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