Ooko Abong’ George
Professor of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology
Dr. George Ooko Abong’ is a lecturer in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Nairobi (UoN). Born in the 1980 in Homa-Bay County, Dr. Abong’ completed his KCPE (1995) and KCSE (1999) in Kanga Primary and St. Mary’s School, Yala, respectively. He first joined the University of Nairobi in 2001 to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science and Technology and graduated with a First Class Honors in 2005 before joining a Master of Science (MSc) class and graduated in 2008.
Academic Background
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD degree) in Food Science and Technology, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi. 2009-2011.
- Master of Science (M.Sc. degree) in Food Science and Technology, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya. 2005 – 2008. Courses: Advanced food science (microbiology, chemistry, nutrition), Food Toxicology, food dispersions and additives, food processing and post-harvest physiology, statistics and field experimentation.
- Bachelor of Science Degree (first-class honours)– in Food Science and Technology, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya. 2001 – 2005.Major courses: food microbiology/biotechnology, food biochemistry/chemistry, micro and macroeconomics, product development and marketing, specific crops technology, crop physiology and production, animal and human nutrition, and technology of food/dairy processing and food engineering.
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate, A- (A minus) at St. Mary’s School, Yala, Private Bag, Yala, Kenya, 1996– 1999.
- Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) certificate, A- (A minus) at Kanga Primary School, Kanga, Kenya.1995.
