Deresh Ramjugernath

Professor
Deresh Ramjugernath
FAAS
Nationality South Africa
EducationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
AwardsPresident’s Award, NRF
President’s Award, NSTF
Vice-Chancellor's Research Award, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Scientific career
FieldsThermodynamics
InstitutionsStellenbosch University
University of KwaZulu-Natal

Deresh Ramjugernath FAAS is a South African professor of Engineering Technology & Applied Sciences. He was a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and will assume the position Rector and Vice-Chancellor at Stellenbosch University on 1 April 2025.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Education

Ramjugernath completed all of his studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He first obtained a degree in BSc in Chemical Engineering in 1993, followed by an MSc in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2000.[4][7]

Career and research

Ramjugernath became a professor of chemical engineering at the age of 31 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2007, he became the Assistant Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Engineering of the same University. He also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship before he was appointed as the deputy Vice-Chancellor of Learning and Teaching at the Stellenbosch University.[4][8][9][10]

Ramjugernath research centered around Thermodynamics / Separation[2] including high-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,[11] low-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,[12] liquid-liquid equilibria,[13] phase equilibria with chemical reaction,[14] pyrolysis, high-temperature thermodynamics,[15] gas hydrate separation,[16] and high-pressure plasma reactors.[17]

Awards and honours

Ramjugernath was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences since 2015,[5] and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering.[7]

He received the President’s Award from the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF), South Africa. He was also the recipient of Vice-Chancellor's Research Award from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[5][1]

Selected publications

Scholia has a profile for Deresh Ramjugernath (Q71267784).

References

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  3. ^ O'Regan, Victoria (2020-10-11). "SU appoints new deputy vice-chancellor for learning and teaching". MatieMedia. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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  5. ^ a b c "Ramjugernath Deresh | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ "Prof Deresh Ramjugernath appointed 13th rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University".
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  8. ^ "Stellenbosch University expels student who urinated on black student's desk". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  9. ^ Staff Reporter. "SU postpones exams after racist incident and alleged rape of student on campus". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
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  11. ^ Nannoolal, Yash; Rarey, Jürgen; Ramjugernath, Deresh; Cordes, Wilfried (2004-12-10). "Estimation of pure component properties: Part 1. Estimation of the normal boiling point of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions". Fluid Phase Equilibria. 226: 45–63. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2004.09.001. ISSN 0378-3812.
  12. ^ Nannoolal, Yash; Rarey, Jürgen; Ramjugernath, Deresh (2008-07-25). "Estimation of pure component properties: Part 3. Estimation of the vapor pressure of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions". Fluid Phase Equilibria. 269 (1): 117–133. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2008.04.020. ISSN 0378-3812.
  13. ^ Tumba, Kaniki; Reddy, Prashant; Naidoo, Paramespri; Ramjugernath, Deresh; Eslamimanesh, Ali; Mohammadi, Amir H.; Richon, Dominique (2011-09-08). "Phase Equilibria of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Clathrate Hydrates in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Tributylmethylphosphonium Methylsulfate Ionic Liquid". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 56 (9): 3620–3629. doi:10.1021/je200462q. ISSN 0021-9568.
  14. ^ Letcher, Trevor M.; Soko, Bathebele; Ramjugernath, Deresh; Deenadayalu, Nirmala; Nevines, Ashley; Naicker, Pavan K. (2003-03-18). "Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution of Organic Solutes in 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate from Gas−Liquid Chromatography". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 48 (3): 708–711. doi:10.1021/je0256481. ISSN 0021-9568.
  15. ^ Deenadayalu, Nirmala; Ngcongo, Khulekani C.; Letcher, Trevor M.; Ramjugernath, Deresh (2006-05-11). "Liquid−Liquid Equilibria for Ternary Mixtures (an Ionic Liquid + Benzene + Heptane or Hexadecane) at T = 298.2 K and Atmospheric Pressure". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 51 (3): 988–991. doi:10.1021/je050494l. ISSN 0021-9568.
  16. ^ Eslamimanesh, Ali; Mohammadi, Amir H.; Richon, Dominique; Naidoo, Paramespri; Ramjugernath, Deresh (2012-03-01). "Application of gas hydrate formation in separation processes: A review of experimental studies". The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics of Sustainable Processes. 46: 62–71. doi:10.1016/j.jct.2011.10.006. ISSN 0021-9614.
  17. ^ "Deresh Ramjugernath". scholar.google.co.za. Retrieved 2022-11-27.