Sias Hamman, BPharm, MSc, PhD (NWU) is a research professor in the Unit for Drug Research and Development at the NWU. His research focuses on functional excipients from natural origin to optimise drug delivery.

He has supervised/co-supervised numerous doctoral and master’s students and has published well over 45 articles in peer-reviewed international journals. He is the author of a book and co-author of 3 chapters in books, and is serving on the editorial board of two international journals.