Staff Faculty: Chemistry & Chemical Technology

Dr. Mahamo is a lecturer in chemistry and teaches General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. She also supervises projects at undergraduate as well as MSc. level. Her research interests are in the areas of organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. Dr. Mahamo is also interested in the advancement of science and making science accessible to the general public through platforms such as the Chemical Society of Lesotho, Lesotho Young Academy of Science and Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology.

Lectures/Teaches: Materials Engineering/Science & Chemical Engineering; Business & Operations Management; & Occupational Hygiene & Safety. Research Interests: Materials Engineering/Science & Social Sciences

Dr. Pillai teaches Organic Chemistry. His research interests are in the Natural Products Chemistry on the isolation, characterisation and evaluation of extracts/pure compounds for various biological and pharmacological activities.

Dr. Tanor teaches courses in Inorganic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Cleaner Technology/Green Chemistry. His research interests are in Water Quality, Environmental Quality and Solid Waste Management.

Mrs. Seotsanyana-Mokhosi teaches Inorganic Chemistry and General Chemistry. Her research interests are in Synthesis and characterisation of binuclear metallophthalocyanines for development of sensors. Investigation of kinetic mechanisms on substitution behaviour or inorganic and organometallic complexes. Components of teas and herbs and their extraction kinetics.

Lesotho teaches organic Chemistry.

Dr. Mabaleha is a lecturer in organic chemistry. He teaches organic chemistry courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He also supervises students in projects related to organic/ natural products (medicinal chemistry). His research interests are in phytochemical investigations of psychoactive and anti-cancerous Lesotho medicinal plants (including bioassay-guided isolation of active compounds). He is also interested in Chemistry of lipids; characterization of fixed and essential oils.

Dr. Moshoeshoe is an analytical chemistry lecturer at NUL. His research interests are mainly on the water resources, water use and waste management. In particular, he focuses on the availability of clean water, concentrating on the cleaning and recycling of available water sources and the recycling and application of waste material in the production of potable water. His research interests are in conjunction with the 6th UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which seeks to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. The availability of water will also benefit the agricultural sector, contributing directly to the 2nd and the 1st UN Sustainable Development Goals in the provision of adequate food for all and the elimination of poverty throughout the whole world. Dr Moshoeshoe has conducted research on the development of simple methods for the determination of water pollutants, including biomarkers which can be used for the determination and/or tracing of water pollution. In addition, Dr Moshoeshoe is a fellow of the Organisation of Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and has participated in the proficiency tests. He is also a member of the African Network of Analytical Chemists (SEANAC) and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SUSANA)

Mr. Khoabane teaches Analytical Chemistry. His research interests are in Wastewater treatment requires rapid and simple methods for determination of pollutants, especially those pollutants of human faecal origin. Tryptophan and tyrosine are highly fluorescent amino acids that are always present in faecal matter. There is a possibility of using tryptophan and tyrosine to monitor faecal pollution of water sources using fluorescence spectroscopy. His current research interest centres on developing analytical methods based on fluorescence spectroscopy to be used as a rapid and simple tool for monitoring faecal pollution of water resources.

I teach Analytical Chemistry, Modern Separations and Research Methods at Under/Postgraduate levels. Research interests include chemical education, science & technology policy, separation science in particular applications of chromatography and mass spectrometry in drug-drug interactions with reference to traditional medicines with TB and ARV drugs. I have collaborations in several universities in the region, in particular University of Johannesburg where I hold a position of Visiting Research Fellow since 2018. In 2017, I received Meritorious Award (Minister of Science and Technology) and Excellence Awards (NUL Vice Chancellor) respectively for promotion of science, technology and innovation in the University and country at large. I led a ProVerde Laboratory, a subsidiary of a US-based lab as a Founding Director and Chief Scientist I hold membership of numerous professional societies: SACI, SEANAC, ChromSA, SAAMS, just to mention a few. I am founding President of the Chemical Society of Lesotho. I serve(d) in numerous committees/boards in and outside of the University including LSI, Smart Partnership Hub, OPCW National Authority, and the 13th NUL Council. I have presented over 50 papers in conferences/symposia and published close to 50 articles in international and regional journals (see my GoogleScholar account on: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?hl=en&user=fc7Kz9oAAAAJ&view_op=list_works.