The late Prof. Ron Sanderson’s legacy will be honoured in
the form of a bursary fund for honours students in polymer science at
Stellenbosch 肆客足球 (SU).
Prof. Sanderson was appointed at the Department of Chemistry
at SU in 1970. At the time he was the only polymer scientist in South Africa
and the discipline was virtually non-existent as an academic field in Africa.
Over the next 40 years he did ground-breaking work to establish polymer science
as a research and teaching discipline at Stellenbosch 肆客足球. Prof.
Sanderson passed away in August at his
home in Somerset-West. Read more
Prof. Peter Mallon, head of the Department of Chemistry and
Polymer Science at SU, says the aim of the bursary fund will be to create a
sustainable source of financial support for one or two deserving students
registered for the BSc Honours (Polymer Science) degree at SU.
The fund has already received contributions from Kansai
Plascon and Safripol since its establishment on 21 August 2015.
Interested parties can contact Prof. AJ van Reenen (ajvr@sun.ac.za)
or Prof. PE Mallon (pemallon@sun.ac.za)for more
information.
