Stellenbosch University Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science

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Research Group

Prof. van Otterlo’s group functions within the Group of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (GOMOC) in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Sciences and collaborates with Prof. Arnot and Drs Blackie and Kaschula.

Current Research Group

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Darian Naidoo

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Nicola Rohwer

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Seb Olsson

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Dr Malibongwe Shandu

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Chantene’ van Zyl

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Phillip Potgieter

Pia Steyn

Pia Steyn

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Adrienne Vercueil

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Karlijn Rebel

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Reece Tuck

Students under Present Supervision

  1. Mr J. Potgieter, PhD (van Otterlo)
  2. Mr S. Olsson, PhD (van Otterlo & Rauh, Technical University Dortmund, Germany)
  3. Mr D. Naidoo, MSc (van Otterlo & Arnott)
  4. Ms P.M. Maphela, MSc (S. Titinchi (UWC), E. Beukes (UWC) & van Otterlo)
  5. Mr R. Tuck, PhD (van Otterlo & Berthold, LMU, Munich, Germany)
  6. Ms A. Vercuiel, MSc (van Otterlo & Arnott)
  7. Ms C. van Zyl, MSc (van Otterlo & A.J. de Villiers)
  8. Ms K. Rebel, MSc (van Otterlo, Arnott & Riley (UPretoria))
  9. Ms N. Rohwer, MSc (Strauss (Biochemistry) & van Otterlo)

Students Graduated

  1. Mr E.L. Ngidi, MSc with distinction (December 2004, van Otterlo & de Koning)
  2. Dr R. Pathak, PhD (December 2004, de Koning & van Otterlo)
  3. Ms A.N.C. Lötter, MSc (April 2006, de Koning & van Otterlo)
  4. Ms S. Govender, MSc with distinction (July 2006, de Koning & van Otterlo)
  5. Ms B.A.A. Aderibigbe, MSc (July 2006, van Otterlo & Michael)
  6. Ms J.-L. Panayides, MSc with distinction (July 2006, van Otterlo & de Koning)
  7. Mr T.S. Sello, MSc (April 2008, de Koning & van Otterlo)
  8. Mr G.L. Morgans, PhD (October 2008, Michael & van Otterlo)
  9. Ms S. M. Scalzullo, MSc (April 2009, van Otterlo & Michael)
  10. Ms N. Kunjuzwa, MSc (November 2009, Coville & van Otterlo)
  11. Ms Z. Tetana, MSc (November 2009, Coville & van Otterlo)
  12. Mr W. Thompson, MSc with distinction (April 2010, van Otterlo)
  13. Ms C. Reynolds, MSc (November 2010, de Koning, Bode (CSIR) & van Otterlo)
  14. Mr M. Mamo, PhD (November 2010, Coville & van Otterlo)
  15. Ms M.S. Maubane, MSc (November 2010, Coville & van Otterlo)
  16. Mr L.G. Madeley, MSc with distinction (April 2011, van Otterlo)
  17. Ms N. Ramsuran, MSc (part-time, November 2011, Cukrowska & van Otterlo)
  18. Ms T. Jeftic, MSc (November 2011, van Otterlo & de Koning)
  19. Dr J.-L. Panayides, PhD (July 2012, van Otterlo & Rey)
  20. Mr L. Ngodwana, MSc (December 2012, Arnott & van Otterlo)
  21. Mr L. Jacobs, MSc (March 2013, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  22. Mr L. Taleli, MSc (March 2013, Pelly & Blackie)
  23. Dr S. M. Scalzullo, PhD (December 2013, Michael & van Otterlo)
  24. Ms. R. Müller, MSc (December 2013, Pelly & van Otterlo)
  25. Mr A. Hamman, MSc (March 2014, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  26. Mr L. Hodson, MSc (March 2014, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  27. Ms L. van der Westhuizen, MSc (December 2014, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  28. Mr J. de Jager, MSc (December 2014, Pelly & van Otterlo)
  29. Ms A. van der Westhuyzen, MSc with distinction (March 2015, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  30. Ms N. Pribut, MSc with distinction (March 2015, Pelly & van Otterlo),
  31. Mr M.G. Botes, MSc (March 2015, van Otterlo, Pelly & Blackie)
  32. Ms L. Barnard, PhD (December 2015, Strauss & van Otterlo)
  33. Mr L. Ngodwana, PhD (December 2016, Arnott & van Otterlo)
  34. Mr L. Taleli, PhD (December 2017, Klumperman & van Otterlo)
  35. Ms P.M. Wessels, MSc with distinction (March 2018, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  36. Mr A. Hamann, PhD (March 2018, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  37. Ms N. Pribut, PhD (December 2018, Pelly & van Otterlo)
  38. Ms T. Mabank, PhD (April 2019, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  39. Ms J. Botha, MSc (April 2019, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  40. Mr L. Hodson, PhD (December 2019, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  41. Ms M. Janse van Rensburg, MSc (December 2019, van Otterlo & Arnott)
  42. Ms L. van der Westhuizen, PhD (December 2019, van Otterlo & Pelly)
  43. Ms A.E. van der Westhuyzen, PhD (April 2020, van Otterlo & Klumperman)
  44. Mr K. Gould, MSc (April 2020, van Otterlo & Blackie)
  45. Mr M. Avgenikos, MSc (April 2020, van Otterlo & Kaschula)
  46. Mr K. Steyn, MSc (April 2020, van Otterlo & AJ de Villiers)
  47. Mr M.G. Botes, PhD (December 2020, van Otterlo & Blackie)
  48. Ms S.E. Brigg, PhD (April 2021, Strauss (Biochemistry) & van Otterlo)
  49. Mr J.B. Hay, PhD (December 2021, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  50. Ms R. Nematswerani, MSc (December 2021, Blackie & van Otterlo)
  51. Mr C. Jurisch, PhD (April 2022, Arnott & van Otterlo)
  52. Mr J. van Rooyen, MSc (April 2022, Kaschula & van Otterlo)
  53. Mr M.-P. Smith, MSc (March 2023, Klumperman, Pfukwa & van Otterlo)
  54. Ms M.L.C. Mamogobo, PhD (December 2023, van Otterlo & Green)
  55. Ms N. Tsipa, MSc (December 2023, Kaschula & van Otterlo)
  56. Mr J. Potgieter, MSc (March 2024, van Otterlo & Blackie)
  57. Mr H. Lategahn, MSc (March 2024, Kaschula & van Otterlo)
  58. Mr T. Kotze, PhD (December 2024, Strauss & van Otterlo)
  59. Mr S. Olsson, MSc with distinction (March 2025, van Otterlo & Arnott)
  60. Mr R. Tuck, MSc with distinction (March 2026, K. de Villiers & van Otterlo)

Post Doctoral Fellow Supervision

  1. Dr E.M. Coyanis (Argentina), 2001-2002 (de Koning & van Otterlo)
  2. Dr P. Kislitsyn (Russia), 2005-2006 (van Otterlo)
  3. Dr R. ul-Islam (India), 2007-2008 (van Otterlo, de Koning and Arbuthnot (Med School)
  4. Dr U. D. Bhoga (India), 2010 (van Otterlo and de Koning)
  5. Dr D.B. Yadav (India), 2010-2011 (van Otterlo and de Koning)
  6. Dr S. Chakravorty (India), 2010-2011 (van Otterlo and Coville)
  7. Dr H. Mohammad (India), 2010-2012 (van Otterlo and Pelly)
  8. Dr A. Taher (India), 2011-2012 (van Otterlo and Pelly)
  9. Dr V. Mavumengwana (RSA), 2012-2013 (van Otterlo and Pelly)
  10. Dr R. Domingo (RSA), 2012-2014 (Strauss and van Otterlo)
  11. Dr I.M. Mulani (India), 2013-2014 (Pelly and van Otterlo)
  12. Dr A. Hamann (RSA), 2018-2019 (Strauss and van Otterlo)
  13. Dr D. Berthold (Germany, von Humboldt Fellow), 2020-2021, (van Otterlo and Brückner)
  14. Dr F. Hasenmaile (Germany), 2023, (van Otterlo and Kaschula)
  15. Dr M. Shandu (RSA), 2026, (van Otterlo)

Research Affiliates

  1. Ms S. Reinhold, Dortmund Technical University, Dortmund, Germany (October-December 2010)
  2. Mr T. Xhurdebise, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (February-May 2011)
  3. Mr N. Kaiser, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany (August-September 2011)
  4. Ms L. Vondung, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany (August-September 2011)
  5. Ms E. Gago Benedi, Barcelona, Spain (October -December 2012)
  6. Ms S. Malzkuhn, University of Göttingen (October 2013-March 2014)
  7. Mr Sébastien Depaifve, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (January-May 2014)
  8. Mr V. Delmez, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (Feb-May 2017)
  9. Mr P. Motta, University Frederico III, Naples, Italy (April 2017)
  10. Ms N. Serino, University Frederico III, Naples, Italy (August 2017)
  11. Ms J. de Meester, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (Feb-June 2019)
  12. Ms M. Nees, University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (Feb-March 2020)
  13. Ms F. Calsolaro, University of Turin, Italy (Jan-April 2021)
  14. Ms G. Sarchi, University of Turin, Italy, (April-July 2023)
  15. Mr J.L. Herling, University of Göttingen, Germany (July-December 2024)
  16. Mr T. Pecheur, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (Feb-May 2025)
  17. Mr R. Bemelmans, Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium (Feb-June 2025)
  18. Mr M. Verbiest, Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sep 2025-June 2026)
  19. Ms P. Malibu, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (Feb-June 2026)
  20. Ms L. Perfetti, University of Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse Cedex, France (May-Sept 2026)
  21. Mr A. Negretto, University of Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse Cedex, France (May-Sept 2026)
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