Chemistry researcher, crystallographer, educator
Joined February 2019
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🤯 What an incredible experience at #NobelWeek! Listening to the Nobel Laureates discuss their groundbreaking work in person was truly inspiring. Feeling energized by the future of science and innovation! #NobelPrize
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This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story:
“I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldn’t read or write. It’s quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world.
Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.”
Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metal–organic frameworks.
Learn more about the prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemis…
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BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
Huge congrats, Prof G Mehlana! You keep raising the bar and inspiring us all.
Congratulations to Zimbabwean scientist, Professor Gift Mehlana, for winning the prestigious 2025 TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry for his outstanding contribution to the development of porous materials as support platforms for biological and chemical catalysts.
He received the award at the 17th World Academy of Sciences Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prof Mehlana, an inorganic chemist and research leader, is making significant contributions to the advancement of materials chemistry and sustainable technologies in Africa, according to the UN-supported conference.
He serves as an academic and science scholar at Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University, where his work continues to inspire young scientists and position Zimbabwe on the global scientific stage.
Well done, Professor — Makorokoto, Amhlophe! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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Thank you @GiftMehlana and @BanothileM
Congrats to @MaureenGumbo for graduating with a PhD in Chemistry. It was a pleasure working with you closely @BanothileM
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If you will be in Gauteng next week, 7th, go hear Omar Yaghi @UCB_Chemistry giving a talk on “Reticular Chemistry, Climate, AI” at the Univ. of Johannesburg 🇿🇦. Thanks @BanothileM & @go2uj for organising. Register: forms.office.com/pages/respo… #MOFs #COFs #waterharvesting #chemistry
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Please join us in congratulating our newest PhD fellowship graduate, Dr. @MaureenGumbo from Zimbabwe! She has received her PhD in chemistry from @MidlandsState, having completed a sandwich fellowship at theUniversity of Johannesburg @go2uj. We are proud of you Dr. Gumbo!
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Exciting News for #Zimbabwe Innovators! 🇿🇼 #FallingWalls is coming to Zimbabwe!
Which wall will YOUR research break? Pitch your groundbreaking idea in just 3 minutes and make a difference in science and society. 🌍🔬
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Glad to see this work published. Thanks to @MaureenGumbo for the excellent work and our collaborators @BanothileM @Larsohrstrom @Noa and @ke_cordova . A good start to 2024! – at Midlands, Zimbabwe
A single site catalyst supported in mesoporous UiO-66 for catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to formate pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Arti…
It's a wrap here @FWEngage summer school. Great solutions for global water security. Let's do this again! Utmost gratitude to @FWEngage, @FNF_Africa, @fwlzimbabwe, @MidlandsState – at Hanover, Germany
Global water security discussions at the Falling Walls Engage Summer School. Thanks to @FWEngage, @FNF_Africa, @fwlzimbabwe – at Hanover, Germany
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It's day 2 at #EuroMOF22 and Prof Omar Yaghi kicks the day off by talking to us about Digital Reticular Chemistry @GiftMehlana @MalazaSiphe @BanothileM @PamelaSuzzanaMo @MaureenGumbo
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🌟 Exciting news! @fwengage & Falling Walls Lab are thrilled to introduce the Hannover Re Foundation Summer School, 27-30 Sep. Discussing "Global Solutions for Water Security" with 40 innovators from around the globe. Stay tuned for more! #WaterSecurity #Innovation 💧🌍
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Know a Zimbabwean who's making waves and changing the game? Tag them now! We're looking for brilliant innovators who can help shape our country's future. Let's celebrate their genius and inspire others to follow suit! 🚀💡
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Happy to be part of this 🇿🇼🇿🇦🇸🇪🇯🇴collaboration with @NoaMystere @chalmersuniv on
CO2 hydrogenation to formate by PGM catalysts in rod-MOFs. Great work by PhD student @MaureenGumbo @MidlandsState in Zimbabwe with @GiftMehlana, & @BanothileM in @go2uj pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Our work on CO2 hydrogenation to formate using molecular catalysts supported on rod MOFs has been published in @InorgChem. Thanks to the @royalsociety for funding this work and assisting us to to setup a reserach group in catalysis @MidlandsState through the FLAIR programme. – at Cambridge, England
Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formate by Noble Metal Catalysts Supported on a Chemically Stable Lanthanum Rod-Metal–Organic Framework dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorg…
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🌟7 Days till Applications OPEN🌟
Are you planning to submit your application? You have 7 days,to start preparing! Visit our website to learn more and submit your application: fwlzimbabwe.com
