Photo of Thokozani Majozi

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research & Internationalisation at the University of Cape Town at STIAS

Majozi was a full professor in the Wits School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. He also serves as the National Research Foundation/Department of Science and Innovation Chair in Sustainable Process Engineering.

He was the Vice-President of the Engineering Council of South Africa, where he also chaired the Strategic and Education Committees and is currently the Chairperson of the Board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He served on the Advisory Board of the ASSAf Council and became President and Chairperson of ASSAf in late 2024. His contribution to science has been recognised through several scientific awards, including the Bill Neal-May Gold Medal from the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers, the British Association Medal, the National Science and Technology Forum awards (three times), and the National Research Foundation (NRF) President’s Awards (two times). Recently, he was awarded the National Order of Mapungubwe by the President of South Africa, specifically for his contribution to industrial wastewater minimisation.