DR GEOFFREY OTIENO
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EDUCATION | |||
Qualification | Area of Specialization | Institution | Year |
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) | MATERIALS SCIENCE | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) | 2012 |
MASTER OF ENGINEERING (M.ENG) | ADVANCED MATERIALS | KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SAMCHEOK CAMPUS (SOUTH KOREA) | 2007 |
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSC) | CHEMISTRY MAJOR AND MATHEMATICS MINOR | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY (KENYA) | 2004 |
WORK EXPERIENCE | ||
Period | Position | Institution |
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2012 - 2013 | LECTURER | PWANI UNIVERSITY (KENYA) |
2011 - 2012 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT (PROF. NICOLE GROBERT) | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) |
2013 - * | LECTURER | THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA (KENYA) |
GENERAL STATEMENT ON RESEARCH AREA(S) |
Material processing and characterisation including, Ag and Fe nanoparticles; graphite/graphene composites, Carbon nanotube composites. |
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS | ||
Title | Area | |
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Carbon nanotube polymer composites | Nano-composites | |
Green Synthesis of Ag and Fe Nanoparticles | Green Chemistry, Nano |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS | |
- Aligned carbon nanotubes aluminoborosilicate glass composite by sol gel processing This work was highlitened on the cover of carbon Vol.48 issue 10 August 2010. | |
- Conductive graphite/polyurethane composite films using amphiphilic reactive dispersant: Synthesis and characterization G Otieno, JY Kim Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 14 (2), 187-193 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226086X07000275 | |
- Thermal and electrical properties of aluminoborosilicate glass–ceramics containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes A Mukhopadhyay, G Otieno, BTT Chu, A Wallwork, MLH Green, RI Todd Scripta Materialia 65 (5), 408-411 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135964621100306X | |
- Composite materials containing aligned nanotubes and the production thereof RI Todd, N Grobert, G Otieno US Patent App. 13/392,124 http://www.google.com/patents/US20120208002 |
CURRENT POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISION | ||
Name | Project Title | Period |
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Stephen Situma | Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composite (PhD) | 1year |
Kimei Mwanza | Synthesis of Ag nanoparticles (PhD) | 1year |
Masime Jeremiah | Biodiesel from Oliander seeds (PhD) | 1year |
COURSES TAUGHT | ||
Course Name | Brief Description | Period |
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Material and Energy Balance | Mass and energy balances on different systems | 2013 - TO-DATE |
Nanochemistry | Techniques of synthesis of nano-materials with a bias to wet chemistry | 2013 - TO-DATE |
Nanotechnology | Basic introductory/overview of different aspects of nanotechnology with emphasis on emerging technologies | 2013 - TO-DATE |
Materials Science | Mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of materials | 2014 - xxxx |
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