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Deputy Vice Chancellor-Academic

Professor Mapani Benjamin

Deputy Vice Chancellor- Academic

• Total geology experience: ~37 years across mapping, structural geology, geochemistry, environmental geochemistry, and applied geostatistics.

• Industry consultancy: Advised on mineral deposit prospectivity, structural geology, and environmental geochemistry for mines in Namibia (Tschudi, Rossing, Kombat, Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb, Skorpion Zinc) and mines in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Australia.


Education Background:

(a) Ph.D.: University if Melbourne, Australia (1995)

(b) D.E.S.S. (M.Sc.): Institute Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine; Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geology, Nancy, France.(1990)

(c) Bachelor of Minerals Sciences (Hons): University of Zambia, School of Mines.

(d) Certificate in Teaching Methodology: Faculty of Education, University of Zimbabwe, 1998.

(e) Post Graduate Diploma in Ore Resources Evaluation: Institute Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine; Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geology, Nancy, France. 1990.

• 1991: Commonwealth Competitive Scholarship to pursue PhD in Australia.
• 1994: PhD in Structural Geology and Crustal Fluid Flow and Mineralization at Stawell Gold Mines, Victoria, Australia

• Bachelors (Honours) in Mineral Sciences, 1986, University of Zambia, School of Mines.

• 1986: Regional Mapping Geologist, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development, produced standard 1:100,000 maps (Serenje Area, Irumide Belt).

• Brief stints in Exploration and as a Mine Geologist.

• 1989–1990: Masters in Geostatistics, Geochemistry, and Ore Body Evaluation, Ecole des Mines (Nancy), Polytechnique de Lorraine, France.

• 1990: Returned to academia as a Lecturer, University of Zambia (UNZA).

• 2020: Professorial position in Mining and Sustainable Development; enhanced mineral characterisation for Mining and Metallurgy at Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia.
• Initiated writing and peer review publishing workshops for Staff at the Namibia University of Technology (NUST).
• Appointed Senate Professorial committee for talent search (NUST)

• h-index of 29, with 2,710 total citations. 

• 122 peer-reviewed publications (as of Jan 2026); one book, five book chapters; former Managing Editor of Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Earth; Associate Editor for Journal of African Earth Sciences; reviewer for multiple journals. 

• Supervision and mentorship: 10 PhD graduates; 39 MSc graduates (11 by research); numerous honours students.

• Research consortia and grants: Led 12–13 research consortia with funding from BMBF (Germany), BBI (Brazil), NSF (USA), NRF (South Africa), EU, SIDA (Sweden), Czech Government, NCSRT (Namibia), and national/ministry bodies.

• Professional service: Board member for the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) as Africa representative (2016–2020); involvement with WaterNet (SADC) and leadership roles in GEM (IUGS) and geological societies in Africa; external examiner for undergrad and postgrad programs at multiple universities (including Wits, Rhodes, Stellenbosch, UNZA, UZ, University of Venda, Pretoria, UNISA, UJ).