Ashmore Mawire holds a PhD degree in Applied Physics from the North-West University which he obtained in 2010. He is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Electronics at the North-West University. He is the principal researcher in the solar thermal group of the Material Science, Innovation and Modelling (MaSIM) research focus area. His is also the Director of MaSIM. His research interests include electronic instrumentation, renewable energy systems, heat transfer and solar thermal energy storage technology. He has published over 40 high impact factor ISI journal articles and presented papers at over 40 peer reviewed international conferences. His articles are mainly focused on domestic solar thermal energy storage applications for food processing.