JKUAT Mining Engineering Students Bag the ME2i Innovators Award

Two students, Ms. Aisha and Ms. Kendi, from the department of Mining, Materials and Petroleum Engineering, won the Innovators award at the Mining & Energy Innovation and Investment (ME2i) forum organized by Kipya Africa Ltd held on 15th July 2022. The forum was co-hosted by the University ... Continue reading →

Professor B. K Rop Publishes New Handbook

Bernard Kipsang Rop an Associate Professor of Geology in Mining, Materials and Petroleum Engineering (MMPE) Department at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology recently published a new handbook titled: Fundamentals of Laboratory Practices in Mineralogy and Petrology. Prof. Rop ... Continue reading →

Celebrating Women in Mining #IDWIM2022

Early this year, the International Women in Mining (IWiM) announced the launch of the International Day of Women in Mining (IDWIM); an inaugural global celebration of women in mining that was slated for 15th June, 2022 and which would be celebrated annually. IDWIM seeks to celebrate women in ... Continue reading →

MMPE Receives Books Donation from the Rattansi Education Foundation

The department of Mining, Materials and Petroleum Engineering (MMPE) is excited to receive sixteen (16) books from the Rattansi Education Foundation. The books received by MMPE are in the areas of Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Energy, Environmental and Sustainable Development, Petroleum ... Continue reading →

Engineers Board Accredits Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering

BSc. in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering offered in our department was accredited by Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) on March, 2019 on two-year interim accreditation.