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Rose Mutiso

b. 1986

Kenyan energy researcher

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About Rose Mutiso

Born 1986. Rose Mutiso is a Kenyan physicist and business executive.

Rose M. Mutiso is a Kenyan activist and materials scientist. She is co-founder and CEO of The Mawazo Institute. She is the research director of the Energy for Growth Hub. She was short listed for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. Mutiso received the 2025 Erna Hamburger Award for her research into climate resilient energy solutions.

Education Mutiso attended engineering school at Dartmouth College, before completing her PhD in Materials Science at the University of Pennsylvania in the lab of Karen I. Winey. Her dissertation focused material properties for nanoelectronics. She did her postdoc as a 2013-14 congressional science fellow with the American Institute of Physics.

Career Mutiso was a fellow in the U.S. Department of Energy. She has advocated for international carbon budgeting that recognizes both the comparatively low current emissions of African nations and allots space for their future development into higher energy consumptions. She has written for Scientific American and also given a TED talk on the topic.

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Important facts

Born
1986, Nairobi
Birth century
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Education
Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Engineering
Positions held
Chief executive officer
Also known as
Rose M. Mutiso

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rose Mutiso?

Kenyan energy researcher

When was Rose Mutiso born?

Rose Mutiso was born in 1986 in Nairobi.

What is Rose Mutiso's occupation?

Rose Mutiso is a physicist and business executive.

What nationality is Rose Mutiso?

Rose Mutiso is Kenyan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rose Mutiso

· Wikidata: Q76469472

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