Prof. Jackson Wachira Muthengia

Name: Prof. Jackson Wachira Muthengia
Address: P. O. Box 6 – 60100, Embui, Kenya
E-mail: registrar_are@embuni.ac.ke
Position: Registrar (Academics, Research & Extension)
Academic Qualification

2009: Ph.D in Cement and Concrete Technology, Kenyatta University
Dissertation: Effect of Selected Media on Novel Portland Pozzolana Cement
2003: Master of Science in Chemistry, Kenyatta University
Dissertation: Low Cost Pozzolana Based Cement from Industrial and Agricultural Waste Materials
2000: Bachelor of Education (Science), First Class Honors, Kenyatta University
Current Research Area and Interests

Cement and Concrete Technology:
Developing pozzolanic materials and their chemical and physical performance characterization.

Soil Chemistry:
Calcium alumino silicate (natural and laboratory made – zeolites), beneficiation of selected minerals – Iron and Titanium ores
Gasification: Development of gasification technology

Adsorption and Kinetic Chemistry:
Removal of hazardous material from their solution, kinetics of adsorption and enhancement of adsorbents.