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Prof. Umaru Bagampadde, PhD

Umaru.bagampadde@mak.ac.ug
+256-772-605495
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University

Dr. Umaru Bagampadde, PhD

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Makerere University.

Research Interest: Design and testing of materials (geo and binder materials); structural design of highway pavements and bridges; feasibility study, planning, design and management of highways and streets; environmental impacts of highways/airports and highway pavement drainage.

Biography

A qualified professional civil engineer with experience in Transportation and Highways engineering. He has good practical, training, research and administrative experience acquired over the last 18 years since 1995. Dr. Bagampadde holds a PhD degree in Highway Engineering awarded by the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden in 2005 and a Masters degree in Highway Engineering which was awarded by the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. All these were obtained after he acquired a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering (First Class Honours) of Makerere University Kampala, Uganda. He is currently a professor  and  former Dean, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University. He is an active Consultant with the university and other firms. Research and Consultancy are carried out mainly in the fields of design and testing of materials (geo and binder materials); structural design of highway pavements and bridges; feasibility study, planning, design and management of highways and streets; environmental impacts of highways/airports and highway pavement drainage. A number of publications have been published regionally and internationally. Several Graduate students have been supervised to completion. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineer’s Registration Board (ERB) and a corporate member of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) in good standing.

Education

  • hD Degree in EngineeringThe Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Research focus: Water Induced Damage in highway pavements completed in December 2005.
  • Technical Licentiate Degree in EngineeringThe Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Research focus: Modelling Damage in highway bituminous pavements completed in January 2004.
  • Master of Science degree in EngineeringUniversity of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Research focus: Environmental Impact Mitigation through utilization of waste slag in construction of highways completed in 1997.
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (First class honours)Makerere University Kampala, Uganda. Research focus: Improvement of drainage on roads in Makerere University to prevent damage.

Courses Taught

Highway Engineering Foundation Design and Construction, Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Infrastructure Maintenance, Highway Materials Pavement analysis and design, Pavement Performance and Rehabilitation, Transportation Planning and Modelling, Transportation Systems Analysis, Highway Geometric Design.

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

2005

R. Eng.Registered Engineer

 

Engineer’s Registration Board of Uganda, P. O. Box 10 Entebbe, Uganda

(Reg. No. 556 dated 23rd March 2005)

 
2002

MUIPEMember (Corporate)

 

Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers, P. O. Box 1308, K’la, Uganda

(Reg. No. PE 492, Dated 11th November 2001)