Celebrating recent OWSD PhD graduates
June 23, 2022
Congratulations to these 13 scientists who have recently completed their fellowships!
Every June, we celebrate those OWSD PhD fellows who have recently graduated with their PhDs. These recent graduates have faced more challenges than many, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic which created extra delays right at a critical point for many of them in finalizing their thesis research. Here, we recognize those who have graduated in 2022 so far, as well as a few who graduated in 2021 but missed the last announcement. We congratulate these new Drs., who have already overcome challenging circumstances, and wish them luck as they begin their new careers!
PhD Graduates
Abeer Abdalla Zakaria Ibrahim
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title of PhD: Controller placement problem in the optimization of 5G based SDN and NFV architecture
Kofoworola Oluwabunmi Aregbesola-Gbayo
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Lagos, Nigeria
Title of PhD: Mechanism of nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 4'-substituted-7-phenoxy-4-nitrobenzoxadiazole with anilines in acetonitrile
Tsige Yared Atilaw
2016 fellow
PhD awarded from: Rhodes University, South Africa
Title of PhD: An investigation of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) in the SANAE HF radar data
Thahamina Bagum
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title of PhD: Interrelationship of farmers' knowledge, attitude, ease of use of technology, motivation and work performance in fertilizer application on rice in Bangladesh
Zviemurwi Johnny Chihambakwe
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Title of PhD: A framework for creating shared value at the base of the pyramid through micro-manufacturing factories
Teresa Manuel Cossa
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Rhodes University, South Africa
Title of PhD: A green approach for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes as anti-protozoal agents
Hirut Getachew Feleke
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Title of PhD: Application of crop models in assessing impact of climate change and identifying adaptation options in a tropical environment in Ethiopia
Afrah Yousif Huseein Khairallah
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Rhodes University, South Africa
Title of PhD: The characterization of GTP cyclohydrolase I and 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase enzymes as potential anti-Malarial drug targets
Irene Wanjiku Muchira
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: Kenyatta University, Kenya
Title of PhD: Crystallization kinetics, structural and optical properties of In-Se-Bi bulk and thin films for reversible phase change memory applications
Isabella Yasmine Olodo
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Title of PhD: Ecology of phytoplankton and bioindication of the water quality of Lake Ahémé in Benin
Luicer Anne Ignasia Olubayo
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Title of PhD: Construction and functional characterization of genotype E of hepatitis B virus replication competent plasmids with endogenous promoters
Annae Maria Senkoro
2014 fellow
PhD awarded from: Rhodes University, South Africa
Title of PhD: Ethnobotany and conservation biology of Warburgia salutaris (G.Bertol.) Chiov., a threatened medicinal plant in southern Mozambique
Therese Umuhoza
2015 fellow
PhD awarded from: University of Nairobi, Kenya
Title of PhD: Human respiratory syncytial virus, human parainfluenza virus and human adenoviruses' epidemiology, clinical characteristics and associated factors in Kenya: A retrospective investigation 2007-2013
