Joyce Chivunga

Joyce did her undergraduate degree at Mzuzu University in Malawi, graduating with a BSc in Renewable Energy Technologies (First Class) in August 2015. She also has an MSc in Electrical Engineering (4.0 GPA) focusing in Energy and Power from Oklahoma State University in the United States, obtained in December 2018, under Fulbright and International Peace Scholarships. She worked in the sugar industry before joining the academia. She is currently working with the Malawi University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer in Energy Sciences since December 2016.

Key Awards

• Commonwealth Scholarship Award (2020) – University of Loughborough
• Fulbright Scholarship Award (2017 – 2018) - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater – USA
• International Peace Scholarship award (2017 – 2018) - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater – USA
• Phi Kappa Phi award (November 2018) – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater – USA
• Phi Beta Delta award (November 2018) – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater – USA
• Bill Hughes / Frontiers of Power Scholarship award (Outstanding Achievement in Power and Energy) October 2018 – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater - USA
• Prof Landson Mhango’s Best Science Student for the 2015 Congregation Award (August 2015) – Mzuzu University, Malawi.
• Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority’s Best Student award in the Department of Energy Studies (2014) – Mzuzu University, Malawi.
• Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority’s Best Student award in the Department of Energy Studies (2013) – Mzuzu University, Malawi.
• National Bank of Malawi’s Best Student Award in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences (2012) – Mzuzu University, Malawi.

Positions

Vice President – Renewable Energy Industries Association of Malawi (REIAMA)