Prof Philiswa Nomngongo is a Professor of Environmental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Johannesburg. She holds a DSI-NRF SARChI and NRF Y1 rating. Her scientific career has been dedicated to solving different environmental problems in water quality and environmental protection. Her research achievements have been recognized through prestigious fellowships and awards such as the 2014 L’Oreal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Women in Science Regional fellowship, the 2017 DSI SAWiSA in the Distinguished Young Woman Research in the Natural and Engineering Sciences category, 2017 UJ Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Award and 2020/2021 NSTF-South23 Award. She has supervised 35 MSc and 23 PhD students.
