MEMBANGMI KOFANE AMANDINE is a Cameroonian student currently completing a Master’s degree in Engineering, specializing in Energy and Environmental Technologies at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO). She holds an Engineering degree in Process Engineering/Chemical Engineering from the National Advanced School of Engineering of Douala, Cameroon.
Her academic and professional background has enabled her to develop strong skills in experimental design, process optimization, material characterization, and waste valorization. In 2021, she worked on optimizing the extraction of phenolic compounds from Raphia farinifera using an FCCCD experimental design, as well as evaluating their biological activities. In 2023, as part of a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, she completed an internship at HES-SO Valais-Wallis focusing on the plasmolysis of household plastic waste for the production of platform gases, including process characterization and optimization. In 2024, she continued in this field as a research assistant, contributing to technical diagnostics, data analysis, methodological improvements, scientific monitoring, and co-authoring a scientific publication.
She is currently undertaking a six-month research stay at the Biomass Technology Laboratory (BTL) at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, where she is involved in the implementation of a new pyrolysis reactor. This experience allows her to apply the knowledge acquired throughout her academic journey, further develop her skills within an international research team, and gain valuable scientific exposure, with the prospect of pursuing a PhD.