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27 March 2023
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Story Valentino Ndaba
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This year, the University of the Free State will witness one of its biggest graduation seasons yet. A total of 19 ceremonies will take place this April. The Qwaqwa Campus will host four ceremonies from 14 to 15 April and the Bloemfontein Campus will host fifteen celebrations from 18 to 22 April 2023.
A grand total of 8 628 graduates will walk across the stage throughout the seven days. In addition, four honorary doctorates will also be conferred. Prof Stephen Brown will be awarded the Council Medal, Prof Mattheus Lötter is to receive the Chancellor's Medal.
Qwaqwa Campus Graduation Ceremonies
Bloemfontein and South Campus Graduation Ceremonies
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Young UFS scientist wins international award
2010-10-29
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| Prof. Martin Ntwaeaborwa |
The thin films division of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) selected Prof. Martin Ntwaeaborwa from the Department of Physics at the University of the Free State (UFS) as the 2010 awardee of the Paul Holloway Young Investigator Award.
Prof. Ntwaeaborwa has been given the award for novel work in the field of nanostructured luminescent materials, the optical properties of nanoparticles and photovoltaic applications. The award is named after Prof. Paul H. Holloway of the University of Florida who has a distinguished and continuing career of scholarship and service to the AVS.
The nominee must be a young scientist or engineer who has contributed outstanding theoretical and experimental work in an area important to the Thin Film Division of AVS.