#RU120 Live Events

Event Programme

17H30

Arrival of attendees

Prof Monnapula-Mapesela

Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic and Student Affairs

Dr. Monnapula-Mapesela's international exposure is highlighted by her tenure as a visiting professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, within the Executive Directorate in Education Administration Programme. Her academic credentials are extensive, featuring a PhD in Higher Education Studies and a Master's degree in Education from the University of the Free State. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic & Student Affairs at Rhodes University.

Emeritus Professor Paul Maylam

Prof Paul Maylam

Emeritus Professor

Accomplished historian, Emeritus Professor Paul Maylam, author of six books and co-editor of a seventh, will on 1 March 2024 give a seminal lecture on the intellectual history of Rhodes University as part of the university’s 120th anniversary celebrations.

Prof Enocent Msindo

Dean, Humanities

Enocent Msindo, an Associate Professor and NRF-rated researcher, specialises in African social and political history, focusing on ethnicity, nationalism, and marginalisation in Zimbabwe across different eras. His notable work includes a monograph, "Ethnicity in Zimbabwe: Transformations in Kalanga and Ndebele Societies, 1860-1990," published by Rochester University Press in 2012. Currently, he serves as the Dean of Humanities at Rhodes University.

Past Events

  • Makhanda Education Summit (VC's Address)

About

Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation

Background

The Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation (TNINI) was established in 2007 by the Department of Science and Technology with Mintek. TNINI is an international leader in knowledge creating and human capital development in the field of medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology. It is a well facilitated with research instruments and specialized laboratories not found elsewhere under one roof, making it a one-stop-shop for medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology research. Its namesake the world-renowned scientist, Distinguished Professor Tebello Nyokong and DST/NRF SARCHI of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, leads the Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation.

The Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation has seen an immense growth in multidisciplinary research projects. The research projects under investigation seek to address nowadays challenges, such as climate effect on human health, materials for green energy generation or harvesting, sensors for disease diagnosis, and photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer. The advent of nanotechnology saw further growth to the Institute’s research endeavors and the following research projects are investigated:

  • Nanomaterial conjugates with photochemical and photophysical properties,
  • Non-linear optical properties of materials and nanomaterials,
  • Nanomaterials for drug delivery studies,
  • Nanomaterials for anticancer and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy,
  • Nanomaterial composites for water treatment and purification,
  • Nanomaterial composites and conjugates for sensing applications
    • monitoring of diseases and virus outbreaks,
    • detection of diseases and virus surveillance, and
    • monitoring environmental and water pollution,
  • Nanomaterials and their composites for energy generation