Research Office

Professor Deresh Ramjugernath is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also the DST/NRF South African Research Chair for Fluorine Process Engineering and Separation Technology, and the Director of the Thermodynamics Research Unit. Prof. Ramjugernath leads a large team of post graduate students and researchers – arguably one of the leading research groups in its field globally – which undertakes cutting-edge research contributing towards chemical process development and optimization in South Africa and abroad. He and his team have won numerous institutional and national awards for research and innovation. Prof. Ramjugernath is actively involved in a number of initiatives in innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship nationally.