Dr. Cecilia Rolence China is a Lecturer at NM-AIST specializing in Materials Science and industrial cleaner production technologies. With 10 years of R&D experience, she pioneers eco-friendly tanning chemicals from agricultural wastes. She developed and transferred an organic tanning technology to 15 SMEs in Kilimanjaro and invented an improved tannin extraction apparatus, winning the 2020 Best Innovation Award. As a 2024 OWSD Early Career Fellow, she leads projects on cashewnut husk tannins. She is a founder of AfriTech Organic Leather Co. Ltd, driving sustainable leather innovation and has published 16 articles internationally.
