Staff Profiles: Professors
MR LAURENCE MAREGEDZE
Position: Acting Chairperson
Research Interests
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Machine design
Computational engineering
Digital Twin
Energy engineering
Industrial process automation and optimization
Artificial intelligence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite element method
Antragogy
Dr Fidelis Chigondo
Position: Chairperson
Research interests:
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Organic synthesis
Continuous flow synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Environmental remediation
Material chemistry
Mr Invine Tatenda Kandirai
Position: Senior Technician
Research interests
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Environmental remediation
Wastewater/Water treatment
Dr R. Muranda
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Collecting and recording children’s traditional songs.
Digital music production in the 21st century.
Exploring preservation of ethnic musical traditions through digital technology.
Instrumental performance of mbira and western musical instruments.
Live sound reinforcement techniques.
Music and internet resources for music instruction.
Performative music technologies.
Recording, mixing, and mastering music.
Transcription of traditional African music using notation software packages.
Virtual teaching and learning resources in the 21st century.
Dr Mellisa Brenda Sagandira
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Pharmaceutical drug synthesis
Organic synthesis
Continuous flow chemistry
Dr Dubekile Nyoni
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Organic synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Natural Products Chemistry
Theoretical/Computational Chemistry
Physical Organic Chemistry
Mrs M Nemaura
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Electrochemistry
Environmental remediation
Material chemistry
Industrial Chemistry
Mr Coaster Mabanga
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Nanomaterial synthesis
Electrochemistry
Sensing technologies
Mr Chakanaka Pardon Mungwari
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Corrosion and Materials Protection
Bioenergy Production
Predictive Modeling
Environmental remediation
Miss Evernice S Chikukwa
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Metal Organic Frameworks
Drug Delivery
Renewable Energy
Water Treatment
Photovoltaics
Ms Magdalene C Change
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Organic synthesis
Environmental remediation
Material chemistry`
Shingirai Mugambiwa
Position: Lecturer
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Migration
Climate governance
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security
Mrs Linia Gedi Marazani
Position: Lecturer
Research interests
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Crystallography
Carbon dioxide utilization
Development of novel metal-organic frameworks
Water sorption studies using metal-organic frameworks
Enzyme catalysis using metal-organic frameworks.
Mrs Muriel Mambanda
Position: Lecturer
Research Interest
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Material Chemistry
Environmental remediation
Ms Mhengera Loice Vimbai
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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bioconversion of waste to value-aded products
environmental biotechnology applications
bioremediation
water purification
sustainable waste management systems
ethnopharmacological studies
livestock health and nutrition
Mr Naison Chauya
Position:
Research Interests
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Fluid flow
Froth Flotation
Heat Transfer and Exchange Analysis and Water Treatment
Mr Abraham Maposa
Position: Research fellow
Research Interests:
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Child sexual abuse
Gender
sexual harassment