Prof. Bernard O. Aduda
Group Leader

Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, KENYA

E-mail: boaduda@uonbi.ac.ke or adudaboc.ba@gmail.com

Tel: +254 721 267 858

Research Interests

Microstructure-Property Relationships with emphasis on:

  • Thermophysical properties of solids, in particular, ceramics and granular thermal insulators.
  • Nondestructive evaluation and characterization of materials.
  • Thin films for dye sensitized solar cells, photocatalysis, and
  • Nanotechnologies for sustainable development (e.g., water purification and solar cells)
Prof. Julius M. Mwabora
Researcher

Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, KENYA

E-mail: mwabora@uonbi.ac.kejmwabora@gmail.com

Mobile number: +254722709507

Current research interests are Dye sensitized solar cells, Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment, Thin Films, and Energy.

Prof. NYONGESA Francis Wanjala, (Ph.d)
Researcher

Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Email: fnyongesa@uonbi.ac.ke fnyongesa2012@gmail.com

 Research interests:

  • Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) of Materials and its applications in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and in Photocatalytic purification of water
  • Nanoporous Functional Ceramics membranes for structural and Water Purification systems (design, fabrication, & modelling)
  • Solar Energy Materials
Dr. Sebastian Waita
Researcher

Mobile: +254 (0)722 838140

E-mails: swaita@uonbi.ac.ke

Research interests:

  • Photovoltaic Solar  Sizing, design, Installation and  maintenance
  • Photovoltaic (Solar Energy) Research & Training
  • Materials for Solar Energy conversion
  • Nanotechnology for Technology Applications
  • Thin film characterization
Dr. Robinson J. Musembi
Researcher

Senior Lecturer

Email: musembirj@uonbi.ac.ke

 

Research interest

  • Thin films solar cells based on ETA concept and dye

         sensitized solar cells

  • Thin films materials fabrication and characterization
  • Computational application of Density Functional Theory

        implemented using Quantum Espresso and Quantum

        Monte Carlo

  • Numerical methods calculation using Computer Algebra

        System (CAS) and Advanced Microsoft Excel VBA

Dr. Alex Awuor Ogacho
Researcher

Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

E-mail: ogachoa@uonbi.ac.ke or alexogacho@gmail.com

Mobile: + 254 714 952 661

Research Interests

  • Fabrication and characterizations of low-cost nanostructured solar energy materials (Dye sensitized solar cells; Q-dot sensitized solar cells, Kesterite & Perovskites solar cells.
  • Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured metal oxide for using low-cost techniques.
  • Fabrication and characterization of low cost refractory materials for solar photothermal harvesting application.
  • Fabrication and characterization of low cost highly membranes for water filtration.
DR. SIMIYU JUSTUS, PhD
Researcher

(Physics - Solar Energy) Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics

email: simiyuj@uonbi.ac.ke, jsimiyu08@gmail.com

Web: https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/simiyuj/

Research Interest and Expertise

  • Solar energy materials
  • Nano materials for Energy and Environment
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar PV applications & Capacity building
  • Solar PV minigrids
  • Energy policy
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Dr Silas Mureramanzi
Researcher

Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics

Email: Mureramanzi@uonbi.ac.ke (cell phone: 0726 133 581)

Research interests

  1. Investigation on the output stability and properties of photovoltaic PEC cells using semiconductor thin films of CdX (X = S, Se, Te) electrophoretically deposited on TiO2
  2. Static and Electric Field  Light scattering by Solutions of Biopolymers
  • Theoretical Physics (Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics): Quantum Mechanical Tunneling and its Applications in Physics; Investigation on Radiative Corrections related to Fine structure and Hyperfine Structure of Energy Levels.
 
Dr. Thomas N. Nyangonda
Researcher