Assoc. Prof. Chikondi Chisenga
Email: c.chisenga@must.ac.mw
Research themes
- Planetary Geophysics
- Geological Remote Sensing
- Geospatial Modelling
- Geology
Recent supervised dissertations
- A GIS AND REMOTE SENSING APPROACH TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE SITES FOR IRRIGATION: A CASE STUDY OF KASUNGU DISTRICT — Chifuniro Kapota (2025)
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURVEY SYSTEM — Bright Nkhoma (2025)
- UPDATED BASEMENT MAP FOR CENTRAL MALAWI DETERMINED FROM GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC DATA — Abubakar Mustafa (2023)
Research outputs
My recent selected research outputs 2
My other selected research outputs 2
Journal articles 10
- Martian crustal structure from joint inversion of gravity and topography
- Crustal density modelling of the East African Rift System from GOCE gravity
- Groundwater potential mapping using remote sensing and GIS in the Shire Highlands
- Comparison of GRACE and GOCE gravity data for lithospheric modelling in Africa
- Gravity signature of the Mozambique Belt in northern Malawi
- Magnetic anomaly modelling of kimberlite pipes in southern Africa
- Sentinel-1 InSAR time series of urban subsidence in Lilongwe
- Joint inversion of gravity and seismic data in the Rungwe Volcanic Province
Conference papers 3
Chapters 2
PhD and MSc opportunities at Ndata School — 2026 intake
We are currently recruiting motivated PhD and MSc students at the Ndata School of Climate and Earth Sciences for the 2026 intake. Available research areas include:
1. Satellite gravimetry for subsurface structure mapping in the Malawi Rift Valley
2. Geological remote sensing of mineralised zones using Sentinel-2 and ASTER imagery
3. Comparative planetary geophysics of the Moon and Mars using GRAIL and InSight datasets
4. Geospatial modelling of groundwater potential in the Shire Highlands
5. Integration of InSAR and GNSS data for ground deformation monitoring
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