Cosmas Anyanwu is a Professor of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, currently serving as Deputy Director of the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is a highly motivated ICT-driven Specialist who has worked on several national and international projects  including as

(i) Senior Research Fellow in the Nigerian Deep Decarbonisation Project funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) (2021-2024);

(ii) Senior Research Fellow in the Nigerian Long-Term Low Emissions Strategy Project funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment and French Development Agency (AFD) (2022-2023);

(iii) Chairman, Nigerian Technical Committee on Clean Cookstoves and Cooking Solutions and Nigerian Rep. in the Technical Committee (TC 285) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

(iv) Visiting Research Fellow of ENEA Research Centre Trisaia, Italy on  biomass and waste-to-energy conversion projects especially gasification (2005 and 2009);

(v) Visiting Research Fellow of Aprovecho Research Centre, Oregon USA (2013)

(vi) Energy consultant to the German International Co-operation Agency (GIZ) as well as the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) on various renewable energy projects, etc. He has supervised many postgraduate students and has published over sixty peer-reviewed articles in notable journals. Below are some of his published articles:

• Algal biomass as a global source of transport fuels: Overview and development perspectives - Kifayat Ullah, Mushtaq Ahmad, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Pengmei Lu, Adam Harvey, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana, CN Anyanwu - Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 24 (4), 329-339
• Sustainability of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as industrial feedstock, energy and food crop in Nigeria -
  
  CN Anyanwu, CN Ibeto, SL Ezeoha, NJ Ogbuagu - Renewable Energy 81, 745-752
  • Studies on the effect of anaerobic digestion on the microbial flora of animal wastes 2: digestion and modelling of process parameters. - AU Ofoefule, EO Uzodinma, CN AnyanwuTrends in Applied Sciences Research 5 (1), 39-47
  • Experimental investigation of a photovoltaic-powered solar cassava dryer - CN Anyanwu, OU Oparaku, SO Onyegegbu, U Egwuatu, NI Edem, ...Drying Technology 30 (4), 398-403
  • Design and implementation of a water level controller
    CN Anyanwu, CC Mbajiorgu, EC Anoliefo
    Nigerian Journal of Technology 31 (1), 89-92
  • Effect of reaction temperature and time on neem methyl ester yield in a batch reactor
    CN Anyanwu, CC Mbajiorgu, CN Ibeto, PM Ejikeme
    Energy conversion and management 74, 81-87
  • Performance evaluation of a composite-padded evaporative cooling storage BIN
    NJ Ogbuagu, IA Green, CN Anyanwu, JI Ume
    Nigerian Journal of Technology 36 (1), 302-307
  • Present and prospective energy use potentials of selected agricultural wastes in Nigeria
    CN Anyanwu, CN Ibeto, IS Eze, SL Ezeoha
    Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5 (3), 032703
  • Solar cooling: a potential option for energy saving and abatement of greenhouse gas emissions in Africa
    VK Sharma, D Marano, CN Anyanwu, GO Okonkwo, CN Ibeto, IS Eze
    Singapore J. Sci. Res 1, 1-12
  • A design algorithm for batch stirred tank transesterification reactors
    CN Anyanwu, CC Mbajiorgu, OU Oparaku, EU Odigboh, UN Emmanuel
    Energy conversion and management 62, 40-46
  • Present and Prospective Roles of Irrigation in National Food Security in Nigeria
    CN Anyanwu, CC Anyadike, OO Nwoke, GO Chukwuma
    International Journal of Applied 5 (4), 455-466
  • Evaluation of pollution potentials and fuel properties of nigerian sub-bituminous coal and its blends with biomass
    CN Ibeto, JA Ayodele, CN Anyanwu
    J. Mater. Environ. Sci 7 (8), 2929-2937
  • Experimental determination of the drying rate of chilly yellow pepper (Capsicum anuum)
    CN Anyanwu, WI Okonkwo
    Niger J. Solar Energy 19 (1), 18-24
  • Experimental determination of the drying rate constant of chilly yellow pepper
    CN Anyanwu, WI Okonkwo
    Proceedings of National Solar Energy Forum, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka
  • Biogas Production from Waste By-products of Ethanol Production: 3. Modeling of Gas Yield with Time
    AU Ofoefule, UC Okoro, OD Onukwuli, CN Anyanwu
    Physical Review & Research International
  • Physical properties of Irvingia gabonensis, Detarium microcapum, Mucuna pruriens and Brachystegia eurycoma seeds
    FU Asoiro, SL Ezeoha, CN Anyanwu, NN Aneke
    Heliyon 6 (9), e04885
  • The prospects, impacts, and research challenges of enhanced cellulosic ethanol production: a review
    SL Ezeoha, CN Anyanwu, JN Nwakaire
    Nigerian Journal of Technology 36 (1), 267-275
  • Evaluation of the fuel properties and pollution potentials of lignite coal and pellets of its blends with different biowastes
    C Ibeto, M Anisha, C Anyanwu
    American Chemical Science Journal 14 (1), 1-12
  • An Overview of Solar fruit drying: A potential remedy for post harvest losses in nigeria
    FG Ngasoh, CN Anyanwu, NO Namessan, AA Ahmadu, MA Suleiman
    Intl Res J Eng’g & Tech 5 (4)
  • Small-scale incinerator for domestic hot water generation from municipal solid wastes
    GO Unachukwu, CN Anyanwu
    European Journal of Scientific Research 39 (3), 430-439