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Vice-Chancellor and Rector of Stellenbosch University
ProfessorDeresh RamjugernathFAAS
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.

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.

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.

Ramjugernath research centered around Thermodynamics / Separation including high-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria, low-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria, liquid-liquid equilibria, phase equilibria with chemical reaction, pyrolysis, high-temperature thermodynamics, gas hydrate separation, and high-pressure plasma reactors.

Awards and honours

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

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.

Selected publications

Scholia has a profile for Deresh Ramjugernath (Q71267784).

References

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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.
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