Catherine Amusugut

Catherine Amusugut is a Ugandan geologist and corporate executive, who serves as a Geoscience Manager at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), since August 2017. Before that, from January 2007 until August 2017, she served as a Geologist at the Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), in the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

Background and education She was educated at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Chemistry. Later, in 2010, she obtained a Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience, from the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland.

In 2017, she was hired as Geoscience Manager at Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC).

Scientific writings Amusugut has written several scientific papers in her area of expertise, which have been presented at international conferences and/or published in peer journals.