Rate My Professor Joyce Sewry

Mrs Joyce Sewry is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Rhodes University, where she also serves as Deputy Dean of Science with responsibilities in teaching and learning and community engagement. She joined the university in 1987 as a research assistant and advanced to the position of Academic Development Lecturer in 1993 before her promotion to Senior Lecturer. Sewry holds a B.Sc. from Rhodes University (1983), an HED from UNISA (1989), and an M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics with distinction from Rhodes University (2003). Her teaching includes the Chemistry 1 Remedial course and augmentation tutorials for first-year students, as well as Honours-level modules in Chemometrics and a service-learning component. Her academic interests centre on chemical education, community engagement, and chemometrics, with extensive involvement in outreach initiatives such as coordinating the Khanya Maths and Science Club, teacher workshops, and school visits to the department.