Mr. Marjan Khamis | Environmental Science | Young Scientist Award

Marjan Abdallah Khamis is a multilingual environmental chemistry professional currently pursuing an MSc in Environmental Chemistry at Maasai Mara University, where she also earned her BSc in Chemistry. Since 2019, she has served as a Research and Innovation Assistant in the Department of Research, Innovation and Outreach, contributing to interdisciplinary initiatives focused on sustainability, renewable energy, and community development. Her academic and professional growth is reinforced by diverse certifications, including internal quality auditing, knowledge management, laboratory practices, project planning, and new energy technologies. Marjan is fluent in English, Swahili, French, Nubian, basic Arabic, and Luo, enabling strong engagement in multicultural research and outreach settings. She has led and supported community-based programs on renewable energy and product development, engaged in research commercialization and intellectual property management, and developed skills in grant writing. Her research interests span environmental conservation, sustainable development, renewable energy systems, and emerging innovations in research and ICT. She has contributed to multiple publications on organic fertilizers, bio-slurry purification, biomass solar cells, and catalytic degradation for biofuel production. Professionally affiliated with Commonwealth Youth and the Royal Society of Chemistry, she remains active in research collaboration and dissemination. She is supervised and endorsed by Prof. Francis Mburu, Ag. Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Outreach.