Mathew Muzi Nindi is a professor of chemistry and an analytical chemist who obtained his BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry (Kingston University, UK, 1988), as well as his MSc and PhD (Washington State University, 1988). He taught analytical chemistry to undergraduate and postgraduate students for over 33 years, focusing specifically on sample preparation, separation science, and instrumental analysis that included mass spectrometry. His research interest is in green sample preparation, food safety, aquatic environmental chemistry, fabrication, and characterisation of nanomaterials from biopolymers for the remediation of water. He has mentored several masters and doctoral students in these research areas. Until recently, he was a full professor in the Department of Chemistry at UNISA until his retirement at the end of 2021. He is presently a research professor at the Institute for Nanotechnolgy and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS) at UNISA.