Biotechnology & Food Technology

Professor Suren Singh
Biotechnology & Food Technology
 
Qualifications:
PhD
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Enzyme Technology
Fermentation technology
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2720
Cell: 083 468 4292
Fax: 031 373 5351
Email: singhs@dut.ac.za

Dr Lalini Reddy
Part time research supervisor: Biotechnology
 
Qualifications:
D. Tech Biotechnology
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Mycotoxin analysis
Plant and medical biotechnology
Cell Culture
Co-operative education
Curriculum Development
General Education
Programme Quality
Community Engagement
Internationalisation
 
Contact Details:
Cell: 083 382 9455
Email: lalinisai@yahoo.co.in

Professor Faizal Bux
Professor: Biotechnology – Institute for Water & Wastewater Technology
NRF rated and currently funded as an NRF approved research niche area.
Activity Leader: Centre for Water and Wastewater Technology
 
Qualifications:
D Tech, M Tech, BSc Hons, BSc
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Water & Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Biotechnology
Bioremediation Technology
Biodiesel production using microalgae
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2597
Cell: 083 456 5439
Fax: 031 373 2778
Email: faizalb@dut.ac.za

Professor Bharti Odhav
Associate Director: Biotechnology & Food Technology
 
Qualifications:
BSc, MSc, PhD
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Plant Biotechnology and Bio-control of pathogenic and toxic organisms
Food safety
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 5330
Cell: 083 389 6006
Fax: 031 373 5121
Email: odhavb@dut.ac.za

Professor Feroz M. Swalaha
Head of Department/Associate Professor: Biotechnology & Food Technology
 
Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc (cum laude), D.Tech
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Metal bioremediation and toxicity to humans and animals
Microbial food supplements production
Fermentation substrate design
Experimental design and Genetic Algorithms
Constructed wetlands monitoring
Anaerobic methane production modelling
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2689
Cell: 084 578 6568
Fax: 086 674 0430
Email: fswalaha@dut.ac.za

Dr Thiriloshani Padayachee
Senior Lecturer: Food Technology
 
Qualifications:
D. Tech
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
HACCP: HACCP Training
HACCP Evaluation
Preparation for HACCP Implementation
Sanitation, Safety and Hygiene
Microbial Food Safety
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in FMCG Industry
Skills Development and Learnership
Writing Unit Standard Based Qualifications in line with SAQA and the Evaluation
Skills Facilitator FoodBev SETA
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 5326
Cell: 072 1383 412
Fax: 373 5351
Email: padayacT@dut.ac.za

Chemistry

Professor Nirmala Deenadayalu
Chemistry
 
Qualifications:
BSc., B.Sc.(Honours), MSc. PhD
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Use of ionic liquid for biomass pre-treatment
Chemical conversion of biomass into value-added chemicals
Separation of liquid mixtures by solvent extraction or extractive distillation
Thermophysical properties of ionic liquids
Correlation of thermodynamic data
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2781
Cell: 083 324 7953
Fax: 031 202 2671
Email: NirmalaD@dut.ac.za

Clothing & Textile Studies

Ms Roz Havenga
Associate Director: Clothing and Textile Studies
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Clothing & Textile related areas
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2418
Email: rozh@dut.ac.za

Ms Penny Olivier
KZN CoE Co-ordinator: Clothing and Textile Studies
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Clothing & Textile related areas
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2634
Email: olivierp@dut.ac.za

Ms Karin Williamson
Lecturer: Clothing and Textile Studies
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Clothing design & product development inc patternmaking & grading
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2614
Email: williamsonk@dut.ac.za

Mr Akbar Fassihi
Senior Lecturer: Clothing and Textile Studies
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Textile related areas
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2148
Email: afassihi@dut.ac.za

Food& Nutrition Consumer Sciences

Professor Carin Napier
Associate Professor: Food & Nutrition Consumer Science
 
Qualifications:
MTech, DTech FSM
 
Area(s) of expertise:
Community nutrition
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2326
Fax: 086 676 4283
Email: carinn@dut.ac.za

Dr Ashika Naicker
Senior Lecturer: Food & Nutrition Consumer Science
 
Qualifications:
PhD Nutrition
 
Area(s) of expertise:
Recipe and Product Development
Diet Quality
Chronic Diseases
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2333
Fax: 086 687 2549
Email: ashikan@dut.ac.za

Horticulture

Dr Jonathan Foley
Lecturer: School of Horticulture
 
Qualifications:
ND: Graphic Design (TN), PGD:
Environment and Development (UN), NHD:
Horticulture (TN); MTech: Tourism & Hospitality,
PhD; Conservation (UKZN)
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Landscape Design and consultation, Plant identification and vegetation assessments, Horticultural training
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 5436
Email: jonathan@dut.ac.za

Mathematics

Dr S S Rajah
Lecturer
 
Qualifications:
BSc(Physics and Mathematics), HED(Math Education), BSc.Hon(Physics), MSc(Plasma Physics),
PhD(Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Physics)
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Research Fields: Theoretical Astrophysics, General Relativity and Gravity(Exact Solutions), Plasma Waves, Math Education
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 2530
Email: misthrys@dut.ac.za

Sports Studies

Bobby Maharajh
Head of Department
Sport Management
 
Qualifications:
B. Com. (Honours) and approximately 38 years as a Sport Administrator that included four years as President of KwaZulu-Natal Athletics and 4 years as Chairperson of the Comrades Marathon Association’s Board of Trustees
 
Area(s) of Expertise:
Management/Administration of Sport
 
Contact Details:
Tel: 031 373 5375
Fax: 031 373 5120
Cell:082 374 5128