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Prof. Samuel Lutta

Ag. Deputy Principal, Academics

Prof. Samuel Lutta

Prof. Samuel Lutta

Ag. Deputy Principal, Academics

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Prof. Samuel Lutta

Prof. Samuel Lutta is the Deputy Principal, Academics at The Kerio Valley University College (KVUC), where he oversees academic programmes, curriculum development, quality assurance and the overall academic direction of the institution.

Prof. Lutta is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. He is a subject expert in inorganic chemistry, material science and environmental chemistry.

Prof. Lutta holds a B.Ed (Hons) from Egerton University, an MSc (Chemistry) from Egerton University, and a PhD (Inorganic Chemistry) from the State University of New York — Binghamton, USA. He was awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship in 2012 to undertake Postdoctoral research at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.

He joined the University of Eldoret in 1999 — when it was still a campus of Moi University — as a Tutorial Fellow, and rose through the various academic ranks before becoming an Associate Professor in 2015. He currently serves as the Director of the Board of Post-Graduate Studies at the University of Eldoret.

Prof. Lutta is an active researcher and has attended numerous conferences and published over 30 articles in refereed journals. His areas of research interest are inorganic chemistry, material science and environmental chemistry.

He has supervised over 25 postgraduate students and examined over 40 theses. He has also served as an external examiner for several local and international universities.

Prof. Lutta has held key administrative positions at the University of Eldoret, including University Time-tabler, Dean of the School of Science, and member of various ad-hoc committees that developed university policies.

Office of the Deputy Principal, Academics
The Kerio Valley University College
P.O. Box 1125-30100
Eldoret, Kenya

Email: dpprincipal@kvuc.ac.ke
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