Cordellia Sita

Background and Experience

Cordellia holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pretoria. Her extensive career journey includes roles as a Licensing Officer for Engineering & Physical Sciences at The Ohio State University and as the R&D Director at the HySA Systems Centre of Competence at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Cordellia has worked across diverse sectors, including the private and public sectors, as well as in the energy and petrochemical industries. Her international experience extends to consultancy work, where she supported manufacturing companies in new product development, formulations, troubleshooting, and commissioning of new plants.

Cordellia is a staunch advocate for sustainable development, with a particular focus on the pivotal role of science and technology in combating climate change through the adoption of clean energy technologies, along with carbon capture, storage, and utilization solutions.

At MIT, I work with some of the top researchers in the world whose inventions are solving real life problems once commercialized. It is a privilege to work at one of the most innovative institutions in the world. ”