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The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) comprises of six (6) departments namely: Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The college also has two units, namely the Central Science Workshop and Natural Sciences Consultancy Bureau that serves all departments.
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
The College Principal, who is assisted by Deputy Principal, is responsible for the academic and administrative matters of the college through coordination of all activities of the Departments. The Head of department is responsible for all academic activities and general management of the Department. The College Principal Administrative Officer (PAO) handles the routine administrative activities while an Office Supervisor routinely handles student general affairs. The College Accountant deals with College finances, including administering students’ funds provided by the University for various academic activities. The College Supplies Officer handles all procurement requirements.
External links and collaborators
The College has established links with various institutions within the country, region and international in various fields. The local institutions involve Government Ministries, Private and Public Sectors, Universities, Research and Development, NGOs and individual partners. Over the years, the College has signed memorandum of understanding with different International organizations, agreed to collaborate in capacity development, research projects, staff and students exchange, training and technology transfer. These links have enabled the College to acquire a lot of resources such as modern and expensive machines, laboratory equipment, cars, buildings and high skilled personnel.
CoNAS encompassing multidiscipline units carries out diversified knowledge based consultancies to different clients including NGOS, Companies, International Organization and . Government Institutions. Some examples of consultancies done for the past five years are given below:
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) CoNAS has been involved in various projects such as construction of dams (eg. HEP-Pangani falls, Kihansi), Songosongo gas, Oil exploration in the sea, different mining projects and Seacom fibre optic cable, terrestrial vegetation component.
Mineral, Oil and gas resources- Geophysical and geological Survey of potential mineralized zones
- Geotechnical investigation of ground strength for construction work.
- Geohazard assessment and monitoring in potential unstable grounds and seismically active areas
- Solar system designs
- Exploration of area potential for wind as alternative source of energy
- Assessment of potential areas for geothermal energy
- Groundwater investigations and Supervision of drilling and development of water wells
- Microbiological analysis of water qualities from different sources
- Chemical analysis of constituents in different substances (raw materials, soil, water, air, salts and environmental pollution)
- Technical advice on industrial chemical formulations and waste disposal
- Assessment of agricultural systems
- Agricultural innovation diffusion rates, suitability
- Fabrication of practical sets and laboratory Equipment.
| Funding Agency | Project Supported |
|---|---|
| UK Research Council |
GlobalSeaweedSTAR Short courses on scientific laboratory techniques and data management. |
| The Leverhulm-Royal Society Africa |
Sustainable biofuel production from Ghanaian and Tanzanian seed crops. Development of chemicals and useful products for Tanzanian Industries 3 PhD Scholarships Purchase of scientific equipment. |
| European Commission |
Linking biodiversity ecosystem function and services in the great Serengeti - Mara Ecosystem (GSME) (horizon 2020) Research visits PhD Scholarship Book writing |
| Carnegie RISE | Southern Africa Biochemistry and Informatics of Natural products (SABINA), PHASE 3. |
| Swedish Research Council |
Exploration of East Africa Herbal Resources to Control Major Health Challenges Two PhD Scholarships 3 M.Sc. students |
| Eastern Africa Universities Mathematics Program (EAUMP) | Two MSc Scholarships |
| National Institute of Health (NIH) USA | NIH H3ABioNET; Capacity building on Bioinformatics. |
| Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) | Research on Bio-Pesticides in Southern African Regions (CoNAS-MBB18092) |
| TARI- Naliendele |
Investigations of Cashew Wilt Disease an Emerging Threat Caused by Fusarium Two MSc Scholarships. |
| Swedish Research Link | Investigation of the Macrofungi Parasite Invading Cashew and Crops in Southern Regions of Tanzania (VR/ SRL /RG. 2013-6779) |
| Sida- SAREC |
Capacity building in Interdisciplinary Molecular Biosciences Bio-Nitrogen Fertilizer Project MSc Scholarship Staff Study visits |
| Dutch Organisation for internalization in Education - NUFFIC |
Tanzania-Dutch Energy Capacity Building (TDECB) under Netherlands Initiative for Capacity development in Higher Education (NICHE TEP) Staff training Gender sensitization Purchase of Scientific equipment |
| NIBR - KOREA |
Birds of Western Tanzania - A Pictorial Guide Book Research Book writing. |
| University of Dar es Salaam |
Development of a tissue culture protocol for multiplication of African Blackwood to Address Challenges of Climate Change Phytochemical Investigation on Selected Aloe Species Indigenous to Tanzania Towards their Commercialization Formulation, Chemical Characterization and Performance Test of Water-Based Drilling Mud from Local Materials Found in Tanzania Investigation on the Effects of Industrial Processing on the Nature and Magnitude of Pesticide Residues in Tomatoes and Tea Enhancing Productivity of Taro and Yams in the Coastal Low lands of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar through Micro-propagation Techniques Phylogenetic Diversity of bacterial Communities and Pharmacological Activity of Cultivable Actinomycetes at the Momela Soda Lakes in Arusha National Park Screening for anticancer splicing and antiHIV-1 activity from Tanzanian medicinal plant Isolation and Characterization of Actinomycetes, with Potential Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Applications, from Alkaline Hot Springs around Lake Natron Investigations of cashew wilt disease an emerging threat caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Tanzania Geochemical and age determination of the Litembo granitoids of Ruvuma region and assessment of their potential for hosting strategic metal Petrographic Analysis of Potential Helium Gas Reservoirs in Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania |