Department of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is one of the six core departments under the Faculty of Science. It was established in 2003 under the then Faculty of Science Education and was later split into the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Education and Humanities in 2008. To-date, the department offers Chemistry courses (core as well as electives) for the Bachelor of Science Education programme and Bachelor of Applied Sciences (chemistry) Programme whose first cohort was admitted in 2018.

The Department has a new proposed MSc. Chemistry programme which is still under consideration for accreditation. The Master of Science in Chemistry program aims to train graduate students with a strong interest in modern chemistry areas, practices, and methods like analytical chemistry, industrial chemistry, water, development of renewable energy sources and energy carriers and environmental conservation. Synthesis and analysis of molecules and their assemblies will enable students to understand the structural and chemical features of these molecules, and their implications in life science and technology.

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Staff Members

	Mulongo George Senior Lecturer		View Profile
	Nyero Alfred Lecturer		View Profile
	Dr. Nnamuyomba Proscovia Lecturer		View Profile
	Dr. Beatrice Arwenyo (PhD) Lecturer		View Profile
	Dr. Innocent Achaye Lecturer	PhD (2017), MSc. (2009), BSc. (2005)	View Profile
	Dr. Acaye Ongwech (PhD) Lecturer		View Profile
	Katongole Daniel Nkwata Lecturer		View Profile
	Okot David Fred Lecturer		View Profile
	Dr. Walter Ojok lecturer	PhD(MUST), MA(MUST), BA(MUST)	View Profile
	Kumakech Colline Assistant Lecturer		View Profile
	Henry Matovu Assistant Lecturer		View Profile
	Oduru Ambrose Technician		View Profile

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Chandan, K., Saadeh, R., Qazza, A., Karthik, K., Varun Kumar, R. S., Kumar, R. N., ... & Kumar, R. (2024) . (2024) . Predicting the thermal distribution in a convective wavy fin using a novel training physics-informed neural network method . Scientific Reports , [online] Volume 14(1), p. 7045. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-57772-x

Suresha, S., Khan, U., Soumya, D. O., Venkatesh, P., Gasmi, H., Sunitha, M., ... & Ojok, W. (2024). . (2024) . Two-phase simulation of entropy optimized mixed convection flow of two different shear-thinning nanomaterials in thermal and mass diffusion systems with Lorentz forces . Scientific reports, [online] Volume 14(1), p. 544. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50725-w

Ojok, W., Moodley, B., Wasswa, J., Ntambi, E., Wanasolo, W., & Bolender, J. (2023) . (2023) . Role of starch in one pot fabrication of mesoporous gamma-alumina with excellent fluoride sorption capacity . Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 3

Oluwafemi Awolesi 1,2,3*, Peter Oni 4, Abiodun Oshinowo 5, Boluwatife S. Olubusoye 6, Faustina Owusu 1, Simeon Pama Sunday 5, Temitope Osobamiro 7, Acaye Ongwech 8, Omotoyosi Awolesi 2,9, Beatrice Arwenyo 3,8* . (2023) . PFAS: Ecological Implications, Remedial Actions and Ethical Considerations . Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, 12(3)

Beatrice Arwenyo, Jac J. Varco, Andrew Dygert, Sydney Brown, Charles U. Pittman, Todd Mlsna . (2023) . Contribution of modified P-enriched biochar on pH buffering capacity of acidic soil . Journal of Environmental Management, 339

Alfred Nyero, Innocent Achaye, Godwin Upoki Anywar, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga . (2023) . Inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in some wild edible plants consumed by rural communities in Northern Uganda: Implications for human health . Heliyon, 8(9)

Alfred Nyero, Godwin Upoki Anywar, Innocent Achaye, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga . (2023) . Phytochemical composition and antioxidant activities of some wild edible plants locally consumed by rural communities in northern Uganda . Frontiers in Nutrition, 10

Naba Krishna Das a 1, Chanaka M. Navarathna a 1, Jacinta Alchouron b, Beatrice Arwenyo a, Sharifur Rahman a, Brooke Hoffman a, Khiara Lee c, Sean Stokes a, Renel Anderson d, Felio Perez e, Dinesh Mohan f, Charles U. Pittman Jr. a, Todd Mlsna a . (2023) . Efficient aqueous molybdenum removal using commercial Douglas fir biochar and its iron oxide hybrids . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 443

Beatrice Arwenyo 1,2 Chanaka Navarathna 1, Naba Krishna Das 1, Addie Hitt 1, Todd Mlsna 1,* . (2023) . Sorption of Phosphate on Douglas Fir Biochar Treated with Magnesium Chloride and Potassium Hydroxide for Soil Amendments

Sameera R. Gunatilake 4, Gombojav Ariunbold 5, Felio Perez 6, Rooban V. K. G. Thirumalai 7, EI Barbary Hassan 8, Islam Elsayed 8,9, Dinesh Mohan 10, Ashli Brown 11,12, Debra Moore 2,13, Stephen Reichley 2,13, Mark Lawrence 13,14 , Todd E. Mlsna 1, . (2023) . Microplastics and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Analysis in Sea Turtles and Bottlenose Dolphins along Mississippi’s Coast

Oluwafemi Awolesi 1,2,3,4, Peter Oni 5, Beatrice Arwenyo 4,6* . (2023) . Microplastics and Nano-Plastics: From Initiation to Termination . Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 11(1), pp. 249-280

Ojok, W., P Bolender, J., Wasswa, J., Ntambi, E., Wanasolo, W., & Moodley, B. (2023). . (2023) . Facile synthesis and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with hydroxyapatite from cattle horns for adsorptive removal of fluoride . Heliyon, [online] Volume 9(3), p. 14341. Available at: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/pdf/S2405-8440(23)01548-7.pdf

Beatrice Arwenyo, Jac J. Varco, Andrew Dygert, Jaime Berry, Julianna Mills, Dinesh Mohan, Charles U. Pittman Jr., Todd Mlsna . (2022) . Uptake of Phosphorus from Modified P-Enriched Douglas Fir Biochar and Its Effects on Crop Growth and P Use Efficiency . Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 10(9)

Ojok, W., Ntambi, E., Bolender, J., Wasswa, J., Wanasolo, W., & Moodley, B. (2022). . (2022) . Synthesis and characterization of hematite biocomposite using cassava starch template for aqueous phase removal of fluoride . Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 4, p. 100241

Ojok, W., Wanasolo, W., Wasswa, J., Bolender, J., & Ntambi, E. (2021) . (2022) . Hydrochemistry and fluoride contamination in Ndali-Kasenda crater lakes, Albertine Graben: Assessment based on multivariate statistical approach and human health risk . Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 15, p. 100650

Arwenyo Beatrice a d, Jac J. Varco b, Andrew Dygert b, Felix S. Atsar a, Sabrina Solomon a, Rooban Venkatesh K.G. Thirumalai c, Charles U. Pittman Jr. a, Todd Mlsna a . (2022) . Lead immobilization in simulated polluted soil by Douglas fir biochar-supported phosphate . Chemosphere, 292

Amalia L. Bursztyn Fuentes, Beatrice Arwenyo, Andie L.M. Nanney, Arissa Ramirez, Hailey Jamison, Beverly Venson, Dinesh Mohan, Todd E. Mlsna, Chanaka Navarathna . (2022) . Application of biochar for the removal of actinides and lanthanides from aqueous solutions . In: , pp. 321-359

Paul Varun, Arwenyo Beatrice, Mlsna Todd, Dygert Andrew, Ferdush Jannatul, Varco Jac . (2021) . Comparing the metal sorption capacity of biochar and flax fibers.

Beatrice Arwenyo, Jac J. Varco, Andrew Dygert, Todd Mlsna . (2021) . Phosphorus availability from magnesium‐modified P‐enriched Douglas fir biochar as a controlled release fertilizer . Soil Use and Management , 38(1), pp. 691-702

Felix Sughnen Atsar1*, Donald Kukwa1, Raymond Ahule Wuana2, Beatrice Arwenyo3 . (2021) . Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies: Adsorption of Pb, Cr and Ni Ions from Spent Lubrication Oil (SLO) Using Acid Modified Clay . American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 12(5)

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