Years of experience: 20
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Banothile "Bano"'s Career Path
Oct. 2022 -Present
University of JohannesburgProfessor of Inorganic and Green-Sustainable Chemistry
South Africa
Apr. 2020 -Present
South AfricaNon-Executive Director/Governing Authority Member CHIETA (Chemicals industry) 2020 to present. Oversight over: strategic direction (including turnaround strategy), organizational ethics, governance and socio-economic arms. Advise on and oversee management's corporate financial plans, operational, workforce and environmental sustainability. Assist in enhancing or establishing effective reporti...
Jun. 2019 -Oct. 2021
The Royal SocietyFuture Leaders African Independent Research Fellow (FLAIR)
South AfricaCatalytic transformation of non-edible biomass and bio-sourced molecules to renewable fuels and chemicals: enabling the bio-economy. Team lead in a research group of postgraduate (Honours, Masters and Doctoral) students, Postdoctoral Research Fellows/Associates on a project aimed at developing catalytic processes to utilize non-edible and/or waste biomass in producing renewable liquid fuel(bl...