Jane Catherine Ngila

Jane Catherine Ngila is the head of the Chemical Sciences Department at the University of Johannesburg, her work focuses on applying nanotechnology for water purification. She is Acting Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences and member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.[1]

Jane Catherine Ngila
NationalityKenyan
Alma materKenyatta University
University of New South Wales
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions
WebsiteJane Catherine Ngila

Career

Ngila obtained her B.Ed. in 1986 and M.Sc. in chemistry in 1992 from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] She was awarded a scholarship, AIDAB/EMSS scholarship, by the Australian government.[3] Ngila obtained her PhD in analytical-environmental chemistry from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1996. She started her career as a tutor in the chemistry department at Kenyatta University in 1989, and was appointed as a lecturer in 1996. She later worked at the University of Botswana (1998–2006) and then as a senior lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2006–2011) before being appointed a professorship of applied chemistry at the University of Johannesburg in 2011.[4][2] Ngila has been a deputy director at the Morendat Institute of Oil & Gas (MIOG), Kenya Pipeline Company.[5]

Research

Water purification using chemical resins and other adsorbents is a focus of Ngila's research.[3] Ngila is an author or co-author of over 150 papers and review articles. Her current h-index is 23.[6]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Members". Academy of Science of South Africa. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. "Professor Jane Catherine Ngila: Specialist in nanotechnology for water treatment". Mail Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. "Prof Catherine Ngila". School of Chemistry University of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. "Ngila Jane Catherine | The AAS". aasciences.ac.ke. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. "Prof. Jane Catherine Ngila, Riara University (Nurturing Innovators)". Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. "Scopus preview – Scopus – Author details (Ngila, Jane Catherine)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. "AU announces Kwame Nkrumah awards for African women in science | Africa Times". africatimes.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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