Designation: Tutorial Fellow
Email: henry.misoi@dkut.ac.ke

Academic Background

Qualification Institution Year
PhD Mechanical Engineering DeKUT  Ongoing
MSc. Mechanical Engineering DeKUT  2021
BSc. Mechanical Engineering DeKUT  2015

Professional Qualifications

Qualification Institution Year
Graduate Engineer IEK  2020
Graduate Engineer EBK  2016

Areas of Expertise

  • Mechanical engineering – Application of lasers in combustion

Work Experience

  • June, 2021 – to date: Tutorial Fellow – DeKUT
  • July, 2018 – June, 2021: Graduate Assistant – DeKUT
  • Jan, 2017 – June, 2018: Plant Supervisor – WEKSCOL
  • July, 2015 – Dec, 2016: Graduate Trainee – WEKSCOL

Publications

  • Misoi, H., Hölzer, J. I., & Seeger, T. (2021). Temperature dependent determination of the S-branch Raman linewidths of oxygen and carbon dioxide in an oxyfuel relevant mixture. Applied Optics, 60(15), 4410-4417.

Awards, Scholarships and Recognitions

  1. ERASMUS+ exchange programme scholarship award – Research Stays for University of Siegen for PHD Research, (2021)
  2. ERASMUS+ exchange programme scholarship award – Research Stays for University of Siegen for Masters research, (2020)
  3. DKUT Masters scholarship, 2018

Research

a) Ongoing/Completed Researches

  1. Investigation of Raman linewidths of S-branch rotational and Q-branch vibrational coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering of pure and mixtures of relevant molecules for combustion diagnostic and regenerative hydrogen formation processes.
  2. Development of a pure-rotational coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering study of carbon dioxide for combustion diagnostic.

Research Interests

  • Application of lasers in combustion technology
  • Renewable energy

Affiliation/Membership to Professional Bodies

  • Graduate engineer – EBK
  • Graduate engineer – IEK