MEMBER: ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (MRSC)
ASSISTANT LECTURER, CHEMISTRY
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
He studied at The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) where he attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry in 2015. He attained a Master of Science degree (MSc) in Chemistry from JKUAT in 2022, specializing in water Chemistry. His MSc title thesis is: Assessment of selected physico chemical parameters of water and sediment in River Sio, Busia County, Kenya. He is currently pursuing PhD in Chemistry at JKUAT. His PhD title thesis is: Harnessing chitosan and cellulose for sustainable waste water treatment. He is a member of The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and has worked both as a Consultant and Chief rapporteur in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector for Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Societies Network (KEWASNET), WASH Alliance Kenya and The African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW)
BSc. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY; 2015; JKUAT
MSc. CHEMISTRY; 2022; JKUAT
TITLE OF THESIS: ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED PHYSICO CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF WATER AND SEDIMENT IN RIVER SIO, BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
Ph.D (ONGOING) JKUAT
TITLE OF THESIS: HARNESSING CHITOSAN AND CELLULOSE FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE WATER TREATMENT
His areas of research are: Water quality, climate change, adsorption studies, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and natural product chemistry
Journal Publications:
He has published five (5) papers in referred journals:
• Evaluation of Selected Heavy Metals in Indoor Dust and Interior Painted Walls of Nursery Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya (2023)
• Assessment of Water Quality and Heavy Metal Pollution in River Ndambuk, Busia County, Kenya. (2023)
• Lantana trifolia: Phytochemical and elemental composition, proximate contents and gas chromatography – mass spectrometry profile (2020)
• Determination of Selected Water Quality Parameters in River Sio, Busia County, Kenya. (2019)
• Assessment of Anions and Heavy Metals in Sediments from River Sio, Busia County, Kenya (2019)
He is currently teaching Chemistry courses across First year to Fourth
year
CHE 104: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
CHE 203: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHE 303: ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
CHE 403: HETEROCYCLIC AND STEREOCHEMISTRY
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• Email: komondi@au.ac.ke
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