Prof. Jane Catherine Ngila to join the Panel Discussion on African Women in Science and Technology, July 27, 2025

[Adebayo Ajadi]

Prof. Jane Catherine Ngila to join the Panel Discussion on African Women in Science and Technology, July 27, 2025

Prof. Ngila is currently the Executive Director of the African Foundation for Women and Youth in Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) whose main focus is to provide mentorship to women and youth in education and STEMI fields.

Prof. Ngila is a member of the following Advisory Boards: the United Nations Ten-Member Group for Technology Facilitation Mechanism on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); UNESCO International Consultative Group of Experts for Women in Science; United Nations University Council Member; Vice President of International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development.

Prof. Ngila is a Fellow of the following Academies: The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS); The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), and The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

Prof. Ngila has received the following Awards; 2025 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)’s Distinguished Women in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; 2021 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science; 2017 African Union-Kwame Nkrumah Women in Science; 2016 South Africa Distinguished Women in Science Awards.
 
Prof. Ngila has previously held teaching and management positions as follows; Ag. Executive Director of The African Academy of Sciences in Kenya; Deputy Vice Chancellor of Riara University for Academic Affairs in Kenya; Deputy Director of the Morendat Institute of Oil and Gas in Kenya; Professor and Head of Applied Chemistry (Chemical Sciences) at University of Johannesburg; Senior Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Lecturer at University of Botswana and Kenyatta University.

Prof. Ngila is a Visiting Professor at University of Johannesburg. Her research work is in the field of Analytical/ Environmental Chemistry focusing on water quality/pollution monitoring; modelling methods of wastewater treatment; nanotechnology for water treatment and purification; development of analytical methodologies for detecting chemical substances in water. She has mentored over 130 Postgraduate students (Postdocs, PhDs, MSc and Honours) in chemistry and related fields. She has published over 600 publications comprising of 250 journal articles, book chapters, proceedings and conference abstracts.

Please join us for a panel discussion with our distinguished panelists, Professors Catherine Ngila, Ibraheem T. Badejo, Veronica Okello, Lucie T. Tchouassi, and Wunmi Sadik who will be sharing their expertise on "African Women in Science and Technology"

Sunday, July 27, 2025

11 AM Austin
12 New Jersey
5 PM Nigeria
6 PM South Africa

Register Here:

https://www.tfinterviews.com/post/africanwomenscitech

Join via Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84207007757

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