Stephen Nnamchi

About Stephen

Team lead of the Materials Engineering and Structural Integrity Laboratory and the Sustainable Energy Systems and Thermal Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering under the FAST Research Agenda 2026-2030.

Qualifications

Selected publications

Projects

a Smart Mobile Solar-Battery Energy Hub for Rural Health Facilities and Underserved Communities in Southwestern Uganda

A Smart Standalone Solar-Powered EV and E-Motorcycle Charging Research Hub at MUST Kihumuro Campus

An IoT-Enabled Modular Biogas and Biofertilizer Production System from Agricultural and Organic Waste in Southwestern Uganda

Design and Development of an AI-Controlled Biomass-Powered Industrial Dryer for Sustainable Agro-Processing

Design, Development and Optimisation of Metal Casting Processes for Light-Metal Components: A Case Study of the MUST Foundry

Development and Optimisation of Aluminium Composites Reinforced with Locally Available Ugandan Agro-Waste for Sustainable Engineering Applications

Development and Performance Characterisation of Standard Automotive Brake Pads using Locally Available Uganda Raw Materials

Development of a Data-Driven Decision-Making and Intelligent Manufacturing Dashboard for Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs)

Development of a Smart Waste-Heat Recovery and Thermal-Energy Storage System for Industrial Energy Efficiency

Development of an Intelligent Sanitation Waste-to-Biogas System for Sustainable Household Cooking and Biomethane Recovery

Development of Low-Cost Thermal Insulation Materials from Locally Available Ugandan Agro-Waste for Building, Cold-Chain and Industrial Applications

Integration of Life Cycle Assessment into Circular Economy Design and Decision-Making in Industrial Manufacturing

Supervision

Teaching and research

Research groups and units