Staff Profiles

• PhD in Engineering (Bio-fuels)
• MEng. in Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Systems & Operations Management)
• BEng. in Industrial Engineering 

Prof Jerekias Gandure has experience in manufacturing systems, operations management and bio fuels. His research interests are in productivity & process improvement, systems optimization and bio fuels development. He has played leadership roles in funded projects such as 'COVID-19 Projects' Funder: UB; Collaborative Open Design and Manufacture (CODM) to enhance Capacity in Product Design and Manufacture’ Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE, UK); ‘Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Partnerships’ Funder: RAE, UK; ‘Enriching Engineering Education Programme (EEEP)’ Funder: RAE, UK; ‘Biofuels Project’ Funder: Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE); ‘Botswana-Japan Jatropha Research Project’ Funder: MMGE & Government of Japan, ‘Biofuels research project’ Funder: ORD (UB); ‘Biofuels Research Finding Application into Service Delivery in Selected Rural Communities in Botswana’ Funder: ORD (UB); ‘and Marula research project’ Funder: ORD (UB) & UNDP.  His professional and academic leadership roles include Head of Department, Board member (Faculty Executive Committee), Board member (Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Review Committee), Acting Head of Department, Acting Deputy Dean, Board member (School of Graduate Studies), Chair (Faculty Quality Assurance Committee), President (IEOM Botswana Chapter), Member (Botswana Bureau of Standard).

Teach courses in Industrial Engineering. Courses ever taught include the following:

• Operations Research I
• Operations Research II
• Operations Research (MSc)
• Simulation and Modeling
• Information System Design
• Industrial Engineering 
• Industrial Relations
• Industrial Logistics
• Industrial Quality Control
• Technological Entrepreneurship 
• Renewable Energy 
• Computer Aided Drafting
• Engineering Drawing.

• Productivity and process improvement 
• Systems optimization
• Bio fuels 

• Bio fuels
• Systems design and optimization 
• Quality Management Systems

Profile: 

1. Impactio: https://www.impactio.com/researcher/jerekias-gandure

2. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kbPGYUQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

3. Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jerekias_Gandure

Dr Molefhi Abotseng obtained his undergraduate degree with North West University, South Africa. He graduated his MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Central China Normal University, Peoples Republic of China. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry with North West University, South Africa.

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

My research work focus on Diabetes and Obesity Therapeutics. He explored the use of oleanolic acid as phytochemical to prevent the occurrence of Metabolic Syndrome. He studied on the impact of lipid metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis in fructose-induced neonatal metabolic derangement in rat models. His study showed that oleanolic acid has pharmacological properties that are crucial in modulating fatty acids, genes and proteins, which are important for lipid oxidation and mitochondrial bio

Diploma in Secretarial Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration

1] Master of Laws Degree (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)

2] Bachelor of Laws Degree (Second Upper) (University of Ghana)

3] Diploma in Human Rights (Lund University, Sweden)

4} Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana

I am from a polygamous family of a father, three wives and seventeen children (I am the penultimate child). The family resides in Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region of Ghana in West Africa. After my primary and secondary education, I read Law (LLB) at the University of Ghana at Legon in Accra, Ghana. I, also, read Law (LLM) at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. I have a Diploma in Human Rights from Lund University, Sweden. I am a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana. I did my compulsory one-year national service at the Attorney-General's Chambers in Ghana. I have extensive lecturing experience in law, generally, and, specifically, in the areas of Human Rights Law (international and domestic/national), International Humanitarian Law (or the Law of Armed Conflicts), Advanced Legal Theory and Jurisprudence, Law of International Organizations, Specific Delicts and Business Law. This lecturing experience comes from tertiary institutions in Nigeria, Kenya, Lesotho, Swaziland (Eswatini); and Botswana (University of Botswana, where I have been since 23 April 2013). My research interests are in the areas of Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law and Advanced Legal Theory and Jurisprudence. I have vast university administrative experience and service to the legal profession, my community and University. I am married with one wife and have four children. I love sports and reading.

1] International Human Rights Law

2] Human Rights Law

3] Advanced Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

4] Jurisprudence

5] International Humanitarian Law

6] Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflict

7] Specific Delicts

8] Law of International Organizations

9] Business Law

1] Human Rights Law, generally, and, specifically, women's rights,.minorities rights, children's rights, disability rights and prisoners' rights 

2] Refugee Protection Law (international and domestic/national levels)

3] Constitutional Law, generally, and specifically, the constitutional protection of human rights

4] International Humanitarian Law

5] Advanced Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

6] International Organizations and their role in human rights' protection and promotion

1] Human Rights Law (at both international and domestic/national levels)

2] International Organizations and their intervention in armed conflicts, especially with the aim of protecting human rights

3] International Humanitarian Law and its intersection with International Human Rights Law

4] Extradition Law at the intersection of human rights and the peoples' right to self-determination and its concomitant principle of national sovereignty

5] Law and HIV/AIDS prevention (human rights context)

1] Human Dignity and the Human Rights of Botswana Prisoners of Foreign Origin Living with HIV/AIDS, Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 2017, Vol. 35, No. 2, at p. 127 - p. 145.

2] Human Rights, National Law and the Reduction of Statelessness, in Southern Africa Litigation Centre (ed.), "Protection Frameworks for Refugees and Migrants in Southern Africa", SALC: Pretoria, RSA, January 2018, at p. 25 - p. 49

3] CEDAW's General Recommendation No. 35: A Theoretical Analysis of Culture, Human Rights and Violence against Women, in Baakile Motshegwa, Karyn N. Onyeneho & Peggy Valentine (Eds.), Priorities for the Future: Good Governance, Health and Safety, Social Justice and Economic Equality, CIMPAD (USA) Conference Proceedings, January 2019, at p. 56 - p. 67 [ISBN: 978-0-692-12180-1

4] Upholding the Concept of the Universality of Human Rights: Some Current Jurisprudential Concerns Regarding the Zimbabwe Land Issue, University of Nairobi Law Journal, 2004, Vol. 2, Issue 1, at p. 29 - p. 45

BEng, MSc, PhD, KTCP

Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA

PhD-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nottingham

Registered and Accredited BQA Assessor and Moderator

Pr. Engr, ERB-BW

Senior Member, IEEE & ACM, USA

Prof. Adamu Murtala Zungeru obtained his PhD, MSc, and BEng from Nottingham University, ABU-Zaria, and FUT- Minna, respectively. He served as a Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA, where he also earned a Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in 2014. Currently, he is a Full Professor of Electrical Engineering. Before joining UB in August 2025, he served as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical and Communications Systems Engineering at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) from November 2018 to February 2025. In 2015, before joining BIUST, he was a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Prof. Zungeru is a Senior Member of IEEE, a registered engineer with the COREN-Nigeria, a Professional Engineer accredited by ERB-Botswana, and a member of the ACM in the USA.

He is credited with inventing the Termite-Hill routing algorithm for WSNs, a Method and System for sorting diamonds, An Electrical Switching System for a Building or Installation, and a farmyard access control system and method. He has received 9 Granted patents in the USA, Russia, the EU (38 contracting States), China, South Africa, the ARIPO, and Botswana. He has published 67 Scopus-indexed Journals, 5 Books, 13 Book Chapters, 18 Conference papers and 2 Editorials, and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Access Journal.

Independent Study Topic (EEB535)

Electrical Network Theory (EEB331)

Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design

Digital Signal Processing

Signals and Systems

Digital Communications

• Routing Protocols
• Wireless Sensor Systems
• Energy harvesting techniques for micro-electronics
• Electronics Circuits Design and Applications
• Smart Systems
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Graduated 5 Ph.D and 8 MEng Students in these areas. 

1. Hybrid energy harvesting design and optimization for a seismic network

2. Energy Efficient Techniques for Power Savings in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNS)

3. Mmwave Channel Characterization and Modeling for 5G and Future Wireless Systems

4. Design and Development of an Enhanced X-Ray-based Transmission and Luminescence Diamond Sorter

5. Distortion Balanced Image Compression Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks

Scopus (101 Articles, H-Index-18, 1907 Citations): https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54421729200

Google Scholar (179 Articles, H-Index-26, i10-Index-47, 3397 Citations): https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=v4uxhHsAAAAJ

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2412-6559

Publons profile: https://publons.com/researcher/4092437/zungeru-adamu-murtala/publications/

1. A.M. Zungeru, E.G. Modise, J.M. Chuma, “Method and System for Sorting of Diamonds”, United States of America Patent No: US12030086B2, filed March 02, 2023, Granted and published July 09, 2024. Available at: https://patents.google.com/patent/US12030086B2/en
2. A.M. Zungeru, E.G. Modise, J.M. Chuma, “Method and System for Sorting of Diamonds”, Russian Federation Patent RU2808530C1, filed September 02, 2020, and Granted on September 20, 2023. Available at: https://patenton.ru/patent/RU2808530C1/en
3. A.M. Zungeru, J. Gaboitaolelwe, B. Diarra, J.M. Chuma, L.-M. Ang, L. Kolobe, M. David, I. Zibani, “A Secured Smart Home Switching System based on Wireless Communications and Self-Energy Harvesting”, in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 25063-25085, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2900305

1. BSc: Political Science

2. MSc: Political Science

3. MA: International Studies

4. PhD: International Studies

Born and raised in Sori, Karungu, Nyatike Constituency, Migori County, Kenya. Is married with three children. Has lived and worked in various countries including, United States of America, South Africa and Botswana. 

1. International Relations of Africa

2. Foreign Policy Analysis

3. International Integration

4. International Law & Organization

5. International Relations Theory

1. International Relations of Africa

2. Foreign policy Analysis

3. Human Rights

4. International Integration

5. International Law & Organization

6. International Relations Theory

1. International Relations Theory

2. Foreign Policy Analysis/Comparative Foreign Policy

3. International Organization

4. African International Relations

5. Human Rights

6. International Integration/Regional Integration

1. Adar, K. G et. al. (2020) (eds.). Popular Participation in the Integration of the East African Community: Eastafricanness and Eastafricanization. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

2. Check, N. A, Adar, K. G and Wingo, A (2019) (eds.). France's Africa Relations: Domination, Continuity and Contradiction. Pretoria: AISA/HSRC.

3. Adar, K. G, Finizio, G and Meyer, A (2018) (eds.). Building Regionalism from Below: The Role of Parliaments and Civil Society in Regional Integration. Brussels: Peter Lang Publishers

4. Adar, K. G, Lumumba, PLO and Inoti, P (2016) (eds.). African Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Leadership: Reflections of Diplomats and Scholars. Nairobi: African Institute for Leaders & Leadership. 

5. Adar, K. G and Check, N. A (2011) (eds.). Cooperative Diplomacy, Regional Stability and National Interests: The Nile River and the Riparian States. Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa.

PhD Structural Engineering

MSc Civil Engineering

BSc Civil Engineering

Dr. Adekunle Adewuyi is an established academic and research scholar. He had his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Civil & Structural Engineering. He received his doctorate in Structural Engineering on vibration-based structural health monitoring techniques for civil infrastructure using fiber-optic strain sensing measurement strategy. 

In the past two decades, Dr Adewuyi has taught hundreds of students at both undergraduate and graduate levels in Civil/ Structural Engineering, Sustainable Construction Materials Engineering, and Foundation Engineering. He successfully supervised over 60 Bachelor’s, 2 postgraduate diploma’s, 8 Masters and one doctorate students in Civil Engineering. He has also handled many projects as a consultant, and have been invited as facilitators for continuing engineering training in a number of consulting engineering firms.

Dr. Adewuyi is an expert on structural performance and durability assessment of civil infrastructure and construction materials with sustained high quality publications. He is a well-traveled academic and researcher who has presented his research findings in virtually every continent of the world. He is a member of many national and international professional bodies.

Engineering Mechaniocs: Statics

Strength of Materials/Mechanics of Materials

Structural Analysis

Reinforced Concrete Design

Structural Steelwork

Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

Advanced Design of Steel Structures

Structural Dynamics

Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures

Design of Tall Buildings

Concrete Materials

Structural health monitoring

Structural durability

Intelligent infrastructure

Analytical and finite element analysis of structural behaviour

Sustainable materials

Physical, mechanical and microstructural properties of construction materials

Nanotechnology/nanomaterials

Soil-structure interaction

Structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure

Smart sensing strategies for bridge monitoring

Condition assessment of constructed facilities

Structural durability assessment and enhancement

Structural reliability and optimization

Probabilistic finite element analysis and parametric studies of structures

Corrosion assessment and modelling of RC & PC structures

Physical, mechanical and microstructural properties of construction materials

Nanotechnology/nanomaterials

1. Adewuyi, A.P., Wu, Z.S. & Serker, N.H.M.K., (2009) Assessment of vibration based damage identification methods using displacement and distributed strain measurements, International Journal of Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 443-461.
2. Adewuyi, A.P. & Wu, Z.S. (2011) Modal macro-strain flexibility methods for damage localization in flexural structures using long-gage FBG sensors, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 341-360.
3. Adewuyi, A.P. & Wu, Z.S. (2011) Vibration-based damage localization in flexural structures using normalized modal macrostrain techniques from limited measurements, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 154-172.
4. Wu, Z.S., Adewuyi, A.P. & Xue S.-T. (2011) Damage identification of reinforced concrete columns subject to progressive seismic excitation stages, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 151-165. ​​​​

B. Pharm., M.Sc. Pharm. Chem. (UI, Nigeria); WAPCP I (WA); Ph.D. (MUST, Uganda); MPSN (Nigeria)

Professor Adiukwu Chukwuemeka Paul is the Coordinator of the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Botswana. Prior to this position, he was the Head of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences Ho Ghana, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mount Kenya University, Thika Kenya and Head of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.

He practiced as a Hospital Pharmacist at the Federal Medical Centre in Bida, Nigeria where he rose to the position of a Principal Pharmacist.  At a point in time, during this period, he served as the Pharmacist in Charge of the Pharmacy Department in the same health institution. His experience in the Hospital sector includes his period as the Chief Pharmacist at KIU Teaching Hospital in Uganda. He also served as a diplomatic volunteer under the United Nations supported Technical Assistance Corps of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His research and academic experience span through notable universities in Africa, including National University of Lesotho. He was an Associate Researcher in-charge of Human Focused Researches in the Research and Innovative Unit of Mount Kenya University, Kenya.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry:

                           1. Analysis

                           2. Medicinal

• Bio-prospecting for medicinal principles using instrumental/non-instrumental techniques and pharmacological skills in identifying, isolating and characterizing bioactive components of plant origin.
• Bioanalytical techniques in drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic profiling.
• Molecular synthesis of therapeutic agents from natural (herbal) origin.
• Pharmaceutical and Phytochemical Analysis

• Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Pharmacokinetics
• Ethnopharmacology

Ongoing Research:

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of DTG in HIV-infected individuals.

• Joseph Adu-Amankwaah, .. Paul Chukwuemeka Adiukwu, ... Prevalence and Morphological Types of Anaemia among Children Under-Five Years in the Volta Regional Hospital of Ghana. Open Access Library Journal, 2018
• Paul Chukwuemeka Adiukwu, et al. Ultraviolet spectroscopic evaluation of bioactive saponin fraction from the aqueous extract of Vernonia amygdalina [Asteraceae] leaf. Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci., 2017; 11(4): 1893- 1902
• P.C. Adiukwu, et al. Physical Characterization of Chromatographic Components from the bioactive aqueous fraction of Vernonia amygdalina. Br. J. Pharmacol. Toxicol, 2017; 8(1): 1-8
• Adiukwu P.C, et al. Antipyretic and antinociceptive properties of the aqueous extract and saponin from an edible vegetable. AJFAND 2013; Vol. 3(2): 7587- 7606
• Adiukwu CP, et al. Pharmacognostic, Antiplasmodial and Antipyretic Evaluation of aqueous extract of V. amygdalina leaf. Int. J. Bio.Chem. Sci., 2011; Vol. 5 (2): p.71-78