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Koch, Klaus Robert was born on September 3, 1953 in Windhoek, Namibia. Son of Rudolf and Charlotte (Dahms) Koch.
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Klaus Robert Koch, South African Chemistry educator. Heinrich Herz fellow German Government, 1986, Ernest Oppenheimer fellow Private Trust, South Africa, 1992; grantee Foundation Research Development, Pretoria, South Africa, 1992-1993. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry (honorary treasurer local section since 1988), South Africa Chemical Institute (committee member local section since 1979).
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1976; Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1979.
Career
Lecturer, U. Cape Town, 1979-1982;
senior lecturer, U. Cape Town, 1984-1989;
associate professor, U. Cape Town, since 1989;
director Nuclear magnetic resonance unit, U. Cape Town, since 1989. Visiting scientist U. Oxford, England, 1983, U. Paderborn, Germany, 1986. Visiting scholar U. Cambridge, England, 1992.
Consultant Impala Platinum Company, Johannesburg, South Africa, since 1993.
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Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry (honorary treasurer local section since 1988), South Africa Chemical Institute (committee member local section since 1979).
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Married Sabine Erdmann, October 19, 1985;1 child, Careena L.
