# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jane-catherine-ngila
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:22:29.866Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jane-catherine-ngila"
name: "Jane Catherine Ngila"
slug: "jane-catherine-ngila"
description: "Jane Catherine Ngila is the head of the Chemical Sciences Department at the University of Johannesburg, her work focuses on applying nanotechnology for water purification. She was the Acting Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences and member of the Academy of Science of South Africa."
tagline: "Kenyan chemist"
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birthDate: "1961"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump