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Ophery Ozias Ilomo

Principal Laboratory Scientist I

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Chemisty

Biography

Dr. Ophery Ozias Ilomo is a Principal Laboratory Scientist in the Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS), University of Dar es Salaam. He holds a diploma in Science education (Physics and Chemistry) from Mkwawa College of Education, a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd. Science Hons), a Master of Science in Chemistry Degree (MSc Chemistry), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Aquatic Science Degree (Ph.D. Aquatic Science), all degrees from the University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr. Ilomo joined the University of Dar es Salaam as a staff member in 2021. He is a scientist with extensive experience and specialization in laboratory instrumentation, general chemical analytical and electroanalytical methods and validation, renewable polymer resources, pollution, and sea surface temperature (SST) reconstructions. He is also a marine geochemist. 

He is a member of various national and international organizations, including TBS, EASC, ARSO, ISO, and OA Africa. TBS has awarded him a standard development recognition award in 2023.

Research Interest

  • Emerging biopolymers
  • Emerging contaminants
  • Ocean acidification and marine ecosystems
  • Oceanic archives (especially coral) for climate reconstructions

Contacts

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Projects

  • Investigation of the water quality of boreholes in the Kinondoni and Temeke districts of Dar es Salaam City. 2002-2003.
  • Fate of Heavy metals in sewage-impacted and non-impacted mangrove-fringed creeks of, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique. (Assistant researcher in Tanzania) 2006-2007.
  • MASMA project “Coral Reefs and Global Change – A historical perspective spanning the Western Indian Ocean”, Assessing the role of the Indian Ocean in Climate change in Western Indian Ocean region: 2006-2012.
  • Temporal and spatial variation in stable isotopes and heavy metals in sediment and coral reef of the coastal marine areas of Tanzania. 2010-2017.
  • Linking Biodiversity Ecosystem Function and Services in the Great Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem (GSME) – Drivers of Change (AfricanBioServices). 2015-2019.
  • DSM Port Dredging Project: Sediment and Ecotoxicological Analysis Group 2019.
  • Kilwa Port Dredging Project: Kilwa Metocean Study; Sediment and Ocean Water Chemistry Analysis Group. 2022.

Publications

  • Ilomo, O.O., Makame, Y.M.M. and Mkayula L.L., (2004). Micron-sized polymer particles from Tanzanian cashew nut shell liquid. Part I: preparation, functionalization with chloroacetic acid and utilization as cation exchange resin. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (pp. 81 - 90).
  • Ilomo, O.O., Makame, Y.M.M. and Mkayula L.L., (2005). Micron-sized polymer particles from Tanzanian cashew nut shell liquid. Part II: An assessment of cation–exchange capability of the carboxylated particles. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (pp 9-15).
  • Kavana, P.Y., Mahonge, C.P., Sangeda, A.Z, Mtengeti, E.J., Fyumagwa, R., Nindi, S., Bente J.G., Martin R.N., Bukombe, J., Keyyu,  J., Speed, J., Smith, S., Shombe H., Ntalwila J., and Ilomo O.; (2017) Panorama of Agro-Pastoralism in Western Serengeti: A Review and Synthesis, Livestock Research for Rural Development 29 (10).