Mrs Lydia Siegert
Position
Academic Facilitator 8/8 AY
Department
Chemistry
Address
CHEMIE
IB 48
UV
Telephone
Office
Chemistry Building
Information

Short CV

I am a Chemist with a passion for practical education. I started working in a research laboratory while I was still an undergraduate student, and learned valuable skills from co-workers from all over the world.

I taught Inorganic, Analytical, Organic and Physical Chemistry to first year students enrolled at the University Preparation Program from 2017 to 2024, and Numeracy and Math Literacy from 2018 to 2020.

From 2021 to 2024 I managed the 1st year Chemistry practical lab on South Campus, and since 2025 I coordinate the 1st year Chemistry practical labs at the Bloemfontein campus.

Publications

1 “Diferrocenes containing thiadiazole connectivities”: Hildebrandt, A.; Schaarschmidt, D.; van As, L.; Swarts, J. C.; Lang, H. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 374 (1), 112–118.
2 “Electrochemistry and spectro-electrochemistry of dithizonatophenylmercury(II)”: von Eschwege, K. G.; van As, L.; Swarts, J. C. Electrochimica Acta 2011, 56 (27), 10064–10068.
3 “Electron Transfer Studies on Ferrocenylthiophenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Electrochemistry”: Speck, J. M.; Claus, R.; Hildebrandt, A.; Rüffer, T.; Erasmus, E.; van As, L.; Swarts, J. C.; Lang, H. Organometallics 2012, 31 (17), 6373–6380.
4 “Intramolecular electronic communication in ferrocene-based ß-diketonato copper(II) complexes as observed by an electrochemical study”: Joubert, C. C.; van As, L.; Jakob, A.; Speck, J. M.; Lang, H.; Swarts, J. C. Polyhedron 2013, 55, 80–86.
5 “Intramolecular interactions in a new tris-dithizonatocobalt(III) complex”: von Eschwege, K. G.; van As, L.; Joubert, C. C.; Swarts, J. C.; Aquino, M. A. S.; Cameron, T. S. Electrochimica Acta 2013, 112, 747–755.

Publications (Short List)

See Above

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Research

Electrochemstry

Reaction Kinetics

pKa

NMR

 

Area(s) of Interest

Higher Education and Science communication

 

Courses Presented

Currently:

Chemistry Practicals (CHEM1501/1661)

 

In the past:

  1. Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (CHEM1632)
  2. Organic Chemistry (CHEM1562)
  3. Physical Chemistry (CHEM1622)
  4. Introduction to Chemistry (CHEM1552)
  5. Numeracy for Humanities (MTDH1508)
  6. Numeracy for Law (MTDL1508)
  7. Numeracy for Agriculture (MTDA1508)

 

 

Community Service

2016:Volunteer teacher at the A&M Foundation education program for underprivileged teenagers at Petunia Secondary School, Bloemfontein.

2011: Judge at the Eskom Expo

2010:Mintek Minquiz Assessor

Since 2023: Annual Science day for children age 3 to 10

 

 

Service Learning

 


BLOEMFONTEIN CAMPUS FACULTY CONTACT

Elfrieda van den Berg (Marketing Manager)
T: +27 51 401 2531
E:vdberge@ufs.ac.za

QWAQWA CAMPUS FACULTY CONTACT

Dilahlwane Mohono (Faculty Officer)
T: +27 58 718 5284
E:naturalscienceqq@ufs.ac.za

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