Dr Nicholas Musyoka is a Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. He holds a PhD degree in Chemistry and currently finalising a Masters in Technology and Innovation Management (MTIM). He is a Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellow, a C2-rated National Research Foundation (NRF) scientist and an affiliate of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). Dr Musyoka is leading and championing several multidisciplinary research projects that include the development of 1) hydrogen technologies 2) carbon dioxide capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies and 3) materials-based gas separation/purification technologies