Leah Matsinha

Senior Synthetic Chemist

Leah joined Promethean’s R&D team as a Senior Technical Scientist in 2024. She is an experienced MOF synthetic chemist who has led projects in both academia and industry, with applications including catalysis, CO2 activation, and CO2 capture & sequestration. Before Promethean, she worked as part of the R&D team at Concrete4Change, and also held research and academic positions at the University of South Wales and the University of Johannesburg, respectively.

Leah holds a PhD in Chemistry from University of Cape Town. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society’s Future Leaders: African Independent Researcher (FLAIR) programme.