Medals and Awards

2011

Heinrich Badenhorst
National Research Foundation Science Lens Competition 2011
Winner International Year of Chemistry category,

SEM Image "The cave of wonders"

Winner Nanotechnology category,

SEM Image "Tiny fjords"

Runner-up Science Close-ups category,

SEM Image “The spaceship has landed”

2010

Prof Brian Rand
National Research Foundation President’s Awards – NRF A Rated Researcher 2010 

Heinrich Badenhorst
South African Institute of Chemical Engineering - Second best student presentation, SAIChE Student Symposium 2010

Heinrich Badenhorst
Microscopy Society of South Africa - Best overall student presentation, MSSA Conference 2010

Heinrich Badenhorst
Carl Zeiss, Inc - Winner SEM category, Nano-image competition 2010

2009

Prof Walter W Focke
The THRIP competitiveness of Industry Partner Category for the dti Technology Awards 2009

Ms Maria Muller
Chemical Technology Awards: CSIR Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Student of the Year 2009 

Prof Philip Crouse
Chemical Technology Awards: Supervision of CSIR Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Student of the Year 2009

2008

Heinrich Badenhorst
Skye Foundation Scholarship Award - Research scholarship for outstanding academic achievement 2008

2002

Heinrich Badenhorst
South African Institute of Chemical Engineering Silver Medal - Best final year student in Chemical Eng. at the University of Pretoria 2002

Heinrich Badenhorst
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Gold Medal - Best final year student in Engineering at the University of Pretoria 2002