Dr. Martine Nyeko is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Gulu University. He holds a Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. He has special interest in the analysis and modeling of water and agricultural systems. Dr. Nyeko has over fifteen years of teaching experience and multidisciplinary research in the areas of water resource development and management and climate science. Dr. Nyeko is a dynamic, forward-looking, team player with experience in problem-solving. He has excellent working knowledge in GIS and Remote sensing, including the ability to interpret and analyse images for environmental applications.
Dr. Emmanuel Menya is the coordinator of the MSc Programme in Renewable Energy and Energy. Access.
In addition to his coordination role, Dr. Menya facilitates the course on Biomass and Bioenergy and supervises students conducting research within this field and related areas.
Dr. Menya holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University in Kampala, an MSc in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Sustainable Energy Engineering from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and a BSc in Agricultural Engineering from Makerere University.
Dr. Menya’s research interests lie in valorization of waste biomass into biofuels, biosorbents, and other bio-based products. Through numerous research collaborations, Dr. Menya has published widely in reputable international scientific journals. He has also contributed significantly as a reviewer and guest editor.
Currently, Dr. Menya serves as a subject editor for Materials Processing and Product Development at the Journal of Chemical Engineering Research and Design (ChERD).
Dr. Bernard Kivumbi is a lecturer in the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University. He facilitates the course on Small Hydropower technology in the MSc Programme in Renewable Energy and Energy Access.
Dr. Kivumbi holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (Arusha, Tanzania), MSc. Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Sustainable Energy Engineering (Royal Institute of Technology-KTH, Sweden), and a BSc. Mechanical Engineering (Makerere University, Uganda).
The courses he teaches include: Renewable Energy Systems Analysis, Hydropower and Turbomachinery, Small Hydropower Technologies, Design of Machine Elements, Control Systems Engineering, Engineering Materials Science, Engineering Hydraulics, Engineering Project Planning & Management, Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics), Engineering Thermodynamics.
Dr. Kivumbi’s research interests are in the area of Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy.
His current project is carbonized briquettes produced from blending potassium nitrate, charcoal fines and Canarium Schweinfurthii resin.
Dr. Irine Akite is a part-time lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University. She facilitates Business Development and Marketing, and Human Resources Management courses in the MSc Programme in Renewable Energy and Energy Access.
She also doubles as an Agribusiness, Market systems, Climate-smart Ventures, and Gender consultant, working with local and international organizations including Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), World Universities Services of Canada and CARE International in Uganda among others.
Dr. Akite is extremely passionate about agribusiness, markets and gender empowerment strategies that create wealth and assets for marginalised communities in both rural and urban settings. Her research interests are on value chains and market systems development for agribusiness and climate-smart ventures.
Dr. Akite has a vast interest in empowering vulnerable groups (women, youth,& refugees) in climate-smart businesses with enormous experience in engaging both private and public sectors in designing, resource mobilization and implementing green agribusinesses, gender, and refugee empowerment projects to sustainably fight poverty, enhance food security, and conserve the environment.
Eng. Dr. Ebangu Orari Benedict is a registered Engineer in Uganda. He holds a PhD in Engineering (University of Botswana), MSc (Cardiff University) and BSc in Engineering (Makerere University).
Ebangu has a wealth of industrial experience obtained from the previous employment in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Pepsi cola plant and Dairy Corporation Ltd.
Eng. Dr. Ebangu Benedict has 15 years of teaching experience and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research student projects. He is presently a Lecturer of Electrical Engineering and EngineeringThermodynamics in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Gulu University. His professional arrear of interest is energy with research experience in solar energy applications and has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Benedict is a consultant in Electro-mechanical services and Industrial process engineering with expertise in the Dairy industry processing and Solar drying technologies.