Professor, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Applied Sciences and TechnologyPhysics, Earth and Environmental SciencesFUNDAMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS
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Official email
michael.muia@tukenya.ac.ke
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Office telephone
+254(020) 2219929, 3341639, 3343672
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Consultation hours
8AM-5PM MON - FRI
About
Prof MICHAEL LAVI MUIA is a Professor, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES at the Technical University of Kenya, specialising in Physics, X-ray Fluorescence, Physics, Nuclear Analytical Techniques, Mathematics And Physics. Prof MICHAEL LAVI MUIA holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and is based in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Member of: The Kenya Physical Society.
EDUCATION
Level
Qualification Name
Institution
Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Physics, X-ray Fluorescence
University of Antwerp(Belgium)
1991
Masters of Science (M.Sc.)
Physics, Nuclear Analytical Techniques
University of Nairobi(Kenya)
1986
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Mathematics and Physics
University of Nairobi(Kenya)
1981
WORK EXPERIENCE
Period
Institution
Position
Sep.2014 - To date
Technical University of Kenya
Professor
Sept 1995 - Sept 2013
Egerton University
Associate Professor
2011 - Feb 2016
Kenya Polytechnic University College
Executive Dean
Sept 2013 - 2014
Egerton University
Professor
2007 - 2011
Egerton University
Egerton University Council, Senate Representative
2007 - 2011
Egerton University
Associate Dean, Faculty of Science
1994 - 2002
Egerton University
Chairman of Physics Department
1992 - 1995
Egerton University
Senior Lecturer
1990 - 1992
University of Nairobi
Lecturer
1984 - 1990
University of Nairobi
Tutorial Fellow
1983 - 1984
University Nairobi
Graduate Assistant
GENERAL STATEMENT ON RESEARCH AREAS
Telecommunications
Applications of Physics in the Study of Insect Communication
Applications of Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Environmental and Biological Sciences
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Title
Link to publication
Year
Characteristic Performance
of a Polarized MIMO Dipole in an Indoor
Environment at 5.2 GHz
A comparative study
of Anopheles Gambiae Male mosquito’s response to frequency modulated [FM] and
Pulse Modulated [PM] waves at different acoustic frequencies and distances
Use of Theoretical
accurate influence coefficients with Tertians equation in X-ray fluorescence
analysis of silicate rocks in borax beads, X-ray Spectrometry
