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Prof
Departmental Head: Biochemistry
Prof
Erick
Strauss
estrauss@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 5866
Prof
Executive Head: Botany and Zoology
Prof
Theresa
Wössler
wossler@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3160
Prof
Executive Head: Chemistry and Polymer Science
Prof
Willem
Van Otterlo
wvo@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3344
Prof
Departmental Head: Earth Sciences
Prof
Susanne
Fietz
sfietz@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3117
Prof
Departmental Head: Microbiology
Prof
Alf
Botha
abo@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 5856
Prof
Executive Head: Physics
Prof
Shaun
Wyngaardt
shaunmw@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3379
Prof
Departmental Head: Physiological Sciences
Prof
Ben
Loos
bloos@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3154
Prof
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Prof
Ingrid
Rewitzky
rewitzky@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 3282
Dr
Divisional Head: Applied Mathematics
Dr
Hardus
Diedericks
hardus@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 4222
Prof
Divisional Head: Computer Science
Prof
Brink
Van der Merwe
abvdm@sun.ac.za
+27 21 808 4232
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