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CURRICULUM VITAE

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Publications

2020

  2020.  • VW Foundation soft skills training on statistical design and graphics presentations, 1 - 7March 2020, Makerere University, Uganda.
  2020.  L. van 't Hag, J.Danthe, S. Handschin, G. P. Mutuli, D. Mbuge and R. Mezzenga, 2020. Drying of African Leafy Vegetables for Their Effective Preservation: Difference inMoisture Sorption Isotherms Explained by their Microstructure, Food and Function..

2019

  2019.  • VW Foundation soft skills training on making presentations, 2 - 5 April 2019, University of Kassel, Witzenhaussen, Germany.
  2019.  • Kenya Society of Environmental, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineers Annual Conference, October 2019, Nairobi, Kenya..
  2019.  • Pan African Society of Agricultural Engineers conference in Rabat, Morocco, September 2019..
  2019.  D. Ndunge, D.O. Mbuge and C.T. Omuto, 2019. “Protocol for Evaluating Sand Dam Water Quality in Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study of Makueni County.” IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN), vol. 09, no. 01, 2019, pp. 01-14.
  2019.  Judith NdukuKimeu, D.O Mbuge and M.P. Musau, 2019. Environmental Effects of Solar PV, Diesel and the Corresponding Hybrids in Kenya: Case Study of Turkana County; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 9(6) (ISSN: 2250-3153).
  2019.  JörgSchemminger, Duncan Mbuge, Werner Hofacker, 2019. Ambient air cereal grain drying – Simulation of the thermodynamic and microbial behaviour, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 13, October 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.100382..
  2019.  “Optimization and Upscaling of Hybrid Desiccant / Solar Dryer and Granary to prevent Aflatoxin Contamination in Maize”. Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship by Volkswagen Foundation .
  2019.  KCSAP Collaborative Research Grants, Climate-smart adaptive technologies for sustainable production and postharvest management and utilization of ware potato in Kenya.

2018

  2018.  • African Doctoral Academy, Training on Postgraduate Supervision, 8 – 15 January 2018, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
  2018.  • VW Foundation soft skills training workshop on Proposal Writing, 2-7 December 2018, Sawela Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya.
  2018.  • Launch of the Partnership of Belt and Road for Environmental Deans and Directors, 10-11 December 2018, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  2018.  A.N. Gitau, S.N. Wilba, D.O. Mbuge and S.T. Mwangi, 2018. Modelling Variable Cost of Tractors: A Case Study of Ten Tractor Models in Juba of South Sudan, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, Vol.49, No.2, 2018 .
  2018.  Gibson P. Mutuli, Duncan Mbuge, 2018. Effect of Drying on the Nutritional and Organoleptic Characteristics of African Leafy Vegetables, Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Journal of Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 3, .
  2018.  Franz Román, Duncan O. Mbuge& Oliver Hensel, 2018.Modeling the effect of a superabsorbent polymer material as desiccant in maize drying using CFD, Drying Technology, DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2018.1504063 .
  2018.  Mbuge D. O. and E.B.K. Mutai, 2018. Influence of heat treatment on Vitamin C Levels in Oyster Mushroom. Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management (IJRTEM)ISSN: 2455 – 3689, www.ijrtem.com Volume 2 Issue 8 ǁ August 2018, PP 47-5.
  2018.  German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), funds to host the Innovation Exposition of Agricultural, Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 23rd October 2018.

2017

  2017.  • VW Foundation soft skills training on Leadership, 9-18 November 2017, University of Kassel, Witzenhaussen, Germany.
  2017.  Evans MugeraLusigi, Duncan Onyango Mbuge, John Paul Obiero, Stephen Conrad Ondieki, Peter Kuria Ndiba, 2017. Quality Assessment of Rain and Storm Water Runoff for Nairobi City Industrial and Sub-Urban Areas, International Journal of Innovative Research in.
  2017.  Jane Njenga, Duncan Mbuge, Ayub Gitau, Wambui Kogi-Makau, Maria Sassi Quality Assurance Systems in African Partner Universities within the Energy Agro-Food Synergy Project, NAF International Working Paper Series, NO. 17/02, 2017, http://nafirn.weebly.c.

2016

  2016.  • Energy Agro Food Synergies Project, Staff Exchange visit to Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 17 -19 January 2016.
  2016.  • VW Foundation soft skills training on experimental design, 23 – 27 March 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  2016.  • Commission for Agricultural and Rural Engineering, CIGR-AgEng Conference, 26-29 June 2016, Aarhus, Denmark.
  2016.  • American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), October 24th - 29th 2016 Engineering and Technology Innovation for Global Food Security Conference, Spier Wine Estate and Hotel, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  2016.  • VW Foundation soft skills training on Project and Time Management, 12 – 19 November 2016, Arusha, Tanzania.
  2016.  Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D. and Hiuhu, A. (2016) The Effect of the Operational Parameters onthe Draft Requirement of Ripping in a Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 5, 1-13.http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojop.2016.51001.
  2016.  Ndisya, J., A. N. Gitau, D. O. Mbuge, and A. W. Hiuhu. 2016. Investigation of the effect of rake angle on draft requirement for ripping in sandy clay. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 18(4): 52-69..
  2016.  Odero S.O., D.O. Mbuge, E.K. Mutai and G.P. Mutuli, (2016). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAPs) In Air Dehumidification for Maize Drying, International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management (IJIREM), ISS.
  2016.  Murunga, S. I., D. O. Mbuge, A. N. Gitau, U. N. Mutwiwa, and I. N. Wekesa. 2016. Characterization of brewery waste water and evaluation of its potential for biogas production. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 18(3):308-316..
  2016.  Duncan O. Mbuge, Renata Negrini, Livine O. Nyakundi, Serge P. Kuate, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, William M. Muiru, Baldwyn Torto, Raffaele Mezzenga. 2016. Application of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) as desiccantsto dry maize and reduce aflatoxin contamination.
  2016.  G. P. Mutuli and D. O. Mbuge, 2016. Sorption Isotherms for Cowpea Leaves (Vigna unguiculata) and Jute Mallow (Corchurusolitorious L), African Journal of Science and Technology (AJST), Science and Engineering Series, Vol. 13 No. 2, October 2016..
  2016.  Sylvia Injete Murunga, Duncan Onyango Mbuge, Ayub Njoroge Gitau, UrbanusNdungwaMutwiwa and Ingrid NamaeWekesa, 2016. Isolation and characterization of methanogenic bacteria from brewery wastewater in Kenya, Vol. 15(47), pp. 2687-2697, 23 November, 2016, D.
  2016.  F.P. Langa, W.M. Muiru, D. Mbuge, L.R. M’Ragwa, F.M. Olubayo and J.W. Muthomi, 2016. Influence of Endosperm Types, Seed Moisture Content and Threshing Methods on Germination and Seedling Vigour of Sorghum, World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 12 (5): 37.
  2016.  ETH Zurich World Food System Center Grant (Co- Principal Investigator) to InvestigateSoft Matter Approach to Effective Preservation of African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) by Drying by Desiccant / Solar Hybrid System.

2015

  2015.  • Proposal writing for VW Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Scholarships, February 2015, University of Konstanz and University of Kassel, Germany.
  2015.  • ERAFRICA Annual Project Meeting, September 2015, University of Venda, Thoyohandou, South Africa.
  2015.  • VW Project Inaugural meeting, 4 - 7 December 2015, University of Kassel, Germany.
  2015.  Hiuhu, A., Gitau, A.N., Mbuge, D.O. and Mulwa, J.N. (2015), Optimization of the Angle of Frog in Mouldboard Tillage Operations in Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 4, 131-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojop.2015.44013.
  2015.  Mutuli, G. P. and D. O. Mbuge (2015). Drying characteristics and energy requirement of drying cowpeas leaves and jute mallow vegetables, CIGR Electronic Journal .

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