✦ Executive Biography
Maina Muniafu (Max) is an Associate Professor of Natural Sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the United States International University – Africa (USIU-A), bringing approximately 25 years of tertiary-level teaching and research expertise.
Specialising in the sustainable management of natural resources and plant biochemistry, his active research portfolio focuses on water pollution, soil nitrogen dynamics, and the isolation and identification of medicinally active compounds. He is also a designated Biodiversity Fellow of the United Nations University.
✦ Selected Journal Publications
- Muniafu, Kahindi & Kwena (2015). Bio-ethanol production from cassava at the coast region in Kenya. Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Management.
- Muniafu, Malala & Kwena (2015). African Traditional Vegetables as Agents of Integrated Soil Fertility Management. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B.
- Muniafu, Wambalaba et al. (2012). Using OER as a tool for agribusiness management training for hard-to-reach rural farmer populations. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks.
- Muniafu, Iraki & Otiato (2008). Exploiting indigenous knowledge in environmental conservation and promotion of African plants. J. Language, Tech. & Entrepreneurship in Africa.
- Muniafu & Kinyamario (2007). Soil nutrient content, soil moisture and yield of Katumani maize in a semi-arid area of Kenya. African Journal of Env. Science & Tech.
- Mungai, Stigter, Coulson, Ng’etich, Muniafu et al. (1997). Measuring solar radiation transmission in tropical agriculture using tube solarimeters. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
- Muniafu et al. (1999). Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris L. under different soil moisture levels. Journal of Environmental Sciences.
✦ Books & Book Chapters
- Muniafu & Miya (2016). Baseline Survey of E-Waste Status in Nairobi, Kenya. Lambert Academic Publishing.
- Mwangi, Kimani & Muniafu (2013). Renewable Energy Governance in Kenya: Plugging into the Grid. In Renewable Energy Governance, Lecture Notes in Energy 57. Springer-Verlag London.
- Muniafu & Kinyamario. Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Semi-Arid Savannas of Kenya. ISBN: 978-3-8383-9170-0.
