César KAPSEU

• Research areas:  Processes Engineering  applied for food, Separations Engineering, Physico-chemical properties and thermodynamic, Drying, Technology of sugar and optimization, Physical Chemistry of oilseeds and vegetable oils, Refining and waste recovery,  Conservation of tropical products, renewable energies
• Short biography: KAPSEU César holds a degree in Chemical Industries Engineering from the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques de Nancy” in 1983 and a State Doctorate from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (1989) in France. Since April 27, 2004, he has been Professor of Universities. Since January 30, 1984; he is teacher-researcher at the National Advanced School of Agro Industrial Sciences/The University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; He was Head of Department of Process Engineering and Engineering from 1994 to 2006 in the same institution. He has held several international positions, including Representative of Sub-Saharan Africa on the Network Committee for Process Engineering Applied to Agro-Food at the “Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie” (2000-2006); Member of the Committee of Experts at the AUF Central Africa Office (2000-2005); Member of the Steering Committee of Section VI “Post-Harvest Processes and Technologies” of the International Commission of Rural Engineering; Member of the Steering Committee of the International Drying Symposium Series (IDS ‘); Scientific Advisor to the International Foundation for Science (Sweden); Associate Professor at the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (Nancy, France); Professor at the Center of Regional Excellence of Brazzaville in Congo; Expert at the journal “Cahiers d’Etudes Francophones / Agricultures”; Regional Manager of the African Network for Solar Energy in Central Africa. He is the laureate of several national and international scientific awards, including the AUF Scientific Excellence Award (1997 Knight of Cameroonian Merit (2005), ATLAS / AAI (USA) Alumni award 1999, Chevreul Medalist (Paris, France) in 2009). Member of the Academy of Sciences of Cameroon in 2009, Albert Einstein Award for Excellence (ABI, USA) in 2011, Ambassador of Science (TWAS, UNESCO) in 2013, Officer of the Order of Merit Cameroon in 2009. He is the author of 293 scientific publications including 10 books r. Finally, he was elected on August 13, 2015, in South Africa, representing in Central Africa the African Committee for the Future of the Earth (AFEC) of which he is one of the 11 permanent members.