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Dr. Mwemezi Rwiza

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DR. MWEMEZI J. RWIZA (PhD) PhD in Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering
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DR. Mwemezi J. Rwiza (PhD)
  • School: Materials, Energy, Water, and Environmental Sciences, (MEWES)
  • Department: MEWES
  • Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5526-444X
  • Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=skKoJpgAAAAJ&hl=en
  • Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mwemezi-Rwiza
  • Location: NM-AIST,
    Administration Block,
    Administration Block,Wing B-204, Ext. 1150
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About Bio Data
  • Senior Lecturer : School of Materials, Energy, Water, and Environmental Sciences, (MEWES)
  • Area of Specialization:
    • Biomaterial for Environmental Applications and Community-Based Research
  • Courses taught:
    • Hazardous Waste Management
    • Management of Waste in Mining Areas
    • Environmental Governance
    • Research Methods and Communication
    • Community Outreach and Industrial Linkages
  • Memberships:
    • UNESCO Global Knowledge for Change (K4C) Consortium; UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Responsibility in Higher Learning Education
    • The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – TheAlumni Network of the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme
  • Awards :
    • Recipient of the 2019-2022 TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visit Award for Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve, Germany
    • Awardee: India-Africa Science and Technology Initiative at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
    • Awardee: Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU):Attainmentof Pedagogical Skills Requirements for University-level Instructors
    • Junior Academic Staff Mentorship Certificate: African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
    • Certified Mentor by the University of Victoria, Canada, in Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Research Interests:
    • Community-based research
    • environmental management
    • circular economy
    • biomaterial value chain analysis
    • climate change
    • societal transformation
    • appropriate technologies for water treatment
    • natural resource assessments
    • research communication
    • Swahili and native language advocacy
    • research methods
    • energy materials for rural-Africa applications.
  • Publications :
  • Projects (Ongoing) :
    • African Host University Coordinator: The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) under The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) initiative
    • Principal Investigator for Bridging Knowledge Cultures: Developing an understanding of traditional Maasai water practices and technologies in the Nyerere Knowledge for Change Hub
    • Local Coordinator: “ERASMUS+KA 171 2022– Higher education student and staff mobility betweenProgramme and Partner Countries
  • Projects (Phase-out) :
    • Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES): Advanced Scholars project – Societal Transformation and Climate Change

Dr. Rwiza holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. He also holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science from Lund University, Sweden. He studied at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, for his Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management. He works as Senior Lecturer at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), in Arusha, Tanzania. Dr. Rwiza is part of the global Knowledge for Change (K4C) consortium under the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education where he serves as a certified mentor in Community-based Participatory Research. He is an Editorial Advisory Board member of the African Journal of Engineering and Environmental Research. Dr. Rwiza also serves as an African Host University coordinator in the Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology – Regional Scholarship Innovation Fund (PASET-RSIF), an African Governments-led initiative to strengthen Science, Technology and Engineering capability in sub-Saharan Africa. He was a Co-Principal Investigator and Programme Coordinator in the just-ended Queen Elizabeth Scholarship-Advanced Scholars Program (QES) that was implemented by Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) in partnership with Mzuzu University (Mzuzu, Malawi), Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science and Technology (Arusha, Tanzania), and the University of Ghana (Accra, Ghana). He has authored and co-authored multiple scientific contributions in international peer-reviewed journals. His published work can be found and downloaded from his Google Scholar account , and his ORCID site , .

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Current Masters’ Students

  • Previous Masters’ students (co-supervisor)

  • Current PhD Students

    • Previous PhD Students

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