Chemistry Open Day 2022

 

Keen to see what Chemistry is all about?

Come and have a look at our talks and presentations prepared for UCT's virtual annual Open Day on Saturday 9 April 2022.  There will be a live Microsoft Teams talk at 13h20 on Open Day, presented by the Head of Department, Prof Anwar Jardine.  For more on the full Faculty of Science programme, plus links to the programme and live presentations on the day see here.  See here, too, for more information on what happens in the Chemistry Department and affiliated units.

Chemistry Laboratory Tour

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Prof Kelly Chibale

Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D)

Prof Kevin Naidoo

Scientific Computing Research Unit

Dr Siyabonga Ngubane

Senior Lecturer and Honours Co-ordinator, Chemistry

Dr Clive Oliver

Senior Lecturer, Solid State Chemistry

Dr Wade Petersen

Lecturer, Organic Chemistry

Associate Professor Neil Ravenscroft

Bioanalytical and Vaccine Research

Associate Professor Gregory Smith

Organometallic Chemistry

Dr Preshendren Govender

Senior Investigator, H3D Drug Discovery and Development Centre

Dr Siphelele Malaza

Postdoctoral Fellow, Green Chemistry

Dr Dickson Mambwe

Postdoctoral Fellow, H3D Drug Discovery and Development Centre

Yamkela Nomnganga

Research Assistant

Larnelle Garnie

PhD student, Bioinorganic Chemistry

Larnelle talks about her research in malaria and why she is motivated to study in this field.

Lateef Nashed

PhD student, Scientific Computing Research Unit

Meghan Oddy

PhD student, Organic Chemistry

Alexios Vicatos

PhD student, Supramolecular Chemistry

Lulama Magoqoba

MSc student, Green Chemistry

Ghannish Soogary

MSc student, Bioinorganic Chemistry