Gulu University
Dr. Collins Okello is a Senior Lecturer and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University. He holds a PhD from the University of Naples Federico II, and Masters’ and Bachelors’ Degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Makerere University. Collins is an accomplished scholar and administrator with a research, teaching and administrative experience of over 20 years. He joined Gulu University in 2005 after working in the Tea Industry as an Engineer for five years. He was the Head of Department of Biosystems Engineering, Gulu University from 2014 to 2021. His expertise is in the field of agricultural machinery and power systems, with specific research interest in renewable energy applications in agriculture and off-grid communities. Currently, he is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Project “Unlocking the Potential of Green Charcoal Innovations to Mitigate Climate Change in Uganda” (UPCHAIN). He is also the Principal Investigator of the Curriculum Development Project at Gulu University under the Transforming Energy Access – Learning Partnership (TEA-LP), through which he led the development of the MSc in Renewable Energy and Energy Access programme.
Dr Emmanuel Menya is a Ugandan Engineer, academic and researcher with over 15 years’ work experience. He currently serves as Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the MSc Programme in Renewable Energy and Energy Access at the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Gulu University. His research interests lie in the valorisation of waste biomass into biofuels and other bio-based products, contributing sustainable solutions to waste management. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University, Uganda. He serves as a Full Editorial Board Member of Chemical Engineering Research and Design (Elsevier), Discover Sustainability (Springer Nature) and the Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences (UJAS). He is a Corporate Member of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and a Registered Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) Uganda.
Dr. Bernard Kivumbi is a lecturer in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Gulu University, Uganda. He holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (Arusha, Tanzania), an MSc in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Sustainable Energy Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology-KTH, Sweden, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University, Uganda. Dr. Kivumbi facilitates courses such as Mini-grid Network Systems and Small Hydropower Technologies within the MSc programme in Renewable Energy and Energy Access. His research interests lie in Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy. Currently, he is working on a project involving the production of carbonized briquettes from blends of potassium nitrate, charcoal fines, and Canarium schweinfurthii resin.
