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Research

Students have the opportunity of pursuing their own research questions and participating in departmental research programmes. There are also a lot of laboratory practicals and fieldwork.


The Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences has achieved prominence among national and international research programmes by integrating, in a single department, the various scientific core areas to address complex global problems. Departmental members intermingle as members of interdisciplinary research teams

Areas of Interest

  • Environmental pollution (water, soil and air)
  • Water Resources Management
  • Renewable Energy (mainly solar and wind)
  • Product formulation, characterization and improvement
  • Biofuels
  • Food science
  • Climate change
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Waste management
  • Water and sanitation

Resources:
Lecture notes from different lecturers
Links to online journals
Electronic books

University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303 Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Tel. : +265 01 670 411, Fax : +265 01 670 578, E-mail: registrar@poly.ac.mw