Robert Mugabi (PhD (UNL); MSc EngSc. (UNSW), BSc (UDSM))
Food Scientist (Food Processing).
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, College of Agricultural and Enviromental Science, Makerere University.
Robert Mugabi is a Food Technologist/Scientist with over 14 years of professional experience. He holds a PhD in Food Science and Technology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and an MSc. EngSc. in Food Process Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dar Es Salaam.
Robert is currently working at Makerere University as a Senior Lecturer. He is involved in the training and supervision of both undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition. His research interest areas are value‐added processing of agricultural commodities; effects of new process technologies on food quality and food safety; post‐harvest technology fundamentals and applied aspects of grain storage and drying; process control of food processing operations; and design of food processing equipment and plant design. He has been involved in the design and construction of milling machines, batch and continuous pasteurizers, and spray dryers among others. Robert also works with Agro-processors to facilitate their production growth; specifically, in setting up their infrastructure and optimizing their processing chain. He is a member of Member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and the Nutrition Society of Uganda (NSU).
Contact Address: Food Science Building, 2nd floor, Office number A305, robert.mugabi@mak.ac.ug, mugabi2011@gmail.com. Tel: +256784263825