Salam Titinchi is a Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Research Group Leader at the Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. He Serves on the Editorial Board of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry journal since 2018. His h-index = 20 (Scopus) with over 1 000 citations.
Prof Titinchi has more than 25 years of Lecturing in the higher education sector at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the University of Basrah, Iraq.
His Research interests are focused on the fields of heterogeneous catalysis and coordination chemistry, and entail innovative designs for the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials, coordination polymers and organometallic complexes for catalysis applications. Another part of his research interest is focusing on synthesizing new organic compounds as anticancer agents. Over the past few years, new research directions have been established with a specific emphasis on advanced nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications that focus on catalysts for other applications (Carbon Capture & Utilization and surface-modified nano-magnetic particles for water treatment).
Prof Titinchi has Published more than 70 articles and conference proceedings in the fields of catalysis and materials as well as organic compounds for medicinal applications. He Edited the book “Advanced Catalytic Materials” WILEY, LLC, US, 2015 and Authored three book chapters: “Nano-catalysis and their Application in Water & Wastewater” in “Nanocatalysis: Applications and Technologies” CRC Press-Taylor & Francis, 2019; “Zeolites: Smart materials for novel, efficient, and versatile catalysis” in “Advanced Catalytic Materials” WILEY, LLC, US, 2015 and “Advanced materials for biomedical application & drug delivery” in “Advanced Materials: Healthcare", WILEY, LLC, US 2014.
Prof Titinchi Serves as a Reviewer for 46 international peer-reviewed journals and he has Presented his research work at over 30 international and national conferences. He Delivered several invited talks at various symposia at the South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage Workshop: Identification and Quantification of the Potential of Carbon Mineralisation for CO2 Emissions Reduction in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 Sept. 2018; the 4th South African Carbon Capture and Storage Conference (CCS), Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-21 Oct 2015; 1st International Congress on Advanced Materials, Jinan, China, 7-9 May 2011 and The 1st National Conference on Chemistry, University of Basrah, Iraq, 22-23 Feb. 2000. Prof Titinchi also Chaired a session at the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies (GHGT), Austin, Texas, USA, 5-9 October 2014. He also Organized international workshops on Carbon Capture at UWC 2014-2019.
Prof Titinchi is Leading the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Coventry University, UK (2019), and the University of Malaya, Malaysia (2018) to promote joint research and postgraduate students training.
