Projects
Flagship Project: SME Industrial Park for Nakuru County
Faculty of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the Division of Research and Extension (Egerton University) and the Ministry of Industrialization is working towards the establishment of the SME Industrial park for Nakuru County.
Ongoing and Recently Completed Research Projects
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No. |
Title & Duration |
Funding Body |
Collaborating Institutions |
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1 |
Capacity Linked water supply and sanitation for Africa’s Peri-urban and Rural Areas (CLARA). 2011 -2014 |
European Union |
Austria; Germany; Spain; Ethiopia; Tunisia; South Africa; Morocco. |
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2 |
Mapping Water Resource for Africa. 2012 - 2015 |
European Union |
Spain |
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3 |
Capacity Building for Water Resources and Environmental Management. 2010 - 2015 |
African Union |
Kwa Zulu Natal University, Durban, South Africa. |
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4 |
The African Component of the ACP Research Programme for Sustainable Development in Water and Sanitation. 2011 - 2014 |
African Union |
Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia |
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5 |
Wastewater Treatment Technologies- focusing on Decentralised Technologies for Urban and Peri-urban Areas of African and Asia. 2011 - 2014 |
European Union |
Senegal, Burkina Faso & Ethiopia |
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6 |
Promotion of surface runoff and rainwater harvesting for application in Aquaculture and horticulture Development. 2011-2014 |
National Council for Science & Technology (NCST) |
South Eastern University of Kenya. |
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7 |
South Africa – Kenya Joint Science & Technology Research Programme on “Life cycle costing of rainwater harvesting in two African cities: Johannesburg and Nairobi. 2011-2013 |
National Council for Science & Technology (NCST) |
Kwa Zulu Natal University, Durban, South Africa. |
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8 |
Optimizing Human Waste Treatment and Bio-Resource Recovery using a Hybrid Multi-Port Reactor. Funded by National Council of Science and Technology (NCST). 2010- 13 |
National Council for Science & Technology (NCST) |
None |
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9 |
An Earth Observation and Integrated Assessment approach to the Governance of Lake Naivasha. 2010-2014 |
The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research under the WOTRO - Global Science for Development Programme. |
Egerton University (Kenya), ITC-International Institute of Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (The Netherlands), University of Twente (The Netherlands) & University of Nairobi (Kenya). |
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10 |
Enhancing Biogas Energy Contribution in Kenya. 2012-2014 |
National Council for Science & Technology (NCST) |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Min. of Agriculture, Masinde Muliro Univ. of Science & Technology. |
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11 |
East Africa Climate Innovation Network (EACIN). 2012-2013 |
World Bank |
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Univ. of Dar es Salaam, Univ. of Addis Ababa, National Research organization of Uganda & Action Rwanda. |
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12 |
Pro Bio-fuel Research Project. 2011-2012 |
European Union |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), BOKU & Szeged Univ. Hungary. |
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13 |
Modification of the Natural Convection Chimney Dryer to Improve Drying Performance. 2010 - 2011 |
Egerton University |
None |
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14 |
Low Head Hydropower Generation and Optimization Using Pressure Boosting Mechanisms. 2012-2015 |
National Council for Science & Technology (NCST) |
Egerton University; Kenyatta University; Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agriculture & Technology. |
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15 |
Scientists Networked for Outcomes from Water and Sanitation (African SNOWS). 2009- 2014 |
Wellcome Trust |
Egerton University, Kenya; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK; Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda; Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; University of East Anglia, UK; University of Gezira, Sudan; University of Venda, South Africa. |
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16 |
Investigations and development of an efficient auto-regulative irrigation system with membrane material. 2011 – 2013 |
BMBF - Germany |
Egerton University, Kenya; Kassel University, Germany; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ,) Germany; MICRODYN-NADIR (Wiesbaden, Membrane Technology), Germany; PFAFF Industrial (Kaiserslautern, welding technology for synthetic tissues; The National High School of Agronomy (ENSA), Algeria; The Research Center for Science and Technologies in Arid regions (C.R.S.T.R.A., Algeria.
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17 |
A Comprehensive Analysis of Subsurface Surface Irrigation in SSA for an Optimized and Adaption of an Environmental friendly irrigation practice (ComASI). 2013-2016 |
ERA- ARD |
Kassel University, Germany; Institute for social-ecological research (ISOE) gGmbH, Germany; Swiss Centre for Scientific Research Institute (SCSR), Cote d’Ivoire; National High School of Agronomy (ENSA) University, Algeria; Research Center for Science and Technologies in Arid regions (C.R.S.T.R.A.), Research Institute, Algeria; Egerton University, Kenya.
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18 |
Design and Development of a Remote Data Logging System. 2011-2012 |
Egerton University |
None |
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19 |
Automatic Timetabling and Coursework Management System. 2012-2013 |
Egerton University |
None |
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20 |
Development of a multivariable process control training Kit. 2012-2013 |
Egerton University |
None |
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21 |
Design, Development and Construction of a Robot 2013-2014 |
None |
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22 |
Human Operated Mobile Phone Charger: Pendulum design. 2012 - 2013 |
Egerton University |
None |