Fanelwa Ajayi

Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation · Chemistry Departments

Author

APID: 5168
ORCID: 0000-0003-0899-433X
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=DgSUUIkAAAAJ&hl=en
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
Expertise: Chemistry
Areas of interest: Green Nanotechnology, Metabolism Sensor Development, Electrochemistry
Member since: December 2023

Biography

Prof. Rachel Fanelwa Ngece Ajayi is an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Chemistry Department at UWC and also serves as the Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Additionally, she works as a lead researcher in the SensorLab Enzyme laboratories at UWC specializing in research on the creation of drug metabolism sensors through the use of different green synthesized nanomaterials and the identification of a variety of biological uses for them. Her research expertise is frequently requested at local and international journal review panels, conference organizing committees, and she maintains strong research collaborations both domestically and internationally. Her research expertise is frequently requested by local and international journal review panels, conference organizing committees, and funding award panels. Her non-profit organisations, AmaQawe ngeMfundo, Chemistry Education South Africa, KasiMaths, and the Akeelah foundation, are examples of her work advocating for education. She belongs to the ISE, SAYAS and SACI. She also received the prestigious National Research Foundation Excellence Emerging Leader Award 2019; the 2019 UWC DVC Community Engagement Award; and the 2018 South Africa's Inspiring Fifty Women in STEM award. She is also a recipient of fellowships from the NRF's Future Professors Programme, the African Science Leadership Programme , and the AIMS Next Einstein Forum as one of 20 Next Einstein's (2019–2021).

Fanelwa Ajayi

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