Personnel

	Prof Brian Rand Title Chair SARCHI Chair in Carbon Technology and Materials Research Areas of Specialisation Teaching Office: South Campus, Buidling 2, Room 1-34 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4173 Email: b.ca.rand@btinternet.com Motto: _______________________________________________
	Prof Philip Crouse Title Chair Fluoro-materials Science and Process Intergration Research Fluoro-materials Areas of Specialisation Fluoro-polymer synthesis and engineering; fluoride-based minerals processing; industrial fluoro-chemistry Teaching Fluoro-materials Science CFT 732 Office: Main Campus, Engineering Building I, Room 8-7 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2856 Email: philip.crouse@up.ac.za Motto: _______________________________________________
	Prof Walter Focke Title Director, Institute of Applied Materials, Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering Research Materials Areas of Specialisation Polymer additives and mixture models Teaching Polymer Processing CPP 732 Chemical Engineering CIR 310 Office: Main Campus, Chemistry Building, Room 1-45 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3728 Email: walter.focke@up.ac.za Motto: Don't worry be happy! _______________________________________________
	Prof Ncholu Manyala Title Associate Professor and Deputy SARCHI Chair in Carbon Technology and materials Research Carbon Technology and Materials Areas of Specialisation Material Science Teaching Physics of materials PHY 263 Carbon Materials & Technology CMS 732 Office: South Campus, Building 2, Room 1-36 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3549 Email: ncholu.manyala@up.ac.za Motto: Student of Possibilities! _______________________________________________
	Dr Johan Labuschagne Title Senior Lecturer Research Layered double hydroxide synthesis and modification Areas of Specialisation Polymer Additives Teaching Polymer Additives CYM 732 Chemical Engineering design CIO 310 Research Project CSC 411 Office: Main Campus, Engineering Building I, Room 8-14 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3020 Email: fj.labuschagne@up.ac.za Motto: Everything is easier said than done. Except procrastination.... ______________________________________________
	Dr Heidi Rolfes Title Lecturer Research Areas of Specialisation Teaching Office: Main Campus, Engineering Building I, Room 8-12 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4903 Email: heidi.rolfes@up.ac.za Motto: _______________________________________________
	Mrs Suzette Seymore Title: Administrative Officer Office: South Campus, Building 2, Room 1-32 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2588 Email: suzette.seymore@up.ac.za Motto: If you can't convince them confuse them! ______________________________________________
	Mr Ollie Del Fabbro Title: Instrument Technician Office: Main Campus, Chemistry Building, Room 1-42 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3782 Email: ollie.delfabbro@up.ac.za Motto: _______________________________________________
	Mr Rainer Ohland-Schmacher Title: Technical Assistant Office: South Campus Building 4, Room 2-31 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5786 Email: rainer.ohland-schumacher@up.ac.za Motto: The wheel turns! _______________________________________________
	Mrs Isbe van der Westhuizen Title: Technical Assistant Office: South Campus Building 4, Room 2-31 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5786 Email: isbe.vanderwesthuizen@up.ac.za Motto: Do what you can today, because you do not know what others are planning for you for tomorrow! _______________________________________________
	Mr Paul Sonnendecker Title: FMG Laboratory Manager Reseach Fluoro-materials Areas of Specialization Fluorochemical engineering; flourine electrolysis celss Office: Main Campus, Engineering Building II, Room 8-13 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3161 / 6431 Email: paul.sonnendecker@up.ac.za Motto: _______________________________________________
	Mr Onias Sitando Title: FMG Technical Officer Reseach Minerals beneficiation Areas of Specialization Lithium extraction and processing, instrumental anaysis Office: Main Campus, Engineering Building II, Room 3-52 Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6431 Email: s29684995@tuks.co.za Motto:

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