UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL: Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Environmental Engineering Department

CURRENT POSITION:  Lecturer

E-mail: wmuntha@alumni.ncsu.edu

Address: P.O. Box 38, CBU Post Office, Kitwe, Zambia

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • Years 2018-2023 Ph.D., Forestry & Environmental Resources: Minor in Geo-Information Science.
  • Years 2004-2006 M.Sc., Geo-information Science & Earth Observation, International Institute for Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands, 2006

Specialization: Environmental Systems Analysis & Management.

  • Years 1996-1999: B.Sc., Forestry, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  • International Institute for Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (ITC) Alumni.
  • Environmental Educators Association of Southern Africa (yet to renew membership).
  • Zambia Network for Environmental Educators and Practitioners (yet to renew membership).
  • Xi Sigma Pi Honor Society, College of Natural Resources, NCSU.
COURSES TAUGHT

Diploma courses

  • DCE 350-Environmental Process Control and Management, (SMMS, Chemical Engineering Department)

 Undergraduate courses

  • EN 421-Elements of Remote Sensing & GIS, (SMMS, Environmental Engineering Department)
  • EN 411- Research Methodology (SMMS, Environmental Engineering Department)
  • EN 530 – Environmental Management, Law & Policy (SMMS, Environmental Engineering Department)
  • EN 571- Energy & the Environment (SMMS, Environmental Engineering Department)
  • EN 500 – Environmental Projects (SMMS, Environmental Engineering Department – Coordinator).
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
  • Lecturer, Copperbelt University, 1st January 2023 to date
  • Research Assistant, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources (FER), College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, May 2020 – May 2022.
  • Lecturer, Copperbelt University, 30th August 2013 – to date.
RESEARCH INTERSETS
  • Alternative cooking fuels
  • Improved cooking technology adoption focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Environmental life cycle assessment
  • Energy Transition Policy
PUBLICATIONS (last 10 years)

Kapuka, M., Shumba, O., & Munthali, W. (2017). Students’ attitudes to paper consumption in relation to carbon emissions and the impact of electronic course documents. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 33, 84–98. https://doi.org/10.4314/sajee.v33i1.163792

Mwambeni, M., Munthali, W., & Mwaanga, P. (2016). A Comparative Analysis of The Carbon Footprint of Middle Income and Low-Income Households in Two Townships in Ndola, Zambia. Africa Insight. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-Comparative-Analysis-of-The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Mwambeni-Munthali/41c619ff22ec9cae01fffb648c9cd7dc4f545826