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Zuze Dulanya

Associate Professor, Geography, Earth Sciences and Environment https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5169-7712

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals


Brief profile


  • My main research interests are in paleo-environments and neo-tectonics of the East African Rift system with a major focus on the Malawi Rift. Among these interests, I consider various aspects of the rifting process at various spatio-temporal scales such as rifting mechanisms and processes, geological environments, resources and hazards due to these processes.

Research fields of focus

My main research interests are in paleo-environments and neo-tectonics of the East African Rift system with a major focus on the Malawi Rift focussing on the processes, timing and mechanisms at various spatio-temporal scales. I also have broad interests in geological environments, resources and hazards due to these processes.

Education/Academic Qualification


  • Universitat Potsdam

  • Qualification
    Dr (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
  • Start year - Award year
    2009 - 2013
  • Address
    Potsdam, Brandenburg, DE

Undergraduate courses


  • GEO121 - Introduction to Human Geography and Cartography
  • ESC422 - Geological Exploration Techniques
  • ESC111 - Rock Forming Minerals and Processes
  • ESC311 - Advanced Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Petrology
  • ESC313 - GIS and Remote Sensing,Research Methods
  • GEO121 - Introduction to Human Geography and Cartography
  • ESC111 - Rock Forming Minerals and Processes
  • ESC121 - Global Geological Processes & Geology of Malawi
  • ESC321 - Geochronology and Palaeontology
  • ESC323 - GIS,Research Methods
  • ESC411 - Economic Geology
  • ESC413 - Advanced Remote Sensing, GIS and Research Methods I
  • ESC323 - GIS and Remote Sensing Research Methods
  • ESC421 - Geological Exploration Techniques
  • ESC211 - Basic Mineralogy and Basic Petrology
  • ESC423 - Research Methods II
  • ESC322 - Geochemistry & Field Techniques
  • ESC422 - Environmental Geology
  • ESC221 - Stratigraphy,Structural Geology, Geological Data Analysis & Geological Mapping
  • ESC312 - Advanced Mineralogy and Global Tectonics
  • GEO211 - Advanced Physical Geography
  • GEO323 - Pedology
  • ESC412 - Geological Evolution of the African Continent and Malawi
  • GLY212 - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
  • GLY312 - Sedimentary Geology
  • GLY321 - Metamorphic Geology
  • GLY323 - GIS and Remote Sensing
  • GLY221 - Earth Systems
  • GLY222 - Data analysis and statistics
  • GLY325 - Field Geology
  • GLY413 - Hydrogeology
  • GEO211 - Cartography, Map Analysis and Surveying Techniques
  • GEO316 - Introduction to GIS
  • GEO416 - Advanced GIS
  • GLY423 - Geohazards
  • GLY426 - Advanced GIS
  • GEO326 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography
  • GEO426 - Advanced Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography
  • GLY416 - Global Paleo-environments
  • GLY424 - Basin Analysis and Hydrocarbons
  • GES211 - Introduction to Cartography
  • GES214 - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
  • GES224 - Data Analysis and Statistics
  • GES225 - Map analysis and surveying techniques
  • GES315 - Introduction to GIS
  • GES325 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography
  • GES415 - Advanced GIS
  • GES425 - Advanced Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography

Postgraduate courses


  • WRM613 - GIS and Remote Sensing
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2024

On the Timescales of Border Fault Growth: Pleistocene Slip Acceleration and Lateral Border Fault Propagation in the Lower Shire Graben, East Africa

Author(s) : Z. Dulanya, F. Kolawole, S....

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2024, doi: 10.1029/2023TC008232

Shire Geography Geology Archaeology Paleontology

2020

Active Fault Scarps in Southern Malawi and Their Implications for the Distribution of Strain in Incipient Continental Rifts

Author(s) : L. N. J. Wedmore, J. Biggs, J. N....

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2020, doi: 10.1029/2019TC005834

Half-graben Continental Margin East African Rift Geology Rift
Mapping the Extent of Water Salinity in the Shoreline Aquifers: Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi

There is a dynamic interface between fresh groundwater and saline ocean water in coastal regions worldwide, known as the fresh-saltwater interface, where salt and freshwater mix caused by natural and anthropogenic activities. The interface migrates inland in a saltwater intrusion process, which further results in salinization and can have signif... Read more   

School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2022

Author: Banda, Tryness Supervisor(s): Zuze Dulanya , Evance Mwathunga
Regional Flood Frequency Analysis in the Lake Chilwa Basin

Floods are natural hazards that cause loss of life and property in many parts of the world. People need protection against flood disasters through accurate and reliable quantification of the frequency linked to a particular flood magnitude. Data for understanding flood behavior and frequency is however scarce in many parts of the world. Regional... Read more   

School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2016

Author: Sagona, Willie Cliffie John Supervisor(s): Cosmo Ngongondo , Zuze Dulanya
A Landslide Hazard Assessment Approach for Town Planning in Ntcheu District

This study assessed the landslides hazard potential of the hill slopes of Ntcheu District Assembly. Landslides are known to cause lose of life and property, especially in settlements located in hilly areas. Since the Ntcheu District Assembly population is increasing at an annual growth rate of 3.1%, it became necessary that a study be conducted ... Read more   

School: School of Law, Economics and Government

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2007

Author: Phiri, Samson Jones Kaponda Saka Supervisor(s): P. Holmes , Zuze Dulanya , L. Chapola
Mapping the Extent of Water Salinity in the Shoreline Aquifers

There is a dynamic interface between fresh groundwater and saline ocean water in coastal regions worldwide, known as the fresh-saltwater interface, where salt and freshwater mix caused by natural and anthropogenic activities. The interface migrates inland in a saltwater intrusion process, which further results in salinization and can have signif... Read more   

School: Not available.

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2022

Author: Banda, Tryness Supervisor(s): Zuze Dulanya , Evance Mwathunga

Awards

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Funding and grants acquired

  • Geomorphotectonic Evolution of the Southern Malawi Rift

  • Type
    Grant
  • Period
    2017-10 - 2018-10
  • Funder
    National Geographic Society
    Washington, District of Columbia, US

  • Capacity building in Hydrogeophysics at University of Malawi

  • Type
    Grant
  • Period
    2016-05 - 2018-12
  • Funder
    Society of Exploration Geophysicists
    TX, TX, US
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Employment and positions held

  • Associate Professor

    University of Malawi — Geography, Earth Science and Environment
  • 2005-03-15 - Present
  • Zomba, Southern Region, MW

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