Catharine Esterhuysen
University of Stellenbosch
Biography
After completing a PhD in crystallography under the supervision of Gert Kruger at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, South Africa, Catharine Esterhuysen joined the Stellenbosch University as a lecturer in 2000.
During her studies she developed an interest in computational chemistry, which she was able to develop when an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship allowed her to join the group of Gernot Frenking of Philipps-Universit盲t Marburg in Germany in 2002, and extended with an Alexander von Humboldt follow-up fellowship to work with Tim Clark at the Friedrich-Alexander Universit盲t in Erlangen.
Her main research interest is the study of intermolecular interactions, combining her knowledge of computational chemistry and crystallography to explain unusual interactions and their role in the properties of materials.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, NJC (New Journal of 九州影院)