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08 May 2024
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The Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof Paul Oberholster, has the pleasure of inviting you to the inaugural lecture of Prof Dirk Opperman.
Date: 21 May 2024
Time: 17:30
Venue: Equitas
Click here to RSVP before Wednesday, 15 May 2024. Alternatively, contact Christelle van Rooyen on +27 51 401 9190.
About Prof Dirk Opperman
Prof Dirk Opperman obtained his PhD in Biochemistry at the University of the Free State in 2008. This was followed by postdoctoral research on directed evolution with Prof Manfred T Reetz at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (Germany). In 2010, he was appointed in the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry. He subsequently established structural biology at the UFS, and his current research focus lies at the interface of evolutionary and structure-function relationships of biocatalysts, and their application in green chemistry. He is an NRF B-rated researcher with co-authored papers in Science, Nature Communications, and Angewandte Chemie.
His research has been funded by both local and international organisations, ranging from industries such as SASOL to the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF, UK). He has a long-standing collaboration with researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TUDelft, the Netherlands) and is currently part of a European Research Area Network Cofund (ERA-NET Cofund) partnership on Food Systems and Climate (FOSC) that develops biocatalysts for upcycling waste.
American diplomatic staff honoured
2012-07-11
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With Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector, are from the left, Mr Brian Denver, Ms Selaelo Ramoleta and Mr Earl Miller.
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11 July 2012
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The university has honoured a group of high-ranking staff members of the American Embassy in South Africa and Consulate in Johannesburg for their contribution to the university. Amongst them is the Consul-General, Mr Earl Miller.
Mr Miller and five colleagues were honoured for their outstanding contribution to transformation of the university. They are Mr Raymond Tripp, Chief Cultural Officer at the embassy in Pretoria; Ms Wendy Kennedy, Consulate Officer at the consulate; Mr Brian Denver, Cultural Officer at the consulate; Ms Selaelo Ramoleta, Cultural Officer at the embassy and Ms Melissa Clegg-Tripp, Public Affairs Officer at the consulate.
Prof. Aldo Stroebel, Director: International Academic Programmes in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, says the university has been working with the staff of the embassy and consulate for years and that they receive recognition for their support.