Emmanuel I Unuabonah

Emmanuel I. Unuabonah is a Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Redeemer's University, Nigeria. His research work is focused on the development of relatively cheap functional materials for treatment of water and wastewater. He is currently developing photocatalytic materials from low-cost sources for water treatment. He has published several articles in international peer-reviewed Journals and has two national patents. He has won several research grants including the...See more

Emmanuel I. Unuabonah is a Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Redeemer's University, Nigeria. His research work is focused on the development of relatively cheap functional materials for treatment of water and wastewater. He is currently developing photocatalytic materials from low-cost sources for water treatment. He has published several articles in international peer-reviewed Journals and has two national patents. He has won several research grants including the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA, the Academy of Medical Sciences Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grant Scheme (GCRF), TWAS-IsDB research grant for collaboration etc. He is also a recipient of several national and international awards and research fellowships including the TWASROSSA Young Scientist Award, SCOPE-Zhongyu Young Scientist Environmental Award (Environmental Technological Innovations category), African Union-TWAS Young Scientist Award in Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, and the first Nigerian Academy of Science Gold Medal Prize. He is the Founding President of the Nigerian Young Academy and an alumnus of the same. He is also an alumnus of the TWAS Young Affiliate program and of the Global Young Academy (GYA). He is a Fellow of the African Science Leadership Program (ASLP) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He has successfully supervised and co-supervised several M.Sc. and PhD students. He is currently the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Redeemer's University and also the Director of the Redeemer's University African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER). See less