Prof. Paul Watts was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Hull in 2002, being promoted to full professor in 2011. At the University of Hull he led the micro reactor and flow technology group, where the research resulted in the publication of over 100 highly cited papers in peer reviewed journals.  In February 2013, Prof. Watts moved to Nelson Mandela University to hold the distinguished position of ‘Research Chair in Microfluidic Bio/Chemical Processing’.

Ruvimbo Mangwiro is currently a Master’s student in Chemistry at Nelson Mandela University under supervision of Prof. P. Watts. She graduated in 2016 with a BSc Hons in Formulation Science (Cum Laude) and holds a BSc degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry (2015) from Nelso ... ...