Department of Chemistry

Mr VW Masilela

College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Science
Department: Chemistry
Postgraduate Fellow
Tel: 011 670 9409

Qualifications

  • BSc (UNISA),
  • BSc Hons (UNISA)
  • MSc Student in Analytical Chemistry

Fields of academic interests

  • Analytical Chemistry: Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Natural Product Chemistry.

Field of Specialisation

Natural products, also known as traditional medicine, have been utilised by mankind over many centuries to cure a variety of maladies. Despite significant phytochemical and pharmacological research on various portions of the plant, there is still no analytical approach that allows for the quantification of chemicals in natural products on the market.