Sisonke Sigonya is a Ph.D. candidate at the Durban University of Technology in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal province in South Africa. She specializes in environmental organic pollutants in aquatic environments using various chromatographic techniques. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Science Chemistry. She has published a paper on identifying and quantifying pharmaceutical pollutants such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antiretroviral drugs in various aquatic systems. Her current research focus is on the synthesis and characterization of electrospun-based multifunction composite membranes for the simultaneous extraction of metalloids and pharmaceuticals in wastewater.