WORK EXPERIENCE    EMPLOYER  POST HELD  PERIOD  JOB DESCRIPTION Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman Visting Professor Jan-August 2008 Leturer in the Deparment of Soils Water Bioresource  Engineering Ministry of Higher Education, Yaounde Cameroon Full time lecturer, University of Dschang 1997 till date Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Management, Professional Workshop Technology, Renewable Energies, Physical and Chemical  Properties of wood Canada-Gabon Cooporation, Libreville Gabon Visiting Lecturer Every year since 2004 Lectures on Renewable Energies, Farm Machinery at the University of Scince and Technology, Franceville Gabon. See Pictures here:     http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=tangkajkfr&p=C0FE&AID=3443962 FONAB Polytechnic Bamenda, Cameroon  Part Time Lecturer   1997/98 Advanced Applied,  Mechanics, Instrumentation Leventis Motors Ltd Ibadan Nigeria Industrial Attaché April- Sept.1989 Repairs,  maintenance  and assembly of cars, and Trucks (Mercedes, Honda, Renault and Mitsubishi) Leventis Motors Ltd Ibadan Nigeria Industrial Attaché August- Nov.1988 Assembly, repairs and servicing of agricultural Machinery (FORD, CASE, and DAVID BROWN).  Leventis Motors Ltd Ibadan Nigeria Industrial Attaché  June- Sept1987 Design and fabrication of Agricultural Machinery   Thesis  supervision Msc Weka FG.  1998 Design and construction of a natural convection solar tunnel drier for the drying of indigenous vegetables in Cameroon ( Translated form French)   Ndonwi D.A. 2000. Design modification,  fabrication and performance evaluation of a manually operated bar mill for the decortication of melon seeds.   Djoukeng H. G 2000 Design and  fabrication of a domestic solar water heating system.   Ekome Temothe. Evaluation of the techniques of agricultural machinery  management in a large scale mechanised farm: The case of the SPNP/SBM/PHP Banana plantations of Nyombe. ( Translated from French)   Abessollo A.P. 2000 Design and  fabrication of a solar energy powered incubator. (translated from French)   Okale N.A. 2000 Bioethanol production  from some vegetable products from Cameroon and engine tests using various ethanol petrol mixtures.   Epoh E .J.2001 Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a solar energy powered/ electrical energy back up incubator. . (Translated from French)   Ebale J. 2001 Engineering properties of raffia palm. Nguigum L. 2003. Design and fabrication of a horizontal axes wind turbine for the generation of electricity. Kamnang N E. 2003  Design fabrication and performance evaluation of a domestic solar refrigeration unit. Nguelo Collins 2006: Design Fabrication and performance evaluation of a pyrolisis system for powering a motor vehicle ( On going research)   Tidze Kona Joel 2009 : Design of  25m3 capacity biogas digester for a rural community college Obie Justin Essono 2009: Design, Fabrication and performance evaluation of a horizontal axis wind turbine based on the car alternator theory Tchakoua Piere 2009: Design fabrication and performance evaluation of a battery charge controller (Msc thesis in Physics)   Awards and prizes 1979              Cash prize award of CFA 9000 Frs. based on first year academic performance at government High School Kumbo 1981              Cash prize award of CFA 9000frs. based on third year academic performance a at Government High School Kumbo. 1986-92        Cameroon Government scholarship award for university education in Nigeria                          based on academic performance at the G.C.E. Advanced Level results. 1998               Israeli Government scholarship award for a course on Crops for arid and Semi-Arid zones :Advanced Agro-technologies  at the Ben Gurion University Israel 2001               Netherlands fellowship program award for studies at the Maastricht School of Management   Extra curricular activities and membership of professional bodies 2004               Member American society of Agricultural Engineers   http://www.asabe.org/   C1-C4 SEPT04 Resource 2001               Elected member of council of the Cameroon society of Engineers. 2000-             Elected representative of lecturers of the Faculty of Agriculture and    consequently, member of the University Administrative Council 1999               Secretary Cameroon Society of Engineers , Western Chapter                          Technical adviser, Basic Engineering Company ,Cameroon (Non governmental   organisation involved with rural development) 1995                President Nso students association University of Ibadan , Nigeria. 1992-93         President International Students Association (ISA) University of Ibadan,     Nigeria. 1989               Vice President :National Union of Cameroon students. University of Ibadan 1985                Food Prefect Saint Augustine’s College Nso,       House Captain St. Agnes Dormitory  St. Augustine’s College ,Nso   Miscellaneous Other Qualities:        Professional Driving Licence for Heavy Duty machinery, Arc welder, machinist, Hobbies :                     Tourism, Swimming, Photography, Chess, Scrabble Languages :                 English and French Computer Literacy :  Hardware repair and maintenace, Word Processing,  Programming (FOTRAN)   Referees   John Furze.   Holme Bygade  12.     8400 Ebeltoft Denmark. Tel +45 86 10 07 86  Cel:  +45 23 39 20 86  e.mail    Furze@mail.dk   Ajaga Nji. Vice Rector in Charge of Research, University of Dschang,  Cameroon. Phone:. (237) 77720149.  e-mail: ajaga_nji@yahoo.com Prof. Fonteh M F Head Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Dschang., Cameroon. Tel: (mob) 237 7774 0863, Fixed line 237 345 1701 Fax: (237) 2345 1932, e-mail:   matfonteh@yahoo.com  Refereed  Publications Tangka JK, Penda PM, Development and Performance Evaluation of a Medium-Scale System for Processing Bitter Leaf, Biosystems Engineering (2006), doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.11.005 Tangka J K  NE Kamnag (2006). Development of a simple intermittent solar refrigeration system. International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies. Manchester University Press ISSN: 1748-1317 Volume 1 Issue 2, April 2006, pp 127-138         Tangka J K  (2006). Development of a simple pulper for leaves of green plants. Agric Mech Asia Afr Lat Am VOL.37; NO.4;PAGE.76-80(2006)   P. K Talla; Tekougnening; J K Tangka; Ebale; A Foudjet (2004) Statistical model of strength in compression of Raphia vinifera L (Arecacea). Journal of Bamboo and Rattan Vol 3: 3 pp 229-235   Tangka J. K (2003). Analysis of the thermal energy requirements for the extraction proteins from  some green plants. Biosystems     Engineering.  Vol 8,  N° 4 pp 473-47   Tangka J K ; Ndongo B; Onabid M. (2001) Raffia palm as a structural material in the grass land region of Cameroon . African Journal of Building Materials. Vol. 5 N°1, pp 10-18   Tangka J K, Fonteh M F, Berinyuy J E ( 2000) Agricultural Mechanisation in Cameroon: Constraints and Opportunities for improvement. Journal of the Cameroon Society of Engineers. Vol 9 pp 46-49 Tangka J K Design and Development of an appropriate technology furnace for the melting of cast iron and nonferous metals in Cameroon.  Journal of the Cameroon Society of Engineers. Vol 8 pp 40-44   Berinyuy, J.E, Tangka, J.K Weka, F.G (1999). Potentials of solar energy utilisation in ther post harvest drying of vegetables and other commodities in Cameroon. Journal of the Cameron Society of Engineers.Vol. 8, pp 27-33 Tangka, J.K. Aboaba , F.O. Lucas , E.B. (1998) Thermal energy requirements for the extraction of leaf protein concentrate from the leaves of selected plant species. Journal of the Cameroon Society of Engineers. 7, pp 23-27     PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS.      Tangka JK (2007Effect of moisture content on the strength properties of raffia palm. Bioysystems Engineering (In Press)   Conference, thesis and  Seminar Papers. Tangka , J.K. (2005). Conservation Agriculture: Prospects for Cameroon. Paper presented at the first regional conference on conservation Agriculture in Cameroon. Botanic Gardens Limbe. Proceedings in Press.   Tangka , J.K. (1995). A comparative analysis of the energy requirements for the extraction of leaf protein concentrate from the leaves of five Nigerian plant species. Ph.D thesis Department of Agricultural Engineering ,University of Ibadan ,Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K. (1991a) Design of leaf protein extraction machinery . MSc. thesis Department of Agricultural Engineering. University of Ibadan , Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K. (1991b)Relationship between Livestock business and environmental pollution of some areas of Ibadan City. Paper presented at the departmental seminar , Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Ibadan  Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K. (1991c) . Feasibility study on commercial leaf protein concentrate production. Paper presented at the Departmental seminar  Department of Food Technology , University of Ibadan , Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K (1991d) Raffia palm as a structural material in the North West Province of Cameroon. Paper presented at the departmental seminar ,                 Department of Agricultural engineering University of Ibadan , Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K (1991).Design of a 25000 tons capacity Nigeria warehouse for strategic grain storage in the Nigeria. Paper presented at the departmental seminar ,Department of Agricultural engineering University of Ibadan , Nigeria.   Tangka , J.K (1989).Repairs and maintenance of cars and trucks.(Mercedes Benz , Honda , Renault and Mitsubishi ). A report of the supervised industrial training program carried out at Leventis Motors Company , and presented at the Industrial Co-ordination Unit , University of Ibadan  September , 1989 .   Tangka , J.K (1988). Assembly repairs and maintenance of heavy duty agricultural equipment.(CASE ,Ford, and DAVID BROWN) ..A report of the supervised industrial training program carried out at Leventis Motors Company , and presented at the Industrial Co-ordination Unit , University of Ibadan.   Tangka , J.K (1987) Engineering craft. A report of the supervised industrial training program carried out at FOBA Engineers Company Ltd. and presented at the Industrial Co-ordination Unit , University of Ibadan. September 1987.