Dr. Eric Verploegen, a Research Engineer in Food, Water and Energy together with three students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (D-lab) visited department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering from 6th to 26th January 2020 to construct and install a room sized Evaporative Cooling Chambers. Chambers."
Engineering Design Project is one of the units taken by undergraduate students during their final year. It requires the application of knowledge gained for the last five years of studies in degree programe BSc. Biosystems Engineering. It provides the opportunity to apply knowledge gained to improve independent design skills, and to address the impact of specific engineering work on a larger process and/or society
The Environmental and Biosystems Engineering Students Association, (EBESA), together with the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering this year between 26th and 29th September organized an Academic trip / Industrial visit to Mombasa.
The students were accompanied by two member of staff; Dr. Waweru Muthumbi and Ms. Consolata Mwangi. The companies that were approached and approved the visit include;
Big Ship Community Based Organization focuses on mangrove restoration, community empowerment and solid waste management. Having been incepted in 2010, the organization has actively restored over 15 hectares of degraded mangrove zones in Tudor Creek. click the image to download report
Our Master of Science student Ms. Mariana Wanza has been seconded to ICIPE where she will study the "Environmental Effects of the Inclusion of Insects Larvae in Chicken Feed."
This project is a collaboration between department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering with our sister department at JKUAT and ICIPE, represented by Dr. D. O. Mbuge, Dr. Mutwiwa and Dr. Tanga respectively
Background and Justification of the project Provide sufficient background information related to this innovation/invention indicating the most recent information from relevant literature and justifying the need to undertake the project Concrete mixing can be done, either manually, with the use of such simple tools as ashovel and board or wheel-barrow, or by use of a power-driven concrete mixer.
The University of Nairobi emerged best in the region in Google Scholar citations and position 921 in the world, with a total number of 43,471 citations. The leading University in the world on Google scholar citations is Harvard University with 1,495,497 citations.
University of Nairobi, Main Campus
The University of Nairobi has joined the bigwigs by being among the top 20 leading universities in the number of content generated from its website in the Webometrics ranking January 2017 edition. The University emerged position 11 in the Presence parameter out of 19, 403 universities.
On Saturday, November 19, 2016, the CAE students’ leaders were trained on essential leadership skills. The training, which took place at the University of Nairobi Tigoni Guest House, was conducted by trainers from People Strategy Results (PRIMO). The student leaders were accompanied by the acting Principal, Prof. Weke, the College Registrar, Mr. Mbali, the Assistant Dean of students, Ms. Lucy Jiomba and the student Counselor, Ms. Lucy Kamau.
