Research Fellow
Our Team
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| 07/2024 – 12/2024 | Junior Lecturer, Organic Chemistry, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 07/2024 – 12/2024 | Teaching Assistant, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 01/2022 – 12/2023 | Research Laboratory Manager for the Klumperman Research Group, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 02/2024 – 06/2025 | Chemistry and Polymer Science Department Student Representative, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 09/2022 – 12/2025 | South African Chemical Institute and RSC Student Representative for Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| 05/2023 – 07/2025 | Doctor of Philosophy (Polymer Science), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Thesis Title: The Revival of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) Fundamental Insights and Novel Applications |
| 01/2021 – 04/2023 | Master of Science (Polymer Science), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Thesis Title: The Effect of Hydrogen Bonding on Foldamer Self-Assembly |
| 01/2020 – 12/2020 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 01/2017 – 01/2019 | Bachelor of Science in Chemical Biology (Chemistry and Biochemistry), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Research Interests
- Enantioselective small molecule design and synthesis
- Synthetic polymer chemistry
- Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerizations (RAFT)
- Organocatalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations
- DFT-based Computational Chemistry
- Polymer design and testing for lipid nanodisc formation for the isolation of membrane proteins
Awards and Prizes
| 2022 | Gradstar Top500 |
| 2019 | Reactor Award for Excellent Achievement, University of Stellenbosch |
| 2019 | Merck Award: Top 3rd Year Student, University of Stellenbosch |
| 2018 | Golden Key Member |
| 2018 | Top 2nd Year Chemist Award, University of Stellenbosch |
Presentations
| [05] | The synthesis of poly(styrene-co-maleic acid) through the direct copolymerization of styrene and maleic acid, 15th Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME), May 2025, Sicily, Italy. [Oral Presentation] |
| [04] | The RAFT-mediated synthesis of biderived alternatives to styrene and maleic anhydride, Stellenbosch University Postgraduate Conference, October 2024, Stellenbosch, South Africa. [Oral Presentation] |
| [03] | 5th Commonwealth Chemistry Poster Conference, September 2024, Online. [Poster] |
| [02] | Biradical Initiation in Photoinitiated copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride, Stellenbosch University Postgraduate Conference, October 2023, Stellenbosch, South Africa. [Oral Presentation] |
| [01] | The effect of hydrogen bonding on foldamer self-assembly, International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC), May 2023, Stellenbosch, South Africa. [Poster] |
Publications
Other Publications
2025
2021
| [01] | Facile synthesis of a C4-symmetrical inherently chiral calix[4]arene Hodson, L.; Visagie, K. J.; Smith, M. P.; Loots, L.; Kuter, D.; Snayer, T. M.; Arnott, G. E. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 11045-11048 |
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