Staff Profiles: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES - staff profiles

Ms. Penny Hiwilepo

Department: Department of Food Science and Technology

1. Name: (Title ,First, Last Names)	Ms. Penny Hiwilepo
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	MSc (Master of Science) Food Technology major Food Safety, Wageningen University, The Netherlands , 2004. BSc (Agriculture Major Food Science and Technology, University of Namibia, Namibia, 2001.
3. Current Position	Staff Development Fellow
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Neudamm, Food Science Building, Room 039,
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 61 206 4005 +264 61 206 3013
6. Email Address	phiwilepo@unam.na or ndalesha@yahoo.com
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Ms Hiwilepo began her career as an enumerator for FAO during the period of 1997 and 1999 at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF). She has been an employee of the University of Namibia since 2001 where she joined as Staff Development Fellow. She gained a lot of experience from working with MRCC at UNAM as a data capturer in 2001. In 2002 she did a research with CIRAD-France on Marula processing. She completed her Masters degree with the Wageningen University in 2004. She mentored first year Wageningen MSc students while finishing her MSc. She has been lecturing at the Department of Food Science and Technology since 2004. During 2006 to 2007, she was the Head of Department of Food Science and Technology. Currently, she is studying towards a PhD with University of Wageningen in the Netherlands until March 2012.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Principles of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ACA3112) General Microbiology (AFST3621) Food Microbiology (AFST3791) Post harvest and Technology (AFSC3781) Quality Management Systems (FSC3442)
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Food Science and Technology: Food Safety Standard and Regulation, Dairy Science, Product Development and Consumer Wishes, Quality System Managements and Reduction of Post Harvest Losses
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: 2004 Hiwilepo P, Beumer R, Hazeleger W “The Effect of Detection methods on the Isolation of Salmonella species” Wageningen Library. 2004 Hiwilepo P, Lozano Y ‘’Study on Marula Processing” CIRAD -Amis Department Amelioration des Methodes pour l'Innovation Scientifique Library 2004. 2001 Bille, P.G. Hiwilepo, P. Keya, E.L. “Examining the need for the use of calcium chloride in the processing of Gouda cheese made from pasteurised milk”. Journal of Food Technology in Africa, Vol 6, No. 2 44-47.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Michigan State University ( July – August 2008) Provided International Food Safety training Wageningen University and Research Centre (April 2008) Provided a training on Food Fermentation University of Stellenbosch (November – December 2007) 2nd ICFMH-Worksop on Food Safety in Africa Wageningen University and Research Centre ( October – November 2006) Provided Quality and Food Safety Management in the food supply chain Training. Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources representative member on the Indigenous Plant Task Team (IPTT) (2001 to date)