Kivumbi Benard

Lecturer


Dr. Bernard Kivumbi holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering (Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania), MSc. Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Sustainable Energy Engineering (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden), and a BSc. Mechanical Engineering (Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda). Currently, he is a lecturer at Gulu University, Department of Biosystems Engineering (Gulu, Uganda).

Undergraduate Courses taught; Design of Machine Elements, Control Systems Engineering, Engineering Materials Science, Engineering Hydraulics, Engineering Project Planning & Management, Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics), Engineering Thermodynamics.

Masters Courses taught; Renewable Energy Systems Analysis, Hydropower and Turbomachinery, Small Hydropower Technologies, Minigrid Network systems

Qualifications

Institution Period Degree obtained
 

The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology(NMAIST), Arusha, Tanzania

 January 2018 – August 2022 PhD.   Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering

 
 

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

 

 August 2007- May 2012 Msc. Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Engineering)
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Sept 2002 – June 2006 Bsc.  Mechanical Engineering
Makerere College School, Kampala, Uganda March 2000 – Nov 2001 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
Makerere College School, Kampala, Uganda Feb 1996 – Nov 1999 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
Mengo Primary school, Kampala, Uganda 1989-1995 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE)

Research Interests

My research interests are in the area of Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy.

Publications

Kivumbi, B., Jande, Y. A. C., Kirabira, J. B., & Kivevele, T. T. (2021a) . (2021) . Production of carbonized briquettes from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium Schweinfurthii) resin as an organic binder . Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 47(1), pp. 1–17
Kivumbi, B., Jande, Y. A. C., Kirabira, J. B., & Kivevele, T. T. (2021b) . (2021) . Water Boiling Test of carbonized briquettes produced from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) resin as an organic binder . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 13, pp. 10435–10450
Bernard Kivumbi, Joseph Olwa, Andrew Martin, Emmanuel Menya. 2015 . (2015) . Techno-economic assessment of municipal solid waste gasification for electricity generation: A case study of Kampala City, Uganda . Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal, [online] Volume 17(4), pp. 141-155. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288749465_Techno-economic_assessment_of_municipal_solid_waste_gasification_for_electricity_generation_A_case_study_of_Kampala_City_Uganda

Supervision

Adoch Bridget Viola, BSc. GSB, 22/U/0865/MBE/PS, Performance evaluation of a double-chambered microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and electricity generation.

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Honours and awards

  • Scholarship to pursue PhD in Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology.
  • Scholarship to pursue a Masters in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Engineering) at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.
  • Scholarship to pursue a Bsc. in Mechanical Engineering at Makerere University.
  • Certificate of Merit for excelling in UACE at Makerere College School.
  • Certificate of Merit for being the best student in UCE at Makerere College School.
  • Certificate of Merit for participating in National Maths contest organized by the Uganda Mathematical Society.