Background
Gihwala, Dherendra Isver was born on December 26, 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Isver and Padma (Jeena) Gihwala.
chemist educator program director
Gihwala, Dherendra Isver was born on December 26, 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Isver and Padma (Jeena) Gihwala.
Master of Science, University Durban, Natal, South Africa, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1982.
Research assistant, National Accelerator Centre, Cape Town, 1977-1982;
senior lecturer, Peninsula Technikon, Bellville, South Africa, 1983-1984;
head chemistry department, Peninsula Technikon, Bellville, South Africa, 1984-1988;
director science school, Peninsula Technikon, Bellville, South Africa, since 1988. Distinguished visiting professor Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1990, 91. Very Important Person guest National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Conference, Washington, 1994.
Presenter international conferences in field.
Member Federation Cape Civic Associations, Cape Province, South Africa, since 1978. Secretary and publications officer New Unity Movement, South Africa, 1985-1990. Member advisory board Foundation for Research and Development, Pretoria, South Africa, since 1990.
Trustee Gateway Science Exporatorium, Cape Town, since 1991, Council for Natural Sciences, South Africa, executive committee, since 1994. Member American Chemical Society (Chemical Education division), South Africa Spectroscopic Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Association Southern Institute of Technology (executive committee since 1990, research representative committee Technikon principals since 1992).