Obakeng Jona
PhD Candidate (Chemical Engineering)
Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research 
University of Cape Town

I am a BSc(Eng) Chemical Engineering (UCT) graduate, and currently a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. With a brief experience in management consulting, I am a young aspiring researcher in chemical engineering, specialising in bioprocess engineering. My research centres on bioproduct/biotherapeutics development (probiotics), bioprocess scale-up, and process optimisation. I aspire to apply my research knowledge and expertise in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and drug development & manufacturing industries.