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John Terrence Loti Taulo

Ph.D(Eng) – Stellenbosch University


M.Sc (Eng) – University of Cape Town
BSc (Mech.Eng) – University of Malawi

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Date of Birth: 20th November, 1970


PERSONAL Address: Malawi University of Science Cell: +265 (0)888 870 399
and Technology Tel: +265 (0)995 334 164
DETAILS
P.O. Box 5196 Limbe, Malawi
Email: johntaulo@yahoo.com
Nationality: Malawian
Marital Status: Married with 3 children
Religion: Christian

EMPLOYMENT Malawi University of Science and Technology – Industrial Research


DETAILS. Centre (IRC).

November 2018 to date

Lecturer in Energy Sciences


1. Teaching
1.1. Receives course(s) allocations from the Head of Department
every semester.

1.2. Performs the following:


 Prepares updates for course outlines every semester.
 Prepares lecture materials and hand-outs weekly
 Updates lecture materials and hand-outs annually based on
students’ feedback, research findings and new developments in the
respective discipline.
 Carries out assessment activities at the beginning of the
semester.
 Prepares reference materials for students at the beginning of the
semester.
1.3. Teaches courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in
areas allocated by the Head of Department using appropriate
teaching, learning support and assessment methods.

1.4. Participates in academic programme development and


review.

1.5. Takes feedback from students to improve teaching methodologies


and contents within the department/faculty/school.

1.6. Acts as a personal tutor, including pastoral care and supporting


students in maximising the benefits of their time at MUST.

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2. Assessment
2.1 Planning Assessment:
 Determines areas to be examined.
 Formulates test items of appropriate level of difficulty.
 Prepares laboratory assignments.
 Determines number and frequency of assessment tasks.
 Determines duration of examinations.
 Determines mode of assessment e.g. open or closed book
examinations,essay, short answer questions.
 Prepares marking scheme.
 Moderates examinations scripts.

2.2 Administers and invigilates examinations.

2.3 Processes grades and submits an assessment report before the


deadline given by the Head of Department.

2.4 Attends to internal assessor/external examiners’ comments

3. Student attachment/clinical supervision

3.1 Placement
 Arranges with institutions for student attachments/clinical
placements.
 Gives students guidelines of expected outcomes from the
placement.

3.2 Supervises students on attachment.

4. Projects and Dissertations

4.1 Assists undergraduate and postgraduate students write


research proposals.

4.2 Guides undergraduate and postgraduate students to conduct


research.
4.3 Guides undergraduate and postgraduate students write
research reports.

4.4 Assists undergraduate and postgraduate students in writing


long essays.

5. Administrative Duties

5.1 Attends departmental, faculty, college/school, university wide and


other meetings relevant to one’s job.

5.2 Mentors Assistant Lecturers and Staff Associates.

5.3 Performs administrative duties assigned by the Head of Department.

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6. Research, Publication and Consultancy

6.1 Writes research proposals and submits them for funding.

6.2 Conducts research relevant to the field of specialization.

6.3 Participates in departmental, faculty and school seminars aimed


at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary
collaboration within and outside the department.

6.4 Disseminates results at conferences and/or in conference publications.

6.5 Participates in university outreach activities.

6.6 Publishes at least one scholarly work in either refereed journal or


book, annually.

6.7 Provides professional consultative services to government, industry


and private sector.

July 2014 to October 2018

Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research & Development


 Providing leadership, direction and control of the activities of the
research and development section through supervision of
personnel and projects.
 Providing leadership in the identification of financial resources
for the undertaking of the approved work-programmes of the
IRC;
 Identifying potential areas of collaboration, working with
Research Fellows and senior colleagues across departments and
faculties to manage the process of bringing researchers together
for collaborative grant opportunities;
 Maintaining a good understanding of the University’s policies as
they relate to research, e.g. governance, ethics and intellectual
property, and ensuring these are taken into account during the
process of bid development;
 Planning, contributing to and delivering research and researcher
development related events, including workshops, training and
network sessions;

Academic/Teaching Experience

 Lecturer, Malawi Institute of Technology, 2017 to present


Teach undergraduate courses in Engineering Drawing

 Tutor and DEMI, Stellenbosch University, 2013-2016. Courses


taught:
Engineering Drawing and Engineering Mathematics

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 Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
both at University of Malawi and Malawi University of Science
and Technology
 Reviewer for Energy Sustainability Journal

Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre –


Technical Services Department.
May 2000 to 2014.

Deputy Director of Technical Services


 Developing and implementing research programmes within the
department with emphasis on Renewable Energy Systems, and
Agricultural and Agro-processing Machinery Design.
 Developing linkages (national and international) between the
department and the Renewable Energy stakeholders in both
industry and in academia.
 Development of strategic work plans and budgetary activities for
the research and development division.
 Promoting industrial research and development work and
providing consultancy services.
 Coordinating and management of Research and Development
Division.
 Design development, fabrication and supervision of technologies.
Plumbing and Engineering Works (PEW Ltd)
June 1999 to May 2000.

Production Engineer,
 Supervised production of buses (super-structures, plating, GRP
production, painting and finishes.
 Material requirements planning and costing of bills of quantities.

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Cargill Malawi/ National Seed Company of Malawi- Milling
Division.
April 1996-June 1999

Projects Engineer.

 Planning, design, tender documentation, evaluation of machine


installation projects.
 Coordinating and supervision of project team during
implementation of works.
 Implementation of environmental health, safety and maintenance
programmes.
 Procurement and monitoring of spare parts for oilseeds, rice and
cotton plant and machinery.
 Condition monitoring of oilseed and cotton plant and machinery.

EDUCATION Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


Feb 2013 – Dec 2016.

 Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering.


Thesis Title: Multi-objective optimization tool for the Malawian
tea industry with sustainability considerations.
Area of specialization: Optimization.
 Obtained expertise in energy and process optimization, algorithm
development, advanced design, and computational fluid
dynamics modeling.

University of Cape Town, South Africa.


Feb 2006 – Jun 2008.

 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.


Thesis Title: A study on utilization of small-scale hydropower for
rural electrification in Malawi.
Area of specialization: Sustainable Energy Engineering.
 Obtained expertise in the application of scientific principles in
New and Renewable Energy (solar photovoltaic, solar thermal,
biomass, wind energy, and micro-hydro power).
 Obtained expertise in energy policy formulation, demand side
management, energy modeling and climate change

University of Malawi.
Oct 1992 – Aug 1994.

 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

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University of Malawi.
Oct 1989 – Aug 1992.

 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (with credit).

Thyolo Secondary School.


1985-1989.

 Malawi School Certificate of Education.

RESEARCH  Energy Efficiency and Optimization


INTERESTS  Energy Systems Modeling.
 Renewable Energy Systems
 Energy, Poverty and Climate Change

IT SKILLS  Skilled in the use of Energy Modeling tools viz. LEAP, TIMES,
VEDA, FAIR.
 Skilled in the use of Engineering Design and Drawing Packages
viz. AutoCAD, Solid Edge, Solid Works, MATLAB, ANSYS.
 Skilled in the use of Data Analysis Tools viz. Statistica, SPSS,
Excel, Epi-Info
 Skilled in the use of Project Management Softwares viz.
Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner

PARTICIPATION Practical Action Workshop on Micro Hydropower Design and


IN RECENT Fabrication, Harare, Zimbabwe
CONFERENCES
SEMINARS AND 22nd August – 1st September, 2010
EXHIBITIONS Project Management Course, Staff Development Institute, Blantyre,
Malawi

19th April- 7th May, 2010


PACEEA/UNEP/Risoe SEMINAR, Local Rural Electrification Planning
and Business Models, Lilongwe, Malawi

3th – 5th July 2009

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GTEA Seminar on Small Hydropower Planning and Designing,
Tanzania
4th – 8th May 2009
Makerere University, Uganda
Value Chain Analysis and Technology Development
28th March-1st April 2009
Micro hydropower Plant Design and Installation, Kathmandu
University, Nepal
March-April 2008

Sustainomics- Munasinghe Institute of Management and


Development and Energy Research Centre
July 2007
Design, Production and Maintenance of Fluid Flow Machinery,
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi
Kenya
November 2002

Small Scale Production of Ceramics, Pilzen,Czech Republic.


June 2001

BARREM Project-Advanced Course on PV Systems Design,


Installation and Maintenance, Salima

PROJECT Malawi Environmental Endowment Trust (MEET) GRANT


MANAGEMENT 2003-2005
SKILLS  Recipient of a grant from the MEET/NRCM to pilot micro
hydropower plant in Kavuzi, Nkhata Bay.
 Sufficient management and entrepreneurial skills necessary for
business growth.
 Sufficient working knowledge in writing business proposals.
 Ability to work under harsh conditions and in diverse cultural
and geographical settings.
 Experienced in working in a multi-cultural international business
environment.

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PARTICIPATION MIRTDC: Jun 2000 to 2014
IN PROJECTS
Research Project Completed:
A research project titled ‘Dissemination of Institutional Cook
stoves in Malawi’ was carried out. Energy consumption data and
relevant information were collected from households and
institutions, etc. A technical report of this research project was
published. I was actively involved in this research project for
collecting information, testing, analyzing data and report
preparing. I was the principal researcher of the study team for this
project.

Research Project Completed:


A research project titled ‘Design and Development of Kavuzi
Micro Hydropower Plant’ was carried out. Socio-economic
survey of villages surrounding the site was conducted, followed
by hydrological, topographical and geological studies. A feasibility
study of this research project was prepared. I was actively
involved of this research project for collecting information,
analyzing data and report preparing. I designed and installed the
civil and hydro-mechanical structures for this scheme. The research
project was conducted by MIRTDC and sponsored by MEET and
NRCM.

Other research projects completed.


 Design, Development and Evaluation of Coal stoves.
 Design and Evaluation of Windmill for Water Pumping.
 Design and Assessment of Cross Flow Turbine for use at
Matandani Hydropower Plant
 Design and Performance Evaluation of Automatic Egg
Incubator

PEW: June 1999-May 2000


Participated in the design and assembly of six (6) rail cars with
technical assistance from Wickham Rail Cars, USA. This project
involved design of the substructure and superstructure,
procurement and engine and transmission systems, general
assembly and electrical installations. I was the lead person for the
project team.

RESEARCH STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY: 2013-2016


(ACADEMIC  PhD research thesis titled “Multi-objective optimization
ENVIRONMENT) tool for the Malawian tea industry with sustainability
considerations”

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2006-2007


 M.Sc. research thesis titled “A study on utilization of small
scale hydropower for rural electrification in Malawi”

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 Carbon Footprint for University of Cape Town

CONSULTANCIES
World Bank/Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
 Capacity Development for the Manufacture of Treadle
Pumps in Malawi

Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust


 Energy Baseline study for Mulanje and Phalombe
District
UNDP
 Technology Strategy for Sustainable Livelihoods:
Ndawambe Project.
 Piloting for Innovations for Poverty Reduction
FAO
 Evaluation of Mango Fruit Extractor

LANGUAGE SKILLS  Fluent in written and spoken English and Chichewa.


 Sparse knowledge of Portuguese

PUBLICATIONS Journal papers


1. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi, A.B.(2016). Material and energy flow
analysis of the Malawian tea industry. Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews 56, 1337-1350.
2. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi, A.B.,(2015). Energy supply in Malawi:
Options and issues. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
26 (2), 19-32.
3. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi,A.B.,(2014). Proposing an integrated
sustainability framework for the Malawian tea industry: a
review (Manuscript)
4. Taulo, J.L., Groenwold, A.A.,Sebitosi,A.B.,(2016). An
integrated multi-objective optimization model for
maximizing sustainability of the Malawian tea industry
(Manuscript)
5. Taulo, J.L., Groenwold, A.A.,Sebitosi,A.B.,(2016). Life
cycle assessment applied to tea production: investigating
environmental impacts to aid decision making for
improvements in the Malawian tea industry (Manuscript).
6. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi,A.B.,(2016). Exploring energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of tea
manufacturing in Malawi (Manuscript)

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7. Madhlopa, A., Mgawi, R., and Taulo, J.L. (2006).An
experimental study of temperature stratification in and
integrated collector-storage water heater with two
horizontal tanks. Solar Energy 80(8):989-1002.

Conference papers

1. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi, A.B.(2016). Energy consumption


analysis for the Malawian tea industry. 2015 International
Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of
Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, 18-19 August 2015, IEEE
Conference Publications, ISBN:978-0-6206-5913-0,
ISSN:2166-059X, pp 191-198 (Peer reviewed).
2. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi, A.B.(2016). Improving energy
efficiency in Malawian tea industries using an integrated
multi-objective optimization method combining IDA, DEA
and evolutionary algorithms. 2013 Proceedings of the 10th
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape
Town, 20-21 August 2013, IEEE Conference Publications,
pp 1-7 (Peer reviewed)
3. Taulo, J.L., Sebitosi, A.B., (2016). Application of material
and energy flow analysis to the Malawian tea industry. 5th
International Symposium on Energy Challenges &
Mechanics – working on small scales, 10-14 July, 2016,
Inverness, Scotland, UK (Peer reviewed).

PROFESSIONAL  Associate Member, Malawi Institution of Engineers.


MEMBERSHIP  Member for National Commission for Science and
Technology (NCST) Committee on Energy, Industry and
Engineering Sciences

REFEREES 1. Prof. Kevin Bennett


Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Cape Town
Private Bag 7700, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Fax : (+27) 21 650 2830
E-mail: kevin.bennett@uct.ac.za

2. Dr Christopher Guta
Press Cane Limited
P.O. Box 236
Chikhwawa
Tel: +265 (0) 189 6517/518
Fax: +265 (0)1 420 516
Mobile: +265 (0) 88 151 8689

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E-mail: sebitosi@sun.ac.za

3. Prof. Albert Groenwold


Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic
Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Private X1, Maiteland 7602, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 21 808 4 557
Fax: +27 (0)21 808 4958
E-mail: albertg@sun.ac.za

CERTIFICATION I certify that all information stated in this resume is true and
complete to the best of my knowledge. I authorize Malawi
University of Science and Technology to verify the information
provided in this resume.

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