Biographical Info:

Emmanuel Iyayi UNUABONAH is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences at Redeemers University in Nigeria. His research is focused on the development and characterization of functional composite materials from local materials and agrowastes through processes that reduces/eliminate the use of toxic chemicals. The application of these materials is in the remediation of polluted environments. He has won several national and international awards. He is the Founding President of the Nigerian Young Academy. 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). He is currently the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Redeemer’s University and also the Director of the African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER). Emmanuel is an Editorial board member of the materials section of Heliyon. He is on the editorial board of Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews (GCLR) to inspire more research into the development of feasible, affordable and efficient green chemistry techniques for solving global environmental challenges.

Discipline:

Chemistry

Area Of Specialization:

Industrial Chemistry

Institution:

Redeemer's University, Nigeria

Research interest:

Environmental Assessment, remediation,

Awards:

• Alexander von Humboldt Return Fellowship at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Germany, August to October, 2019.

• Visiting Professor to Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil under the Sao Paulo State Visiting Researcher Fellowship, July-August 2018.

• Winner of the 2017 Nigerian Academy of Science Gold Medal Prize in Physical Sciences
o https://guardian.ng/appointments/unuabonah-wins-2017-nas-gold-medal-prize/
o http://punchng.com/unuabonah-wins-science-academys-gold-prize/
o https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/unuabonah-wins-2017-nas-gold-medal-prize/
o https://guardian.ng/appointments/redeemer-varsity-don-bags-nas-award-for-innovation/
• EuroScience-Bosch Travel Grantee to the EuroScience Open Forum 2016 (ESOF2016) in Manchester United Kingdom 23rd-27th July, 2016.
http://www.euroscience.org/news/45-african-researchers-selected-attend-esof2016-manchester/
• Winner of the Dhirubhai Ambani Chemical Engineering Innovation for Resource-Poor People Award category at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards, 2014
o https://ichemeblog.org/2015/03/06/breakthrough-for-clean-water-in-developing-countries-day-283/

o https://run.edu.ng/usite/the-college-of-natural-sciences-redeemers-university-congratulate-dr-emmanuel-i-unuabonah-and-members-of-the-environmental-and-chemical-processes-research-group-in-the-department-of-chemical-scien/

• Highly commended project for the Water Management and Supply Award category at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards, 2014.

• TWAS-UNESCO Associate Fellowship tenable at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China, 2012-2015.

• Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)-Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (ROSSA) Young Scientist Prize in Basic and Applied Science, 2012

• SCOPE–Zhongyu Young Scientist Environmental Award, 2012 (Environmental Technological Innovations category)

• African Union-TWAS Young Scientist Award in Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, September, 2011

• Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) regional Prize for Young Scientist, awarded by TWAS Regional Office for Central & South Asia (TWAS-ROCASA), June 2011.

• Alexander Von Humboldt (AvH) Research Award fellowship, at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Germany, 2011-2012.

• OPEC Fund for International Development Fellow for the 60th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, 26th June to 3rd July 2010.

• Postdoctoral Research Award fellowship, NRF/DST Center of Excellence in Strong Materials, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2009-February 2010.

• IAP Award 2009 as one of the outstanding Young Scientists for IAP/WEF "Summer Davos" in Dalian from 10-12 September 2009. The prize is awarded jointly by the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) and TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.

• TWAS Young Affliate Fellow by Academy of Sciences for the developing World (TWAS), 2009-2013

• Postgraduate Fellowship, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)-Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) At Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, PR China - March – November, 2006.

• University of Ibadan, Postgraduate school Scholarship (Teaching/Research Assistantship) Jan 2005 – May 2007.

Roles/Contributions:

• Editorial Advisory Board Member, HELIYON Journal (Elsevier)-2019 till date
https://www.cell.com/heliyon/materials-science/editors

• Associate Editor, Green Chemistry Letters and Review Journal (Taylor and Francis)- March 2021 till date
https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/open-access-green-chemistry/green-chemistry-board/

• Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry (Chemical Treatment section)-2021
• Steering Committee Chairman, Nigerian Young Academy (2010-2011)

• Founding President, Nigerian Young Academy (2011-2013)

• Ex-officio I, Nigeria Young Academy (2013-2015)

Exit Year:2013

Website:

Scopus:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35199419700

Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TP6iGkwAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-3924