Dr Assumpta C. Nwanya is a Senior Lecturer with the department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She obtained her PhD in 2017 from the same department and University with specialisation in the synthesis of nanostructured materials for applications in photovoltaics and electrochemical energy generation (batteries and supercapacitors) as well as for gas sensing. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the UNESCO-University of South Africa (UNISA) Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2018-2020).