DEPARTMENT CHAIR
NANCY WANGECHI KARURI, PhD
Associate Professor
Contact: Nancy.karuri@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Biomaterials, Biomimics, Biosensors, Themofluids
Courses: EMG 2206 Engineering Thermodynamics I, ECH 3202 Chemical process Optimization, ECH 3204 Reactor Design I, ECH 4102 Reactor Design II, ECH 4204 Process Design I.
FACULTY
TEWO KIMUTAI, PhD
Lecturer
Contact: robert.tewo@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Advanced and applied materials, Clean Technologies, Environment and water utilization management.
Courses: CHE 1101 – Introduction to chemical engineering, ECH 4205 – Process systems control.
GODFREY KABUNGO GAKINGO, PhD
Lecturer
Contact: godfrey.gakingo@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Process modelling with an emphasis on the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Reactor design and optimisation.
Recent projects include:
– Modelling of fluid dynamics and mass transfer in a reactor designed for an alkane biocatalysis process.
– Numerical investigation of fluid dynamics in a semi-partition bioreactor designed for processes with in-situ liquid-liquid extraction.
– Feasibility study on the application of CFD techniques to granular material (for example biomass) with the aim of designing and optimizing reactors used in biomass processing.
A list of published works can be found on Google Scholar or on ORCiD.
Courses: ECH2101 – Material and Energy Balances
ERIC KEMEI
Tutorial Fellow
Contact: eric.kemei@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Waste water treatment technologies, photo-catalysis, adsorption technology, combustion processes.
Courses: ECH2101Material and Energy Balance, ECH3101Particle Mechanics, ECH3203 Mass Transfer, ECH3206 Industrial Safety and Chemical Hygiene, ECH3201Chemical Engineering Laboratory I, ECH 4201Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
ECH 4101Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering.
SUZANNE YALA
Tutorial Fellow
Contact: suzanne.yala@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Water/waste water treatment and reuse & Membrane technology.
Courses: ECH 3102 Chemical Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria.
JOB MAVEKE WAMBUA
Tutorial Fellow
Contact: : job.wambua@dkut.ac.ke
Research Interests: Manufacturing, Design and Automation, System Optimization, Thermofluids, Biomaterials.
Courses: Engineering Thermodynamics, Reactor Design, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Process Optimization, Engineering materials.
STAFF
CHARLES MWANGI KAMAU
Department Administrator
Contact: charles.kamau@dkut.ac.ke
Responsibilities: Administrative duties.