Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

Dr. Veronica Okello wins Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship (CADF) for the Department of Physical Sciences to host Professor Onchoke of Stephen F. Austin State University and Professor Ayitou of Illinois Institute of Technology, USA for purposes of carrying out collaborative research, teaching/mentorship of graduate students and curriculum development.

Prof. Onchoke is a specialist in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Chromatographic Methods of Analysis, Advanced Agricultural Economics, Econometrics, Statistics and modelling and his expertise will be beneficial to the department in enriching BSc. Analytical chemistry and MSc. Chemistry programmes.

Professor Ayitou current research focuses on developing novel organic materials for energy application, sustainable chemical synthesis and/or green chemical processes Furthermore, Professor Ayitou has a wide range of experience in leading research projects and a wealth of knowledge in proposal writing. His expertise will play a leading role in strengthening our research and grant proposal writing skills.