• School: Materials, Energy, Water, and Environmental Sciences, (MEWES)
• Department: MEWES
• Orcid ID: 0000-0003-4496-1797
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G3AhymoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
• Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecilia-China
• Linkedin: LinkedIn
• Location: NM-AIST,
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• Lecturer: School of Materials, Energy, Water, and Environmental Sciences, (MEWES)
• Former Researcher and Head of Textile and leather technologies Division, : TIRDO (2015-2022)
• Area of Specialization:
  • Leather Technology.
• Courses taught:
  • Materials Characterization
• Memberships:
• Awards :
  • Mandela Washington Fellowship 2021
  • Short-term research grant – DAAD, Germany 2018
  • Best high learning institutionsNational innovation Award 2020
  • Recognized as a Career women and scientist and upcoming woman scientist 2019
• Publications :
  • Google Scholar Profile
• Research Interests:
  • Utilization of innovative approaches to develop materials which are cost-effective, more efficient, and environmentally friendly"
• Patent/Innovations :
  • Patent title: An improved tannin extraction apparatus and a method
    Patent Number: TZ/P/2022/000056
• Projects (Phase-out) :
  • Designing a quality management system and capacity building Programme for the leather industry in Tanzania (2020-2021)
  • Developing organic chemicals using local plants and kaolin abundantly available in Tanzania for application in leather processing (2017-2021)
  • Value addition on hides and skins for rising income of pastoralists and improvement of leather industry of Tanzania (2020)
• Projects (Ongoing) :
  • Profiling Textile, Leather and Sisal Industries: Strategic Approach to Strengthen the Textile and Leather Sector in Tanzania– Project Investigator
  • Adopting and application of eco-friendly tanning technology for leather processing by SMEs in Tanzania- Project Investigator

Dr. Cecilia Rolence China is a Lecturer. Interested on cleaner production in Textile and Leather industries. She has 7 years’ experience in leather research, particularly, development of innovative eco-friendly chemicals for leather processing. She recently innovated an eco-friendly and cost- effective system of processing leather using locally available raw materials. She has published several articles and presented her work in the local and international conferences. She won several awards and fellowships both locally and internationally. She led and participated in several projects related to textile,leatherand sisal sector development in Tanzania. Currently, she is leading an important project on improving the quality of leather and leather products made in Tanzania for easy access to the global market. As a pioneer in technologies development, she is aspiring to transform leather, sisal and textile industry of Tanzania through technology transfer mechanism.