Shilpa Rumjeet
Research Coordinator
Provide technical and management support to projects in the centre.
Assist in the development of the fundraising strategy for the centre.
In refereed Books 1 Presented at International Conferences 2 Technical Reports 3
Circular bioeconomy, resource recovery, value from waste, wastewater, sustainable development, interdisciplinary research, impact communication, project design and management.
In refereed Books 1 Presented at International Conferences 2 Technical Reports 3
Professional History
2019 – Present Research Administrator, Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa July– August 2019 Visiting Researcher, United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany 2017-2019 Research Assistant, Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2016 Bioprocess Engineer, Jua Group Ltd, Moka, MauritiusAwards
2019 Green Talent alumni, Germany: One of the 50 selected green talents alumni (250 over a 10-year period) to attend a networking conference 2018 Green Talent winner, Germany: One of the 25 winners of the international Green Talents competition aimed at identifying high potentials in sustainable development organised by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2015 Women in Engineering Fellow, South Africa: One of the 60 best female engineers selected across South Africa to attend a fellowship week, focused on the green economy and networking with top level CEOs, entrepreneurs and game-changers in various industriesQualifications
2013–2015 Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town 2009–2012 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with honours University of Cape Town