A reception to honor Professor Tebello Nyokong

Science International and the Africa Institute would like to invite you to a reception in honor of Professor Tebello Nyokong, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes University, South Africa, who will receive a Doctor of Science, honoris causa (D.Sc.) during Western's 313th Convocation ceremonies. 

Professor Nyokong completed her PhD at Western in the Department of Chemistry in 1987. Her research focuses on photodynamic therapy as an alternative to chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer and on the development of sensors from nanostructured materials for environmentally, biologically and medically relevant molecules.

We invite you to come meet Professor Nyokong at the Grad Club, in Middlesex College, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday June 12, 2019. There will be light refreshments.

Please RSVP to africain@uwo.ca by June 10th.