Dr. Kennedy Ogila

Lecturer/Research Associate PhD Materials Sciences

kogila@mut.ac.ke

Research and Product development: I possess extensive experience in research design and implementation, as well as, in new product development and
Materials Science: Experienced in material processing and fabrication including for polymer resins, concrete, metals and their Deeply familiar with the interactions between matrix and fillers and their effects on composite properties.
Analytical Methods: Experienced in the use of material characterization methods including FTIR, SEM, DSC and TGA among others. Further, I possess experience in the mechanical testing (including tensile, bending, compression and dynamic mechanical analysis) of composite
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing: Knowledgeable in product life-cycle management and programming software including Siemens NX, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, MATLAB and
Language Skills: Highly proficient in written and spoken English and Russian Language; and I possess a basic knowledge of spoken Mandarin.

PhD in Thermal Engineering and Engineering Thermo-physics / Polymer processing- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
BSc-MSc (Dipl. Ing.), Automotive Engineering- Vladimir State University

Ogila K. O., Yang W., Shao M., Tan J.: Surface quality of unsaturated polyester resin processed via continuous multi-shot rotational AIP Conference Proceedings, 1846, 040001(1)–040001(7) (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4983603
Ogila K. O., Shao M., Yang W., Tan J.: Rotational molding: A review of the models and Express Polymer Letters, 11(10), 778-798 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.3144/expresspolymlett.2017.75
Shao , Zhang Y., Yang W., Ogila K.O., Tan J.: Surface quality and process of unsaturated polyester resin by rotational molding. J Beijing Univ Chem Technol, 44(4), 82-89 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.13543/j.bhxbzr.2017.04.013