menyaemma@gmail.com / E.menya@gu.ac.ug
+256756889986 / +256778976437
Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University
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Dr. Emmanuel Menya, PhD

Lecturer

Research Interest

Thermochemical conversion, adsorption, supercapacitors, biochar, anaerobic digestion, composting

Biography

Dr. Emmanuel Menya is a Lecturer at the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University, Kampala. Dr. Menya has actively collaborated on numerous research projects and published widely in reputable international scientific journals. He has also made significant contributions as a reviewer, guest editor and editorial board member. Currently, as a postdoc fellow, his research focuses on the sustainable utilization of banana value chain-based wastes for fuel production.

Education

  • Ph.D

Current projects

  • Torrefaction of Banana Value Chain-Based Wastes Available in Uganda for Fuel. Funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York. Oct 2022-Sept 2024

Previous Projects

  • Co-Investigator on the project titled “Renewable Energies for Africa: Effective Valorization of Agri-food Wastes (REFFECT Africa),” funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Call: H2020-LC-GD-2020 (Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: Research and innovation in support of the European Green Deal). Grant 101036900. Nov 2021-June 2022 • Co-Investigator on the project titled “Optimization of Recirculating Water Treatment Process for a Smart Communal Hand Washing System,” funded by the Volkswagen Foundation under the Corona Crisis and Beyond – Perspectives for Science, Scholarship and Society. Grant 96559-1. Dec 2020-June 2022. • Co-Investigator on the project “Development of a recyclable-water hand-washing facility (ECO-WASH),” funded by the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund (RIF) in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. June 2020-Dec 2020. • Co-Investigator on the project “Technology for application of activated carbons from rice husks in water treatment,” funded by the Makerere University Research & Innovation Fund (RIF). Nov 2019- Jun 2020 • Co-Investigator on the project “Development of a technology for optimal use of bioactive carbons from rice husks in Uganda for water purification” Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation Germany, Grant No. 96659. Oct. 2019-2021. • Principal Investigator for the project “Enhancing biogas production through optimal removal of lignocellulosic fractions and cyanide in cassava peels for co-digestion with cowdung and pigdung,” funded by the International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grant- B5536/2. (2016). • Principal Investigator for the project “Investigating the effect of co-digestion of cassava peels with cow dung and pig dung on biogas production,” funded by the International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grant- B5536/1. (2014)