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The closing date for the submission of nominations for five members of the Convocation to the Excom of the Convocation was 18 May 2020 at 16:30. A total of six nominations were received and scrutinised, after which two nominations were declared invalid due to substantial non-conformance with the requirements laid down. The remaining four candidates are thus elected to the Excom and will serve for a period not exceeding five years.
We wish to congratulate the following four officials (in alphabetical order) with their election to the Excom of the Convocation:
1. Dr Pieter Bettings
2. Ms Ntombi Nhlapo
3. Mr Ntakuseni Razwiedani
4. Ms Nokuthula Sithole
A meeting of the Excom of the Convocation will be scheduled to discuss the one remaining vacancy in the Excom.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all those who participated in this process as well for their interest in, and commitment to the University and its affairs.
Received from: The Registrar and the President of the Convocation
UFS senior professor serves on panel that investigates conversion of algae into biofuels
2009-09-07
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Prof. Johan Grobbelaar, senior professor at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Plant Sciences, has been invited by the Arizona Public Service (APS) to be part of a panel of experts who will be attending a series of meetings in the United States of America (USA) on CO2 fixation via algae for the Department of Energy Coal to Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) Project. Prof. Grobbelaar has extended knowledge of and is one of the leading researchers in algal biotechnology. APS is investigating the possibility of recycling CO2 emissions into biomass for the successful conversion of algae into biofuels. Prof. Grobbelaar will be visiting the USA from 8-15 September 2009 where the meetings will take place in Phoenix, Arizona.
Photo: Hannes Pieterse |