Tusekile Alfredy completed her MSc in Materials Science and engineering at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha-Tanzania, in 2019 and her Bachelor of Education in science at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 2012. She is currently a PhD scholar and an assistant lecturer in the Department of Materials, Energy Science, and Engineering (www.nm-aist.ac.tz). Tusekile's research interests revolve around the development of materials for water purification, ammonia production using energy-efficient capacitive deionization technology as well as materials for energy storage devices specifically supercapacitors.