Rose Mutiso

Scientist

Dr. Rose M. Mutiso is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Mawazo Institute, which supports the next generation of female scholars and thought leaders in East Africa, and promotes public engagement with research. She is also the Research Director of the Energy for Growth Hub, a global network connecting research and policymakers to build high-energy systems to power for industry, commerce, and job creation in developing countries. Rose has worked extensively as a researcher and practitioner focused on technology and policy dimensions of energy, environment and innovation globally. Most recently, her work has focused on power sector issues in Africa. She is a Materials Scientist by training with research experience in the fields of nanotechnology and polymer physics. Rose did her undergraduate and doctoral studies at Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively. She was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, where she currently lives, and also splits some of her time in London, UK.

Ideas and women

Africa desperately needs to produce and consume more energy, and climate change both compounds and constrains this need

Africa, Climate, Energy, Gender, STEM

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