Cynthia Ibeto

Biography

Cynthia Nkolika Ibeto is a Professor at the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN). In 2010, she obtained her PhD (Analytical Chemistry) from UNN. She was an Academic Research Fellow of the National Centre for Energy Research and Development, UNN (2008 - 2016) and worked extensively on optimization of the production processes of biofuels (biomass, biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol), and biofertilizer as environmentally friendly materials. Prof. Ibeto has made extensive contributions to identifying novel materials for various applications targeted at attaining environmental sustainability. She has promoted circular economy principles by advancing research in bioenergy and waste valorization. She is currently working on the bioremediation of emerging pollutants in the environment, which are of global interest and has contributed to the advancement of chemistry in society through her membership of the Executive Council of the Chemical Society of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. 

Prof. Ibeto was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2024. She is also a member of the UK Research and Innovation Talent Peer Review College.

RSC affiliations

• Associate editors, RSC Advances