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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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Mulongo George Senior Lecturer		View Profile
Nyero Alfred Lecturer		View Profile
Dr. Nnamuyomba Proscovia Lecturer	PhD (Chemistry) - (MAK), Master of Science (Chemistry) - (MAK), Post Graduate Diploma in Education - (MAK),BSC (Chemistry) - (MAK)	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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Samuel Habimaana, Chalrotte Kemigisha, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Emmanuel Ntambi, Christopher Adaku (2026). . (2026) . Prevalence of Commonly Consumed Drugs in Mbarara City, Uganda . Journal of Environmental Analysis, Health and Toxicology (EAHT), 9(1), pp. 154-169

Samuel Habimaana, Chalrotte Kemigisha, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Emmanuel Ntambi, Christopher Adaku (2026) . (2026) . Prevalence of commonly consumed drugs in Mbarara City, Uganda . East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(1)

Ocaya, J. , Arwenyo, B. , Ongwech, A. , Nnamuyomba, P. , Angwech, H. , Awor, S. , Kanis, D. , Kigozi, M. and Kisitu, J. (2025) . (2025) . Immobilization of TNT and RDX Explosives from Contaminated Soil at Demining Sites in Amuru District, Northern Uganda, Using Rice Husk Biochar . Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 13(11)

Silvia Awor, Felix Bongomin, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Francis Pebalo Pebalo, Ronald Muganga Kivumbi,Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Acaye Ongwech, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Christine Oryema, Bernard Abola, Jackline Epila and David Musoke (2025) . (2025) . “We Cure Sickle Cell Disease with Herbs”: Perspectives of Herbal Medicine Practitioners Treating Sickle Cell Disease in the Acholi Sub-Region . Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare., 18, pp. 4267- 4277

Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Muhammad Ntale and Paul Mukasa (2025) . (2025) . The Cat-fish, Clarius Carsonii: Mechanism of zinc and copper uptake and elimination from the organs of Clarius carsonii . Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Cat-fish-Clarius-carsonii-Mechanism-elimination/dp/620843436X

Ocaya, J., Arwenyo, B., Ongwech, A., Nnamuyomba, P., Opio, A., Angwech, H., and Kisitu, J . (2025) . Organic Explosive Residues from Demining Sites in Amuru District, Northern Uganda . Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, [online] Volume 13(3), pp. 87-105. Available at: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=141167

Silvia Awor, Felix Bongomin, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Francis Pebalo Pebalo, Ronald Muganga Kivumbi,Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Acaye Ongwech, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Christine Oryema, Bernard Abola, Jackline Epila and David Musoke . (2024) . Safety and efficacy of herbal medicines for the management of sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis . PAMJ-One Health, [online] Volume 15(22). Available at: https://www.one-health.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/15/22/full/

Silvia Awor, Felix Bongomin, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Francis Pebalo Pebalo, Ronald Muganga Kivumbi,Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Acaye Ongwech, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Christine Oryema, Bernard Abola, Jackline Epila and David Musoke (2024) . (2024) . Liver and renal biochemical profiles of people with sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies . Systematic Reviews , [online] Volume 13(260). Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-024-02662-6

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

Silvia Awor, Felix Bongomin, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Francis Pebalo Pebalo, Ronald Muganga Kivumbi,Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Acaye Ongwech, Proscovia Nnamuyomba, Christine Oryema, Bernard Abola, Jackline Epila and David Musoke (2023) . (2023) . Prevalence of Use of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis . Journal of Herbal Medicine, -1

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)

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)

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, 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

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