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).

May 2017 to date

Acting Postgraduate Coordinator

 Responsible for the day-to-day administration of specific
postgraduate programmes in liaison with the Director of
Research, Postgraduate Studies and Outreach (DiRPO) and
responsible for ensuring that administrative tasks are prioritized
and carried out accordingly, including:

- Facilitate the preparation and updating and distribution of

postgraduate materials including programme handbooks,
module outlines, and teaching resources
- Responsible for maintaining module descriptions and
postgraduate student records in line with University Policy
that the MUST Student Information record system is accurate
and up to date;
- Coordinate student attendance monitoring, liaising with
students, academic staff, as appropriate
- Provide support for the student evaluation process,
coordinate module and programme questionnaires and
review, collate and report results
- Provide support for events such as induction, registration and
graduation
 Assist the DiRPO and provide support for assessment and
examination, including:
-Ensure that marking/moderation of coursework and exams are
completed in a timely fashion, marks are entered accurately on

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 to MUST Student Information and results are published and
communicated appropriately
- Provide advice on the assessment process to students and
supervisors
- Coordinating arrangements with Internal and External
Examiners
- Communicate with dissertation examiners and handle
dissertation submissions and assessments;

 Serve as a point of contact for staff and postgraduate students

concerning all issues concerning postgraduate teaching;
 Providing information on lecture and tutorial arrangements,
coursework requirements and assessment methods, information
on avoiding plagiarism;
 Ensuring that the programme and the relevant courses are
delivered appropriately and effectively;
 Assisting students in their learning progression and addressing any
academic issues that arise;
 Providing the essential link between postgraduate students and
supervisors and the Postgraduate Office and the Director of
Research, Postgraduate Studies and Outreach, and the University;
 Liaise between students and supervisors, and the Academic
Postgraduate Committee;
 Ensure that postgraduate students, supervisors, the Academic
Postgraduate Committee, and the University Registrar receive all
necessary information and notifications;
 Coordinate student project approval (including appointment of
assessors) and annual assessments in the Directorate;
 Assisting in postgraduate student admissions, enrolment,
processing of assignments, and work alongside to Director of
Research, Postgraduate Studies and Outreach
 Facilitate the appointment of suitable supervisors (workload
issues to be reported to DiRPO);
 Coordinate Postgraduate Research Student supervision in the
Department
 Providing policy guidelines that ensure high levels of
postgraduate research dissemination and value addition;
 Mentoring of and guidance to postgraduate students and
supervisors

July 2014 to date

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.

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  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
 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.

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 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.

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).

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  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.

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

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

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 19th April- 7th May, 2010
PACEEA/UNEP/Risoe SEMINAR, Local Rural Electrification Planning
and Business Models, Lilongwe, Malawi

3th – 5th July 2009

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 ☺ 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

☺ Prof. Ben Sebitosi

Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic
Engineering, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
Private X1, Maiteland 7602, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 21 808 4 557
Fax: +27 (0)21 808 4958

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 Mobile: +27 (0) 73 498 7221
E-mail: sebitosi@sun.ac.za

☺ 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 University of
Malawi- The Polytechnic to verify the information provided in this
resume.

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