NAMBALA, Fred Joe

Fred-Joe NAMBALA was born in Namalundu, then Mazabuka District, of Zambia near Kafue Gorge Power Station of ZESCO. His father was Mr Alexander M. NAMBALA and mother was Mrs Elli M. Bwembelo NAMBALA. He was born into a family of 8 children of which 2 are brothers and 5 were total females . He is currently a PhD in Physics candidate at the University of Pretoria, RSA, while serving as full-time Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Zambia. The PhD thesis is on inversion layer silicon solar cells development and fabrication and his adviser is Prof M. Diale. He obtained one Master's Degree in Physics (with concentration in Space Physics) awarded by the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal with course component from the University of Cape Town both of South Africa. The other Master's Degree is an MSc in Space (Systems) Management awarded by the International Space University in France.

Fred-Joe attained a BSc Hons. Degree in Astrophysics and Space Science from the University of Cape Town. He holds a BSc (Physics single-subject major) awarded by the University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia.

He attended Namalundu (Lower) Primary, St. Columbus Primary and St Edmund's Secondary schools in the Southern Provnce of Zambia's Mazabuka District. He now lives in Lusaka with his wife (Mrs Carolyn Chimuka NAMBALA) and child (Syatu F. J. NAMBALA).