Confidence Kalu | Climate Smart Agriculture | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Confidence Kalu | Climate Smart Agriculture | Best Researcher Award

Dr. National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike Abia State, Nigeria

Dr. Confidence Amaechi Kalu is a Chief Research Fellow at the National Root Crops Research Institute in Umudike, Nigeria, with a PhD in Agribusiness and Financial Management. Her research focuses on agricultural economics, with experience ranging from graduate internships to postdoctoral research. She has participated in numerous professional training programs and leadership courses, including Women in Leadership Training funded by Australian Awards Africa and project management by HiiT Plc Lagos. Dr. Kalu has received significant research grants, such as the Australian awards grant on Agribusiness value chain and the World Bank Step B Project Grant for her PhD dissertation. She is dedicated to advancing agricultural research and education.

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EDUCATION 🎓

Doctoral Degree
PhD in Agribusiness and Financial Management 16/10/2015 Department of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

Master’s Degree
MSc in Farm Management and Production Economics 12/8/2008 Department of Agricultural Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

Bachelor’s Degree
BSc (Honors) in Agricultural Economics and Extension 28/11/2002 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Secondary School
Senior School Certificate 2/9/1996 Community Secondary School Ohanze, Abia State, Nigeria

Primary School
First School Leaving Certificate 20/6/1989 Mosque Street Girls Primary School, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

HISTORY OF RESEARCH SERVICE 📚

Aug – Dec 2001: Graduate Internship, University Farm, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Sept 2003-Aug 2004: National Youth Service Corps, Agricultural Science Teacher, Unity Secondary School Gwaram, Jigawa State Feb 2005-Mar 2006: Agricultural Officer, CAE Farms Nigeria Limited 2007-2010: Assistant Lecturer, Proof Management College, Eket, Akwa Ibom State. 2010-2015: PhD Research Fellow, Department of Agribusiness, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 2016-date: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE GENERATION 🌱

LEADERSHIP TRAININGWomen in Leadership Training funded by Australian Awards Africa (September 24-27, 2019)Project Management and Leadership Training Course organized by HiiT Plc Lagos (August 26 – October 2022) PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Grant Writing Proposal Training organized by Agricultural Policy Research Network in Delta State University Asaba, Nigeria (July 2-4, 2017) Rapid Value Chain Analysis Training sponsored by Australia Awards Africa held in Ghana (October 2017) Training on Econometric Analysis with RATS and EVIEWS held at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria (June and July 2018) Workshop on the Use of LSMS Data held in Nairobi, Kenya (August 2019) Training on Survey Data Analysis using STATA held at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, sponsored by Feed the Future Nigeria Agriculture Policy Activity (July 3-7, 2023) Online Programming Course on Python (July – August 2020) Impact Evaluation Retooling Workshop for Researchers and Teaching Faculty from Sub-Saharan Africa organized by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi (July 5-11, 2023)

🏆RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS

Australian Awards Grant on Agribusiness Value Chain held in Queensland University Brisbane (16th August – 2nd October 2017) World Bank Step B Project Grant for PhD Dissertation (October 2014 – August 2015)

✍️Publications Top Note :

Article: A Comparison of the Drying Kinetics, Energy Consumption and Colour Quality of Drying Medicinal Leaves in Direct-Solar Dryer with Different Colours of Collector Cover

Authors: Ndukwu, M.C., Akpan, G., Okeahialam, A.N., … Mbanasor, J., Wu, H.
Journal: Renewable Energy, 2023, Vol. 216, Article 119076
Citations: 3

Article: Heat Transfer Correlations and Pressure Drop Dynamics of Palm Fibre Wetting Media for Evaporative Cooling at Different Air Flow Rates

Authors: Ndukwu, M.C., Matthew, I., Godwin, A., … Mbanasor, J., Wu, H.
Journal: International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023, Vol. 154, pp. 268–280
Citations: 0

Review: Progressive Review of Solar Drying Studies of Agricultural Products with Exergoeconomics and Econo-Market Participation Aspect

Authors: Ndukwu, M.C., Ibeh, M., Okon, B.B., … Mbanasor, J., Bennamoun, L.
Journal: Cleaner Environmental Systems, 2023, Vol. 9, Article 100120
Citations: 5

Article: Analysis of the Influence of Outdoor Surface Heat Flux on the Inlet Water and the Exhaust Air Temperature of the Wetting Pad of a Direct Evaporative Cooling System

Authors: Ndukwu, M.C., Ibeh, M.I., Akpan, G.E., … Ben, A.E., Mbanasor, J.
Journal: Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023, Vol. 226, Article 120292
Citations: 5

Article: Farmers’ Perspective toward a Demand-Led Yam Breeding in Nigeria

Authors: Kalu, C., Nnabue, I., Edemodu, A., … Asfaw, A., Obidiegwu, J.E.
Journal: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, Vol. 7, Article 1227920
Citations: 1

Article: Quality Attributes of Fufu in South-East Nigeria: Guide for Cassava Breeders

Authors: Chijioke, U., Madu, T., Okoye, B., … Fliedel, G., Egesi, C.
Journal: International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021, Vol. 56(3), pp. 1247–1257
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Prof Dr. Taeksoo Jang | Apllied | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Dr. Taeksoo Jang, Pusan National University, South Korea

Prof Dr. Taeksoo Jang is academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, holds a PhD in Bio systems Engineering from Kangwon National University, South Korea. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing solar energy technologies, specifically in solar thermal harvesting and its integration into agricultural and architectural applications.

 

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📚 Education

1987–1991
B.S., Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering1991–1993
M.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering1993–1999
Ph.D., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean EngineeringPh.D. Thesis: Application of the inverse theory to ill-posed two-dimensional ship hydrodynamic problemsSupervisor: Hang S, Choi, Ph.D., Prof.

🛠️ Professional Experiences

01/2000–12/2001
JSPS Researcher, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
(JSPS: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science hosted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan)01/2002–09/2003
Senior Researcher, Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering, Daejeon, Republic of Korea03/2006–02/2013
Vice-Director, MIT Group for High-Added Value Ships and Offshore Structures for Deep Sea Resources Exploration (BK21), Pusan National University12/2011–03/2016
Director, Arctic Engineering Research Center, The Korea Ship and Offshore Research Institute, Pusan National University10/2003–present
Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University
Dept. of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Building 407, Room 218, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea 46241
📞 +82 51 510 2789 • 📠 +82 51 581 3718 08/2013–08/2014
Visiting Professor, Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK06/2017–02/2022
Division Manager, Engineering Research Center (ERC); Industrial “Mathematics” Center (NRF-2017R1A5A1015722), Pusan National University09/2019–08/2020
Visiting Professor, Deep Ocean Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO)

📜 Academic Societies

2002–present
Member, The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers2002–present
Member, The Society of Naval Architects of Korea2012–2012
Associate Member, The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects2012–2015
Member, International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC), Environment Committee2012–2015
Committee Chairman, The Korea Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (KSSC), Environment Committee, The Society of Naval Architecture of Korea2015–2015
Scientific Board, International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures

💼 Technical Advisory Panels and Committees

2008–present
Advisory Committee, The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust Research Centre of Excellence, Pusan National University2011–present
Advisory Committee, Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering2012–2012
Local Committee, Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference

🏛️ Technical Societies

2007–2015
Editorial Board Member, The Open Ocean Engineering Journal2007–2015
Editorial Board Member, The Open Hydrology Journal2012–2013
Editorial Board Member, Radical Journal of Mathematical Physics2013–2014
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Applied Mathematics2006–present
Editorial Board Member, Ships and Offshore Structures (SCIE Journal)2013–present
Editorial Board Member, Advanced Shipping and Ocean Engineering2017–present
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Oceanography & Aquaculture2020–present
Editorial Board (Academic Editor), Mathematical Problems in Engineering (SCIE Journal)

🏆 Prizes and Honors

1991
Graduation with honors, The Society of Naval Architects of Korea1995
USO Six Star Honorees, United Service Organizations

💡 Interests

I’m interested in developing a mathematical method for discovering a problem arising in fluid mechanics, water waves, floating body mechanics, and their combined inverse problems (regularization techniques to remedy the ill-posedness): system identification of offshore structures.Nonlinear (ocean) system identification (inverse problems)Techniques to remedy the ill-posednessDeveloping nonlinear numerical schemes for ODE & PDEWater waves and wave mechanics

🌐 Languages

English: ExcellentJapanese: ExcellentKorean: Native language

📖 Publications Top Note :

Indirect measurement of the impulsive load to a nonlinear system from dynamic responses: inverse problem formulation

Authors: TS Jang, H Baek, SL Han, T Kinoshita

Journal: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volume: 24 (6), Pages: 1665-1681, Year: 2010

Citations: 64

A new semi-analytical approach to large deflections of Bernoulli–Euler-v. Karman beams on a linear elastic foundation: Nonlinear analysis of infinite beams

Author: TS Jang

Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volume: 66, Pages: 22-32, Year: 2013

Citations: 62

A new method for the non-linear deflection analysis of an infinite beam resting on a non-linear elastic foundation

Authors: TS Jang, HS Baek, JK Paik

Journal: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volume: 46 (1), Pages: 339-346, Year: 2011

Citations: 58

A new method for detecting non-linear damping and restoring forces in non-linear oscillation systems from transient data

Authors: TS Jang, HS Choi, SL Han

Journal: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volume: 44 (7), Pages: 801-808, Year: 2009

Citations: 44

Evaluation of the added mass for a spheroid-type unmanned underwater vehicle by vertical planar motion mechanism test

Authors: SK Lee, TH Joung, SJ Cheo, TS Jang, JH Lee

Journal: International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Volume: 3 (3), Pages: 174-180, Year: 2011

Citations: 43

Non-parametric simultaneous identification of both the nonlinear damping and restoring characteristics of nonlinear systems whose dampings depend on velocity alone

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volume: 25 (4), Pages: 1159-1173, Year: 2011

Citations: 36

Recovering the functional form of the nonlinear roll damping of ships from a free-roll decay experiment: An inverse formulism

Authors: TS Jang, SH Kwon, JH Lee

Journal: Ocean Engineering

Volume: 37 (14-15), Pages: 1337-1344, Year: 2010

Citations: 36

A new dispersion-relation preserving method for integrating the classical Boussinesq equation

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volume: 43, Pages: 118-138, Year: 2017

Citations: 35

A general method for analyzing moderately large deflections of a non-uniform beam: an infinite Bernoulli–Euler–von Kármán beam on a nonlinear elastic foundation

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Acta Mechanica

Volume: 225, Pages: 1967-1984, Year: 2014

Citations: 35

An efficient numerical scheme for analyzing bioconvection in von-Kármán flow of third-grade nanofluid with motile microorganisms

Authors: MZ Ullah, TS Jang

Journal: Alexandria Engineering Journal

Volume: 59 (4), Pages: 2739-2752, Year: 2020

Citations: 31

A new solution procedure for the nonlinear telegraph equation

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volume: 29 (1-3), Pages: 307-326, Year: 2015

Citations: 31

A method for simultaneous identification of the full nonlinear damping and the phase shift and amplitude of the external harmonic excitation in a forced nonlinear oscillator

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Computers & Structures

Volume: 120, Pages: 77-85, Year: 2013

Citations: 30

A new method for measuring nonharmonic periodic excitation forces in nonlinear damped systems

Authors: TS Jang, H Baek, HS Choi, SG Lee

Journal: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volume: 25 (6), Pages: 2219-2228, Year: 2011

Citations: 28

Inverse determination of the loading source of the infinite beam on elastic foundation

Authors: TS Jang, HG Sung, SL Han, SH Kwon

Journal: Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volume: 22, Pages: 2350-2356, Year: 2008

Citations: 28

Numerical experiments on an ill-posed inverse problem for a given velocity around a hydrofoil by iterative and noniterative regularizations

Authors: TS Jang, HS Choi, T Kinoshita

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volume: 5, Pages: 107-111, Year: 2000

Citations: 27

Solution of an unstable inverse problem: wave source evaluation from observation of velocity distribution

Authors: TS Jang, HS Choi, T Kinoshita

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volume: 5, Pages: 181-188, Year: 2000

Citations: 25

An ill-posed inverse problem of a wing with locally given velocity data and its analysis

Authors: TS Jang, T Kinoshita

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volume: 5, Pages: 16-20, Year: 2000

Citations: 24

A new semi-analytical method for the non-linear static analysis of an infinite beam on a non-linear elastic foundation: a general approach to a variable beam cross-section

Authors: TS Jang, HG Sung

Journal: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volume: 47 (4), Pages: 132-139, Year: 2012

Citations: 22

Solution of an unstable axisymmetric Cauchy–Poisson problem of dispersive water waves for a spectrum with compact support

Authors: TS Jang, SH Kwon, BJ Kim

Journal: Ocean Engineering

Volume: 34 (5-6), Pages: 676-684, Year: 2007

Citations: 20

An integral equation formalism for solving the nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation

Author: TS Jang

Journal: Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volume: 243, Pages: 322-338, Year: 2014

Citations: 19