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MR. PATRICK WAFULA WAMALWA

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Job Category: Teaching
Phone Number: +254728920918
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Division / Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Directorate / Dept: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Section: AGRICULTURLA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Address: 536-20115 EGERTON

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2019 to date: PhD student Agricultural Processing Engineering (JKUAT)

2018: M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Egerton University)

2013: B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Egerton University)

2006: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (Butula High School)

2002: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (Mundika Boys)

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

1. Renewable energy conversion technologies

2. Agricultural and domestic waste management

3. Farm power & Machinery

4. Farm structures

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2022: PhD. Agricultural Processing Engineering (JKUAT)

2018: M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Egerton University)

2013: B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Egerton University)

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015 to date: Tutorial Fellow and examination officer in the department of Agricultural Engineering at Egerton University, Njoro Campus.

2019 to date: Lead researcher for piloting solar electric pressure cookers in Mogotio and Mbaruk; grant from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acting through Department for International Development (DFID)

2019 to date: Research Engineer in validating improved cookstoves in Baringo, West Pokot and Taita taveta; World Bank (IDA)/Government of Kenya (GoK) project namely; the Kenya Climate-Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP)

2019-2020: Collaborative research with Sustainable Community Development Service (SCODE) on development of finacial model to accelerate uptake of LPG as alternative to e-cooking; grant from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acting through Department for International Development (DFID),

2014: Site Engineer at Nyana Engineering Company where I supervised project to completion (Oversight roll, making B.Qs for structures, site management).

2013: Clerk of works at National Irrigation Board in Turkana Expanded Irrigation Projects (Design of surface irrigation systems, intake works, canal lining, survey works, division boxes and road crossing construction

KEY PROJECTS

1. Dr. Patrick Wamalwa, Consultant with Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM) / Palladium Group
USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism / Palladium, Nairobi

2. Dr. Patrick Wamalwa, Researcher on Optimization of portable common beans thresher through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the AFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project Phase II (2021- 2022)

3. Dr. Patrick Wamalwa, Co-pi; Funded by the World Bank through Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization under Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project "Validation of improved biomass cookstoves in Baringo and West Pokot counties" Kshs 19,959,600; 2020: 1st February 2020-31st January 2022

4. Dr. Patrick Wamalwa, Lead researcher; grant from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acting through Department for International Development (DFID). " Development and evaluation of solar electric pressure cookers- case study in Mogotio and Mbaruk" £126,581.00

5. Dr. Patrick Wamalwa, Collaborative research with SCODE; grant from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acting through Department for International Development (DFID). " Development of financial model to accelerate uptake of LPG as an alternative to e-cooking" £30,000.00

RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Design and development of optimised renewable energy conversion technologies

2. Intergrated Agricultural and domestic Waste management

3. Development of post- harvest stationary machines

4. Farm power and Machinery

5. Soil water and irrigation

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. A review on computer vision systems in monitoring of poultry, (2020). Cedric Okinda a , Innocent Nyalala a , Tchalla Korohou a , Celestine Okinda b , Jintao Wang a , Tracy Achieng c , Patrick Wamalwa d , Tai Mang a , Mingxia Shen a; artificial intelligence in agriculture 4; PP 185-208.

2. Development of an Experimental Biomass Micro gasifier Cook Stove, (2017). Patrick Wamalwa , Prof, David Nyaanga , Dr, George Owino; IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 14, Issue 5 Ver. V (Sep. - Oct. 2017), PP 06-10

Wamalwa, W. P., Nyaanga, D. N., Owino G. O. (2017) Development of an experimental biomass micro gasifier cook stove. Journal of mechanical and civil Engineering: (IOSR-JMCE)

3. Cedric Okinda a , Innocent Nyalala a , Tchalla Korohou a , Celestine Okinda b , Jintao Wang a , Tracy Achieng c , Patrick Wamalwa d , Tai Mang a , Mingxia Shen a(2020).; A review on computer vision systems in monitoring of poultry. Artificial intelligence in agriculture 4; PP 185-208

4. Wamalwa, P. W., Kanali, C. L., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. M. (2021). SIMULATION OF DESIGN VARIABLES EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE OF A COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L) PORTABLE THRESHER. INMATEH-Agricultural Engineering, 65(3).

5. Wamalwa, P., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Mandila, B., & Kisiangani, B. (2022). Adoption of Improved Biomass Cook Stoves: Case Study of Baringo and West Pokot Counties in Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 12(2), 21-36.

6. Kisiangani, B., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Wamalwa, P., & Mandila, B. (2022). Assessing the Demand for Improved Cook Stoves among Low Income Households in Kenya: Case of Baringo and West Pokot Counties. Modern Economy, 13(8), 1139-1155.

7. Wamalwa, P., Kanali, C., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. (2022, March). OPTIMIZATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR PORTABLE COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L) THRESHER USING TAGUCHI METHOD. In Egerton University International Conference.

8. Wamalwa, P. W., Kanali, C. L., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. M. (2022). PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PORTABLE COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L) THRESHER. Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment. Volume 8. No.2 2022.

9. Wamalwa, P., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Mandila, B., & Kisiangani, B. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Selected Biomass Cookstoves in Baringo and West Pokot Counties in Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, Acceptance Letter for Paper ID: 2210305

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. Wamalwa, W. P., Nyaanga, D. N., Owino G. O. (2017) Development of an experimental biomass micro gasifier cook stove. Journal of mechanical and civil Engineering: (IOSR-JMCE)

2. Cedric Okinda a , Innocent Nyalala a , Tchalla Korohou a , Celestine Okinda b , Jintao Wang a , Tracy Achieng c , Patrick Wamalwa d , Tai Mang a , Mingxia Shen a(2020).; A review on computer vision systems in monitoring of poultry. Artificial intelligence in agriculture 4; PP 185-208

3. Wamalwa, P. W., Kanali, C. L., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. M. (2021). SIMULATION OF DESIGN VARIABLES EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE OF A COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L) PORTABLE THRESHER. INMATEH-Agricultural Engineering, 65(3).

4. Wamalwa, P., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Mandila, B., & Kisiangani, B. (2022). Adoption of Improved Biomass Cook Stoves: Case Study of Baringo and West Pokot Counties in Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 12(2), 21-36.

5. Kisiangani, B., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Wamalwa, P., & Mandila, B. (2022). Assessing the Demand for Improved Cook Stoves among Low Income Households in Kenya: Case of Baringo and West Pokot Counties. Modern Economy, 13(8), 1139-1155.

6. Wamalwa, P., Kanali, C., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. (2022, March). OPTIMIZATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR PORTABLE COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L) THRESHER USING TAGUCHI METHOD. In Egerton University International Conference.

7. Wamalwa, P. W., Kanali, C. L., Ronoh, E. K., & Kituu, G. M. (2022). PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PORTABLE COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L) THRESHER. Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment. Volume 8. No.2 2022.

8. Wamalwa, P., Okoti, M., Mutembei, H., Mandila, B., & Kisiangani, B. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Selected Biomass Cookstoves in Baringo and West Pokot Counties in Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, Acceptance Letter for Paper ID: 2210305

HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS

2016: Competitively awarded scholarship for M.Sc. tuition fee and research work by AfDB/MoEST

2019: Competitively awarded scholarship for PhD tuition fee and research work by AfDB/MoEST

TEACHING AREAS

1. Renewable energy conversion technologies

2. Agricultural and domestic waste management

3. Farm structures

4. Farm power and machinery

5. Soil water and irrigation

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

MASTERS LEVEL :: On-going
PhD. LEVEL :: On-going

OTHER SOCIETIES

: Registered as graduate Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya

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