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The Center has more than 45 senior-level faculty from national, regional, and international institutions. ACEWM affiliated 38 faculty who are engaged in teaching, research, joint supervision of students, and offering short courses.

Frank Kansiime

Professor of Environmental Eco technology
Water Science & Technology
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Frank Kansiime
  2. Title: Professor of Environmental Eco technology
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. 1999: PhD Environmental Ecotechnology; International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE) and Wageningen Agricultural University (WAU), in The Netherlands.
  2. 1993: MSc Sanitary (Environmental) Engineering, International Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE), The Netherlands.
  3. 1991: MSc Applied (Environmental) Microbiology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  4. 1988: BSc with Educ. (Biol. Chem. & Educ.), University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Experiences and Appointments
  1. Feb 2011 to date Professor at the Department of Environmental Management, Makerere University
  2. Feb 2011 to May 2012 Acting Deputy Principal, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University.
  3. Jan 2009 - to Feb 2011 Professor at the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Makerere University.
  4. September 2005 to Feb 2011 Director, Makerere University, Institute of Environment & Natural Resources
  5. January 2005 to Dec 2008 Associate Professor at the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Makerere University.
  6. September 2000 to December 2004 Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Makerere University.
  7. 1991 – August 2000 Lecturer at the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Makerere University in; water Resources Management, Water Quality Assessment, Waste Management (solid and liquid), Wetlands Ecology and Management, Pollution Control, Energy, environmental microbiology and Research Methods.
  8. June 1993 - August 1997 PhD Research Fellow (carrying out research in Uganda, under Makerere University Institute of Environment & Natural Resources) at International Institute for Infrastructure, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE) and Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands; investigating the use of Natural Wetland Systems (Nakivubo Swamp, bordering Inner Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria - Uganda) in Waste Water Treatment and Control of Pollution with
  9. emphasis on Processes and Implications.
  10. 1993 to date Supervised a number of MSc (45) and PhD (11) students.
  11. 1989 to 1991 Guiding under graduate students in Environmental Microbiologypracticals, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent
  1. Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge, C. Annette Johnson, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, A high–capacity aluminium hydroxide–based adsorbent for water defluoridation, Desalination and Water Treatment. 2014, Vol. 52, 5422-5429.
  2. Sheta Alemu, Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge and Bhagwan Singh Candravanshi, Water defluoridation by aluminium oxide–manganese oxide composite material, Journal of Environmental Technology. 2014, Vol. 35, No. 15, 1893–1903.
  3. Fentahun Adeno, Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge and Yonas Chebude, Adsorptive removal of fluoride from water using nanoscale aluminium oxide hydroxide (AlOOH), Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia. 2014, Vol. 28, No. 2, 215-227.
  4. Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge, C Annette Johnson and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Aluminium hydro(oxide)–based (AO) adsorbent for defluoridation of drinking water: Optimisation, performance comparison, and field testing, Water SA. 2015, Vol. 41, No. 1, 121-128.
  5. Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Development of household water defluoridation process using aluminium hydroxide–based adsorbent, Water Environment Research. 2015, Vol. 87, No. 6, 524-532.
  6. Gizachew Wendimu, Feleke Zewge and Eyobel Mulugeta, Aluminium-iron-amended activated bamboo charcoal (AIAABC) for fluoride removal from aqueous solutions, Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2017, Vol. 16, 123-131.
  7. Debebe Mikore and Eyobel Mulugeta, Determination of proximate and mineral compositions of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala leaves cultivated in Arbaminch Zuria and Konso, Ethiopia, African Journal of Biotechnology. 2017, Vol. 16, No. 15, 808-818.
  8. Tibebu Alemu, Eyobel Mulugeta, and Miresa Tadese, Determination of physicochemical parameters of “Hora” natural mineral water and soil in Senkele Kebele, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Cogent Chemistry. 2017, Vol. 3, 1354800.
  9. Eyobel Mulugeta, Wodaje Addis, Lemessa Benti, Miresa Tadese, Physicochemical Characterization and Pesticide Residue Analysis of Honey Produced in West Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, American Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2017; 5(6): 101-109.
Participation in Research Projects And Community Engagement Participation in Research Projects
  1. Survey of Household Solid Waste Generation and Composition in Ambo Town.
  2. Assessment of Residual Pesticides Levels in Ethiopian Honey using Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometery (GC-MS).
  3. Assessment of Social and Environmental Impacts of Floriculture Industry in Ethiopia: Zeway case.
  4. A physicochemical characterization of ‘Hora’ natural mineral water and soil in Senkele district, Ambo Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region.
  5. Synthesis of novel materials for removal of fluoride from drinking water funded by National Science Foundation-USAID
  6. Affordable Hybrid technology for Water Purification funded by FDRE Ministry of Science and Technology.
  7. Synthesis and visible-light photocatalytic performance of silver silicate and silver germinate nanomaterials for waste water treatment
  8. Solid-State Mechano-chemical Synthesis of NH4MnI Perovskite
Community Engagement
  1. Member of African Regional Network for Microbiology.
  2. Member of Uganda National Academy of Sciences
  3. Member of the East African Association of Environmental Impact Assessors.
  4. Member of the Uganda Association of Environmental Impact Assessment.
Training and Professional Development
  1. 31/05 – 02/06/2010 Training in Environmental and Social Safeguards of the World Bank; Serena Hotel, Kampala-Uganda
  2. 07-12/05/2007 A Training of Trainers Course on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills for Integrated Water Resources Management, Kampala-Uganda
  3. 21–25/11/2005 “Training of Facilitators (ToF) Course on Online Learning in Water Management”, Bandung, Indonesia
  4. 01-08-/05/2004 “Workshop on Creative Learning Methods & Facilitation Techniques”, Hohai State University, Nanjing, China
  5. 06-7/04/2002 Course on “Capacity Building and Policy Development in E-learning in High Education, Faculty of Technology and Management Centre for Education and Technology. University of Technology, Delft-The Netherlands.
  6. 11-21/12/1995 Refresher Course on Water Resources and Wetland Management for Sustainable Development, Makerere University in collaboration with IHE-Deft, held in Kampala-Uganda.
  7. 25/09-15/10/1994 Course on advances in environmental ecotechnology. IHE, Delft, in collaboration with Wageningen Agricultural University; The Netherlands.
  8. 20/09-8/10/1993 Course on advances in environmental ecotechnology, IHE-Delft in collaboration with Wageningen Agricultural University; The Netherlands.
  9. 12/10-06/11/1992 Advanced course in environment & ecotechnology, IHE Delft, in collaboration with Wageningen Agricultural University; The Netherlands.   
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • My research is in Environmental Eco technology.

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