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Jane Catherine Ngila

Jane Catherine Ngila is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jane Catherine Ngila rather than just read about it. In short: Jane Catherine Ngila is the head of the Chemical Sciences Department at the University of Johannesburg, her work focuses on applying nanotechnology for water purification. She was the Acting Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences and member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

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Reference excerpt

Jane Catherine Ngila is the head of the Chemical Sciences Department at the University of Johannesburg, her work focuses on applying nanotechnology for water purification. She was the Acting Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences and member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

Career Ngila obtained her B.Ed. in 1986 and M.Sc. in chemistry in 1992 from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. She was awarded a scholarship, AIDAB/EMSS scholarship, by the Australian government. Ngila obtained her PhD in analytical-environmental chemistry from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1996. She started her career as a tutor in the chemistry department at Kenyatta University in 1989, and was appointed as a lecturer in 1996. She later worked at the University of Botswana (1998–2006) and then as a senior lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2006–2011) before being appointed a professorship of applied chemistry at the University of Johannesburg in 2011. Ngila has been a deputy director at the Morendat Institute of Oil & Gas (MIOG), Kenya Pipeline Company. In 2025 she was a vice-President of the African Academy of Sciences and its governing council led by Prof Lise Korsten.

Research Water purification using chemical resins and other adsorbents is a focus of Ngila's research. Ngila is an author or co-author of over 150 papers and review articles. Her current h-index is 23.

Awards and honors 2016 African Union Kwame Nkrumah Award for Scientific Excellence. 2021 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award.

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External links

Jane Catherine Ngila publications indexed by Google Scholar Publications by Jane Catherine Ngila at ResearchGate

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jane Catherine Ngila

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jane Catherine Ngila ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jane Catherine Ngila

In research: Jane Catherine Ngila appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jane Catherine Ngila in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jane Catherine Ngila is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century Kenyan scientists, 21st-century Kenyan women scientists, 21st-century chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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