Samson Sibanda
| Professor Samson Sibanda | |
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| Born | Samson Sibanda December 18, 1945 Nkayi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Occupation | Pro-Vice Chancellor |
| Employer | National University of Science and Technology |
| Known for | Organic Chemistry Educator |
Professor Samson Sibanda is a Zimbabwean academic who is an Organic Chemistry educator and the current Pro-Vice Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). He was the acting Vice Chancellor after the death of Professor Lindela Ndlovu until the appointment of Professor Mqhele Dlodlo in 2018.[1]
Background
Samson Sibanda was born on 18 December 1945 in Nkayi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Education
Samson has attained the follwing qualifications:
- T1 Teaching Certificate (Univ. of Rhodesia now University of Zimbabwe)
- B.Sc (Hons) (CNAA)
- PhD (King’s College, London)
Career
- Secondary School teacher (1971 – Aug 1974)
- Glaxo Group Research (Attachment) (June 1977 – Sept. 1978)
- Postdoctoral Research, King’s College, (1982 – 1983)
- Lecturer, Organic Chemistry, UZ (1983 – 1997)
- TWAS Res Fellow Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome (1988)
- Istituto Italo Africano Res Fellow, Roma Univ, La Sapiens (1989 – 1990)
- NIH Res Fellow, University of Alabama in Huntsville (1997)
- Lecturer & Chairman of Dept of Chemistry (1998 – 2000)
- Lecturer, Organic Chemistry, NUST ( 2001- Sept. 2005)
- UNMOVIC Weapons inspector, Iraq (Dec. 2002 – April 2003)
- Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor, NUST (2005 – June 2006)
- Pro-Vice Chancellor (Res & Acad Affairs), NUST (2006 – to-date)
Membership to Other Boards
- Carnivore Res Institute (Chipangali Wildlife Trust),
- National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe,
- Associate Editor (Int. J. Biol & Chem Sci.),
- Member of NAMACO (Chemicals Section),
- Founding member of the Community Education Project (CEP)
Membership/Fellowship to Professional Bodies
American Chemical Society, NAPRECA (Natural Products Res Assoc. of Eastern & Central Africa), Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences, IFS Fellow, Istituto Italo-Africano.[2]
