Experience

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  University of Fort Hare

  • South Africa
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Post Graduate Coordinator

    • Apr 2009 - Present

  • Teaching and coordinating community engagement projects

    • 2009 - Present

    • Material science• Renewable energy• Computational physics

  • Supervising PhDs, MSc and B.Sc. Honours Students

    • 2008 - Present

    • Focusing on Theoretical Physics, Renewable energy technologies and laser technologies. On wind energy, the focus is on the performance optimization of power output in wind turbines for low wind speeds turbines and the combination of diffusers and concentrators. Solar energy application is one of the other focus research area, this includes solar heat concentrators and modelling of heat flow in buildings. I am also involved in laser physics research, this include laser beam shaping, generation of Gaussian beams with flat tops, Creation and detection of vector Bessel beams using digital axicons. The other area is biomass energy, the aim being to optimize the fuel production through parameter optimization and passive solar energy efficient buildings.• The integration of solar energy and energy efficiency measures in residential buildings is the other main research focus area. Some of the topics researching on are; Creation and detection of vector Bessel beams using digital axicons. •Simulation of heat transmission in buildings. •Fuel quality and bio-digester material relation (PhD). Optimization of fuel production in downdraft gasifiers •Optimization of low wind speed turbines (PhD) Performance optimization of Bio-mass digester (PhD) •Impact of roof ventilator power generator on the temperature distribution •Optimization of wind concentrator power output •An automated temperature regulated bio-digester design and performance (PhD) •The performance of low-cost energy efficient house. (MSc) •The effect of ventilation on the thermal performance of an energy efficient house. (MSc) •The thermal impact of small wind turbines attached to residential buildings on the indoor environment (PhD) •Analysis of wind turbulence in wind concentrator systems (PhD)

  • Head of Physics Department

    • 2012 - 2018

    • Advance solid-state physics • Advanced classical mechanics • Advanced electrodynamics, • Atmospheric physics • Classical mechanics • Computational physics technics • Computational techniques • Digital electronics • Electrodynamics • Fibre optics• Introduction to Solid state physics • Laser physics • Mathematical physics Quantum mechanics • Quantum Physics • Solid state physics • Statistical physics• Thermodynamics

  • Research Coordinator

    • 2011 - 2014

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  North West University

  • South Africa

  • Lecturer

    • Jul 2007 - Mar 2009
    • South Africa

    • Quantum mechanics • Electrodynamics• Thermodynamics• Supervision of masters students

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  University of Fort Hare

  • Eastern Cape, South Africa

  • Lecturer

    • Jul 2004 - Dec 2006
    • Eastern Cape, South Africa

    • Mechanics of a particle• Electricity and magnetism.• Electromagnetism and AC Theory.• Thermal Physics• Advanced Electromagnetism.• Mathematical methods Supervision: honours projects and conducted research on: Energy efficient passive solar design strategies.

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  Bindura University of Science Education

  • Zimbabwe

  • Lecturer

    • Dec 2000 - Mar 2004
    • Zimbabwe

    • Atmospheric physics • Electromagnetic theory• Mathematical physics• Quantum physics• Solid state physics• Statistical physics

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  Zimbabwe Open University

  • Zimbabwe

  • Lecturer

    • Feb 2001 - Feb 2004
    • Zimbabwe

    • Abstract algebra• Advanced calculus• Biophysics• Discourse and Structures• Fourier analysis and partial Differential equations• Linear algebra• Linear mathematics• Mechanics

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  Power-Vision Company

  • Research Project Manager

    • Jan 1999 - Nov 1999

    i. Designed transformers; Tested wind generators, chaired project presentations and risk management.ii. Supervised technicians and students on industrial attachment; Gave lectures on: ISO 9000, 9001, 9002, 9003 and 14000 Quality assurance standard series to technicians and apprenticeship students. Designed UPS systems. Upgraded wind powered permanent magnet generator. Repaired and tested chargers, UPS systems, inverters, converters, power surges, making transformers and generators.