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Senior Lecturer Dr Patrick A. Woudt

Large-scale structures and streaming motions in the nearby Universe, the zone of avoidance, the Great Attractor; evolution and transformation of galaxies; the dark matter content in nearby dwarf galaxies; cataclysmic variable stars, ultra-compact binaries.
Senior Lecturer Dr Rodney T. Medupe (Joint SAAO/UCT position)

Observational and occupational modeling of variable stars; history of astronomy; Timbuktu manuscripts.

Honorary Staff at the Department
Honorary Professor Michael W. Feast & Honorary Research Associate

Stellar evolution; galactic structure; long period variable stars; distance scales.

Emeritus Distinguished Professor Brian Warner

Cataclysmic variable stars; white dwarf stars; history of astronomy.

Honorary Staff Associated with the Department
Honorary Research Professor Phil A. Charles (SAAO)

Cataclysmic variables; X-ray binaries, neutron stars, black holes, accretion disks.

Visiting Professor Patricia Whitelock

Galactic structure, stellar evolution, Local Group galaxies, long period variable and symbiotic stars.

Contact Details

Postal Address: Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web: http://mensa.ast.uct.ac.za

Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Clocchiatti, A., Woudt, P.A., Fillippenko, A.V., Challis, P., Coil, A.L., Covarrubias, R., Diercks, A., Garnavich, P., Germany, L., Gilliland, R., Hogan, C. and Schmidt, B.P. 2006. Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observations of type 1aSupernovae at redshift 0.5: Cosmological implications. Astrophysical Journal, 642: 1-21.
Donley, J.L., Staveley-Smith, L., Koribalski, B., Kraan-Korteweg, R.C., Schroeder, A. and Henning, P.A. 2006. A massive spiral galaxy in the zone of avoidance. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 369: 1741-1754.
Fairall, A.P. and Woudt, P.A. 2006. A sample of galaxies near the South Celestial Pole. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 366: 267-274.
Feast, M.W. 2006. Galactic and extragalactic distance scales: Some South African contributions. South African Journal of Science, 101: 520-524.
Feast, M.W., Whitelock, P. and Menzies, J.W. 2006. Carbon-rich Mira variables: Kinematics and absolute magnitudes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 369: 791-797.
Handler, G., Weiss, W.W., Shobbrook, R.R., Paunzen, E., Hempel, A., Anguma, S.K., Kalebwa, P.C., Kilkenny, D., Martinez, P., Moalusi, M.B., Garrido, R. and Medupe, R. 2006. The rapidly oscillating Ap star HD 99563 and its distorted dipole pulsation mode. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 366: 257-266.
Matsunaga, N., Fukushi, H., Nakada, Y., Tanabe, T., Feast, M.W., Menzies, J.W., Ita, Y., Nishiyama, S., Baba, D., Naoi, T., Nakaya, H., Kawadu, T., Ishihara, A. and Kato, D. 2006. The period-luminosity relation for type II Cepheids in globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Y, 370: 1979-1990.
Matsuura, M., Wood, P., Sloan, G., Zijlstra, A., Van Loon, J., Groenewegen, M., Blommaert, J., Cioni, M., Feast, M.W., Habing, H., Hony, S., Lagadec, E., Loup, C., Menzies, J.W., Waters, L.B.F.M. and Whitelock, P. 2006. Spitzer observations of acetylene bands in carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars in the large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 371: 415-420.
Menzies, J.W., Feast, M.W. and Whitelock, P. 2006. Carbon-rich Mira variables: radial velocities and distances. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 369: 783-790.
Nagayama, T., Woudt, P.A., Wakamatsu, K., Nishiyama, S., Nagashima, C., Kato, H., Nagata, T., Nakaya, H., Sugitani, K., Tamura, M. and Sato, S. 2006. Near-infrared study of CIZA J1324.7-5736, the second richest cluster of galaxies in the Great Attractor. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 368: 534-543.
Nilsson, R., Uthas, H., Ytre-Eide, M., Solheim, J.E. and Warner, B. 2006. New pulsating white dwarfs in cataclysmic variables. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 370: L56-L60.
Potter, S.B., O'Donoghue, D., Romero-Colmenero, E., Buckley, D.A.H., Woudt, P.A. and Warner, B. 2006. Photometric and polarimetric observations of the eclipsing polar SDSS J205017.84-053626.8. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 371: 727-731.
Pretorius, M.L., Warner, B. and Woudt, P.A. 2006. Dwarf nova oscillations and quasi-periodic oscillations in cataclysmic variables - V. Results from an extensive survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 368: 361.
Radburn-Smith, D.J., Lucey, J., Woudt, P.A., Kraan-Korteweg, R.C. and Watson, F.G. 2006. Structures in the Great Attractor Region. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 369: 1131-1142.
Warner, B. 2006. A cataclysmic key program for SALT. South African Journal of Science, 102: 120-124.
Warner, B. 2006. Where have all the Novae gone. Astronomy and Geophysics, 47: 1.29-1.32.
Warner, B. and Woudt, P.A. 2006. Dwarf nova oscillations and quasi-periodic oscillations in cataclysmic variables-IV. Observations of frequency doubling and tripling in VW Hyi. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 367: 1562-1576.
Whitelock, P., Feast, M.W., Marang, F. and Groenewegen, M. 2006. Near-infrared photometry of carbon stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 369: 751-782.
Woudt, P.A., Kilkenny, D., Zietsman, E., Warner, B., Loaring, N.S., Copley, C., Kniazev, A., Vaisanen, P., Still, M., Stobie, R.S., Burgh, E.B., Nordsieck, K.H., Percival, J.W., O'Dononghue, D. and Buckley, D.A.H. 2006. SDSS J160043.6+074802.9: A very rapid sdO pulsator. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 371: 1497-1502.
Zijlstra, A., Matsuura, M., Wood, P., Sloan, G., Lagadec, E., Van Loon, J., Groenewegen, M., Feast, M.W., Menzies, J.W., Whitelock, P., Blommaert, J., Cioni, M., Habing, H., Hony, S., Loup, C. and Waters, L.B.F.M. 2006. A Spitzer mid-infrared spectral survey of mass-losing carbon stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 370: 1961-1978.

BOOKS
Snyman, M., Ntuli, B., Ntuli, D. and Medupe, R. 2006. The crocodile who swallows the sun: 1-27. South Africa: Southern Science.
Warner, B. 2006. Cape landscapes: Sir Herschel's Sketches, 1834-1838. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Kuulkers, E., Norton, A., Schwope, A. and Warner, B. 2006. X-Rays from cataclysmic variables. In W.H.G. Lewin and M. van der Klis (eds), Compact stellar x-ray sources: 421-460. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Peer-Reviewed Published Conference Proceedings
De Swardt, B.E., Kraan-Korteweg, R.C. and Jerjen, H. 2006. Unravelling the Mystery of Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies. In P. Whitelock, M. Dennefield and B. Leibundgut (eds), Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes: Proceedings of the 232nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, 14-18 November 2005, Cape Town, South Africa, 227-228. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-85608-6.
Fritze v. Alvensleben, U. and Woudt, P.A. 2006. Galaxy transformation processes in clusters. In P. Whitelock, M. Dennefield and B. Leibundgut (eds), Proceedings of the 232nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, 14-18 November 2005, Cape Town, South Africa, 223-224. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-85608-6.
Islas Islas, J.M., Kraan-Korteweg, R.C., Donley, J.L. and Koribalski, B. 2006. HI Galaxies behind the Milky Way. In L. Infante and M. Rubio (eds), Proceedings of the XI IAU Regional Latin American Meeting of Astronomy, 12-16 December 2005, Pucon, Chile, 192-192. Mexico: UNAM. ISBN 970-32-2804-6.

Department of Botany

Research Report 2006
(Including the Bolus Herbarium and the Institute for Plant Conservation)
Head of Department: Associate Professor JJ Midgley
Departmental Profile
Botany is a vibrant department, which strives towards the development of a centre of excellence for research and teaching of the ecology, evolution, physiological ecology and systematics of marine and terrestrial plants of southern Africa. The department includes two research units, the Bolus Herbarium and Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation, and is also home to the Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism Chief Directorate: Marine & Coastal Management. Research thrusts include plant population, community and reproductive ecology, systematics, floristics, biogeography and evolutionary biology of the unique Cape Floral Kingdom and its response to different land use practices, ecology and economics of marine and freshwater algae, the ecophysiology of plant responses to pollution and global change, the physiology of plant nitrogen-fixing symbioses and dendrochronology and palaeoecology. The Institute for Plant Conservation is actively researching the conservation status of and threats to the Cape Floristic Region and communicating these results to policy makers and the broader community, while the Bolus Herbarium is researching the taxonomy of and curating a specimen collection of over a third of a million southern African species. Staff is also active on Research Councils, policy-making forums and advisory committees.

Departmental Statistics
PERMANENT AND LONG TERM CONTRACT STAFF

Professors	4
Associate Professors	2
Senior Lecturers	2
Lecturers	4
Technical Support Staff	9
Administrative and Clerical Staff	3
TOTAL__16____STUDENTS'>TOTAL__24____HONORARY_STAFF'>TOTAL	24

HONORARY STAFF

Honorary Professors	3
Honorary Research Associates	13
TOTAL	16

STUDENTS

Post-doctoral	1
Doctoral	29
Masters	22
Honours	8
Undergraduate	427
TOTAL	487

Research Fields and Staff
PERMANENT STAFF
Associate Professor Jeremy Midgley

Head of Department; plant ecology; evolutionary biology; forest ecosystem dynamics

Professor John J. Bolton

Phycology; marine and freshwater biology; mariculture

Professor William J. Bond

Plant ecology; evolutionary biology; conservation biology; fire and community dynamics

Dr Samson B. Chimphango

Physiology, nitrogen fixation

A/Prof. Mike D. Cramer

Physiology, ecophysiology, Plant nutritionist

Dr Edmund February

Senior Lecturer; palaeoecology; ecophysiology

Professor Terry Hedderson

Plant systematics; bryology; molecular systematics; life history traits

Professor Timm M. Hoffman

Director of the Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation: plant ecology; conservation biology; community ecology; biodiversity

Dr Anthony G. Verboom

Lecturer; Plant systematics, ecophysiology, biogeography

EMERITUS PROFESSOR
Professor OAM Lewis

Plant nitrogen metabolism

EMERITUS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Associate Professor AV Hall

Systematics; taxonomy

HONORARY PROFESSORS
Professor Richard Cowling

Plant ecology; conservation biology; community ecology; biodiversity

Professor Brian Huntley

Director of the National Botanical Institute; landscape ecology

Professor Peter Linder

Systematics; taxonomy; evolutionary biology

HONORARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Dr RJ Anderson

Phycology

Dr PV Bruyns

Systematics

Dr JJ Donaldson

Ecology
Mr A Ellis

Ecology
Mr SA Hammer

Taxonomy
Dr J Manning

Systematics & evolution
Dr GF Midgley

Ecophysiology

Prof. EJ Moll

Ecology
Dr CF Musil

Ecophysiology
Dr AG Rebelo

Ecology
Dr M Rouget

Conservation planning
Dr G Scott

Systematics

Mr G Williamson

Taxonomy

Contact Details

Postal address: Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web: http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/botany/

Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Alston, K.P. and Richardson, D.M. 2006. The roles of habitat features, disturbance, and distance from putative source populations in structuring alien plant invasions at the urban/wildland interface on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Biological Conservation, 132: 183-198.
Anderson, R.J., Rothman, M.D., Share, A. and Drummond, H. 2006. Harvesting of the Kelp Ecklonia maxima in South Africa affects its three obligate, red algal epiphytes. Journal of Applied Phycology, 18: 343-349.
Balfour, D. and Midgley, J.J. 2006. Fire induced stem death in an African acacia is not caused by canopy scorching. Austral Ecology, 31: 892-896.
Bond, W.J. 2006. The world is not green as it could be and that requires explanation - a reply to White. Journal of Vegetation Science, 17: 541-542.
Bruyns, P.V. 2006. A new Species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae) from South Tropical Africa. Novon, 16(4): 452-453.
Bruyns, P.V. 2006. Three New species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from South Tropical Africa. Novon, 16(4): 454-457.
Bruyns, P.V. and Klak, C. 2006. A systematic study of the old world genus Fockea (Apocynaceae-asclepiadoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 93(4): 535-564.
Bruyns, P.V., Mapaya, R.J. and Hedderson, T.A. 2006. A new subgeneric classification for Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in southern Africa based on ITS and psbA-trnH sequence data. Taxon, 55(2): 397-420.
Crowe, T., Bowie, R.C.K., Bloomer, P., Mandiwana-Neudani, T., Hedderson, T.A., Randi, E., Pereira, S.L. and Wakeling, J.L. 2006. Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): Effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and missing data. Cladistics – The International Journal of the Willi Hennig Society, 22: 1-38.
Dorchin, N., Cramer, M.D. and Hoffmann, J.H. 2006. Photosynthesis and sink activity of wasp-induced galls in Acacia Pycnantha. Ecology, 87(7): 1781-1791.
February, E.C., Higgins, S.I., Newton, R. and West, A.G. 2006. Tree distribution on a steep environmental gradient in an arid savanna. Journal of Biogeography, 10: 1365-2699.
February, E.C., Mader, A.D. and Bond, W.J. 2006. Age determination of two South African Acacia species using ring counts and radiocarbon dating. African Journal of Ecology, 44: 417-419.
Hansen, J.P., Robertson-Andersson, D. and Troell, M. 2006. Control of the herbivorous gastropod Fissurella mutabilis (Sow.) in a land-based integrated abalone-seaweed culture. Aquaculture, 255: 384-388.
Holmes, P.M., Richardson, D.M., Esler, K.J., Witkowski, E.T.F. and Fourie, S. 2005. A decision-making framework for restoring riparian zones degraded by invasive alien plants in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 101: 553-564.
Krug, C.B., Esler, K.J., Hoffman, M.T., Henschel, J., Schmiedel, U. and Jurgens, N. 2006. North-South cooperation through BIOTA: An interdisciplinary monitoring programme in arid and semi-arid southern Africa. South African Journal of Science, 102: 187-190.
Lambers, H., Shane, M.W., Cramer, M.D., Pearse, S.J. and Veneklaas, E.J. 2006. Root structure and functioning for efficient acquisition of phosphorus: Matching morphological and physiological traits. Annals of Botany, 98: 693-713.
Lawes, M.J., Midgley, J.J., Boudreau, S. and Griffiths, M.E. 2006. Lack of disturbance as an explanation for the additive basal area phenomenon in a stratified Afrotemperate forest. Austral Ecology, 31: 471-477.
Linder, H.P., Dlamini, T., Henning, J. and Verboom, G.A. 2006. The evolutionary history of Melianthus (Melianthaceae). American Journal of Botany, 93(7): 1052-1064.
McCormick, A.J., Cramer, M.D. and Watt, D.A. 2006. Sink strength regulates photosynthesis in sugarcane. New Phytologist, 171(4): 759-770.
Midgley, J.J. and Seydack, A. 2006. No adverse signs of the effect of environmental change on tree biomass in the Knysna forest during the 1990s. South African Journal of Science, 102: 96-97.
Midgley, J.J. and Seydack, A. 2006. What determines biomass in indigenous forests? An analysis of the Knysna Forest, South Africa. Australian Journal of Botany, 54: 701-705.
Midgley, J.J., Balfour, D. and Govender, N. 2006. Is carry-over of grass biomass between years important in determining savanna fire regimes? African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 23(1): 81-83.
Molleman, F. and Midgley, J.J. 2006. δ 15N analyses of butterfly wings and bodies suggest minimal nitrogen absorption in carrion and dung puddling butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 40: 10-12.
Naidoo, K., Maneveldt, G., Ruck, K. and Bolton, J.J. 2006. A comparison of various seaweed-based diets and formulated feed on growth rate of abalone in a land-based aquaculture system. Journal of Applied Phycology, 18(3-5): 437-443.
Newton, R., Bond, W.J. and Farrant, J.M. 2006. Effects of seed storage and fire on germination in the nut-fruited Restionaceae species, Cannomois virgata. South African Journal of Botany, 72(1): 177 - 180.
Phoenix, G.K., Hicks, W.K., Cinderby, S., Kuylenstierna, J.C.I., Stock, W.D., Dentener, F.J., Giller, K.E., Austin, A.T., Lefroy, R.D.B., Gimeno, B.S., Ashmore, M.R. and Ineson, P. 2006. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in world biodiversity hotspots: The need for a greater global perspective in assessing N deposition impacts. Global Change Biology, 12: 1-7.
Price, A.R.G., Vincent, L.P.A., Venkatachalam, A.J., Bolton, J.J. and Basson, P.W. 2006. Concordance between different measures of biodiversity in Indian Ocean macroalgae. Marine Ecology – Progress Series, 319: 85-91.
Robertson-Andersson, D., Leitao, D., Bolton, J.J., Anderson, R.J., Njobeni, A. and Ruck, K. 2006. Can Kelp Extract (KELPAK) be useful in Seaweed Mariculture? Journal of Applied Phycology, 18(3-5): 315-321.
Rohde, R., Moleele, N.M., Mphale, M., Allsopp, N., Chanda, R., Hoffman, M.T., Magole, L. and Young, E. 2006. Dynamics of grazing policy and practice: Environmental and social impacts in three communal areas of southern Africa. Environmental Science and Policy, 9: 302-316.
Rothman, M.D., Anderson, R.J. and Smit, A.J. 2006. The effects of harvesting of the South African kelp (Ecklonia maxima) on kelp population structure, growth rate and recruitment. Journal of Applied Phycology, 18(3-5): 335-341.
Shane, M.W., Cawthray, G.R., Cramer, M.D., Kuo, J. and Lambers, H. 2006. Specialised 'dauciform' roots of Cyperaceae are structurally distinct, but functionally analogous with 'cluster' roots. Plant Cell and Environment, 29: 1989-1999.
Slingsby, J.A. and Verboom, G.A. 2006. Phylogenetic relatedness limits co-occurrence at fine spatial scales: Evidence from the Schoenoid Sedges (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. American Naturalist, 168(1): 14-27.
Stock, W.D. and Evans, J.R. 2006. Effects of water availability, nitrogen supply and atmospheric CO2 concentrations on plant nitrogen natural abundance values. Functional Plant Biology, 33: 219-227.
Todd, S.W. 2006. Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama-Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43: 293-304.
Troell, M., Robertson-Andersson, D.V., Anderson, R.J., Bolton, J.J., Maneveldt, G., Halling, C. and Probyn, T. 2006. Abalone farming in South Africa: An overview with perspectives on kelp resources, abalone feed, potential for on-farm seaweed production and socio-economic importance. Aquaculture, 257: 266-281.
Tronchin, E., Samaai, T., Anderson, R.J. and Bolton, J.J. 2006. Sponge-seaweed associations in species of Ptilophora (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycological Research (formerly Japanese Journal of Phycology), 54: 140-148.
Verboom, G.A. 2006. A phylogeny of the schoenoid sedges (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) based on plastid DNA sequences, with special reference to the genera found in Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 38: 79-89.
Verboom, G.A., Ntsohi, R. and Barker, N.P. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of African Rytidosperma-affiliated danthonioid grasses reveals generic polyphyly and convergent evolution in spikelet morphology. Taxon, 55(2): 337-348.
Von Hase, A., Cowling, R.M. and Ellis, A.G. 2006. Petal movement in Cape wildflowers protects pollen from exposure to moisture. Plant Ecology, 184: 75-87.
Vrijdaghs, A., Goetghebeur, P., Smets, D. and Muasya, M. 2006. The Floral scales in Hellmuthia (Cyperaceae, Cyperoideae) and Paramapania (Cyperaceae, Mapanioideae): An ontogenetic study. Annals of Botany, 98: 619-630.
Wakibia, J.G., Bolton, J.J., Keats, D.W. and Raitt, L.M. 2006. Factors influencing the growth rates of three commercial eucheumoids at coastal sites in southern Kenya. Journal of Applied Phycology, 18(3-5): 565-573.
Wakibia, J.G., Bolton, J.J., Keats, D.W. and Raitt, L.M. 2006. Seasonal changes in carrageenan yield and gel properties in three commercial eucheumoids grown in southern Kenya. Botanica Marina, 49: 208-215.

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Louw, R.R. 2006. Sustainable Harvesting of wild rooibos (aspalathus linearis) in the Suid Bokkeveld, Northern Cape: 1-130. MSc.
Manuel, T.L. 2006. Responses of different community user groups to biodiversity conservation of protected areas in lowland fynbos-the case of the Wolfgat Nature reserve: 1-243. PhD.
Njobeni, A. 2006. Experimental cultivation of the red seaweed, Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta) in land-based tank culture systems on abalone farms in the Western Cape, South Africa: 1-111. MSc.
Rand, A.M. 2006. Using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing to improve the management of kelp resources in South Africa: 1-129. MSc.
Rothman, M.D. 2006. Investigations into the harvesting ecology of the South African kelp Ecklonia maxima (Alariaceae, Laminariales): 1-112. MSc.
Wilson, D.T. 2006. Atmospheric deposition of combined nitrogen in the Cape Metropolitan Area: A threat to a species rich ecosystem: 1-173. MSc.
Department of Chemistry

Research Report 2006
Head of Department: Professor Allen L. Rodgers
Departmental Profile
The research activities of the department reflect the wide range and scope of the traditional sub-disciplines of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, sustained by analytical, spectroscopic and computational methodology. The four main research focus areas are synthetic and medicinal chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, transition metal chemistry as well as biophysical and structural chemistry. Programmes are devoted to fundamental and applied chemical research, and to interdisciplinary studies in which chemistry plays a key role. Synthetic studies are carried out in organic, organometallic and co-ordination chemistry, in order to develop and apply new methodology, and to prepare biologically active compounds, novel catalysts and components of new materials. These studies also provide tools for analytical and separation science, and models for advanced structural and conformational studies. Molecular structure determination with the aid of spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction techniques are two areas of specialisation in the department. The latter technique is employed extensively in investigations into inclusion compounds, polymorphism and related solid-state phenomena. The bioanalytical capacity of the department has been significantly enhanced by the recent establishment of the Pesticide Unit on our premises. They offer an analytical service for environmental and pesticide analysis as well as provide researchers with access to analytical expertise and gas chromatographic equipment. Computational chemistry is a leading area of specialization supported by several state of the art LINUX clusters. Computer code development and modelling applications of biological and industrial problems play a key role in many of the Department’s research programmes.
Prof Kelly Chibale was appointed as chief coordinator of the Global Institute for Bioexploration (GIBEX) – Africa, an organisation working to validate and develop traditional medicines. Ms K de Villiers was awarded First Prize for the best poster at the International Coordination Chemistry Convention and Mr John Zvimba was awarded the SASOL postgraduate medal by the South African Chemical Institute.
Prof Roger Hunter was awarded the Innovation Grant (Ecobio) to make HIV ARV’s as pilot project for ARV production in SA.

Departmental Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff

Professors	6
Associate Professors	5
Senior Lecturers	3
Lecturers	2
Research Staff	5
Technical Support Staff	24
Administrative and Clerical Staff	6
Total	51

Honorary Staff

Emeritus Professors	1
Emeritus Professors & Hon. Research Associates	2
Senior Research Scholar	1
Honorary Research Associates	5
Total	9

Students

Postdoctoral	20
Doctoral	37
Masters	28
Honours	11
Undergraduates	1448
Total	1544

Research Fields and Staff
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Associate Professor Susan A. Bourne

Inclusion chemistry; crystallography; thermal analysis

Professor Mino R. Caira

Solid state chemistry; drug polymorphism; drug pseudopolymorphism; drug-cyclodextrin inclusion; drug complexation; co-crystallization; drug enantiomeric separation

Associate Professor Kelly Chibale

Organic synthesis; medicinal chemistry

Dr Bette Davidowitz

Senior Lecturer; chemical education; curriculum design; writing and communication within the discipline

Professor Timothy J. Egan

Chemistry of antimalarial drugs

Associate Professor David W. Gammon

Natural products chemistry; phytochemical studies on medicinal plants; carbohydrates; heterogeneous catalysis of organic reactions

Professor Roger Hunter

Synthesis; indole alkaloids; calixarenes; p-block synthetic methodology

Associate Professor Alan T. Hutton

Organometallic chemistry; co-ordination chemistry; microwave chemistry; electrochemistry

Professor Graham E. Jackson

Nuclear magnetic resonance; computer modelling; metal-ion equilibria; design of metal containing drugs; copper and rheumatoid arthritis

Professor John R. Moss

Organometallic chemistry; catalysis; inorganic chemistry; synthesis and properties of new compounds and materials

Associate Professor Kevin J. Naidoo

Computational chemistry; polymers; statistical physics; pharmaceutical drug design

Dr Neil Ravenscroft

Senior Lecturer; physicochemical analysis of biologicals; carbohydrates; glycoconjugate and protein vaccines

Professor Allen L. Rodgers

Kidney stones; urine chemistry; calcium oxalate crystallization

Dr Eugene S. Sickle

Lecturer; organic synthesis with applications in medicinal chemistry

Dr Gregory S. Smith

Lecturer; organometallic chemistry; catalysis; metal-containing polymers and dendrimers; bio-organometallic chemistry

Dr Sarah Wilson

Senior Lecturer

Senior Research Scholar
Professor Luigi R. Nassimbeni

Physical chemistry; thermal analysis; kinetics; inclusion compounds

Honorary Research Associates
Dr Shirley C. Churms

Chromatographic analyses of carbohydrates; writing and communication within the discipline

Prof Raymond J. Haines

Organometallic chemistry

Dr David J. Robinson

Platinum group metal chemistry, hydrometallurgy, analytical chemistry, technology development, separation sciences

Dr Eric Singleton

Inorganic chemistry

Dr Elizabeth Timme

Assessment of possible immuno-modulatory carbohydrates from local and indigenous plants and fungi

Emeritus Professors & Honorary Research Associates
Professor James R. Bull

Organic synthesis; steroidal hormones; 19-norsteroids; estrogens; bioactive steroids; predictive design; cycloaddition

Professor Peter W. Linder

Solution equilibria of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes

Emeritus Professors
Professor Alistair M. Stephen

Carbohydrate chemistry

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Shameez Allie-Hamdulay

Investigation of urinary oxalate as a function of the time at which a calcium supplement is ingested relative to an oxalate-rich meal in South Africa's black and white populations

Dr Nikoletta Báthori

Supramolecular chemistry, crystal engineering, X-ray crystallography

Dr Jeff Chen

Rational design of enzyme inhibitors for use in medicine

Dr Anthony Danish

Novel peptide catalysts for enantioselective desymmetrization of meso epoxides

Dr Ian Hale

Synthesis and Biological evaluation of novel bifunctional HIV reverse-transcriptase inhibitor

Dr Meredith Hearshaw

Physicochemical analysis of biologicals; carbohydrates; glycoconjugate and protein vaccines

Dr Rani Jha

Organometallic Chemistry

Dr Cathy Kaschula

Synthesis and Biological evaluation of novel ajoene mimics as new anti-cancer agents

Dr Sonja Lewandowski

Dietary and microbiological investigation in South African black and white subjects with a view to understanding the difference in the incidence of kidney stone disease in the two race groups

Dr Aman Mahajan

Anti-malarial drug discovery

Dr Quintino Mgani

Anti-malarial drug discovery

Dr Kanyile Ncokazi

South African malaria initiative. Screening and investigation of compounds for inhibition of haemozoin

Dr Albert Ndakala

Anti-leishmanial drug discovery

Dr Tanya le Roex

X-ray crystallography; supramolecular chemistry; host/guest interactions

Dr Melissa Petersen

Towards the Rational Design of a-Amylase Inhibitors using QM/MM Free Energy Calculations: Application to Human Pancreatic Amylase

Dr Gaelle Ramon

X-ray crystallography; supramolecular chemistry; host/guest interactions

Dr Akella Sivaramakrishna

Organometallic Chemistry

Dr Gerhard Venter

Computer Simulations of Counter Ion Effects in Transition Metal Systems

Dr Dejana Vujovic

X-ray crystallography; supramolecular chemistry; host/guest interactions

Dr Dawn Webber

Investigation of the functionality of oligosaccharides attached to UPTF1

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Research Output
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Adam, R., De la Rey, C., Naidoo, K.J. and Reddy, D. 2006. High Performance Computing in South Africa: Computing in support of African development. CT Watch Quarterly, 2(1): 32-36.
Arnott, G. and Hunter, R. 2006. Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde catalysed by chiral, bridged resorcinarenes: A stereoselectivity model based on chirality transfer. Tetrahedron, 62: 992-1000.
Arnott, G., Hunter, R. and Su, H. 2006. Synthesis and characterization of chiral, bridged resorcinarenes as templates for asymmetric catalysis. Tetrahedron, 62: 977-991.
Biot, C. and Chibale, K. 2006. Novel approaches to antimalarial drug discovery. Infectious Disorders – Drug Targets, 6: 173-204.
Blom, B., Clayton, H., Kilkenny, M. and Moss, J.R., 2006. Metallacycloalkanes – synthesis, structure and reactivity of medium to large rind compounds. Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, 54: 149-205.
Bourne, S.A., De Villiers, K and Egan, T.J. 2006. Three 4-aminoquinolines of anti-malarial interest. Acta Crystallographica, C62: 53-57.
Brosius, R., Gammon, D., Van Laar, F., Van Steen, E., Sels, B. and Jacobs, P. 2006. Vapour-phase synthesis of 2-methyl- and 4-methylquinoline over BEA* zeolites. Journal of Catalysis, 239: 362-368.
Buisine, E., De Villiers, K., Egan, T.J. and Biot, C. 2006. Solvent-induced effects: Self-association of positively charged  systems. Journal of American Chemical Society, 128: 12122-12128.
Caira, M.R., Le Roex, T., Nassimbeni, L.R. and Weber, E. 2006. Structural and kinetic study of inclusion of amines by a bis-fluorenol host. Crystal Growth & Design, 6(1): 127-131.
Caira, M.R., Le Roex, T. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Selective enclathration of picoline isomers by a resorcinarene host. CrystEngComm, 8(3): 275-280.
Caira, M.R., Jacobs, A., Nassimbeni, L.R. and Toda, F. 2006. Complexation with diol host compounds. Part 36: Inclusion compounds of 1,1,6,6-tetraphenylhexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diol with benzene, toluene and mesitylene. Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 36: 435-443.
Caira, M.R., Fujiwara, T. and Tanaka, K. 2006. Guest inclusion by N,N’,N”-trihydroxyisocyanuric acid: X-ray structure of the N,N-dimethylformamide complex. Analytical Sciences, 22: x69-x70.
Caira, M.R., Miller, J.L. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. -Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ salts of meclofenamic acid: Preparation and structural characterisation. Supramolecular Chemistry, 18(7): 553-559.
Curtis, E., Nassimbeni, L.R., Hong, S. and Taljaard, J.H. 2006. Xanthenol clathrates: Structures and solid-solid reactions. Crystal Growth and Design, 6(12): 2716-2719.
Dumitrascu, F., Draghici, C., Caira, M.R., Badoiu, A. and Barbu, L. 2006. Synthesis of 1-[N-(aryl)methylcarbamoyl]-1,10-phenanthrolinium iodides with potential biological activity. Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 51(1): 19-23.
Dumitrascu, F., Caira, M.R., Draghici, C.and Dumitrescu, D. 2006. Concave conformation of a pyrrolo[1,2-a][4,5]diazafluoren-5-one derivative. Analytical Sciences, 22: x259-x260.
Egan, T. 2006. Interactions of quinoline antimalarials with hematin in solution. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 100: 916-926.
Egan, T.J. 2006. Choroquine and primaquine: Combining old drugs as a new weapon against falciparum malaria? Trends in Parasitology, 22(6): 235-237.
Egan, T.J., Chen, J. Y-J., De Villiers, K.A., Mabotha, T.E., Naidoo, K.J., Ncokazi, K.K., Langford, S.J., McNaughton, D, Pandiancherri, S., and Wood, B.R. 2006. Haemozoin (-haematin) biomineralisation occurs by self-assembly near the lipid/water interface. Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 580: 5105-5110.
Egan, T.J. and Tshivhase, M.G. 2006. Kinetics of -haematin from suspensions of haematin in aqueous benzoic acid. Dalton Transactions, 5024-5032.
Ferreira, C.L., Eward, C.B., Barta, C.A., Little, S., Yardley, V., Martins, C., Polishchuk, E., Smith, P.J., Moss, J.R., Merkel, M., Adam, M.J. and Orvig, C. 2006. Synthesis, Structure and Biological Activity of Ferrocenyl-carbohydrate Conjugates. Inorg Chem 45 (20): 8414-8422
Habtu, M.M., Bourne, S.A., Koch, K.R. and Luckay, R.C. 2006. Competitive bulk liquid membrane transport and solvent extraction of some transition and post-transition metal ions using acylthiourea ligands and ionophores. New Journal of Chemistry, 30: 1155-1162.
Hunter, R., Caira, M.R. and Stellenboom, N. 2006. Inexpensive, one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrical disulfides using 1-chlorobenzotriazole. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 71(21): 8268-8271.
Ionescu, C., Caira, M. R., Bojita, M., Nassimbeni, L.R. and Mhlongo, W.T. 2006. Solid state characterization of metoprolol free base and metoprolol tartrate. Farmacia (Bucharest, Romania), LIV(3): 9-17.
Jacobs, A., Le Roex, T., Nassimbeni, L.R. and Toda, F. 2006. Inclusion of volatile guests by a tetrapedal host: structure and kinetics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 4: 2452-2457.
Lewandowski, S., Rodgers, A., Laube, N., Von Unruh, G., Zimmerman, D. and Hesse A. 2005. Oxalate and its handling in a low stone risk vs a stone-prone population group. World Journal of Urology, 25: 330-333
Meijboom, R., Beagley, P., Moss, J.R. and Roodt, A. 2006. Lithiated dimethyl aminomethyl ferrocenes and ruthenocenes. Journal of Organometallic Chem, 691: 916-920
Moitsheki, L.J., Bourne, S.A. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. A coordination polymer of thallium (III) nitrate with 4,4’-bipyridine N,N’-dioxide. Acta Crystallographica, E62: m542-m544.
Moitsheki, L.J., Bourne, S.A. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. catena Poly[[methanoltrinitratothallium(III)]--4,4’-bipyridine N,N’-dioxide]. Acta Crystallographica, E62: m677-m679.
Musonda, C.C., Gut J., Rosenthal, P.J., Yardley, V., Carvalho de Souza, R.C. and Chibale K. 2006. Application of multicomponent reactions to antimalarial drug discovery. Part 2: New antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal 4-aminoquinoline - and -lactams via a ‘catch and release’ protocol. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 14: 5605-5615.
Naidoo, K.J. 2006. Modelling structure and reactivity: A collection of papers from the
7th triennial conference of the world association of theoretical and computational chemists. Cape Town South Africa (WATOC 2005) – Preface. Journal of Molecular Structure –Theochem. 771: VII.
Nassimbeni, L.R. and Su, H. 2006. Two salts of di-p-toluoyltartaric acid with aromatic amines. Acta Crystallographica, C62: 358-361.
Nchinda, A.T., Chibale K., Redelinghuys, P. and Sturrock, E.D. 2006. Synthesis of novel keto-ACE analogues as domain-selective angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 16: 4612-4615.
Nchinda, A.T., Chibale, K., Redelinghuys, P. and Sturrock, E.D. 2006. Synthesis and molecular modeling of a lisinopril-tryptophan analogue inhibitor of angiotensin I-converting enzyme. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 16: 4616-4619.
Nomkoko, T.E., Jackson, G.E., Nakani, B.S. and Hunter, R. 2006. Solution chemistry of 1,15-bis(N,N-dimethyl)-5,11-dioxo-8-(N-benzyl)-1,4,8,12,15-pentaazapentadecane with metal ions of biological interest - Insights toward active metal ion containing therapeutics and diagnostic agents. Dalton Transactions: 4029-4038.
Ott, R., Chibale, K., Anderson, S., Chipeleme, A., Chaudhuri, M., Guerrah, A., Colowick, N. and Hill, G.C. 2006. Novel inhibitors of the trypanosome alternative oxidase inhibit Trypanosoma brucei brucei growth and respiration. Acta Tropica: 100, 172-184.
Rajput, J., Hutton, A.T., Moss, J.R., Su, H. and Imrie, C. 2006. Ferrocenyl-nitrogen donor ligands. Synthesis and characterization of rhodium(I) complexes of ferrocenylpyridine and related ligands. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 691: 4573-4588.
Ramon, G., Coleman, A.W. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Inclusion of terpenes by para-acyl calix[4]arenes. Crystal Growth and Design, 6(1): 132-136.
Ramon, G., Coleman, A.W., Nassimbeni, L.R. and Taljaard, B. 2006. Inclusion compounds from a host mixture: A cautionary tale. Supramolecular Chemistry, 18(1): 59-65.
Redelinghuys, P., Nchinda, A.T., Chibale, K. and Sturrock, E.D. 2006. Novel ketomethylene inhibitors of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE): Inhibition and molecular modelling. Biological Chemistry, 387: 461-466.
Rodgers, A. 2005 The riddle of kidney stone disease: Lessons from Africa. Urological Research, 34: 92-95
Rodgers, A., Allie-Hamdulay, S. and Jackson, G. 2006. Therapeutic action of citrate in urolithiasis explained by chemical speciation: Increase in pH is the determinant factor. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 21(2): 361-369.
Rodgers, A.L, Mensah, P.D, Schwager and S.L, Sturrock, E.D. 2006. Inhibition of calcium oxalate crystallization by commercial human serum albumin and human urinary albumin isolated from two different race groups: Evidence for possible molecular differences. Urological Research, 34: 373-380.
Stellenboom, N., Hunter, R., Caira, M.R., Bourne, S.A., Cele, K., Qwebani, T. and Le Roex T. 2006. Synthesis and inclusion of S-aryl alkylthiosulfinates as stable allicin mimics. ARKIVOC, ix: 53-63.
Tanaka, K., Iwamoto, T., Wada, S., Frelek, J. and Caira, M.R. 2006. Spontaneous resolution of 2,3-bis-fluoren-9-ylidenesuccinic acid induced by achiral guest inclusion. Chirality, 18: 483-488.
Tanaka, K., Kuchiki, D. and Caira, M.R. 2006. Optical resolution of medium-size lactones by inclusion crystallization with optically active host compounds: Remarkable odd-even effects on the chiral recognition. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 17: 1678-1683.
Tanaka, K., Takenaka, H. and Caira, M.R. 2006. Resolution of 4-oxoazetidin-2-yl benzoate by inclusion crystallization with an optically active host compound. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 17: 2216-2219.
Van Schalkwyk, D.A. and Egan, T.J. 2006. Quinoline-resistance reversing agents for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Drug Resistance Updates, 9: 211-226.
Vujovic, D. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Methyl paraben – a new polymorph? Crystal Growth & Design, 6(7): 1595-1597.
Webber, D, Radcliffe, C.M., Royle, L, Tobiasen, G, Merry, A.H., Rodgers, A.L., Sturrock, E.D., Wormald, M.R., Harvey, D.J., Dwek, R.A. and Rudd, P.M. 2006. Sialytion of urinary prothrombnin fragment 1 is implicated as a contributory factor in the risk of calcium oxalate kidney stone formation. Federation of European Biochemical Societies Journal, 273: 3024-3037.
Yeh, S., Smith, P.J. and Chibale, K. 2006. Dual-acting diamine antiplasmodial and chloroquine resistant modulating agents. Biochemical Pharmacology, 72: 156-165.

BOOKS
Naidoo, K.J., Brady, J., Field, M.J., Gao, J. and Hann, M. (eds) 2006. Modelling molecular structure and reactivity in biological systems: 1-293. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Stephen, A.M, Phillips, G.O. and Williams, P.A. (eds) 2006. Food polysaccharides and their applications: 1-733. 2^nd Ed. Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton.

Stephen, A.M. 2006. Contemporary Carbohydrate Chemistry. 2^nd ed. Rondebosch: University of Cape Town. [Online]. Available: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/cem/ccc/.

Ionescu, C. and Caira, M.R. (eds) 2005. Drug metabolism current concepts: 1-420. Springer: Berlin.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Brady, J.W., Mason P.E., Neilson, G.W., Enderby, J.E., Saboungi, M.-L., Ueda, K. and Naidoo, K.J. 2006. Molecular dynamics and neutron diffraction studies of the structuring of water by carbohydrates and other solutes: 76-82. In K.J. Naidoo, J. Brady, M.J. Field, J. Gao, and M. Hann (eds), Modelling molecular structure and reactivity in biological systems. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Moss, J.R., Smith, G. and Kaschula, C.H. 2006. Mononuclear compounds with Hydrocarbon ligands: Compounds with ² – ⁴ Hydrocarbon Ligands. In M.I. Bruce (ed), Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry 3: 6.03. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Moss, J.R., Smith, G. and Kaschula, C.H. 2006. Compounds with C₅ and C₆ ligands. In M.I. Bruce (ed), Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry 3: 6.04. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Ravenscroft, N. and Feavers, I.M. 2006. Conjugate vaccines. In M. Frosch and M. Maiden (eds), Meningococcal disease. Pathogenicity and prevention: 343-369. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KGaA.

Peer-Reviewed Published Conference Proceedings
Caira, M.R., Bodgan, M. and Farcas, S.I. 2005. The interaction between salts of diclofenac and beta-cyclodextrin in solution and the solid state: A review. Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Processes (PIM-2005), 22-24 September 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Physica, 90-99. ISSN 0258-8730.

Published conference abstracts
Almesåker, A., Ramon, G., Bourne, S.A., Scott, J.L. and Strauss, C.R. 2006. Structural Diversity in Transition Metal Complexes of a Novel ‘Clawed’ Ligand. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Almesåker, A., Ramon, G., Bourne, S.A., Scott, J.L. and Strauss, C.L. 2006. Structural Diversity in Transition Metal Complexes of a Novel ‘Clawed’ Ligand. Indaba 5: Models, mysteries and magic of molecules.” Kruger Park, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Bourne, S.A. 2006. How robust is crystal engineering in MOFs? The Co(NO₃)₂ story. Indaba V, Kruger Park, South Africa. Invited lecture.
Bourne, S.A. 2006. Complementary methods in supramolecular chemistry. 38^th Convention of the SA Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa. Invited lecture.
Bourne, S. A., Corin, K. C., Moitsheki, L. J. and Ramon, G. 2006. Complementary techniques in supramolecular chemistry. 38^th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa, Invited lecture.
Caira, M.R. 2006. Polymorphism and isostructurality of cyclodextrins and their inclusion complexes. 23rd European Crystallographic Meeting, Leuven, Belgium. Invited speaker.
Caira, M.R. 2006. X-ray structural and thermal analysis of cyclodextrins and their inclusion complexes of pharmaceutical interest’. National Congress of Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Invited speaker.
Caira, M.R, Ionescu, C., Zaharia, V. and Lucaciu, R. 2006. X-ray structural characterization and cyclodextrin inclusion of new compounds displaying anti-inflammatory activity. National Congress of Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Poster presentation.
Chen, J.Y.C., Egan, T.J. and Naidoo, K.J. 2006. A computational study of malaria pigment (Haemozoin) Formation. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Chibale, K. 2006. Natural Product-Guided Medicinal Chemistry of Antimalarial Agents. American Chemical Society-Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, (India) conference on Advances in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (AOCCB), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India. Invited lecture.
Chibale, K. 2006. Strategies for Overcoming Drug Resistance. Symposium in honour of Stuart Warren on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Cambridge (UK), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Invited lecture.
Chibale, K. 2006. Inspiration from Natural Products: Medicinal Chemistry of Chemosensitizers Against Drug Resistant Malaria Parasites. Indo-US conference on New Bioactive Molecules in Pharmaceutical Research-Contribution of Natural Products, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India. Invited lecture.
Chibale, K. 2006. From Target-Based Drug Discovery to Natural Product-Guided Medicinal Chemistry, Frank Warren Conference on Organic Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. Invited lecture.
Chibale, K. 2006. Parallel synthesis of a chemical library of potential antituberculosis inhibitors of branched chain amino acid biosynthetic enzymes in mycobacterium tuberculosis. 38^th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa. Invited lecture.
Corin, K.C, Bourne, S.A. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Separation by Inclusion: Selectivity by tetraphenylethanediol of toluene and mono-halo substituted benzenes. Indaba 5: Models, mysteries and magic of molecules.” Kruger Park, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Davidowitz, B. Potgieter, M. and Venter, E. 2006. How well-prepared are first-year students for chemistry at a tertiary level? 38^th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa, Poster presentation.
De Villiers, K.A., Kaschula, C.H., Egan, T.J. and Marques, H.M. 2006. The spontaneously formed Ferriprotoporphyrin IX dimer in aqueous solution is not a μ-oxo dimer. 37^th International conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
De Villiers, K.A. and Egan, T.J. 2006. 4-aminoquinolines inhibit β-haematin formation near the queous/ lipid interface. 3^rd COST B22 Annual Congress: ''Drug discovery and development for parasitic diseases, Athens, Greece. Poster presentation.
Dumitrascu, F., Caira, M.R., Draghici, C., Caproiu, M.T. and Barbu, L. 2006. Isolation and X-ray structure of an intermediate in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 1,10-phenanthrolinium N-ylides with alkynes. 5th International Conference of the South-Eastern European Chemical Societies (ICOSECS5), Ohrid, Macedonia. Poster presentation.
Egan, T.J. 2006. Elucidation of the mechanism of haem detoxification in the malaria parasite. 38^th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa, Invited lecture.
Egan, T.J. 2006. Inhibition of haemozoin formation. COST B22 Expert Meeting on In Vitro and in Vivo Screening of New Antiparasitic Compounds: State-of-the-art and New Developments, Basel Switzerland. Invited oral presentation.
Gessner, R.K., Staines, H.M., Ellory, J.C., Kirk, K., Spillman, N.J. and Chibale, K. 2006. Development of antimalarial leads targeting new permeability pathways. 30^th National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Poster presentation.
Gessner, R.K., Staines, H.M., Ellory, J.C., Kirk, K., Spillman, N.J. and Chibale, K. 2006. Development of antimalarial leads targeting new permeability pathways. 9^th Frank Warren Conference on Organic Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Hager, E., Moss. J., Smith, G. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Synthesis of novel rhodacycloalkanes: "old" and new methods. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Hager, E., Moss. J., Smith, G. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Synthesis of novel rhodacycloalkanes: "old" and new methods. 15th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Hager, E. Moss, J. Smith, G. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. A look at some interesting ne alkenyl rhodium complexes and their potential role in the preparation of rhodacycloalkanes. 15th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Sun City. Poster presentation.
Hunter, R. and Rees-Jones, S.C.M. 2006 Studies towards the enantioselective synthesis of (+)-Castanospermine. Frank Warren Conference. Cape Town South Africa. Poster presentation.
Kinfe, H.H. and Gammon, D.W. 2006. Synthesis of analogues of a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of mycothiol in the Mycobacteria. 9^th SACI Frank Warren Conference on Organic Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Kinfe, H.H. and Gammon, D.W. 2006. Synthesis of carba-analogues of a key N-acetylated intermediate in the biosynthesis of mycothiol in the Mycobacteria. XXIII^rd International Carbohydrate Symposium, Whistler, BC, Canada. Poster presentation.
Le Roex, T and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Gas storage by inclusion compounds. 23^rd European Crystallographic Meeting, Leuven, Belgium. Poster Presentation.
Mabotha, T.E., Kanyile K. N., Chen, J, Naidoo, K.J. and Egan, T.J. 2006. The mechanism of haemozoin formation in malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. 37th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mahamo, T., Moss, J., Smith, G., Sivaramakrishna, A. and Zheng, F. 2006. A new route to novel palladacycloalkanes. Organometallics And Their Applications, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mahamo, T., Moss, J. R., Smith, G. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. A new route to novel palladacycloalkanes. 37^th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, Sout Africa. Poster presentation.
Mahamo, T., Moss, J. R., Smith, G. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. A new route to novel palladacycloalkanes. International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mahamo, T., Moss, J. R., Smith, G., Sivaramakrishna, A. and Zheng, F. 2006. A new route to novel palladacycloalkanes. Catalysis Society of South Africa 2006, Mossel Bay, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mbatha, L.L., Moss, J.R. and Dralle, K. 2006. The dimerization of Fe-alkenyl complexes using Grubbs’ 2nd Generation catalyst. 15^th international symposium on homogeneous catalysis. Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mbatha, L.L., Moss, J.R. and Dralle, K., 2006. The dimerization of Fe-alkenyl complexes using Grubbs’ 2nd Generation catalyst. 37^th international conference on coordination chemistry. Cape Town South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mbatha, L.L., Moss, J.R. and Dralle, K., 2006. The dimerization of Fe-alkenyl complexes using Grubbs’ 2nd Generation catalyst. Cape organometallic symposium. Organometallics and their applications(OATA). Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mogorosi, M.M. and Moss, J.R. 2006. Synthesis and Characterization of Phenyl-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Zirconium and Chromium Complexes and their Use in Ethylene Oligomerization. OATA (Organometallics and their Applications), Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mogorosi M.M. and Moss. J.R. 2006. Synthesis and Characterization of Phenyl-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Zirconium and Chromium Complexes and their Use in Ethylene Oligomerization. 2006. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mogorosi, M.M. and Moss. J.R. 2006. Synthesis and Characterization of Phenyl-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Zirconium and Chromium Complexes and their Use in Ethylene Oligomerization. 15^th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mogorosi, M.M. and Moss, J.R. 2006. Synthesis and Characterization of Phenyl-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Zirconium and Chromium Complexes and their Use in Ethylene Oligomerization. CATSA 2006 (Catalysis South Africa), Mossel Bay, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mohamed, E. and Hunter, R. 2006. Synthesis towards tethered bifunctional HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors as Novel Antiretroviral Agents. 9th Frank Warrren Conference. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Moitsheki, L.J. Bourne, S.A. and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Crystal Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks using 4,4’-bipyridine-N,N’-dioxide. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mushonga, P. Moss, J.R. and Haines, R.J. 2006. Low oxidation state dinuclear, trinuclear and tetranuclear compounds of ruthenium and osmium in catalytic reactions. Cape Organometallic Symposium. Organometallics and their Applications (OATA). Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mushonga, P. Moss, J.R. and Haines, R.J. Low oxidation state dinuclear, trinuclear and tetranuclear compounds of ruthenium and osmium in catalytic reactions. 37th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Mushonga, P. Moss, J.R. and Haines, R.J. 2006. Low oxidation state dinuclear, trinuclear and tetranuclear compounds of ruthenium and osmium in catalytic reactions. 15^th International Symposium On Homogeneous Catalysis. Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Naidoo, K.J. 2006. Towards rational design in separation science: In silico separation of platinum group metals. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Invited lecture.
Nassimbeni, L R. 2006. Molecular recognition and selectivity in organic clathrates. 23rd European Crystallographic Meeting, Leuven, Belgium. Invited speaker and Symposium chair.
Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Clathrates with mixed guests – structure and competition. Indaba 5, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Invited speaker.
Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Selectivity of Host Compounds in Inclusion Chemistry. 35^th Congress of Italian Crystallographic Association, Bologna, Italy. Invited speaker.
Petersen, N.A. and Naidoo, K.J. 2006. Towards the rational design of inhibitors for human pancreatic alpha-amylase. 1^st African Structural Biology Conference, Wilderness, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Ravenscroft, N. 2006. Physicochemical characterization of Polysaccharides and Conjugates. WHO Consultation on the Recommendations for the Quality Control and Production of Group A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccines, Geneva, Switzerland. Invited lecture.
Ravenscroft, N., Chen, J., Hearshaw, Mensah, P., LaForce, M., Prenaud, J.-M., Viviani, S., Beri, S., Joshi, J. and Suresh, K. 2006. The application of physicochemical methods of analysis to the development of conjugate vaccines against meningococcal group A bacteria. 15^th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Cairns, Australia. P8.3.09. Poster presentation.
Rodgers, A.L. 2006. Calcium oxalate urolithiasis: a multidisciplinary research challenge. 16^th Annual Meeting of the Japanese for Urological Research, Okinawa, Japan. Invited lecture
Rodgers, A.L. 2006. JESS: What can it teach us? 1^st Annual International Urolithiasis Research Symposium. Indianapolis, USA. Invited lecture.
Shiimi, A., Moss, J.R. and Smit, M. 2006. Modeling diiron enzymes for C-H bond activation. Catalysis Society of South Africa, Mossel Bay, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Smith, G.S. and Manners, I. 2006. Photolytic Living Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of [1]Silaferrocenophanes with Fluorocarbon Side Groups. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC), Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Smith, G.S. and Manners, I. 2006. Transition metal-catalysed ring-opening polymerisation of [1]silaferrocenophanes with fluorocarbon side groups. Catalysis Society of South Africa, Mossel Bay, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Stellenboom, N., Hunter, R. and Caira, M.R. 2006. New Methodology for One-Pot, Green Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Disulfides. 9^th Franck Warren Conference on Organic Chemistry. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Su, H and Nassimbeni, L.R. 2006. Inclusion properties of quinolines by a diol host. 23rd European Crystallographic Meeting, Leuven, Belgium. Poster presentation.
Venter, G.A., Lopis, A.S. and Naidoo, K.J. 2006. Ion Pairing Between (CH₃)^xNH₄^-x+ (x=0,1.4) and PtCl₆^2- in Water and Methanol. 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Zheng, F., Moss, J.R. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Thermal decomposition of metallacycloalkanes and their precursors. 37^th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Zheng, F., Moss, J.R. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Thermal decomposition of metallacycloalkanes and their precursors. Organometallics And Their Applications, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Zheng, F., Moss, J.R. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Thermal decomposition of metallacycloalkanes and their precursors. International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Sun City, South Africa. Poster presentation.
Zheng, F., Moss, J.R. and Sivaramakrishna, A. 2006. Thermal decomposition of metallacycloalkanes and their precursors. Catalysis Society of South Africa 2006, Mossel Bay, South Africa. Poster presentation.

Non peer-reviewed published conference proceedings
Davidowitz, B., Schreiber, B. and Petersen, I. 2006. Skills for success in science: Facilitating adjustment of first year students to university. Proceedings of the 14^th Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 9-12 January 2006, 249-256.
Hutton, A.T. 2006. Recent developments in the nomenclature of inorganic chemistry. In D.J. Robinson and I.M. Robinson (eds.), Abstracts of the 37^th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-18 August 2006, p. 548 (ISBN 1-920-01705-4).
Egan, T.J., Ncokazi, K.K. and Chen, J. 2006. Haemozoin: from structure to chemistry and biology. In, Proceedings of the 11^th International Conference on Parasitology, ICOPA XI, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 6-11 August 2006.


UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS OF A POPULAR NATURE
Davidowitz, B. 2006. Multiple choice or multiple guess, that is the question: Reflections on assessment in a first year chemistry course. For Engineering Educators, 10(1): 15-17.

CONSULTANCY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES BASED ON EXPERTISE DEVELOPED IN RESEARCH
Chibale, K. 2006. Co-opted member of the Research Strengthening Group of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, 2006.
Chibale, K. 2006. Temporary Advisor to the World Health Organization as a Member of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Informal Consultation Meeting On Experts to Advise the WHO on the Proposed Helminth (Parasitic Worm) Initiative to enhance Research & Development (R & D) for new products, 23-25 March 2006, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Chibale, K. Invited participant in the pioneering Wisdom Council Meeting on malaria under the banner of the Fondation Espace Afrique (Geneva, Switzerland) and the I Can Erase Malaria Campaign at the CIEVRA facility in Benin, 23-28 July 2006.
Chibale, K. 2006. Invited speaker at the Global Institute for Bioexploration (GIBEX) fundraising event held at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA, 11 October 2006.
Hunter, R. 2006. Chairman of Organising Committee for 9^th Frank Warren Conference on Organc Chemistry held in Cape Town, January 2006.
Ravenscroft, N. 2006. Participant and presenter at the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS), 23-25 October 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ravenscroft, N. 2006. Participant at Expert Consultation on Serotype Composition of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines for Use in Resource-Poor Developing Countries, 26-27 October 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Corin, K.C. 2006. Separation by enclathration: 1-219. PhD.
Kinfe, H.H. 2006. Development of new methodologies for functionalising glycals and 1,2-cyclopropanated sugars, and applications in the synthesis of inhibitors of enzymes in the Mycobacteria: 1-186. PhD.
Lesotho, F.T. 2006. Investigation of the role of dietary myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (phytate) on the relative risk of calcium oxalate kidney stone formation in black and white male South African subjects: 1-149. MSc.
Mabizela, N.F. 2006. Characterisation of the physiochemical and biochemical properties of the urinary protein bikunin in South African black and white subjects with respect to calcium oxalate kidney stone formation: 1-205. PhD.
Mhlongo, W.T. 2006. Polymorphism and cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of antihypertensive agents: 1-387. PhD.
Mogorosi, M.M. 2006. Synthesis and characterisation of phenyl substituted cyclopentadienyl zirconium and chromium complexes and their use in ethylene transformations: 1-95. MSc.
Moitsheki, L.J. 2006 Crystal engineering of novel organic-inorganic compounds of N- and O-donor dipyridyl ligands: 1-296. PhD.
Molyneaux, C.-A. 2006. Antimalarials based on the arylpiperazine privileged structure: 1-124. MSc.
Muhanji, C.I. 2006. Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of [d4U]-spacer-[GU-236] byfunctional HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors: 1-190. PhD.
Munyololo, M. 2006. Ferrocenic metal chelators: Synthetic, biological and electrochemical studies: 1-119. MSc.
Musonda, C.C. 2006. Antimalarial and cysteine protease inhibitor pharmacophores as scaffolds for new antimalarial agents: 1-322. PhD.
Odisitse, S. 2006. Computer aided chemical speciation in designing metal-based anti-inflammatory agents: 1-175. PhD.
Stone, S.R. 2006. Structural characterisation of the solution and membrane-associated conformations of human little gastrin and its bioactive fragments by NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling: 1-345. PhD.
Zvimba, J.N. 2006. Copper-chelating anti-inflammatory agents of pseudo-mimics of human serum albumin (HAS): copper and rheumatoid arthritis: 1-173. PhD.