Prof. Winston Ireeta Tumbs has been teaching undergraduate courses namely: Properties of Matter, Electromagnetism, Electronics and instrumentation, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Fibre Optics and Microwaves, Electricity and 3 Magnetism and Waves and optics and also conducted Electronics practicals to the third year students.

The postgraduate courses taught include: Signal Processing and Microprocessors, Fibre optical Communication, Research Methods, Mathematical Physics, Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy Physics.

Research Interests: Insurance Mathematics and Financial Mathematics. Numerical methods and Optimisation techniques in risk theory, probability of ruin, dividends, Re-insurance, Investments, Pension schemes, Life and Non-Life insurance. ODeL (Open, Distance and eLearning).

Dr. Arthur Tugume is a Ugandan scientist based at Makerere University, Uganda. He is an Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Virology at the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, where he has served in various academic, administrative, and management capacities since 1999. He is a two-time Head and Chair of the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology (2012-2015 and 2020-2022). He is currently the Dean, School of Biosciences in the College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University (2022-2026).

Dr. Tugume holds a PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Helsinki, Finland (2010). He also holds an M.Sc in Agriculture (Crop Science) (2003) and B.Sc (Botany and Biochemistry) (1999) both from Makerere University. Dr. Tugume is involved in scientific research with collaborative networks in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Japan, Germany, UK and USA. He has been a PI, Co-investigator, Coordinator, Champion, or Scientific advisor of projects with budgets ranges of US$18,000 to US$6.2million. For details, see the list of on-going and past projects below.

Dr. Tugume’s research group works on plant-pathogen interactions, associated biotic stresses and disease management on crop commodities sweetpotato, cassava, banana, watermelons, and pumpkins. They focus on virus ecology, evolution, diagnostics, vector transmission, agro-ecosystem disease dynamics in these crops, and banana xanthomonas wilt pathosystem evolution. In addition, he is interested in sexual reproductive development of vegetatively propagated crops (banana, cassava and sweetpotato). For details, please see the list of publications below.

Dr. Tugume has over 30 scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals generated in 12 years (2008-2022). He is an author, reviewer, and an editor. He is has supervised, mentored and/or examined 10 PhDs, 12 MSc, and over 30 BSc students’ research work. He has kin interest in science leadership and is fond of raising and motivating early career scientists, which is reminiscent of his broad reach in the crop commodities and subject themes of plant pathology, virology and sexual and vegetative reproductive development. Lately, he is at the helm of designing recommendations to Uganda government of Uganda on strategies for integrating science, technology and innovations (STIs) as a catalyst for national economic transformation and development.

Dr. Nandutuis a Senior Lecturer, teaching subject of Biochemistry to Science, Veterinary and Medical students at Makerere University. Dr. Nandutu’s research areas of interest include Food chemistry, scientific validation of medicinal plants, phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation and starch chemistry. Her PhD study involved investigating Biochemical, physico-chemical and Nutritional properties of sweet potato ( Ipomomeabatatas Lam) and its processing into an infant weaning food. Sweet potato based infant food developed in this study had a potential to be used as weaning food because of its nutritional values and viscoelastic properties, which compared well with commercial baby foods.

In addition to teaching, Agnes has supervised over 7 MSc. And 3 PhD students and also published a number of articles in referred journals. She has participated in a number of projects but not limited to what is listed below. Below is a listof research projects that Dr.Nandutu Agnes Masawi has participated in:

1. Retention studies of processed products from orange fleshed sweet potato, a staple food for rural communities in Uganda. This was a collaborative study with HarvestPlus and was supported by IFPRI and CIAT
2. Biochemical analysis of vitamin A, iron and infection status among women and children in Uganda: a baseline survey. A collaborative study with HarvestPlus supported by IFPRI and CIAT
3. Postharvest quality of Solanumaethiopicumleafy vegetable subjected to various handling and storage technologies.
4. The protective properties of different phytochemicals against non-infectious diseases such as diabetes mellitus.

Arthur Godfrey Batte completed his PhD (Seismology) at the University of Frankfurt Germany in 2012, funded by the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) and the German Research Council (DFG). His PhD was a result of a multi-discipline research that involved investigating of the seismic anisotropy using both local and teleseismic eventsregistered within the Albertine graben, characterizing of seismic noise at recording stations, and investigating the spatial variation of the b-values within the Albertine rift. In 2007, he graduated with a Master inGeo-informatics under the auspices of the Netherland Fellowship Program (NFP/Nuffic)at the International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observations (ITC) which is now part of the University of Twente in the Netherlands. In 2006, he was awarded an MSc (Geology) at Makerere University, that was funded by DAAD.

He joined Makerere University as an undergraduate freshman in 1999 and graduated in 2003 with a BSc (Geology/Chemistry). Arthur Godfrey Batte has been employed in this department since 2008, when he joined as an Assistant Lecture.He has published a number of publications in internationally recognized journals and attended a number of conferences and workshops. He was involved in an interdisciplinary university project (RIFTLINK project) that involved 12 different working groups and 3 countries includingUganda (Makerere University), DRC (Goma Volcanic Observatory) and Germany (about 7 universities), that was heavily funded by DFG. He has worked on a number of projects vis-à-vis groundwater exploration while working with WEGS Consultants now known as WE Consultants.

Emmanuel Tebandeke is the Leader of the Green Chemistry Research Group at the Department of Chemistry. Part of our work in the Group is focused on development of catalytic systems for the conversion of CO2 into useful chemicals. In this work we are testing both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 activation and insertion into organic molecules. We also have interest in designing innovative technologies for remediation of mercury contaminated soils in artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas of Uganda. Other ongoing research in the group include catalytic oxidation using green oxidants, metal and nutrient speciation in different environmental systems, environmental pollution monitoring and analytical method development and validation.

Emmanuel Tebandeke holds B.Sc in Chemistry and Geology, MSc in Chemistry and PhD in Chemistry from Makerere University. He also holds a Licentiate of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry from Lund University Sweden. Currently he is holding a Position of Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Makerere University, where he is actively involved in teaching and research.

Phytoremediation, Restoration of Mine waste Degraded Ecosystems, Climate change and food security, Political Ecology and Economy of Extractivitism and Hydrosocial Territories

Research interests: Ornithological Research in general,  Birds and public health, Wildlife surveys and assessments,  Wildlife utilisation, Environmental Impact Assessments and development Vs wildlife conservation

Dr. Kubiriza holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Fisheries and Aquaculture from Makerere University, a postgraduate diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture Management  from the United Nations University-Fisheries Training programe-Iceland, an MSc degree in Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences, specializing in Fish Nutrition from the University of Malawi (Bunda College of Agriculture) and a PhD in Aquaculture Sciences with a bias in fish Nutrition from the University of Iceland (HI), Reykjavik, Iceland. He is a fellow of the United Nations University Fisheries training Programme (UNUFTP), a member of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), the World Aquaculture Society and International Association of Fisheries Inspectors (IAFAI).

His PhD thesis examined “The effects of dietary lipid oxidation on farmed fish.” Specifically, the effects of lipid oxidation on Arctic charr and the tropical Nile tilapia, as well as the efficacy of the natural antioxidants (rosemary: Rosmarinus officinalis and Bladderwrack: Fucus vesiculosus) in stabilizing lipid oxidation in fish feeds were evaluated. Growth and antioxidant enzyme activities in fish fed antioxidants were studied. These findings are published in conference proceedings and peer reviewed journals.

In the department, He collaborate on other projects as a fish nutritionist on the RUFORUM funded-bivalve for fish project that utilizes bivalves in aquafeeds. In the STRECAFISH project funded by the Austrian government, He teaches Fish nutrition to MSc and PhD students in partnering universities. He is a co-investigator on the Collaborative Training and Research in fisheries and aquaculture in East and Central Africa. He is interested in novel studies investigating alternative protein sources to replace the expensive fishmeal from fish feeds. He has particular interests in the use of natural antioxidants to stabilize lipid oxidation in livestock (including fish) feeds as well as examining their effects on farmed fish. He is kin at providing support to sustainable commercialization of aquaculture in Uganda, and East Africa in general through aquafeed research. Currently, He is investigating the possibilities of developing locally adoptable technologies to process and utilize chicken slaughter-house and hatchery wastes as nutrient-rich protein ingredients in aquafeeds.