Staff

Our Department, headed by Prof Philip de Vaal, has many excellent and enthusiastic lecturers, with a passion for teaching and research.  Their individual pages are available below.

Prof PL de Vaal

	Position Head of Department Qualifications PrEng MEng(Pret) PhD(Pret) FSAIChE MSAIT Telephone +27-12-420-2475 Fax +27-12-420-5048 Office Engineering I, 8-21 E-mail philip.devaal@up.ac.za

Prof Evans M N Chirwa

	Position Associate Professor Qualifications PrEng (SA), PE (MD-USA), MSc (UKY), PhD (UKY), MSAICE, MASCE, MAWWA, MWISA Telephone +27 12 420 5894 Fax +27 12 362 5089 E-mail evans.chirwa@up.ac.za

Prof Philip Crouse

	Position SA Research Chair: Fluoro-materials Science and Process Integration Telephone +27 12 420 2856 Fax +27 12 362 5048 E-mail philip.crouse@up.ac.za

  Prof Walter Focke

	Position Director, Institute of Applied Materials Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering   Telephone +27 12 420 3728 E-mail walter.focke@up.ac.za Office Room 1-45, Chemistry Building, Main Campus Research Materials

Prof U H J Grimsehl

	Position Professor Qualifications PrEng BEng(Hons) DEng(Pret) Professor FSAIChE Telephone +27-12-326-3568 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail uys.grimsehl@up.ac.zauys.grimsehl@up.ac.za

Prof M D Heydenrych 

	Position Associate Professor Qualifications CEng, PrEng, M(Eng)(Wits), PhD(Twente) FSAIChE, FIChemE Telephone +27-12-420-2199 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail mike.heydenrych@up.ac.za

Prof Thokozani Majozi

	Position Professor Qualifications PrEng, PhD (UMIST), MScEng(Natal), BScEng(Chem)(Natal), MASSAf, MSAIChE, FWISA, FSAAE Telephone +27-12-420-4130 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail thoko.majozi@up.ac.za

Prof Willie Nicol

	Position Professor Qualifications B.Eng (Pret),  PhD (Wits), Pr Eng Telephone +27-12-420-3796 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail willie.nicol@up.ac.za

Prof Japie J Schoeman

	Position Associate Professor Qualifications PhD (Chemistry); BSc Hon (Water Utilisation) Telephone +27-12-420-3569 Fax +27-12-362-5089 E-mail japie.schoeman@up.ac.zajapie.schoeman@up.ac.za

Dr Johan Labuschagné

	Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications BEng (Pret), PhD (Pret), Pr Eng Telephone +27-12-420-3020 Fax +27-12-362-5048 E-mail fj.labuschagne@up.ac.za

Dr Heidi Rolfes

	Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications BEng(UP) MSc(UMIST) PhD (UMIST) PrEng MSAIChE Telephone +27-12-420-4903 Fax +27-12-420-2516 E-mail heidi.rolfes@up.ac.za

Dr F Wolfaardt

	Position Extraordinary Lecturer Qualifications PhD MScAgric MEnvM (UFS)  Telephone +27 12 844 9495 Fax +27 86 679 4753 E-mail francois.wolfaardt@up.ac.za

Mrs E L du Toit

	Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications PrEng, BEng (Pret), MEng (Pret), MSaiChE Telephone +27-12-420-3641 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail elizbe.dutoit@up.ac.za

Mr B J du Plessis

	Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications PrEng BEng(Pret) MEng (Pret) Telephone +27-12-420 3740 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail barend.duplessis@up.ac.za

Mr C Sandrock

	Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications BEng (Pret), MEng (Pret), Pr. Eng. Telephone +27-12-420-2197 Fax +27-12-420-5048 E-mail