Water Resources, Soil and Water Conservation, Hydrology, Irrigation
Professor Edwin Ikenna Ekwue is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering with Biosystems Programme of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus. Before joining UWI in January 19992, he was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Nigeria.
Professor Ekwue is the Chairman of the publication board and former Associate Editor of the West Indian Journal of Engineering and was an Associate Editor of the Journal of Arid Agriculture in Nigeria. He has completed a number of research projects at UNIMAID and The UWI. His research has focused mainly on increasing the understanding of the influence of organic and other amendments on soil erosion, strength, cultivation, compaction, thermal properties and compression. He has also made inroads into his wider area of speciality (Soil and Water) by conducting research and publishing in areas of Water Resources, Hydrology and Irrigation. He has written about 119 academic papers, of which 73 have appeared in refereed journals. He has also been involved in a number of consultancies.
Professor Ekwue has held several administrative positions at The UWI, including Deputy Dean (Postgraduate and Outreach), Faculty of Engineering (2008/2009), Manager of the Engineering Institute (2005-2009) and he has acted as the Head of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering on five separate occasions.
Professor Ekwue was awarded the presitigious UWI/Guardian Life of the Caribbean Premium Teaching Award in September 2006.
[Journal Article]
Management of water demand in the Caribbean region: current practices and future needs more..2010
Edwin EkwueEkwue, Edwin I
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[Journal Article]
Simulation of irrigation water requirements of some crops in Trinidad ssing the CROPWAT irrigation software more..2015
Edwin EkwueEkwue, Edwin I and Rebekah, C Constantineb and Birch, Robert
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[Journal Article]
Effect of peat on the compactibility of some Trinidadian soils more..1994
Edwin EkwueEkwue, EI and Stone, RJ
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[Journal Article]
Modelling slaking sensitivity to assess the degradation potential of humid tropic soils under intense rainfall more..2010
Edwin EkwueWuddivira, MN and Ekwue, EI and Stone, RJ
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[Journal Article]
Thermal conductivities of some agricultural soils in Trinidad as affected by density, water and peat content. more..2015
Edwin EkwueEkwue, Edwin I and Stone, Reynold J and Peters, Everson J and Rampersa, Sharda
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[Education and Training]
PhD Agricultural Engineering more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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B.Eng Agricultural Engineering more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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MSc. Agricultural Engineering more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Membership]
Associate Member, Institution of Agricultural Engineers, United Kingdom more..Contribution of > Membership
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Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers more..Contribution of > Membership
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Fellow, Institution of Agricultural Engineers, United Kingdom more..Contribution of > Membership
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