Samuel Baker Kucel

Samuel Baker Kucel holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Energetics) from the University of Udine (2002, Italy), a Masters of Engineering Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New South Wales (1998, Sydney, Australia) and a Bachelors degree (1 st Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University (1995, Kampala, Uganda). He did additional tailor made training in Energy Management and Conservation from the Energy Resources Institute – TERI (2004, Bangalore, India), Agricultural Products Processing Technologies from Hainan University (2010, Haikou, China), University Management and Leadership from the University of Cape Coast (Cape Coast, Ghana, 2014), Leadership and Management Skills Course for Academic Leaders (Lilongwe, Malawi, 2017), Leadership and Change Management (ESAMI, Kampala, Uganda, 2018) and did various short courses, viz., Cadre Development, Project Management, Research Management and Administration, PhD Supervision, CDM Consultancy, Project Self Evaluation, E-Learning (Blackboard and KEWL.NextGen), Innovation Systems and Innovative Clusters Facilitation, Financial Management and Accountability, Entrepreneurship Thinking and Development, Procurement Planning, Value Chain Analysis, Building and Implementing Balance Score Card, Academic Programme Development, Proposal Development, Staff Performance Appraisal, Teamwork, Effective Communications, Management of Meetings, and Leadership and Management of Higher Education Institutions. Samuel Baker Kucel has strong Industrial and Consulting experience, especially in the areas of Mechanical Systems Conceptualization, Design, Manufacture, Operation and Maintenance. He has also been involved in various Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, ICT Implementation Projects and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) consultancies and assignments in Uganda. He reviewed the Energy Advisory Project Phase II, supported by the German Government and Implemented by the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda and the German Technical Co-operation. He participated in complete energy audits of Devon Tea Estate (India), Southern Range Nyanza Limited (Uganda) and Nile Breweries (Uganda). He was involved in the review of country-wide activities in all sectors of the Ugandan Economy and identification of the activities whose implementation has impact on climate change leading to climate vulnerability. He was part of the Team that carried out the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Kalangala Infrastructure Project on behalf of InfraCo, New York, USA (“the developer”). He participated in the identification of alternative fuel options for clay baking manufacturing of building products at Uganda Clays Limited. He took part in the review of improved kiln technologies and other alternative efficient charcoal production systems in Uganda. He was in involved in socio-economic and energy access baseline studies in
Uganda. He was part of the Team that drafted the EAC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Regional Status Report 2017 for REN21, Paris, France.

Samuel Baker Kucel has vast experience in University Lecturing/Teaching (at both Graduate and Undergraduate levels), Research, Administration, Academic Supervision/Mentorship, Outreach, External Examination, Peer Review and in Writing/Formulating new Academic Programmes. He lectured at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Art Design and Technology, Makerere University for over 19 years (rising from the rank of Assistant Lecturer to Senior Lecturer), where he taught various Mechanical Engineering and Energy
Engineering courses. Within that time, he supervised over 30 Masters and 4 PhD students of both Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering. He was also a Visiting Lecturer with the Department of Energy Technology, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. Samuel Baker Kucel served as a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Busitema University from October 2007 to July 2013. He was a Care-Taker Head of Department for Computer Engineering Department and for Textile and Ginning Engineering Department. He was also the pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Busitema University, where he served from August 2007 to July 2013. He is currently (First appointed in August 2013 for a five-year term and contract was renewed in August 2018 for another five years) the First Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs and Research) of Busitema University and an Associate Professor of Energetics. He was the Representative of Public Universities in the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) from July 2013 to September 2019. He is also a member of the fourth Council of Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) since November 2015. He is also currently the representative (since August 2020) of Scientists in Uganda in the Governing Board of the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO).