Prof Paul Philip Coetzee

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Personal Details Date of Birth: 8 February 1947 Place of Birth: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Marital Status: Married, 1972; 2 children Qualifications 1964 Senior Certificate Groote Schuur High School, Cape Town Dux Scholar Prize (1964) 1967 BSc (Chemistry III, Mathematics III, Physics II, Applied Mathematics I, Psychology I, Philosophy I, English I, German I) University of Stellenbosch 1968 BSc Hons (Chemistry) University of Stellenbosch 1970 MSc (Nuclear Chemistry) Thesis: "Deuteron Activation of the First Transition Series" University of Stellenbosch. Supervisor: Dr Max Peisach 1974 PhD (Nuclear Chemistry) Thesis: "Some Studies on Elemental and Isotopic Analysis by Spectrometry of Coincident Nuclear Reaction Products" University of Stellenbosch. Promotor: Dr Max Peisach, Co-promotor: Prof René Pretorius Awards and Bursaries 1965 Elise Visser Award of Merit 1967-1968 ISCOR-Bursary 1969 CSIR-Bursary for the M.Sc. study Professinal Bodies South African Chemical Institute Member 1971 to date; member of organising committee for Southern Transvaal Section for 1983/84 Association of Official Analytical Chemists (USA); international member (1994-2000) Employment 1970-1980 Lecturer Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Stellenbosch. 1980-1987 Senior Lecturer Analytical Chemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg. 1988-2004 Professor of Chemistry, Rand Afrikaans University. 2005 to date Professor of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg (Former RAU). Teaching Chemistry I General Chemistry, Chemistry for the Health Sciences, Chemistry for Engineering students, Chemistry for Medical students. Chemistry II Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry. Chemistry III Radiochemistry Chemistry Honours Analytical Chemistry (mainly instrumental methods of analysis: AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, theory of atomic spectroscopy, electrochemistry, chemical speciation, chromatography) Nuclear and Radio Chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry Inorganic Chemistry (chemistry of aqueous solutions, Group Theory and spectroscopy of transition metal complexes) MSc (Instrumental Analysis) Specialised courses in Nuclear and Radiochemistry Training of Postgraduate Students Supervisor/promotor for 28 MSc and PhDcandididates Research Field of research The chemistry, analytical chemistry and speciation of trace elements. Keywords Atomic spectroscopy, AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, X-ray fluorescence, HPLC, -Spectrometry, ion selective electrodes, ion chromatography, metal recovery, ion exchange, environmental pollution, sequential extraction, physical water treatment, defluoridation, authentication of agricultural products, provenance studies. Publications 76 research papers in international journals Conference 53 contributions at national and Contributions international conferences Research Grants and Prizes 1969-1974 Postgraduate research grant at Nuclear Institute of the Southern Universities, Faure. 1976 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Kern-forschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, West Germany. 1984-1985 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, West Germany. 1987 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Grant. Research visit (Sept 1987) to Eduard-Zintl Institüt für Anorganische Chemie University of Darmstadt 1988 Atomic Energy Corporation Research Grant 1989 SASOL - Research Grant. 1989-1990 FRD -Research Grant, Visiting professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. 1989-1990 Research Consultant at West-Paine Laboratories, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA 1991 AECI-GOLD MEDAL : Awarded by the S.A. Chemical Institute for the best paper published in the S.A. Journal of Chemistry for the period 1986-1990. 1994-1996 Water Research Commission - Research Grant. Reduction of scaling in industrial water cooling circuits by means of magnetic and electrostatic treatment. 1995 Foundation for Research and Development - Capital grant for ICP-AES Spectrometer 1997 EPSRC Research Fellowship (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), School of Water Sciences, University of Cranfield, UK. Alternative methods of calcium carbonate scale mitigation. 1997 De Beers Research Grant , Physical Water Treatment 1998-2000 Water Research Commission - Research Grant Evaluation and development of physical water treatment process for the reduction of CaCO3 scale 2001-2003 Water Research Commission - Research Grant Removal of fluoride from drinking water with clay-based defluoridators 1987-2004 NRF - Core Programme Research Grant. 2004-2007 NRF- Flemish Government Bilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation , Research Grant, Ghent University, Belgium. Development of specialised ICP-MS techniques 2004-2007 WINETECH Research Grant (WW08/28), Project Provenance determination of selected South African wines. 2008 MERCK Prize : Awarded by the S.A. Chemical Institute for the best paper published in the S.A. Journal of Chemistry for the period 2002-2007 Professional Involvement External examiner for dissertations from University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University ( Port Elizabeth), WITS, and North West University (Potchefstroom). Referee for research proposals and peer evaluation applications for NRF grants. Member of Award Committee for South African Chemical Institute (AECI Gold Medal Award for Analytical Chemistry). Referee for research papers in: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta, J of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, S. Afr. J. of Chemistry, S.A. Journal for Science, Water S.A. and others Member WRC Steering Committees Technical assessor for SANAS (South African National Accreditation System) Administrative and Managerial Activities 1980-2007 Responsible person for radio active sources and radio laboratories at RAU and UJ. 1992-1994 1998-2003 Chairman Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, RAU 2005-2007 Chairman Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg 1990-2007 Member of various Faculty of Science committees: Dean’s Committee, Faculty Research Committee, Faculty Post-Graduate Committee, Chairman Spectrau Management Committee, Member of Faculty Selection Committee for the appointment of a dean, member of selection committees.