Leslie Felicia Petrik

Leslie Felicia Petrik is a South African scientist that specialises in nanoscience and environmental chemistry at the University of Western Cape. She is the founder of the Environmental and Nano Sciences (ENS) research group and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.

Education Petrik earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Western Cape in 2008.

Career Petrik holds a faculty position at the University of Western Cape, where she established and leads the Environmental and Nano Sciences (ENS) research group. Her research focuses on sustainable solutions for industrial waste management and water remediation, particularly the conversion of fly ash into value added products.

Awards and recognition Petrik won the National Science and Technology Forum Award in 2018 for her research contributions to sustainable water resource management in South Africa, and was elected in the same year as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.