Scientific Directors
These senior professors and scholars from the SEED partner universities serve as Scientific Directors. They are responsible for monitoring the project advancement and enriching network activities for their respective SEED Centers. They also play a crucial role in ensuring the excellence of academic exchange within the SEED network.
Ethiopia
Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (PhD)
Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Scientific Director
BDU SEED Center
Email: nigushabtu(at)gmail.com
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Ghana
Prof. Rexford Assasie Oppong
Professor of Architecture
Scientific Director
KNUST SEED Center
Email: assasie2003(at)yahoo.uk
India
Prof. Anand B. Rao
Professor of the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
Scientific Director
IIT Bombay SEED Center
Email: a.b.rao(at)iitb.ac.id
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Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Ir. Suwarno Harjo, M.T.
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems
Scientific Director
ITB SEED Center
Email: suwarno(at)stei.itb.ac.id
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Kenya
Dr. Eng. Hiram Nuriithi Ndiritu
Principal of the College of Engineering and Technology
Scientific Director
JKUAT SEED Center
Email: hndiritu(at)eng.jkuat.ac.ke
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Namibia
Prof. James Katende
Professor of Renewable Energy Systems
Scientific Director
NUST SEED Center
Email: jkatende(at)nust.na
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Peru
Prof. Eduardo Ismodes Cascon
Principal Professor of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Scientific Director
PUCP SEED Center
Email: eismode(at)pucp.edu.pe
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Uganda
Prof. Eng. Dr. Dorothy Okello
Dean of the School of Engineering
Scientific Director
MAK SEED Center
Germany
Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz
Professor of Corporate Sustainability
Director
TUM SEED Center
Email: frank.belz(at)tum.de
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