Dr Assumpta Chinwe Nwanya is a Lecturer in the Natural Science Unit of the School of General Studies and also with the Department of Physics and Astronomy. She obtained her M.Sc. in April 2012 and Ph.D in January, 2017 both from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She was an academic Research Fellow with the National Centre for Energy Research and Development, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from September, 2008 to March, 2016. She was a Fellow of UNESCO UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnology (U2ACN2); a post doctoral fellowship award position with the University of South Africa on the platform of UNESCO/UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies (CGS) since 2018. She is a Future Leaders African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellow; a Fellowship in partnership between the African Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society.