Prof. Kelleh Gbawuru Mansaray, a 1992 graduate of the PPRE programme, is the current Deputy Vice Chancellor of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. Upon obtaining his Master of Science degree programme in Renewable Energy Technologies from Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg, Germany, Prof. Mansaray moved to Canada where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological Engineering (with specialization in Bioenergy Systems) from Dalhousie University and a one-year experience as a postdoctoral researcher in Chemical Engineering at the University of British Columbia among other qualifications. He is a Professor of Energy Engineering, a researcher, consultant and an entrepreneur.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mansaray served in a number of administrative positions including Officer-In-Charge of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Sierra Leone (2013 – 2016) and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone (2017 - 2022). Prof. Mansaray has impeccable record in the University of Sierra Leone and has brought to the University his breadth and depth of experience both as a lecturer and an application-focused researcher with several publications. He has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate student projects which have resulted in prototypes and public installations especially in the areas of applied technology and renewable energy.
Prof. Mansaray has received several recognitions and awards at national and international levels including a recognition in the coveted global 2023 AD Scientific Index for his passionate contribution to the furtherance of academia, recipient of a University of Sierra Leone award in recognition of his contribution to research, a United Nations award in recognition of his special contribution to the South-South and Triangular Cooperation and a meritorious candidate of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Prof. Mansaray is very passionate about the growth of higher education and plans to make more contribution to the elevation of higher education in Sierra Leone in his new role as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.