Short Description and work

Mr. Joshua K. Ng’etuny is an Assistant Lecturer at the Technical University of Kenya, Faculty of Engineering Sciences & Technology;  Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering. Mr Ng’etuny teaches Process simulation, Chemical engineering design, Process control and Optimization. His main areas of research interest are computational process engineering and its application to design of different systems, desalination systems, and renewable energy. He is also in charge of Industry based learning (IBL) and Final year projects at the department.

Mr. Ng’etuny holds a MSc degree in Chemical and Petroleum engineering from the University of Bradford (UK) and a BTech in Chemical and Process Engineering from Moi University (Kenya).

Prior to joining full time teaching, Mr. Ng’etuny worked in industry at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd (KPRL) as a process engineer. He has a wealth of experience in process improvement, process & plant design and operation. He seeks to develop strong collaborations with industry partners to develop solutions to challenges facing them and in the process, provide and facilitate practical and hands-on teaching and research.

Motivation

1. The constant complaints by employers in Kenya that graduates are not well equipped for work is one of the motivating factors of joining this workshop. I hope to learn how the system in UAS helps improve employability of graduates
2. The department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering is relatively young and I would like to gain insights on how we can tailor our curriculum and teaching methods to produce graduates who can be good innovators and problem solvers
3. I am motivated also by the need to influence and guide members of faculty in the faculty of engineering to adopt the system of applied teaching and research and therefore produce better graduates
4. In my role as an IBL and projects coordinator, I am interested to learn how industry collaborate with university to deliver projects and solve problems

Insights/ Lessons Learnt

1. Industrial collaboration is mainly initiated by the faculty members/ professors and the university gives them the necessary support
2. Learning through case studies and practical projects is interesting for students and makes them better in teamwork and problem solving

Intentions/ how I will apply these insights

1. I will actively seek out partnerships with industries in the larger region of our university so that my students can have projects from them
2. I will encourage and guide my students to embark on projects that solve industrial/ real life challenges and if possible seek out projects from potential collaborators
3. I will incorporate the concept of projects within my courses and also encourage fellow faculty members to do the same
4. I will share the knowledge with my colleagues so as to create synergy in delivering practical teaching and research at our university and faculty