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John Edison Sempiira

John Edison Sempiira

I currently serve as a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Prior to this assignment, I served as “Post harvest handling and Value-addition Technology specialist” with United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization for the South Sudan, Country Programme.

My research broadly focuses on sustainable food and Agricultural systems. I am particularly interested in areas of resource recovery from waste, renewable energy utilization for product preservation and processing, and bioconversion for value-addition. I am passionate about developing integrated technical solutions that are affordable, practical, and custom made to the African context. My areas of expertise include Process design and optimization, design and human ergonomics, and development Engineering. I am an active member of the American society for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ASABE) as well as Engineering for Change (E4C).

Home Institution

Makerere University

Host Institution & Centre of Excellence

Stellenbosch University, ARUA CoE in Energy

Education

PhD. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, USA (2019). Msc. Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, USA (2016). Bsc. Agricultural Engineering, Makerere University. (2014)

Research Topic

Techno-Economics of Developed Resource Recovery Techniques from Plant residues; Viability of Sub-Saharan Indigenous Feed-stock

Email

esempiira@gmail.com

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