Prof. Ward J. Mavura, PhD

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1 Prof. Ward J. Mavura, PhD JKUAT-ARUSHA Centre P.O. Box 16857, Arusha, TANZANIA Tel/fax Cell Also Department of Chemistry Jomo Kenyatta Univ of Agr &Technology P.O. BOX 62, Nairobi, KENYA Phone: , (a) EDUCATION University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Chemistry/ Education, BSc, 1982 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA Science Education, MEd, 1987 Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA Analytical Chemistry, MSc, 1990 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Analytical Chemistry, PhD, 1994 (b) EMPLOYMENT July 2010-todate Founding Director, JKUAT-ARUSHA Centre, Tanzania May 2010 Professor, Dept of Chemistry, JKUAT, Kenya 2005 May 2010 Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Egerton Univ, Kenya Senior Lecturer, Dept of Chemistry, Egerton University, Kenya Lecturer, Dept of Chemistry, Egerton University, Kenya Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chem, Slippery-Rock Univ. PA, USA General Research Area Application of Analytical Chemistry techniques in solving environmental pollution problems, including water and air quality problems. Current research activities: - Defluoridation of drinking water using local material to solve fluorosis problems. - Removal of turbidity of domestic, surface water using local plants in ASALs. - Determination of pesticide residues and heavy/trace metals in water sources. - Characterization of dispersion of heavy metals through dust, a case study of Lake Nakuru basin. - Physical-Chemical characterization and purity of indigenous/local salts consumed around Lake Victoria basin, East Africa, funded by VICRES. (c) SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (last 10 years) 1) T.M. Mutia, M.Z. Virani, W.N. Moturi, B. Muyela, W.J. Mavura, J.O. Lalah. Copper, Lead, and Cadmium concentrations in surface water, sediments and fish C.Carpio from Lake Naivasha: effect of recent anthropogenic activities. Env. Scientist-Environment and Safety. In press (June 2011). 1

2 2). D.O. Onyancha; W.J. Mavura; J.C. Ngila; J.S. Chacha, and P.O. Ongoma. Studies of chromium removal from tannery wastewater by algae biosorbents, Spirogyra condensata and Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum. Journal of Hazardous Materials 158 (2008) ). W. J. Mavura; M.C. Chemelil; W.W. Saenyi; H.K. Mavura. Investigation of chemical and biochemical properties of Maerua Subcordata plant extract: A local water clarification agent. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2008, 22(1), ). Fitch, A; Mavura, W; Kishimba, M; Muriithi, A. Sharing Instrumentation globally. Analytical and Biological Chemistry (2006), 384(1), ). W.J. Mavura, M.S. Ngari, J.W. Matofari, P.S. Muliro, J. Perry, A. Harden and M. Carter. How Safe is the Water We Drink? Determination of Chemical and Bacteriological Quality of various Water Sources in Njoro, Nakuru District, Kenya. Egerton Journal, VI, No.1, 16-30, ). W.J. Mavura, F. Mwanyika and G.Wrensford, Construction and Optimization of a Cartridge Filter for Removing Fluoride in Drinking Water, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethio. 2004, 18 (1), ). W.J. Mavura, M.O.Apiyo and W.A. Shivoga. The Impact of Sony Sugar Factory Effluents on the Pollution Status of River Sare, Migori District, Kenya. J. Civ. Eng, Research and Practice, JKUAT, 2004, 1, (2), ). W.J. Mavura and P.T. Wangila The Pollution Status of Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Heavy Metals and Pesticide Residues, 1999/2000. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2003, 28: ). W.J. Mavura, and T. Bailey Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water in the Rift Valley, Kenya and Evaluation of the Efficiency of Locally Manufactured Defluoridation Filter J. Civ. Eng, JKUAT, 2003, 8, ). W.J. Mavura, Lake Nakuru, the Lake of a Million Flamingos ILEC NEWSLETTER, Japan, Issue No. 40, February Book Authorship: General Chemistry for Environmental Studies Students. Study material for the Open University of Tanzania, W.J. Mavura, (d) PROFESSIONAL & OTHER ACTIVITIES 1). Founder member: Great Lakes Intercontinental Instrumentation Collaboratory (GLIC), Collaboration between Egerton, Loyola Univ. of Chicago, Dar es Salaam and KEMU, ). Founder member: Southern and East African Network of Analytical Chemists (SEANAC), ). Coordinator: Egerton Univ., Minority International Research Training (MIRT), a study abroad Program of Hampton University, Virginia, USA, ). Member: ICT Management Committee, Egerton University,

3 5). Member: Research Committee, Egerton University, ). Member: Environmental Policy and Best Practices, Egerton University, ). Member: Publications Committee, Kenya Chemical Society, 2004 present. 8). Chairman: Committee on Benchmarking Egerton University operations, ). Member: Promotions criteria for senior academic staff committee, ). Chairman: Investment and Resource Mobilization Policy Draft Committee, Egerton University, ). Senate Representative: Faculty of Science, Egerton University, ). Reviewer: Egerton Journal; Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, JKUAT; Bulletin of Chemical Society, Ethiopia. 13). Reviewer: Proposals for funding by Commission for Higher Education (CHE), 2006 and 2007; National Council for Science and Technology, 2009 todate 14). External Examiner: Postgraduate Chemistry students theses in JKUAT and KU, Univ. of Nairobi, Univ. of Botswana, todate. 15) External Examiner: Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE), Iringa, Tanzania 15). Consultant: Member of JKUAT team tasked with establishing a teaching Center in Arusha, Tanzania, May 2009 May ) Visiting Professor: JKUAT, Department of Chemistry, Feb May 2010 (e) SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (last 10 years) 1. W.J. Mavura, Indigenous salts consumed around the Lake Victoria basin at the Kenya Chemical Society Conference, Mombasa, 5 th 9 th October, W.J. Mavura, The application of a local plant extract for domestic water treatment at the Sustainable Water Conference, University of Nairobi, sponsored by PACN and RSC, September, W.J. Mavura, The use of a local plant, Maerua Subcordata, as a water clarifying agent at the SEANAC Conference, Manzini, Swaziland, July, W.J. Mavura, Using remote controlled GC-MS to analyse environmental samples, a new USA-East African Initiative, SEANAC Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, July, W.J.Mavura, Analysis of pesticide residues in water from Lake Nakuru and adjoining rivers in using remote controlled GC-MS American Chemical Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, February, W. J. Mavura, Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water in Nakuru and Evaluation of a Locally Manufactured Defluoridation Filter Stakeholders Workshop on Fluoride and Fluorosis, held at St. Mary s Pastoral Center, Nakuru, 24 th to 27 th October, W.J. Mavura, Cyber Chemistry: Remote Control of a GC-MS Kenya Chemical Society 5 th International Conference, Kenyatta University, 22 nd to 26 th August, W. J. Mavura, Determination of Sulphur Residues in the Environment using Iodometric and Electrochemical Methods. Regional Workshop on Environmental Nitrogen, Sulphur and Phosphorus, Kampala, January,

4 9. W.J. Mavura, Fluoride Contamination in Kenyan Water. Can we Predict the Concentration Before Sinking the Borehole? Presented at the 1 st International Conference, Southern and Eastern African Network for Analytical Chemistry (SEANAC). Gaborone, July W.J. Mavura, Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water in the Rift Valley and Evaluation of a Locally Manufactured Defluridation Filter. Presented at the 4 th International Conference, Kenya Chemical Society, August, 2002, at Egerton University. 11. W.J. Mavura, Trace Elements in Drinking Water in the Rift Valley: Fluoride, Heavy Metals and Essential Metals. Presented at the 1 st Regional Conference on Trace Elements Research in Africa. Organized by TESCU, Trace Elements Satellite of UNESCO. Nairobi, Maarch 27-29, W.J. Mavura, R. Ndetei and J. Raini, Can We Save the Flamingos of Lake Nakuru?.Presented at the 9 th International Conference on Management and Conservation of Lakes, Otsu, Japan, November, W.J. Mavura, Lake Nakuru Pollution by Heavy Metals and Pesticide Residues. The 4 th Theoretical Chemistry Workshop (TCW) in Africa and East and Southern Africa Environmental Chemistry (ESAEC) workshop: University of Nairobi, 7 th -11 th, May W.J. Mavura, Evaluation of the Efficiency of a Ceramic Water Filter in Removing Heavy Metals and Pesticide Residues. Presented at Kenya Chemical Society Annual Seminar, University of Nairobi, November Graduate Students supervised within the past 10 years: 10 MSc, 3 PhD (f) SELECTED WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 1. Training on ISO 9001:2008 workshop, Egerton University, 9 th - 11 th September, Students Counseling workshop, Egerton University, February, Research Results Dissemination for researchers funded by the Commission for Higher Education (CHE), Mombasa Beach Hotel, September, East and Southern African Laboratory Managers Association (ESALAMA) workshops: Nairobi, December, 2004; Morogoro Tanzania, September 2005; and Kampala, Uganda, December, Cyber Chemistry workshop: Web connectivity of the Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS), Loyola University of Chicago, USA, February, 24 March 5, Implementation of Water Act 2002 and Water Resource Management workshop: Rift Valley Water Catchments Board, at Stem Hotel, Nakuru, May, Students academic advising workshop, held at Egerton University, July, University teaching methods workshop, held at Egerton University, July, (g) COLLABORATIONS AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS (i) Director, Great Lakes Intercontinental Instrumentation Collaboratory (GLIC) A Collaboration between Egerton U, Loyola U, Dar es Salaam U, KEMU, for accessing analytical instruments including Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) situated 4

5 in USA, via remote control over the internet. This is a cyber-chemistry project funded by US-NSF, Dr. Alanah Fitch, Loyola University, Chicago, USA (PI), (ii) Coordinator, Minority International Research Training (MIRT), a study abroad Program of Hampton University, Virginia, with Prof. Isai Urasa, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA.. Funded by US-NIH, (iii) Principal Investigator, VICRES funded research on Indigenous Salts Consumed within Lake Victoria Basin, collaborating with Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), Busoga University (Uganda), National Livestock Research Institute (Uganda), funded for 3 years from (iv) Member, Kenya Chemical Society (v) Member, Tanzania Chemical Society (vi) Member, American Chemical Society 5