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| Professor Umezuruike Linus Opara |
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Profile of Umezuruike Linus Opara on Web of Science revealed that the Professor has a total of 237 publication to his credits with 3985 total time of citation and citation index of 31.
Professor Umezuruike Linus Opara is Reseacher at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is a Chair of Posthavest Technology at the prestigious university. He is a Chartered Agricultural Engineer and Certified Food Scientist.
He serves as the President of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)
Professor Opara is an Alumni of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) where he bagged BEng (First Class Degree Honour) in Agricultural Engineering in 1987 and MEng in Agricultural Engineering in 1989.
Prior to joining Stellenbosch University in 2009, he was once a Reseacher at Massey University, New Zealand where he earned his PhD degree in Agricultural Engineering.
He is the Chairman Board of Directors of Greenage Technologies Power Systems Limited, an Original Equipment Manufacturing company that is based in Enugu.