Rate My Professor Gloria Odo

Dr. Gloria V. Odo (née Rupf) serves as a Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Energy at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. Holding a PhD, her academic and research focus centers on renewable energy technologies, with particular emphasis on biogas systems, waste management, biosystems engineering, and electrical engineering. Her work explores energy conversion, power generation, sustainability, and energy conservation, often applied to contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa and Australia. Dr. Odo's passion lies in facilitating the sustainable implementation and use of energy solutions. She contributes to teaching courses such as Engineering Design for Sustainability and engages in collaborative research initiatives.

Dr. Odo has an extensive publication record, with 12 listed works accumulating 363 citations and over 3,700 reads. Notable publications include 'Cooperative operational planning of multi-microgrid distribution systems with a case study' (2024), 'A Multi-dimension Clustering Method for Load Profiles of Australian Local Government Facilities' (2022, conference paper), 'Carnarvon Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Trials Technical Report #2' (2021), 'From goals to joules: A quantitative approach of interlinkages between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals' (2019), 'Voltage Optimisation Technology for an Australian Abattoir—A Techno-Economic Evaluation' (2017), 'Development of an optimal biogas system design model for Sub-Saharan Africa with case studies from Kenya and Cameroon' (2017), 'Development of a model for identifying the optimal biogas system design in Sub-Saharan Africa' (2016), and 'Broadening the potential of biogas in Sub-Saharan Africa: An assessment of feasible technologies and feedstocks' (2016). She participates in projects like the Murdoch University STEM Gender Diversity Research Grant, collaborating with colleagues to enhance inclusive engineering education. Additionally, she is involved in international efforts such as the AAUN PRDF 2025 as an Early Career Researcher and contributes to events like the World Renewable Energy Congress 2026.