Bernard Kirui
MSc from Egerton University, Ph.D from Edinburgh Napier University. Worked for 4 month as aTask Force Member at National State of the Coast Report – 2008, Currently working as Research Officer at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute.
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Leadership, Management, Writing |
| Groups: | Energy Crossroads |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Napier University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute |
| Position: | Research Officer |
| Time period: | March 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Work under the department of mangrove restoration program where my duties involves monitoring of restored mangrove plantations, using spatial tools to monitor changes in mangrove statial and temporal changes |
| Employer: | Structural inventory of the mangrove forests in Kenya Project. |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | February 2008 - Present |
| Description: | I am part of mangrove team carrying out a survey on the status of mangroves in the south Kenya coast |
| Employer: | National State of the Coast Report – 2008. |
| Position: | Task Force Member |
| Time period: | February 2008 - May 2008 |
| Description: | I was involved in preparation of National State of the Coast Report -2008, a policy document- which is spearheaded by National Environment Management Authority. My contribution involved scientific editing of various chapters, proof reading and editing the draft copy of the document before submission to the editors. |
| Employer: | Earthwatch’s Mangrove forests of Kenya expedition project |
| Position: | Co- Principle Investigator |
| Time period: | July 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | Led a teams of volunteers from all over the world. My duties as a team leader in project included;
Overseeing the volunteers health and safety; Guiding the volunteers as they collected data; Liaised with the village committee in exposing the volunteers to local village cultures |
| Employer: | Lafarge / KMFRI –Mangrove forest Biofilitration Project |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | March 2007 - September 2007 |
| Description: | This project aimed to use mangroves to filtered water from the aquaculture activities carried out at Haller Park |
| Employer: | Napier University |
| Position: | Doctoral Student |
| Time period: | June 2003 - April 2008 |
| Description: | I investigated the correlation between species diversity and ecosystem functions, using replanted mangrove trees as the experimental model. This was a collaborative project between Edinburgh Napier University (UK) and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, with funding from the Leverhulme Trust (UK) and Earthwatch (UK). We planted forest plots with varying tree diversity to tests the effects of species richness on ecosystem functions, such as productivity, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration and the prevention of soil erosion. The work involved Kenyan technicians, post-graduate students and Earthwatch volunteers from all over the world. I provided mangrove research expertise, planned and organised year-round field campaigns, and ran annual team of expeditions. Other engagements included a number of lectures on biodiversity and ecosystem functions, climate change and mangrove ecology
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| Employer: | Ecological Economics of mangrove forests- associated fisheries |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Food security and sustainability’. I was involved in forestry aspects of this Sarec funded project. |
| Employer: | Netadconsult consultants |
| Position: | Assistant training facilitator |
| Time period: | April 1999 - August 1999 |
| Employer: | Gazi village Clean up campaigns |
| Position: | Coordinator |
| Time period: | June 2006 |
| Description: | Organized a local youth group (called Gazi youth group) to weekly clean-up camapaigns in the village.
Also assist the local women group in managing a mangrove walkboard- an ecotourism initiative at Gazi village. |
| Employer: | ActionAid Kenya |
| Position: | Student Intern |
| Time period: | August 1999 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Napier University |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Mangrove Ecology, PhD |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | 1.Skov MW, Kirui, K.B, Kairo J, Huxham M. Implications of tree species richness on the faunal diversity and production of experimental mangrove plantations. Target: Journal of Animal Ecology.
2.Kennedy H, Kirui, K.B, Huxham M, Kairo J, Skov MW. Nutrient contents and growth strategies of mangrove trees in species-mixture plantations. Target: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 3.Kairo, J. G, J. Bosire, J. Langat, B. Kirui, N. Koedam (2009) Allometry and Biomass Distribution in Replanted Mangrove Plantations at Gazi Bay, Kenya Aquatic Conservation: DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1046 4.Kirui, K.B., Huxham, M., Kairo, J.G. and Skov, M (2008). Influence of seedling size, positioning and diversity on survival of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay Kenya. Hydrobiologia 603: (1) 171-181. DOI 10.1007/s10750-007-9270-3 5.Tamooh, F., Kairo, J.G, Karachi, M., Huxham, M., Kirui, K. B., Mencuccini, M.(2008). Below-Ground Root yield Distribution in Natural and Replanted Mangrove Forests at Gazi bay, Kenya . Forest Ecology & Management: 256, 1290-1297 6Kirui, K.B., Karachi, M. and Kairo, J.G. (2006) Allometric equations for estimating aboveground biomass of Rhizophora mucronata at Gazi bay Kenya. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science: 5 (1) 27–34 |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | Gazi youth group |
