Key details
Dr Fredrick U Mbanaso
Senior Lecturer in Built Environment
Dr Fredrick Mbanaso is currently the co-Programme Leader for Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, BSc Hons (Top-up). He is the University of Greenwich subject expert on Safety and Health to SBCS College, Champs Fleurs in Trinidad & Tobago, and HKU SPACE, Hong Kong.
During his tenure in the Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing at Coventry University, UK, Dr Fredrick Mbanaso undertook several key academic leadership roles within the School of Energy, Construction, and Environment. Fredrick served as an examiner for PhD, MSc research projects and other academic programmes, and also served as a Subject Expert, Doctoral College PhD Progress Review Panel (PRP). Furthermore, he was the designated liaison for both IOSH and NEBOSH programmes at Coventry University.
He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, Graduate member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (GradIOSH), a Member of the Energy Institute (MEI), and Associate member of Institution of Chemical Engineers (AIChemE). He is also a trainer and assessor for NEBOSH and IOSH programmes.
His PhD award from Coventry University was conferred for research work whose main fields of study for the qualification were Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences. The novelty and impact of the research study were very significant that it generated five (5) published outputs in high-impact Q1 journals and four (4) conference papers among others. His key research areas include Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Stormwater harvesting, Environmental pollution attenuation and biodegradation etc. As a proficient Researcher with strong analytical skills in Environmental Microbiology & Ecotoxicology, and Sustainable Water Resources, he has run several industry-linked consultancy research projects for one of Coventry University’s Research Centres, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR). Some of the outputs from these projects supported some of CAWR’s Key Metrics and acted as pilot projects for the Horizon 2020 bid under the call WASTE-7-2015.
Prior to entering academia, he had amassed over 9 years of extensive experience in the energy industry at TOTAL, a French multinational energy company. His diverse roles encompassed Lubrication Engineering, Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Management System, Specialties Engineering, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Tribology, Personnel Training, Client Services and Prospecting. During his time at TOTAL, he earned multiple awards, notably achieving the highest recognition, "Greatly Exceeds Expectation (GEE)," during the annual performance review appraisal, in recognition of his outstanding performance.
As an experienced Mentor, Fredrick is passionate about mentoring MSc students into potential PhD candidates, an initiative that has yielded successful PhD completions and others under supervision. He is also enthusiastic about mentoring undergraduate budding talents, nurturing their potential for both academic and professional excellence.
Responsibilities within the university
- Co-Programme Leader for Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, BSc Hons (Top-up).
- University subject expert on Safety and Health to HKU SPACE Hong Kong.
- University subject expert on Safety and Health to SBCS College, Champs Fleurs in Trinidad & Tobago.
- Module leader for several modules.
Awards
- Total Energies - Greatly Exceeds Expectation (GEE) (2002)
- Coventry University Early Career Researcher Award (2018)
Recognition
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom.
- Graduate member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (GradIOSH).
- Associate member of Institution of Chemical Engineers (AIChemE).
- Member of the Energy Institute (MEI).
- Trainer and assessor for NEBOSH and IOSH programmes.
Research / Scholarly interests
- Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management
- Sustainable Drainage Systems
- Environmental pollution attenuation and biodegradation.
- Environmental Microbiology & Ecotoxicology
- Stormwater harvesting and Sustainable Water Resources
- Reviewer – Science of the Total Environment
- Reviewer – Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Reviewer – Water Research
- Reviewer – Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Reviewer – Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
- Reviewer – Marine Science: Research & Development
- Reviewer – Environmental Technology & Innovation
Key funded projects
Fredrick has acquired a rich research portfolio with related publication profile currently available on Google Scholar with hundreds of citations and associated H-index and i10-index (https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=4pTlxlEAAAAJ&hl=en ).
Fredrick has successfully supervised several PhD and MSc students to completion.
Some of the funded research projects where Fredrick was the Principal Investigator (PI) are as follows:
- PI - Coventry University Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme (£9,970.13) (2018).
- PI – Biochar project on infiltration and contaminants retention in sustainable drainage systems via CAWR (£9,105.00) (2017)
- PI – Formpave project on pollutants retention and biodegradation in sustainable drainage systems via CAWR (£25,200.00) (2016).
- PI – Coventry University PhD Research grant on pollution attenuation and biodegradation in sustainable drainage systems (£43,500.00) (2010)
Recent publications
Article
Mbanaso, Fredrick U. , Theophilus, Stephen, Sam-Ateki, Maureen A., Nnadi, Ernest O. , Umeoren, Udeme , Umeokafor, Nnedinma (2023), Investigation of impact of slow-release fertilizer and struvite on biodegradation rate of diesel-contaminated soils. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 5: 100209 2666-0490 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100209).