Engineering Technology of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria where he earned his B.Eng (Hons), M.Eng, Ph.D degrees in 2005, 2011, and 2018, respectively. His career objective is to contribute substantially to teaching and research for development, particularly in the agri-food sector and be part of the dynamic team that works towards applying the basic sciences and natural laws to develop technologies and innovations to improve agricultural/food production. Engr. Dr. Nwakuba specializes in power and machinery engineering as well as postharvest engineering options of agricultural engineering. His research spans the technological process and system variables for the development of efficient and techno-economic food and bio-processing equipment and technologies for value addition in the agri-food sector.