Research leaders and collaborators

Caren Billing

Prof Caren Billing specialises in electrochemistry, focusing on solid-state electrolytes, electroanalysis, mineral leaching and  structural characterisation techniques.

David Whitefield

I have a PhD in materials engineering specializing in carbide materials. I have spent 17 years in manufacturing working for the mining industry. I have been lecturing and performing research at WITS for the past 8 years

Emmanuel Oke

Dr. Emmanuel Oke is a research fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. With a profound passion for environmental chemistry and sustainable technologies, Dr. Oke’s research focuses on recovering metals from waste using deep eutectic solvents, ionic liquids, and organic acids.

Henry Simonsen

In 2016 Henry joined the CHMT department in the Engineering Faculty of the University of the Witwatersrand as a Visiting (later Honorary) Professor where, in addition to lecturing duties, Henry is involved in research in comminution, hydrometallurgy and flotation.

Herman Potgieter

As a metallurgist cum chemist with an interest in problem-solving in the material and metal extraction fields, he is interested in novel, sustainable methods of metals extraction from low-grade ores and wastes and waste utilisation.

Jeanet Conradie

Prof Jeanet Conradie's research interests include the synthesis, characterisation, and computational and electrochemical analysis of ligands, transition metal complexes, transition states, and reaction intermediates.

Saeideh Babaee

Dr. Saeideh Babaee is a lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand with a passion for Carbon Capture, Hydrogen Storage, Energy Sustainability, and water treatment.

Alumni

Mursaleen Hussain – Carbon use, recovery and utilisation in a CIL process of mining tailings
Douglas Bailey – A re-evaluation of the vapour phase extraction process
Peter-Joe Combrink (MSc) – Heap leaching of mine tailings with spent cyanide solutions to enhance gold recovery.
Samaneh Teimouri (PhD) – Extracting metals from secondary resources using various reagents

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