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InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station

Staff Members



InnoVenton Head and Management Team
Dr Gary Dugmore
Dr Gary Dugmore
Position: Deputy Director: InnoVenton
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 3465
Email: gary.dugmore@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: DTech
Dr Melissa Gouws
Dr Melissa Gouws
Position: Operations and Technology Station
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: InnoVenton Analytical in Gomery Avenue Summerstrand
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 041 504 3281
Email: Melissa.Gouws@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: D Tech (Chemistry) NMMU
Brian Keith Tait
Mr Brian Tait
Position: Strategy & Operations Executive
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 0829209382
Email: brian.tait@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc MBA
Administrative staff
Sbalkisoon
Mrs Samantha Balkisoon
Position: Secretary/Receptionist/Admin Assistant
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: InnoVenton Reception
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 0415043281
Email: Samantha.Balkisoon@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Diploma - Executive Secretary
Expertise: Executive Secretary
Responsibilities: Secretarial, Administrative, Reception
InnoVenton Staff
Hope Baloyi
Mr. Hope Baloyi
Position: Research Associate
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 041 504 3497
Email: hope.baloyi@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc Engineering Sciences (Chemical)
Expertise: Thermochemical Liquefaction & Pyrolysis
Responsibilities: Research
Mr Coos Bosma
Mr Coos Bosma
Position: Statistical Consultant and Analyst
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 9902
Fax: 27 41 504 3422
Email: coos.bosma@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc
Ms Margriet Bosma
Ms Margriet Bosma
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: A101A
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 3613 / 3281
Fax: 27 41 504 9613
Email: margriet.bosma@mandela.ac.za
Candace
Candace Davison
Position: Research Associate
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Email: Candace.Davison
Qualifications: MSc Biochemitry
Ms Nomathamsanqa Dokwana
Ms Nomathamsanqa Dokwana
Position: Scientist
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: 1-11 Gomery avenue
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 041-5049103
Fax: 041-5049667
Email: Nomathamsanqa.Dokwana@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BTech Chemistry
Responsibilities: Water testing
Dr Gary Dugmore
Dr Gary Dugmore
Position: Deputy Director: InnoVenton
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 3465
Email: gary.dugmore@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: DTech
Sibongiseni Gaqa
Ms Sibongiseni Gaqa
Position: Research Associate
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 0728978140
Email: sibongiseni.gaqa@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc (Chemistry)
Expertise: Coal/biomass research projects
Responsibilities: Research
Dr Melissa Gouws
Dr Melissa Gouws
Position: Operations and Technology Station
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: InnoVenton Analytical in Gomery Avenue Summerstrand
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 041 504 3281
Email: Melissa.Gouws@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: D Tech (Chemistry) NMMU
Expertise: Analytical Chemist and Laboratory and Operations System Manager
Responsibilities: InnoVenton Operations and Technology Station Management
Dr Shawn Gouws
Dr Shawn Gouws
Position: Programme Coordinator: Diploma Chemical Process Technology
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: C13
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 415043178
Fax: 27 415041593
Email: Shawn.Gouws@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: DTech (Chemistry) (P E Technikon)
Expertise: Process Chemistry, Electro-Organic Synthesis, Microwave Technologies, Electrochemical Micro-structure Reactors, Calorimetry
Petera
Peter Grant
Position: Project Scientist
Department: Chemistry
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 082 453 2448
Email: PeterGrant2@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc Applied Chemistry
Expertise: All things chemical
LHamilton
Mrs Louise Hamilton
Position: Technical Manager
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: 101
Location: Off-campus
Phone: 041-5043245
Email: louise.hamilton@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: ND Analytical Chemistry
Expertise: GC-MS, XRF, IC
Derek Hislop
Mr. Derek Hislop
Position: Instrument Technician
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Off-campus
Phone: +27 799798479
Email: Derek.Hislop@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: ND Electrical Engineering
Responsibilities: Laboratory Equipment
Carlak
Dr Carla Kampman
Position: Research Associate
Department: Chemistry
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Email: carla.kampman@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD Chemistry
Expertise: Microalgae cultivation, Protein extraction from microalgae
Responsibilities: Research, teaching and learning, daily monitoring and operation of microalgae production facility
My site: Innoventon, Gomery avenue
Mr Otto Lessing
Mr Otto Lessing
Position: Project manager: Algae to Bio-energy
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: +2741 504 3953
Email: Otto.Lessing@mandela.ac.za
Ms Mildred Mpalala
Ms Mildred Mpalala
Position: General assistant
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: +2741 504 3493
Email: Mildred.Mpalala@mandela.ac.za
Nozuko Mtwa
Mrs Nozuko Mtwa
Position: Senior Analyst/Scientist
Department: Chemistry
Room: InnoVenton
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 41 504 3493
Email: Nozuko.Mtwa@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BTech: Chemistry
Responsibilities: Automotive Analysis
Mr Josef Plaatjies
Mr Josef Plaatjies
Position: Technical assistant
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Email: Josef.Plaatjies@mandela.ac.za
Nadine Raepsaet
Mrs Nadine Raepsaet
Position: Analyst
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: C011
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 041 504 3174
Email: nadine.raepsaet@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N.Dip Biomedical Technology
Responsibilities: Microbiology and Chemical Labs
Mrs Cecilia Saunders
Mrs Cecilia Saunders
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 3497
Fax: 27 41 504 9497
Email: Cecilia.Saunders@mandela.ac.za
Expertise: Industrial Chemical Analyses
Mofo Edmund Setloboko
Mr Mofo Setloboko
Position: Senior Analytical Scientist
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: +27 41 504 3281
Fax: +27 41 504 9281
Email: Mofo.Setloboko@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc Forensic Science
Expertise: Analytical science
Responsibilities: Research and Development
Shaka SHABANGU
Dr Shaka SHABANGU
Position: Senior Chemical Engineer
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Email: Shaka.Shabangu@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MEng, PhD, AMIChemE
Expertise: Chemical Engineering, Combustion, Gasification, Pyrolysis
Brian Keith Tait
Mr Brian Tait
Position: Strategy & Operations Executive
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 0829209382
Email: brian.tait@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc MBA
Expertise: Management
Responsibilities: Business Operations
Mr Philip van Zyl
Mr Philip van Zyl
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: +2741 504 3281
Email: Philip.vanZyl@mandela.ac.za
Dr Nicole Vorster
Dr Nicole Vorster
Position: Senior lecturer and Formulation Science coordinator
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: A101B
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: 27 41 504 3599
Fax: 27 41 504 3422
Email: nicole.vorster@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (UPE)
Expertise: Formulation, product development
Responsibilities: Lecturing/research
My site: http://www.nmmu.ac.za/NicoleVorster/