Malik Maaza

Professor Malik Maaza is a senior scientist at iThemba LABS of South Africa's National Research Foundation, where he is based in the Materials Research Department and leads work connecting science across Africa. He holds the UNESCO-UNISA-iThemba LABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology and initiated the Nanosciences African Network. In 2019 he received South Africa's Order of Mapungubwe in Silver for his contributions to the field.