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Vice-Chancellor and Rector of Stellenbosch University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deresh Ramjugernath FAAS is a South African professor of Engineering Technology & Applied Sciences. He was a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and will assume the position Rector and Vice-Chancellor at Stellenbosch University on 1 April 2025.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Professor Deresh Ramjugernath | |
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Nationality | South Africa |
Education | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Awards | President’s Award, NRF President’s Award, NSTF Vice-Chancellor's Research Award, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Thermodynamics |
Institutions | Stellenbosch University University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Ramjugernath completed all of his studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He first obtained a degree in BSc in Chemical Engineering in 1993, followed by an MSc in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2000.[4][7]
Ramjugernath became a professor of chemical engineering at the age of 31 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2007, he became the Assistant Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Engineering of the same University. He also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship before he was appointed as the deputy Vice-Chancellor of Learning and Teaching at the Stellenbosch University.[4][8][9][10]
Ramjugernath research centered around Thermodynamics / Separation[2] including high-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,[11] low-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,[12] liquid-liquid equilibria,[13] phase equilibria with chemical reaction,[14] pyrolysis, high-temperature thermodynamics,[15] gas hydrate separation,[16] and high-pressure plasma reactors.[17]
Ramjugernath was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences since 2015,[5] and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering.[7]
He received the President’s Award from the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF), South Africa. He was also the recipient of Vice-Chancellor's Research Award from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[5][1]
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