Qualifications:

PhD Analytical Chemistry (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); 
MSc. Degree in Polymer and Surface Coatings Science & Technology (University of Leeds, England), 
BSc. Hons. Degree in Chemistry (University of Zimbabwe), 
Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, PGDHE (NUST, Zimbabwe).

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
[1]    N. Bingwa, S. Bewana, M. J. Ndolomingo, N. Mawila, B. Mogudi, P. Ncube, E. Carleschi, B.P. Doyle, M. Haumann and R. Meijboom. (2018).Effect of alkali and alkaline earth metal dopants on catalytic activity of mesoporous cobalt oxide evaluated using a model reaction. Appl. Catalysis A: Gen., 555, 189 – 195.
[2]    E. Vunain, P. Ncube, K. Jalama and R. Meijboom. (2018). Confinement effect of rhodium (I) complex species on mesoporous MCM-41 and SBA-15: Effect of pore size on the hydroformylation of 1-octene. J. Porous Mater., 25, 303 – 320.
[3]    S. Dube, B. Tshuma, T.B. Jele, S. Nkompilo, L. Tshuma, L.B. Moyo, N. Hlabangana, F. Nkomo, P. Ncube and J. Tshuma. (2018). Extraction of magnesium from chrome slag by sulphuric acid leaching at low temperatures. Int. J. InnovationsEng. Res. Technol., 5 (11), 1 – 7.
[4]    B.M. Mogudi,P. Ncube, and R. Meijboom. (2017). Promotion effects of alkali- and alkaline earth metals on catalytic activity of mesoporous Co3O4 for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Appl. Catalysis B: Environ.,218, 240 – 248.
[5]    B.M. Mogudi,P. Ncube, and R. Meijboom. (2016). Catalytic activity of mesoporous cobalt oxides with controlled porosity and crystallite sizes: Evaluation using the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Appl. Catalysis B: Environ., 198, 74 – 82.
[6]    P. Ncube,; T. Hlabathe, and R. Meijboom. (2015).The preparation of well-defined dendrimer-encapsulated palladium and platinum nanoparticles and their catalytic evaluation in the oxidation of morin. Appl. Surface Sci., 357, 1141 – 1149.
[7]    P. Ncube, T. Hlabathe and R. Meijboom. (2015). Palladium nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica as efficient and recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalysts for the Suzuki C-C coupling reaction. J. Cluster Sci.,26(5), 1873 – 1888.
[8]    P. Ncube; N. Bingwa, H. Baloyi and R. Meijboom.(2015).Catalytic activity of palladium and gold dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles for methylene blue reduction: A kinetic analysis. Appl. Catalysis A: Gen.,495, 63 – 71. 
[9]    P. Ncube, R.W. Krause, D.T. Ndinteh and B.B. Mamba.(2014). Fluorescent sensing and determination of mercury (II) ions in water. Water SA, 40(1), 175 – 182.
[10]    P. Ncube, R.W. Krause, and B.B. Mamba. (2014). Detection of chloroform in water using an azo dye-modified β-cyclodextrin – epichlorohydrin copolymer as a fluorescent probe. Phys. Chem. Earth, 67-69, 79 – 85.
[11]    P. Ncube, R.W. Krause, and B.B. Mamba. (2011). Fluorescent Sensing of Chlorophenols in Water Using an Azo Dye Modified β-Cyclodextrin Polymer. Sensors, 11, 4598 – 4608. 
[12]    M.F. Zaranyika andP. Ncube(2011). Adsorption/desorption of carbaryl by river sediment: Apparent thermodynamic properties. International Journal of BioChemiPhysics, 19, 1-9.

RESEARCH
Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Water research – design of chemical sensors for the detection of inorganic and organic pollutants in water. Remediation of polluted water sources and wastewater using green adsorbents. Catalysis – synthesis of nanomaterials and porous materials for the catalytic degradation of pollutants in water as well as other catalytic applications