Description

Current Position: I am currently the Dean School of Pure and Applied Sciences at Mount Kenya University.

Academics

• PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Clinical Option, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
• MSC: Chemistry
• Chemistry major, immunology minor, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya

Post-Doctoral Training

• Organic Synthesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma, USA
• Analytical Chemistry, Humboldt State University, California, USA

Patents and Licenses

• Two USA licenses
• One Kenya licenses

Publications

• 14 Publications in Peer –reviewed journals and one book chapter

Conferences

• 15 international conferences

Current Research

• Testing of Toxicity of bio-pesticide
• Testing the shelf-life and toxicity of a food formula invention
• Extraction of anti-cancerous drug from natural products

Students Supervision

2 PhD and 2 Masters students

PhD student research: Phenotypic and Genotypic analysis of MRSA in hospitals

My motivation to join the workshop

As a dean I have encountered students who lack the required skills needed in industries after graduation. My main motivation for joining this workshop is to bring a positive change in the way the students in my School, SPAS at MKU are prepared to fit in the market by incorporating the insights gained at Germany UAS workshop. Also this  prepares me to be a better instructor and mentor.

Relevant insights gained during the first workshop

1. Collaborating with industries
2. Applied teaching and learning
3. Students writing a bachelors thesis related to the industrial internship

Three interventions how you want to apply these insights at your home Universities or faculty

• I start by briefing the university management on the insights gained at the worship
• Prepare a PAP which will include visiting the company to discuss the issue of collaboration, the company visiting my faculty and sharing their ideas, problems with the student, students mentorship and more others
• Effect the PAP