{"id":286,"date":"2024-09-17T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:05:17","slug":"our-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/our-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"member-container\">\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-6 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/hazel-ropafadzo-mbofana-mphil-student\/\" title=\"Hazel Ropafadzo Mbofana\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Hazel-Ropafadzo-Mbofana-MPhil-Student.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Hazel-Ropafadzo-Mbofana-MPhil-Student.png 632w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Hazel-Ropafadzo-Mbofana-MPhil-Student-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/hazel-ropafadzo-mbofana-mphil-student\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Hazel Ropafadzo Mbofana<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">MPhil Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: Functionalized UiO-66 monoliths for enhanced carbon dioxide capture, with an emphasis on material design and adsorption performance optimization.&nbsp; Hazel is an MPhil Chemistry candidate specializing in advanced materials [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/albertina-vashiko-mphil-student\/\" title=\"Albertina Vashiko\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Albertina-Vashiko-MPhil-Student.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Albertina-Vashiko-MPhil-Student.png 483w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Albertina-Vashiko-MPhil-Student-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/albertina-vashiko-mphil-student\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Albertina Vashiko<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">MPhil Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: In-situ synthesis of quantum dots in Monolithic ZIF-8 for photocatalytic applications. Albertina Vashiko graduated with a BSc Honours Degree in Chemical Technology and also possesses a National Certificate [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/nicola-vimbainashe-poshayi-mphil-student\/\" title=\"Nicola Vimbainashe Poshayi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/nicola.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/nicola.png 283w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/nicola-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/nicola-vimbainashe-poshayi-mphil-student\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Nicola Vimbainashe Poshayi<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">MPhil Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: Conversion of carbon dioxide and epoxides to cyclic carbonates using functionalized MOFs. Nicola is an MPhil in Chemistry student specializing in the design and functionalization of Metal-Organic Frameworks [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/evernice-shelter-chikukwa-phd\/\" title=\"Evernice Shelter Chikukwa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/evernice-pic.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/evernice-pic.png 416w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/evernice-pic-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/evernice-shelter-chikukwa-phd\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Evernice Shelter Chikukwa<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">PhD Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: simultaneous release of multi-drugs for tuberculosis treatment using Metal Organic Frameworks Shelter is a Doctor in Philosophy student in Chemistry at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.&nbsp;With a deep passion [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/mambanda-isaac-mphil-student\/\" title=\"Mambanda Isaac\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/mambanda.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/mambanda.png 523w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/mambanda-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/mambanda-isaac-mphil-student\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Mambanda Isaac<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\"> MPhil Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: Insitu adsorption and electrocatalytic reduction of CO2&nbsp;on metal organic framework modified glassy carbon electrode. Mr Isaac Mambanda &nbsp;completed BSc in Chemical Technology at MSU. He is currently the [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/linia-gedi-phd\/\" title=\"Linia Gedi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/linia.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/linia.png 495w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/linia-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/linia-gedi-phd\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Linia Gedi<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">PhD Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: The catalytic conversion of CO2&nbsp;to useful products using chemical and biological catalyst supported on metal organic frameworks Linia completed her MSc in Chemistry at the University of Zimbabwe [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/johannes-hungwe\/\" title=\"Johannes Hungwe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/johannes.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/johannes.png 810w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/johannes-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/johannes-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/johannes-hungwe\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Johannes Hungwe<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">PhD Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thesis Title: Enzyme immobilization in porous materials for carbon dioxide conversion Johannes Hungwe completed his BSc honors degree in Chemical Technology. His MSc studies focused on developing new MOFs for [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n<h3><b>Past Students<\/b><\/h3>\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/mercy-chaparadza-msc\/\" title=\"Mercy Chaparadza\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Mercy-Chaparadza.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Mercy-Chaparadza.png 308w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Mercy-Chaparadza-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/mercy-chaparadza-msc\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Mercy Chaparadza<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">MSc Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mercy Chaparadza obtained her BSc Honors Degree in Chemical Technology from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, graduating with First Class Honors. During her undergraduate studies, she received the Midlands State University [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/lendly-moyo-msc\/\" title=\"Lendly Moyo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Lendly-Moyo-.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Lendly-Moyo-.png 376w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Lendly-Moyo--258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/lendly-moyo-msc\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Lendly Moyo<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">MSc Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lendly Moyo obtained her BSc Honours Degree in Chemistry from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, in 2021 and subsequently completed her MPhil in Chemistry in 2025. Her master&#8217;s research, titled Synthesis [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/dr-piwai-tshuma\/\" title=\"Dr Piwai Tshuma\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/piwai.png\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/piwai.png 768w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/piwai-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/dr-piwai-tshuma\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Dr Piwai Tshuma<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\"><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Piwai Tshuma is senior lecturer and OWSD Early career research fellow at Midlands State University. She completed her PhD studies at Midlands State University in 2021, after having undertaken an [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item col-md-12 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/maureen-gumbo\/\" title=\"Dr Maureen Gumbo:\u00a0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1502\" src=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/maureen-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumb_526x526 size-thumb_526x526 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/maureen-1.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/maureen-1-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/maureen-1-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/maureen-1-768x866.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\" style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.msu.ac.zw\/chemistry-research-group\/member\/maureen-gumbo\/\" title=\"title\" class=\"main-color-1-hover\">Dr Maureen Gumbo:\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small-text\" style=\"font-size:14px !important;\">PhD Student<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maureen Gumbo obtained her BSc Honors degree at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. She then moved to South Africa, Rhodes University for her master\u2019s degree. Maureen Completed her PhD studies [&hellip;]<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-inline social-light\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n<\/div>\n<style>\n.member-container img {\n    max-width: 200px;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: auto;\n    object-fit: cover;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","newsmag-single-post":"","newsmag-recent-post-big":"","newsmag-post-horizontal":"","newsmag-vertical-post":"","newsmag-post-grid":"","newsmag-post-grid-small":"","newsmag-recent-post-list-image":"","newsmag-slider-image":"","thumb_255x255":"","audioigniter_cover":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Hazel Ropafadzo Mbofana MPhil Student Thesis Title: Functionalized UiO-66 monoliths for enhanced carbon dioxide capture, with an emphasis on material design and adsorption performance optimization.&nbsp; Hazel is an MPhil Chemistry candidate specializing in advanced materials [&hellip;] Albertina Vashiko MPhil Student Thesis Title: In-situ synthesis of quantum dots in Monolithic ZIF-8 for photocatalytic applications. 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