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Faculty News
News within the Faculty of Natural Sciences Please note that this page will no long be updated after the restructuring of our faculty. All new news will feature in our home page's slider and placed on the previous page after expiry. MASTERS STUDENT’S RESEARCH PUBLISHED ONLINE 21/02/2017 Velesia Lesch (…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/masters-degree
Master's Degree (MSc)
Refer to the FNAS postgraduate yearbook for a detailed compilation of the programmes offered. Master of Science (MSc) in: Agriculture (p.144) Environmental Sciences (p.169) Environmental Sciences with Atmospheric Chemistry (p.171) Environmental Sciences in Disaster Risk…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/doctoral-degree
Doctoral Degree (PhD)
Refer to the FNAS postgraduate yearbook for a detailed compilation of the programmes offered. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Science with: Environmental Sciences (p.212) Environmental Sciences in Atmospheric Chemistry (p.211) Environmental Sciences in Disaster Risk Science…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/news
News
Students perform at PARSA 2016 Christian Selbach Roxanne Conradie Natasha Kruger The annual symposium of the Parasitological Association of Southern Africa (PARSA) symposium took place 28-31 Aug in Cape…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management
Environmental Sciences and Management
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Contact us
Contact person: Ms Refiloe Matloga Administrative officer fifi.matloga@nwu.ac.za +27 18 285 2070 Postal address: Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Potchefstroom 2520 Physical address:…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ccaqi
Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Sub-programme leader: Dr. Niké Wesch (Nike.Wesch@nwu.ac.za) Overview The Air Quality and Impacts sub-programme is a multidisciplinary initiative focused on advancing understanding of atmospheric processes and their interactions with ecosystems, agriculture, and society in Southern Africa. The programme addresses both…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/aquatic-ecosystem-health
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Sub-programme leader: Prof Jonathan Taylor (Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Persistent Organic Pollutant and Toxicant Research Group…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/eee/group-leader
Group Leader: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
Prof R.J. (Cobus) Kriek Prof Kriek obtained his MSc in Chemistry on the ‘Separation of Pt(IV), Pd(II) and Rh(III) by means of Differential Photocatalytic Reduction’ in 1994, and his PhD in Chemistry on the ‘Separation of Platinum Group Metals: Photocatalytic Reduction and Complexation Equilibria of Pt(IV), Pd(II)…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/eee/background
Background: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
Background Our research focus includes investigating (i) vapour deposited thin metal films, nanoparticle metal oxide materials, and perovskite type materials for their electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium and the electro-oxidation of aqueous sulphur dioxide in acidic medium, (ii)…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/eee/research-equipment
Research Equipment: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
Research Equipment Electrochemistry Custom-made combinatorial physical vapour deposition apparatus from PVD Products (USA) for the synthesis of 64 electrocatalysts employing up to four different magnetrons. This allows for the synthesis and simultaneous electrochemical characterisation of binary,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/platinum-group-metals/postgraduate-students
Postgraduate Students: Platinum Group Metals
PhD Students Neels le Roux Speciation of palladium (Pd) with CN-, OCN- and SCN- - a spectrophotometric investigation Derik van der Westhuizen Solvent based separation of…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/platinum-group-metals/postdoc-students
Postdoc Students: Platinum Group Metals
Foster Mahlamvana Photocatalytic separation of platinum group metals Noredine Mahdjoub Photocatalytic separation of platinum group metals …http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/eee/publications
Publications: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
Communicating author in bold: CJ le Roux, RJ Kriek, “A detailed spectrophotometric investigation of the stability constants of [PdCln(OH)4-n]2- and [PdBrn(OH)4-n]2- (n = 0 – 4)”, Hydrometallurgy (Under Review) MZ Iqbal, RJ Kriek, “Silver/nickel oxide (Ag/NiO) nanocomposites produced via a citrate…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/laboratories
Laboratories
The CRB focuses on adding value to the SA national mineral and chemical resource base found in the North-West and Southern Gauteng provinces. This can be divided into two key knowledge areas, i.e. metal-based resources (such as the platinum group metals and chromium) and carbon-based resources (such as petrochemicals, plant oils and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-for-analytical-services
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Welcome to the Laboratory for Analytical Services The Laboratory for Analytical Services (LAS) is a multidisciplinary research laboratory that offers chemical and physical analytical services to all departments of the North-West University, other universities and research centres, and the industry.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-for-applied-molecular-modelling
About Us
Welcome to the Laboratoty for Applied Molecular Modelling The Laboratory for Applied Molecular Modelling falls under the Research Focus Area for Chemical Resource Beneficiation. Equipment used: HP Proliant AMD Opteron Cluster Contact us: Prof Cornie van Sittert North-West…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/contact-us