Deresh Ramjugernath

Ramjugernath completed all of his studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He first obtained a degree in BSc in Chemical Engineering in 1993, followed by an MSc in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2000.{{Cite web |title=AAS Fellow Prof Deresh Ramjugernath appointed as SU's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching {{!}} The AAS |url=https://www.aasciences.africa/news/aas-fellow-prof-deresh-ramjugernath-appointed-sus-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-learning-and |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=www.aasciences.africa |archive-date=2022-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118193720/https://www.aasciences.africa/news/aas-fellow-prof-deresh-ramjugernath-appointed-sus-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-learning-and |url-status=dead }}

Ramjugernath became a professor of chemical engineering at the age of 31 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2007, he became the Assistant Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Engineering of the same University. He also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship before he was appointed as the deputy Vice-Chancellor of Learning and Teaching at the Stellenbosch University.{{Cite web |last= |title=Stellenbosch University expels student who urinated on black student's desk |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2022-07-21-stellenbosch-university-expels-student-who-urinated-on-black-students-desk/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=}}{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=SU postpones exams after racist incident and alleged rape of student on campus |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/su-postpones-exams-after-racist-incident-and-alleged-rape-of-student-on-campus-50f6e245-919e-4214-a762-b646379a258a |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Prof Deresh Ramjugernath appointed as SU's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching |url=https://yiba.co.za/prof-deresh-ramjugernath-appointed-as-sus-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-learning-and-teaching/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Yiba |language=en-ZA}}

Ramjugernath research centered around Thermodynamics / Separation including high-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,{{Cite journal |last1=Nannoolal |first1=Yash |last2=Rarey |first2=Jürgen |last3=Ramjugernath |first3=Deresh |last4=Cordes |first4=Wilfried |date=2004-12-10 |title=Estimation of pure component properties: Part 1. Estimation of the normal boiling point of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037838120400425X |journal=Fluid Phase Equilibria |language=en |volume=226 |pages=45–63 |doi=10.1016/j.fluid.2004.09.001 |issn=0378-3812}} low-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria,{{Cite journal |last1=Nannoolal |first1=Yash |last2=Rarey |first2=Jürgen |last3=Ramjugernath |first3=Deresh |date=2008-07-25 |title=Estimation of pure component properties: Part 3. Estimation of the vapor pressure of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381208001611 |journal=Fluid Phase Equilibria |language=en |volume=269 |issue=1 |pages=117–133 |doi=10.1016/j.fluid.2008.04.020 |issn=0378-3812}} liquid-liquid equilibria,{{Cite journal |last1=Tumba |first1=Kaniki |last2=Reddy |first2=Prashant |last3=Naidoo |first3=Paramespri |last4=Ramjugernath |first4=Deresh |last5=Eslamimanesh |first5=Ali |last6=Mohammadi |first6=Amir H. |last7=Richon |first7=Dominique |date=2011-09-08 |title=Phase Equilibria of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Clathrate Hydrates in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Tributylmethylphosphonium Methylsulfate Ionic Liquid |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/je200462q |journal=Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data |language=en |volume=56 |issue=9 |pages=3620–3629 |doi=10.1021/je200462q |issn=0021-9568}} phase equilibria with chemical reaction,{{Cite journal |last1=Letcher |first1=Trevor M. |last2=Soko |first2=Bathebele |last3=Ramjugernath |first3=Deresh |last4=Deenadayalu |first4=Nirmala |last5=Nevines |first5=Ashley |last6=Naicker |first6=Pavan K. |date=2003-03-18 |title=Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution of Organic Solutes in 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate from Gas−Liquid Chromatography |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/je0256481 |journal=Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data |language=en |volume=48 |issue=3 |pages=708–711 |doi=10.1021/je0256481 |issn=0021-9568}} pyrolysis, high-temperature thermodynamics,{{Cite journal |last1=Deenadayalu |first1=Nirmala |last2=Ngcongo |first2=Khulekani C. |last3=Letcher |first3=Trevor M. |last4=Ramjugernath |first4=Deresh |date=2006-05-11 |title=Liquid−Liquid Equilibria for Ternary Mixtures (an Ionic Liquid + Benzene + Heptane or Hexadecane) at T = 298.2 K and Atmospheric Pressure |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/je050494l |journal=Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data |language=en |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=988–991 |doi=10.1021/je050494l |issn=0021-9568}} gas hydrate separation,{{Cite journal |last1=Eslamimanesh |first1=Ali |last2=Mohammadi |first2=Amir H. |last3=Richon |first3=Dominique |last4=Naidoo |first4=Paramespri |last5=Ramjugernath |first5=Deresh |date=2012-03-01 |title=Application of gas hydrate formation in separation processes: A review of experimental studies |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021961411003570 |journal=The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics |series=Thermodynamics of Sustainable Processes |language=en |volume=46 |pages=62–71 |doi=10.1016/j.jct.2011.10.006 |issn=0021-9614}} and high-pressure plasma reactors.{{Cite web |title=Deresh Ramjugernath |url=https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=TyriXR0AAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=scholar.google.co.za}}

Ramjugernath was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences since 2015, and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering.

He received the President’s Award from the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF), South Africa. He was also the recipient of Vice-Chancellor's Research Award from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

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• Eslamimanesh, Ali; Mohammadi, Amir H.; Richon, Dominique; Naidoo, Paramespri; Ramjugernath, Deresh (2012-03-01). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021961411003570 Application of gas hydrate formation in separation processes: A review of experimental studies]. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics of Sustainable Processes. 46: 62–71. doi:10.1016/j.jct.2011.10.006. ISSN 0021-9614.
• Nannoolal, Yash; Rarey, Jürgen; Ramjugernath, Deresh; Cordes, Wilfried (2004-12-10). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037838120400425X Estimation of pure component properties: Part 1. Estimation of the normal boiling point of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions]. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 226: 45–63. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2004.09.001. ISSN 0378-3812.
• Nannoolal, Yash; Rarey, Jürgen; Ramjugernath, Deresh (2008-07-25). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381208001611 Estimation of pure component properties: Part 3. Estimation of the vapor pressure of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions]. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 269 (1): 117–133. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2008.04.020. ISSN 0378-3812.
• Letcher, Trevor M.; Soko, Bathebele; Ramjugernath, Deresh; Deenadayalu, Nirmala; Nevines, Ashley; Naicker, Pavan K. (2003-03-18). [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/je0256481 Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution of Organic Solutes in 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate from Gas−Liquid Chromatography]. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 48 (3): 708–711. doi:10.1021/je0256481. ISSN 0021-9568.

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