Rapheal Wangalwa

Biography

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 1) On track Master of Science MSc. (Biology option) Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara-Uganda August 2014-Present 2) First Class Honours Bachelor of Science with Education (Biology & Chemistry), Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara-Uganda, August, 2010 – August, 2013. SHORT TRAINING 1) RELOAD project workshop on Reduction of Post- Harvest Losses and Value Addition in East African Food Value Chains Egerton, Kenya from September 29th  to October 2nd , 2015 2) Particpated in  the HACCP and ISO 22000:2005 Food safety management system training programme Held on Friday 31st of October to 2nd of November 2014, Egerton University Kenya 3) Certificate of Attendance and Active Participation at the TEAL and AGORA workshop Held on the 23-26th of September, 2015 at Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara Uganda 4) Certificate of Attendance and Active Participation at the International Field School funded by Volkswagen foundation and organized by Mbarara University in collaboration with Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main and Justus Liebig University Giessen under the theme: Understanding Freshwater Ecology as a basis for sustainable Ecosystem Management and Conservation. LEADERSHIP 1) 2016, Faculty of Science representative on the 12th Mbarara University of Science and Technology Annual Research Dissemination Conference organising committee 2) 2015-Present, Secretary of Quality Assurance committee faculty of science, Mbarara University of science and Technology 3) 2015-Present contact person for ICT RELOAD MUST chapter 4) 2012-2013 Chairman Nature Uganda, Southwestern Uganda Branch. HONOURS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS Excellence Award: The Best Bachelor of Science with Education Graduand 2014, Mbarara University of Science and Technology MEMBERSHIPS 1) 2016, Member of International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists IAADL 2) 2015-Present ,Member of  Mbarara University  of Science and  Technology  Academic  Staff  Association 3) 2013, December: Registered with the ministry of education and sports as a graduate teacher under file number UTS/W/4646 with registration number GT/2013/211 4) 2012- present: Member of Nature Uganda (East African Natural History Society), Based in Kampala, Uganda. 5) 2015-present Member of ICT and Library committee of faculty of science  PUBLICATION Wangalwa, R., Tolo, C. U., Kagoro, R. G., & Matofari, W. J. (2016) Assessment of on-farm milk handling practices in Mbarara District South-western Uganda, African Journal of Dairy Farming and Milk Production Vol. 3 (2), pp. 141-148. CONFERENCE / SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS Wangalwa, R., Tolo, C. U., Kagoro, R. G., & Matofari, W. J. (Manuscript) Assessment of on-farm milk handling practices in Mbarara District South-western Uganda, presented at 11th MUST ARD conference held on December 16th, 2015

Research Interest

Diversity of freshwater snails of Lake Mburo and their medical and veterinary implications for wild life and community Health Kiruhura district south western Uganda. Assessing the effect of milk handling practices on milk quality in Mbarara District South-western Uganda