences Analysis of extractable and leachables in water, food or food packaging Chemical profiling of the human skin surface for applications such as vector control or diagnostics Environmental analysis for monitoring of chemicals of concern

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr Y Naude
• Position:Technical Manager: Laboratory
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Chemistry
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Chromatography Mass spectrometry Chemometrics Analytical Method Validation Analyses of complex mixtures: environmental pollution, volatilome, exposome, food&beverages Aroma, food authentication Non-invasive disease diagnostics - "skinomics" TB, Malaria Water pollution Air pollution Soil and sediment pollution Emerging chemicals of concern Persistent Organic Pollutants Pesticides Mulitivariate Analysis Machine Learning

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof PC le Roux
• Position:Professor
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
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plant ecology community ecology climate change impacts spatial ecology fine-scale species distribution patterns biotic interactions plant-plant interactions sub-Antarctic montane grasslands extreme environments Peter le Roux invasion biology microclimate landscape heterogeneity fine-scale environmental variation plant functional traits environmental gradients facilitation biodiversity vegetation seed dispersal wind elevational gradient cushion plants arid environments species distributions global change ecology grassland ecology sustatinable utilization of grasslands ecosystem engineering

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr G Hall
• Position:Lecturer
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Mammal Research Institute
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stable isotope analysis (SIA) freshwater ecology paleoenvironmental reconstruction forensic applications stable isotopes in archaeology Isotopic variation in South African honey across regions, varieties and seasons Long term experimental archaeology study using SIA of modern and archaeological ceramics Using SIA as a tool in illegal wildlife trade of indigenous sungazer lizards

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr TT Thabethe
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Physics
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Biomaterials Biomimetic coating Material Science -Materials used for bone implant application Nuclear Materials Biomimetic coatings of apatite on Ti alloys Hydroxyapatite coating on 3D printed Ti-alloy Investigating the mechanical properties of ceramic irradiated with swift heavy ions Structural Modifications of ceramics

• Titles:Dr
• Names:Dr NJ Taylor
• Position:Senior Lecturer
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
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Ecophysiology Fruit trees Water use measurement Water use modelling Irrigation scheduling Macadamia Citrus Pecan Avocado Remote sensing of water stress Measurement and modelling of fruit tree water use Water use productivity of fruit tree orchards Environmental and physiological control of transpiration Optimisation of irrigation in fruit tree orchards for improved water use productivity Remote sensing to detect fruit tree water stress

• Titles:Prof
• Names:Prof S Donoghue
• Position:Associate Professor
• Faculty:Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Department:Consumer and Food Sciences
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consumer behaviour consumer complaint behaviour consumer protection consumer well-being (customer service well-being consumer psychology clothing consumer behaviour food consumer behaviour consumer (customer) satisfaction/dissatisfaction service failure and recovery ethics and methodological issues in consumer research food consumer decision-making and behaviour clothing consumer decision-making and behaviour service failure and recovery consumer cognitions, emotions, and behaviour clothes retailing food retailing customer service (service recovery), complaint handling consumer well-being ethics and methodological issues in consumer research