Prof Ross Robinson

Academic Qualifications

  • BSc
  • BSc (Hons)
  • PhD (Rhodes)

 

Biography

Professor Robinson is a long-standing member of the University of KwaZulu-Natal having served as member of the Senate as well as being the Dean and Head of School over the period 2012 to 2025. He is currently the Chair of the Registration Planning Task team and the actin CIO for UKZN.

His research interest lies in Synthetic Chemistry, where his research group is studying the synthesis of medicinal compounds directed towards their application as potential agents in “Boron Neutron Capture Therapy”.

Prof Robinson is also currently a member of the South African Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Research Interests

  • Synthetic Chemistry
  • Including understanding reaction mechanisms
  • Natural product synthesis
  • Photo catalytic synthesis.

Research Profiles

Prof Ross Robinson

Prof Ross Robinson

Professor

Discipline

Chemistry

Email

RobinsonR@ukzn.ac.za

Contact

033 260 5020

Campus

Pietermaritzburg