Chrispin Pettang
Chrispin Pettang is a full Professor of the University of Yaoundé I since January 2008. He has been granted the knighthood of the Order of Valour for high services to the state of Cameroon. He is a member of some leading professional organisations. Some include the National Association of Architects (ONAC) (membership number 102), the Cameroon Society of Engineers, the National Association of Civil Engineers (membership number 423) and ADEPY (Association of Graduates of the Ecole Polytechnique Yaoundé). Pr. Pettang has got a very rich and solid academic background. He graduated from the Institute of the World Bank for the Municipal Development Program in 2001, where he studied Urban Management and Development Strategic development plans. In 2001, he defended and obtained an HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in Housing and urban development strategies in University Claude Bernard Lyon I and INSA Lyon (2001), which gives him the power to independently conduct research and supervise PhD students. In the same 2001, he undertook training in Total Quality Management in the School of Mines de Nantes, France. In 1993, he obtained a PhD in Engineering Sciences from the National Advanced School of Engineering of Yaoundé, Cameroon. His PhD research was about the development of a new model for housing production in Cameroon, and was highly commended by the examination jury who awarded him the grade “très honorable avec les félicitations du jury”, an equivalent of highest distinction. Also, he obtained a degree in architecture (Architect DPLG) with grade distinction from the “Unité Pédagogique d'Architecture de Saint-Etienne”, France, a degree accredited and warded by the French government. Lastly, he obtained a degree in Civil Engineering from the National Advanced School of Engineering of Yaoundé in 1981. Pr. Pettang has also supervised so many students at different levels. Firstly he has supervised out 5 PhD theses to completion and currently supervising 4 PhD candidates. Secondly, he has supervised 14 Diplôme d'études appliquées (DEA) (or Masters II) thesis in Engineering. Lastly, he has supervivsed 2 Masters (MEng) degrees in Computer Science, 100 in Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. From a research perspective, Pr. Pettang has published 3 books between 1998 and 1999, 2 book chapters in 2001 and 2005 and 50 peer-reviewed articles. He has also been awarded 3 prizes in 1986, 1987 and 1998. At a professional level, Dr Pettang is currently the Director of Physical Plant, Infrastructure, Planning and Development of the University of Bamenda since 2012. From July 2007 to August 2012, he was the technical coordinator of the Monitoring Operational Unit of the University of Yaoundé I, which practices in the context of the implementation of the Support Programme for the Technological and Professional Component of Higher Education (PRO -ACTP). These projects include: i) the work of extension of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, ii) the work of extension of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Yaoundé, and the Annex Bambili. Which become Bamenda University since 2011. From September 2003 to August 2012, he was the Director of Infrastructure, Planning and Development of the University of Yaounde I. He represented the Rector of the University of Yaoundé I as a client in the Commission of Procurement in 2007. Since 1995 he has been the Director of the Laboratory of Civil Engineering and Design Sciences at Ecole Nationale Superieure Polytechnique-Yaounde. In 2002, he managed the investment and construction of sanitation operations in the city of Yaounde on behalf of the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) of the Embassy of France in Cameroon. He was the acting head of the Urban Observatory of OSCISCA (Observatory of Social Change and Innovation in Cameroon in 1999. He was the Engineer and Principal Architect of Project Health, Fertility and Nutrition (IDA Credit World Bank CM/411 No. 2684), charged to build and equip hospitals and 180 health centers in Cameroon in 1996. He was the moderator of the National Technical Committee on Housing through which he wrote the Cameroonian contribution to the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul in 1996. In 1994, he was UNIDO National Expert on local materials. As an Engineer Architect, Pr. Pettang was responsible for monitoring and coordinating the extension of the Faculty of the University of Yaounde funded by the Spanish government in 1995. From February 2, 1991 to 15 APRIL 1993, he was Head of Division of Infrastructure and Facilities at the University of Yaoundé. He had also been Head of the Department of Architecture and Housing of the University of Yaoundé in 1991. Lastly, Pr. Pettang has worked as Expert Consultant Engineer for many companies including the SHIMIZU Corporation-one of the leading construction firms in Japan. He is also a strong advocate of building construction using sustainable materials such as stabilised earth bricks.
Publications
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Chrispin Pettang, Marcelline Blanche Manjia, F. Henry Abanda.
© 2016. 384 pages.
The continued growth of emerging nations depends largely on the development of their built infrastructures and communities. Roads, dams, bridges, hospitals, schools, and housing...
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