Deresh Ramjugernath

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

Professor Deresh Ramjugernath FAAS
Nationality	South Africa
Education	University of KwaZulu-Natal
Awards	President’s Award, NRF President’s Award, NSTF Vice-Chancellor's Research Award, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Scientific career
Fields	Thermodynamics
Institutions	Stellenbosch University University of KwaZulu-Natal

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

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.