Ms Liina N Mutilifa

Biography

Liina earned her Bachelor of Civil Engineering with the Polytechnic of Namibia and proceeded to obtain a master’s in environmental engineering: (Water) with the Namibia University of Science and Technology. She joined the Department of Civil, Mining and Process Engineering earlier this year 2024 as a lecturer for Water and Environmental courses. She is currently teaching all the students enrolled for Bachelor of Engineering fourth year Environmental Engineering and will be teaching some master’s courses and Civil Engineering students in the next semester.

Professional Affiliation

Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN),
Committee Member of the State Action Plan on Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Airports (CORSIA) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Research Focus

• Groundwater Pollution,
• Surface water Pollution,
• Sustainable Development Goals.
• Airport Environmental Monitoring Techniques

Teaching

Undergraduate

Environmental Engineering and Hydrology.

Postgraduate

Water Resources Analysis and Planning.

Community Development Activities

Liina stands as a Director of the Hilde’s Women and Youth Empowerment based in Okahandja. Through the NGO, she facilitates the annual workshop on Say No to Teenage Motherhood in Okahandja as an Advocate from 2021 to date. Furthermore, through the NGO is a Project leader of the annual Okahandja Career fair program (# Academic First Career fair) from 2021 to date. She serves as a Youth Advisor on the Okahandja Municipality from 2021.

Publications

Journal

• Kgabi NNA, Mutilifa L, (2016). Air Pollutant Emissions, Bird Strike and Noise levels in Small Airports: A Case of Eros Airport, Namibia. International Journal of Environmental Science. Vol. 5 No 1. 2016. Pp.42-51- link(PDF) Air Pollutant Emissions, Bird Strike and Noise levels in Small Airports: A Case of Eros Airport, Namibia (researchgate.net).

Newspaper articles

NUST Brief _24 September 2021.pdf
Groot Aub residents list village miseries - Namibian Sun

Conference presentations & invited talks

Conference name: Young Water Professionals during the World Wetland Day & World Water Day (February 2022)
Conference name: Water and Climate Change Conference- Accelerating Youth Action on Climate Change in Namibia (11 August 2021)
Conference name: Water Resource Researchers conference- Universities Council on Water Resource (UCOWR) -Third Prize Winner (08 June 2021)

Talks

• Academic Motivation Talk at Cosmos High Schoool- Windhoek, (2024).
• Academic Motivation Talk at J G Van Der Wath Secondary School- Okahandja, (2023).
• Academic Motivation Talk at K J Kapeua Combined School- Okandjira, Ovitoto (2022).
• Academic Motivation Talk at Dibasen Junior Secondary School- Omaruru, (2021).