Qualifications:

• BSc Eng (Chemical Engineering), University of Cape Town (2013)
• MSc Eng (Chemical Engineering), University of Cape Town (2015)
• PhD, University of Cape Town (2020)

Undergraduate Teaching:

• CHE2005W Block 4: Interface Systems I

Professional Affiliations:

• Member of the Catalysis Society of South Africa

Research Affiliations:

• Catalysis Institute

Research Interests:

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Microkinetic and Molecular Modelling
• Dynamic Catalysis

Biography:

Thobani Gambu is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT), where he earned his PhD in 2020. His research focuses on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Microkinetic and Molecular Modelling, and Dynamic Catalysis. He conducted postdoctoral research at Ghent University's Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT) from 2020 to 2021 before returning to UCT to join the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Catalysis Institute as an academic staff member.