Celestin SIRIMU

Academic rank: 
Assistant Lecturer
Email: 
sirimucele2012@gmail.com
Telephone: 
+250790528671
College: 
College of Agriculture ,Animal sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)
School/centre: 
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Department: 
Food Science and Technology
Published Papers : 

1. Sirimu Celestin, S.S Thorat2, R.J Desale and U.D Chavan (2015). Effect of Milk Supplementation with Fructooligosaccharides and Inulin on Viable Counts of Probiotic Bacteria in Goat and Cow Milk Yoghurts. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) e-ISSN: 2319-2402, p- ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 9, Issue 7 Ver. I (July. 2015), PP 06-12.
2. Umuhozariho, M.G., Hagenimana, T., Nsabimana, Phenias, Sirimu, C., Uwobasa, N. & Uwineza, A.P. (2020). Effect of oven and freeze drying on nutritional composition of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) processed flour, African Journals Online (AJOL), 2(1): 33-39.
3. Isaie Mushimiyimana, Fidel Niyitanga, Celestin Sirimu (2021). Potential in bioethanol production from various agro wastes fermenting by microorganisms using carrot peel, onion peel, potato peel and sugar beet peel as substrates. Archives of Ecotoxicology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 27-31, 2021.

Brief profile: 
Mr. Sirimu Celestin is an assistant lecturer at the University of Rwanda (UR-CAVM), Department of Food science and technology. Mr. Celestin holds a Masters degree in Food science and technology obtained from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (India). Mr. Celestin is also a holder of a Bachelor's degree in Food science and technology gotten from the former Kigali institute of science and technology, in Rwanda. Mr. Sirimu is currrently undertaking PhD research in Food Sciences at Sokoine University of Agriculture, in Tanzania. He has got research interests in food fermentations, and life sciences where he wants to exploit antimicrobial potentials of industrially beneficial microorganisms to process and preserve food products thereby reducing postharvest losses, and contributing to food security.
Research Area: 
Food science and technology, Dairy science and technology, Food biotechnology and engineering, Life sciences