KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UGANDA DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION (DRICE) Prof. C. J. Diji. PhD; MNSE, MNES, M.ARSCP R. Eng (COREN) Personal: (Mobile) +256752364067; Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected] 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME: Chukwuemeka Jude, DIJI DATE OF BIRTH: 2nd December, 1966 PLACE OF BIRTH: Onicha – Ugbo LGA/STATE OF ORIGIN: Aniocha – North/Delta State NATIONALITY: Nigerian MARITAL STATUS: Married 2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Position Period Associate Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor – January 2021 - Date Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Extension (DVC – RICE) and Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs , Kampala International University, Uganda Associate Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor – September 2019 – January, Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Extension (DVC – 2021 RICE) Kampala International University, Uganda Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan October 2013 – August, 2019 Lecturer I,University of Ibadan, Nigeria Jan 2008 – Sept. 2013 Lecturer II, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Jan. 1998 – Dec. 2007 Production Manager, Tolaram Clay Bricks (Nig) Ltd Sept., 1997 – Dec 1997 Ikorodu – Lagos, Nigeria Production Manager, Beta Industries Ltd, Ibadan Jan, 1994 – Oct, 1996 (Member of the Leventis Group) Production Engineer, Vehicle Manufacturing Plant (VMP), Jan, 1990 – Dec. 1993 Moniya – Ibadan(Member of the Leventis Group) Project Engineer, Leventis Motors, Ibadan Sept. 1988 – Dec. 1989 (Member of the Leventis Group) Mechanical Engineer, SOAG Drilling Company, Oct. 1987 – Aug. 1988 Ile – Ife, Osun State (National Youth Service Corp) 1 | P a g e 3. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION a. Education (i) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (2001 – 2007) (ii) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (1994 – 1997) (iii) Obafemi Awolowo University, IIe – Ife (Formerly University of Ife) (1982 – 1987) (iv) Eghosa Anglican Grammar School Benin – City, Edo State (1977 – 1982) b. Academic Qualification School certificate/General Certificate In Education (SC/GCE) June, 1982 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Obafemi Awolowo University, IIe – Ife) August, 1987 M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (University of Ibadan, Ibadan) June, 1997 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (University of Ibadan, Ibadan) January, 2008 c. Professional Qualification (i) Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Registered Engineer (Registration No: 18083) (ii) Professional postgraduate qualifying Diploma in Management Consultancy practice and Organizational Transformation of the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA – UK) – Certificate No: PEPQP 15193. (iii) Certified International Professional Manager (CIPM) of the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA – UK) – License No: 0096781693. (iv) Recipient of African Climate Leadership Certification by Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi , Kenya – ACLP – 2020/007 (v) Certification and Completion of Training in Scientific Writing and Communication by AfriCLP from February – March, 2021. AfriCLP is an initiative of IDRC, Canada and implemented by the University of Nairobi, Kenya and the University of Dar – es – salaam, Tanzania 4. SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND PRIZES (i) University of Ibadan postgraduate school award for the best Outstanding PhD thesis for the 2007/2008 academic session. (ii) Recipient of University of Ibadan conference grant for attendance at the 4th International Exergy, Energy, and Environmental Symposium at AUS, Sharjah, UAE, 19th – 23rd April, 2009 2 | P a g e (iii) Recipient of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation award for specialized academic linkage to conduct research in Optimization of Solar energy Use in building services at the Centre of Study in Renewable and Sustainable Energy (CSRSE) at the University of Botswana, Botswana, January – March, 2010. (iv) Institutional representative for the Windsor Group’s Africa Pilot Project for Energy and Sustainability. The Windsor Group Africa Project is a human capital development initiative among African Universities through collaboration with the Universities of Edinburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech; Jan – June, 2010. (v) Recipient of MacArthur Foundation Grant for Staff training and Research Capacity development to pursue research in the area of Electricity Production from Biomass at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), USA, March – May, 2011. (vi) Recipient of University of Ibadan conference grant for attendance at the 7th International conference on Heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2010) at Antalya, Turkey; 19th – 21st July 2010. (vii) Recipient of the World Bank, Science and Technology Education Post Basic(STEP – B) research and development grant for the development of a biomass – based animal incinerator (Cr 4304 – UNI), June 2012. (viii) Recipient of University of Ibadan Senate research grant for the construction of Biomass Gratifiers for the production of producer gas for electricity and other rural energy applications (SRG/FT/2010/12A) October, 2012. (ix) Host Institution Supervisor, for Circle Visiting Fellows participating in the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) project in Sub – Saharan Africa. CIRCLE is an initiative of the Department for international Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (UK) and is being implemented by the African academy of Science (AAS) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).The programme will run from 2014 – 2018. (x) External reviewer for a mentored research programme of the Building Research and Innovation in Nigeria Science (BRAINS) an initiative of the United State government and the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria; 2015 – 2020. (xi) Recipient of the Africa climate Change leadership Program (AfriCLP) Research Fellowship (2017 – 2020).The programme is supported by the international Development Research Centre (IDRC) of the government of Canada, the University of Nairobi, Kenya and the African Climate Change Fellowship program of the University of Dar – es – Salam, Tanzania. (xii) Member of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) of the University of Ibadan that Developed the Harmonized Research Compliance and Integrity Document for the University of Ibadan. The project was sponsored by the UASP fellowship of the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) Washington, DC and sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York, January 4th – 6th, 2018. (xiii) Expert Reviewer for the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) research grant applications to strengthen link between climate science research and climate information needs to support development in Africa. The programme is an initiative of the African Academy of Science (AAS), the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Weather and Climate Information SERvices for Africa (WISER) and the African Climate 3 | P a g e policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), March 2019. (xiv) Nominated Expert on the roaster of experts of the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC), May, 2019 (xv) Co – Principal Investigator, “NEST 360 – Scaling up a Neonatal Intervention Package” (2019 – 2022). The research involves scientific inquiry related to Newborn Essential Solution and Technology (NEST) to reduce newborn mortality in Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria. The project is funded by the MacArthur Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies and the Children Investment Fund. The research is led by the William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX, USA under the sponsored research agreement no. RO304. (xvi) External assessor for promotion of academic staff of the Yaba college of Technology to the position of Senior Lecturer, June, 2019. (xvii) Session Chair (Numerical Simulation 3) 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2019) Wicklow, Ireland, 24th July, 2019 (xviii) Member of Technical Program Committee of the 14th International conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2019) Wicklow, Ireland, 22 – 24th July, 2019. (xix) Expert Reviewer for the Selection of African Academy of Science Affiliates 2020 – 2025), on behalf of the African Academy of Sciences, November, 2020 (xx) Co – Principal Investigator for the “Severe Malaria Patient Journey”. The Project is sponsored by Medicine for Malaria Ventures (MMV) ICC Building CH – 1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland. January – March, 2021 (xxi) Recipient of CIRCLE ISP Implementation Fund 2021, for the development of a Research Development Framework for Kampala International University, April 2021. CIRCLE ISP is an initiative of the Association of Commonwealth University (ACU), UK. CIRCLE – Circle Impact Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement; ISP – Institutional Strengthening Programme. 5 MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES a. Membership of Learned Societies . Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers . Member, Nigerian Economic Society . Member, African Roundtable on Sustainable consumption and Production . Member, Solar Energy Society of Nigeria . Member, National/International Association of Energy Economics . Senior Member, International Professional Managers Association, UK b. Membership of Professional Societies . Member, Editorial Board, International Institute for Policy Review and Development Strategies. Chairman and Research Fellow, African Research