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Chemistry and Polymer Science Centenary Lecture Series- Prof. Harald Pasch
Start: 23/07/2018, 17:30
End: 23/07/2018, 18:30
Contact:Carla Pretorius - 0218082866
Location: Argon Lecture Hall 2011, First Year Chemistry building

Come join us for a talk by Prof. Harald Pasch on his award winning work in the field of Polymer science.

A short bio on Prof. Pasch is given below.

Harald Pasch graduated in 1982 with a PhD and in 1987 he obtained his habilitation (DSc) both in Polymer Science. From 1987 to 1989 he conducted research at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research in Kuwait City. After returning to Germany he established an analytical department at the German Institute for Polymers (DKI). There Pasch developed novel methods for polymer fractionation, most prominently in the field of multidimensional liquid chromatography leading to the publication of textbooks on liquid chromatography of polymers and mass spectrometry (in 1997 and 2004, respectively).

Working in polyolefin research for a long time he collaborated with SASOL, the major chemical company in South Africa. In 2008 he was appointed the SASOL Chair in Analytical Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Pasch is the author or co-author of more than 330 scientific papers and has promoted more than 50 postgraduate students. In 2013 he published the textbook ‘Multidimensional HPLC of Polymers’. His latest book ‘Advanced Separation Techniques for Polyolefins’ appeared in September 2014. In July 2014, Pasch was awarded a ‘Distinguished Professorship’ by the University of Stellenbosch.