Structure

UNESCO - UNISA Africa Chair in nanoscience and nanotechnology

UNESCO UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnology (U2ACN2) International advisory committee

Following the approval by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the University of South Africa (UNISA) and iThemba Laboratories-National Research Foundation of South Africa (iThemba LABS), the UNESCO UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnology (U2ACN2) was launched in March 2013 in Pretoria-South Africa in the presence of the Chairperson of the UNESCO National Commission, and dignitaries from several African and European diplomatic missions as well as major stakeholders and policy makers. The launch ceremony was led by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor MAKHANYA. The U2ACN2 chair is based in the College of Graduate Studies (CGS-UNISA) under the direct administration of the Vice-Principal: Research, Postgraduate, Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation, Prof. T. MEYIWA and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Prof. Lindiwe Zungu from UNISA and Dr. R. NEMUTUDI, iThemba LABS’NRF Deputy Director. The international advisory council consists of:

Prof. T. Meyiwa Vice-Principal: Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation & Commercialisation, UNISA, South Africa	Dr. R. Nemutudi Deputy Director, iThemba LABS-NRF, Faure - South Africa
Dr. S. Bahri UNESCO, Executive Secretary, L’Oreal-UNESCO Awards, Paris - France	Mr Carlton Mukwevho Acting Secretary-General: National Commission for UNESCO, Department of Basic Education Pretoria, South Africa
Prof Joseph Niemela Deputy Director, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Office of External Activities Trieste-Italy	Prof Mohamed Henini International Postgraduate Recruitment and International Postgraduate Admissions, Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre (NNNC), School of Physics and Astronomy University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Prof Alfred Z Msezane Director, Department of Physics and Centre for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems, Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Dr. Lionel Vayssieres International Research Centre for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an-China
Dr. Thandi Mgwebi Executive Director, Human Capacity Programme, National Research Foundation of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa	Prof Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Previous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius and Managing Director for the Centre for Phytotherapy and Research Ebene-Mauritius
Ms. M. Chaba Director, Emerging Research Areas, Dept. Science and Technology,South Africa	Prof. A.P. Kulshreshta Director, UN NAM S&T, New Delhi - India

Last modified: 2023/08/07