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MR. KEVIN OMONDI ONDOO

MEMBER: ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (MRSC)

ASSISTANT LECTURER, CHEMISTRY

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Biography

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)

Academic Qualifications

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

Research Interests


His areas of research are: Water quality, climate change, adsorption studies, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and natural product chemistry

Publications


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)

Classes taught

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

Other relevant links

ResearchGate, Linkedin Academia.edu: Kevin Omondi

Official Contact Details

Email: komondi@au.ac.ke

• Telephone number: +254728894458

• Social Media details: Facebook – Kevin Omondi