South Africa and Brunei 2024

The final international trip for the Kitchen Chemist in 2024 was to South Africa and Brunei at the end of July/beginning of August. Both legs of the trip were very busy and fulfilling in different ways. On my first day in Johannesburg, a Sunday, I was whisked off to the Alexandra township to work with tutors at the Sakhimfundo Foundation, […]

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A second visit to Vietnam

April saw the Kitchen Chemist back in Viet Nam. We has a similar itinerary as the first time, first stop Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, where we worked with Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP). Once again we introduced the students and staff to aspects of Kitchen Chemistry, but this time using puddle chemistry for some qualitative […]

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Kitchen Chemistry is back in action

This year Kitchen Chemistry has started emerging again after all the restrictions on travel an gatherings. The majority of bookings are made almost a year in advance so it takes a little while to gain momentum again. I have, however, had some things to do in the meantime. The first was an online presentation to the a University of the […]

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