UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL: Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Environmental Engineering Department
CURRENT POSITION: Senior Lecturer (Head of Department – Environmental Engineering)
E-mail: Jhomu@cbu.ac.zm or jhonnahmundike2012@gmail.com
Mobile: +260 075 222 297 or +260 955 222 297
Physical Address: Plot 4749, Kariba Road, Flat 11, Riverside Extension, Kitwe.
| ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS |
- 2013-2017: PhD (Process Engineering-Bioenergy), Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Thesis: “Optimization of thermal treatment of invasive alien plants (IAPs) for char production for use in combustion applications.”
- 2007-2009: MSc Sustainable Technology, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden. Thesis: “Jatropha – Zambia’s First Bio-diesel Feedstock – Sustainability.”
- 2001-2005: BEng Chemical Engineering, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia.
- 1987- 1990: Dipl. Industrial Science Technology, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia.
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP |
- Registered Engineer – Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) No. 007101.
- Certificate of Competency No. 1137 – Occupational Health Risk Assessment, valid from January 2019 – January 2025, obtained from Education for Health Africa, Durban, South Africa.
| COURSES TAUGHT |
Postgraduate courses
- BGEPM 830 – Environmental Management (SGS)
- EV 751 – Environmental Impact Assessment & Land Audit (SGS)
- EN 631 – Environmental Assessment, Planning, Monitoring & Management (SGS)
- EN 622 – National & International Environmental Law (SGS)
Undergraduate courses
- EN 530 – Environmental Management, Law & Policy (SMMS)
- EN 521 – Cleaner production (SMMS)
- EN 500 – Environmental Thesis Project (SMMS)
- EN 410 – Environmental Ecology (SMMS)
- BE 410 – Bioenergy Production II (SNR)
- EN 371 – Water & Wastewater Engineering (SMMS)
- EN 340 – Solid Waste Management (SMMS)
- BE 310 – Bioenergy Production I (SNR)
- DEN 360 – Environmental Chemistry (SMMS)
- DEN 340 – Water Supply & Wastewater Engineering (SMMS)
- DEN 231 – Environmental Monitoring (SMMS)
- DEN 240 – Environmental Ecology (SMMS)
| ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
- September 2023 to date: Senior Lecturer (Environmental Engineering), School of Mines & Mineral Sciences, Copperbelt University, Zambia.
- March 2018 – 2023: Lecturer I (Environmental Engineering), School of Mines & Mineral Sciences, Copperbelt University, Zambia.
- 2010-2013: Lecturer II, School of Mines & Mineral Sciences, Copperbelt University.
- 2009-2010: Lecturer III, School of Mines & Mineral Sciences, Copperbelt University.
| RESEARCH INTERSETS |
- Solid waste & water effluent management
- Bio-energy applications
- Cleaner production processes
Postgraduate student supervision
| Full Names | SIN | Title | Supervision |
| Chawezi Longwe (MSc-graduate) | 17128487 | Assessing the Impact of On-site Sanitation on Groundwater on the Health of Under Five Children in Mulenga Compound of Kitwe. | Main |
| Hildah M. Chiyangi (MPhil-graduate) | 18135855 | Assessing the levels of heavy metals in edible fruits – case study of Kitwe on the Copperbelt | Main |
| Mike Mukuwa (MSc-graduate) | 18140355 | Development of a model for preventing freshwater pollution by determining the pollutant carrying capacity (PCC) of a watershed – Case studies of Upper Kafue and Pisuerga Rivers | Main |
| Richard Mvula (MSc-graduate) | 18139681 | Application of GIS and multi-criteria decision analysis for landfill site selection: Case study of Kitwe City, Zambia. | Main |
| Annie Nyambi (MSc-graduate) | 18135855 | Assessing the levels of awareness and use of sustainability tools in selected mining sectors of Zambia. | Main |
| Musekwa Mimba (MSc-graduate) | 18136870 | An assessment of climate change adaptation in hydropower projects – A case study of Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station. | Main |
| Davis Wambwa (PhD-graduate) | 19147808 | Comparative assessment of the use of the environmental protection fund for sustainable mining in Zambia | Main |
| Jonas Harimana (MPhil-graduate) | 22105903 | Factors affecting mobility of heavy metals from copper slag and chemical speciation. Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia. | Co-supervisor |
| Denis Musiige (MPhil-graduate) | 22103760 | Characterization of gold mine wastes & their impact on the environment – A case study of Busia gold mine fields in Uganda. | Main |
| Markus Aurelian Mhagama (MPhil-pending) | 22103688 | Review of environmental monitoring and mitigation measures effectiveness of EIA in North Mara Gold mine. | Co-supervisor |
| Damian Mwansa Chitwa (MSc-pending) | 19141601 | The use of Mimosa pigra, for eco-friendly energy- from the environmental problem to an economical asset. | Main |
| Tetiwe Rhoda Mlongoti (MSc-pending) | 20150376 | The use of Lantana camara, for eco-friendly energy- from the environmental problem to an economical asset. | Main |
| Matanda Mwewa (MSc-Proposal) | 17116035 | Public private partnerships in deployment of renewable energy: Solar in Zambia | Main |
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Harimana, J., Makangila, M., Mundike, J., Maseka, KK. (2024). Assessing the mobility of Zn, Pb and Ni during the weathering of Nkana smelter copper slag, Zambia. Scientific African 26, Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02426
- Musiige, D., Mundike, J., Makondo, C. (2024). Evaluation of potentially toxic metals in tailings from Busia gold mine fields of eastern Uganda. Journal of Cleaner Production 469, Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143222
- Wambwa, D., Mundike, J., Chirambo, B. (2024). Assessing financial assurance instruments for climate change mitigation and adaptation: A comparative study of Zambia and South Africa. Scientific African 25, Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02303
- Harimana, J., Makangila, M., Mundike, J., Maseka, KK. (2024). Effect of particle size, pH, and residence time on mobility of copper and cobalt from copper slag. Scientific African 23, Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02117
- Wambwa, D., Mundike, J., Chirambo, B. (2023). Balancing economic development, social responsibility, and environmental conservation through financial assurance programs in sub‑Saharan Africa’s mining industry. Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04205-w
- Wambwa, D., Mundike, J., Chirambo, B. (2023). Environmental Protection Fund audits in Zambia: A strategy for ensuring regulatory compliance in Zambia’s mining sector. The Extractive Industries and Society, 16,101353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101353
- Vickram, S., Manikandan, S., Deena, SR., Mundike, J., Subbaiya, R., Karmegam, N., Jones, S., Yadav, KK., Chang, SW., Ravindran, B., Awasthi, MK. (2023). Advanced biofuel production, policy and technological implementation of nano-additives for sustainable environmental management – A critical review. Bioresource Technology, 387, 129660. Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129660
- Mvula, RLS., Mundike, J., Nguvulu, A. (2023). Spatial suitability analysis for site selection of municipal solid waste landfill using hybrid GIS and MCDA approach: The case of Kitwe, Zambia. Scientific African, 21, Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01885
- Wambwa, D., Mundike, J., Chirambo, B. (2023). Enhancing sustainable mining with effective design of financial assurance programs: A viewpoint on the various legal and regulatory frameworks of Zambia, South Africa and Chile. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8, (1), Elsevier; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100638
- Chiyangi, HM., Mwanabute, N., Ncube, E., Mundike, J. (2023). Assessing the occurrence of heavy metals in edible fruits grown around mine tailings dam in Kitwe. Journal of Environmental Protection, 14, 83-95. https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2023.142006
- Nyambi, A., Mundike, J. (2022). An assessment of the use of sustainability tools in the mining sector on the Copperbelt of Zambia. Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) 2022 Symposium, Livingstone, Zambia.
- Makondo, CC., Kawala, J., Mundike, J. (2021). Econometrics of the environmental Kuznets curve in the face of climate change and sustainability in Zambia. Environmental Challenges, 5, 100289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100289.
- Siachoono, SM., Syampungani, S., Mundike, J. (2021). Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World, First Edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (Book Chapter 11).
- Mundike, J., Collard, F-X., Gorgens, JF. (2018). Co-combustion characteristics of coal with invasive alien plant chars prepared by torrefaction or slow pyrolysis. Fuel, 225, 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.03.024.
- Mundike, J., Collard, F-X., Gorgens, JF. (2017). Pyrolysis of Lantana camara and Mimosa pigra. Influence of temperature, other process parameters and incondensable gas evolution on char yield and higher heating value. Bioresource Technology, 243, 284-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.086.
- Mundike, J., Collard, F-X., Gorgens, JF. (2016). Torrefaction of invasive alien plants: Influence of heating rate and other conversion parameters on mass yield and higher heating value. Bioresource Technology, 209, 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.082.
- Makondo, CC., Mundike, J., Mwaanga, P. (2013). Lead deposition from mobile sources: A case study of Ndola-Kitwe dual-carriage highway. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 2, 128-133. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20130206.12.
- Musonda, A., Mundike, J. (2012). Effects of Blended Biodiesel on Key Engine Parameters. Journal of Natural & Environmental Sciences, 3, 1-6.
- Ncube, E., Banda, C., Mundike, J. (2012). Air Pollution on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia: Effects of Sulphur Dioxide on Vegetation and Humans. Journal of Natural & Environmental Sciences, 1, 34-41.