Office: SD 68

Extension: 2445

Email: audacity.maringa@nust.ac.zw

Qualifications:
PhD Chemistry (Rhodes University, SA)
MSc in Chemistry (University of the Witwatersrand, SA)
Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education PGDHE NUST, Zimbabwe 
BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry NUST, Zimbabwe

Publications:
1)    Answer Mtetwa, Audacity Maringa, Dorcas Nyama. Preparation of antimicrobial soap using Kigelia africana (Sausage Tree)-Extracted Phytochemicals. International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. (2025) 15 (4): 72-91
2)    J.I. Mnyango, B. Yalala-Ndlovu, B. Nyoni, C. Phiri, B. Hlabano-Moyo, B.G. Fouda-Mbanga, Z. Tywabi-Ngeva, S.O. Amusat, S.P. Hlangothi, A. Maringa, Sustainable wastewater treatment: Mechanistic, environmental, and economic insights into biochar for synthetic dye removal. Next Materials 9 (2025) 100974-100974.
3)    Audacity Maringa, Philani Mashazi and Tebello Nyokong, Electrocatalytic activity of bimetallic Au-Pd nanoparticles in the presence of cobalt tetraaminophthalocyanine, J. Colloids Interfacial Sci. 440 (2015) 151-161.
4)    Audacity Maringa, Philani Mashazi and Tebello Nyokong, Characterization of electrodes modified by electro-click reaction and axial ligation of iron tetracarboxyphthalocyanine: comparison of one pot click with step by step, Electrochim. Acta 145 (2014) 237-244.
5)    Audacity Maringa and Tebello Nyokong, The influence of gold nanoparticles on the electroactivity of Ni tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 18 (2014) 1-10.
6)    Audacity Maringa, Edith Antunes and Tebello Nyokong, Electrochemical behaviour of gold nanoparticles and Co tetraaminophthalocyanine on glassy carbon electrode, Electrochim. Acta. 121 (2014) 93-101.
7)    Audacity Maringa and Tebello Nyokong, Behaviour of palladium nanoparticles in the absence or presence of Co tetraaminopthalocyanine, Electroanalysis. 26 (2014) 1068-1077.
8)     Damien Quinton, Audacity Maringa, Sophie Griveau, Tebello Nyokong and Fethi Bedioui, Surface patterning using scanning electrochemical microscopy to trigger a “click” chemistry reaction. Electrochem. Commun. 31 (2013) 112-115.
9)    Audacity Maringa, Tawanda Mugadza, Edith Antunes and Tebello Nyokong, Characterization and electrocatalytic behaviour of glassy carbon electrode modified with nickel nanoparticles towards amitrole detection, J. Electroanal. Chem. 700 (2013) 86-92.

Research Interest:
My research interest is in environmental chemistry, focusing on sustainable water treatment for raw water and wastewater. I work on electroanalytical methods for pollutant treatment and detection, and on biochar-based adsorption techniques for removing heavy metals and contaminants from water. I am also engaged in phytochemistry, exploring bioactive compounds from medicinal plants. Overall, my work aims to develop low-cost, sustainable solutions for water quality management and natural product discovery.