Samuel Ayodele Iwarere is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pretoria. He holds a MSc(Eng) degree in Chemical Engineering with focus on Phase Equilibria Measurements in the area of Chemical Thermodynamics and Separation Technology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). This is followed by a PhD in Chemical Engineering with specialisation in Plasma Technology from UKZN in collaboration with the Plasma Group at Mines ParisTech (now Mines Paris – PSL), France, under the supervision of Professor Deresh Ramjugernath and Professor Laurent Fulcheri. Prof. Iwarere has three years experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UKZN in the Thermodynamics Research Unit (2014 to 2016). From 2017 to June 2020, he worked full-time at UKZN as the principal investigator and project leader on a Water Research Commission funded project within the Discipline of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Iwarere has been with the University of Pretoria since July 2020 and previously held the prestigious Future Leaders - African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowship funded by the UK Government through the Royal Society as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) from the year 2020 to January 2023 as a Senior Researcher. His expertise is in the field of Plasma Science and Engineering towards addressing challenges under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. These projects are strongly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.