Biography & Publications
Research Interests
My research interests range across the field of Design and Manufacturing with emphasis on: Advances in plastic forming of metals at micro, meso, and macro scales; Triboscience and Tribotechnologies pertaining to manufacturing processes; Numerical modeling via FEA; Manufacturing process optimization; and Design of machinery. See my Curriculum Vitae.
Professional Preparation
• Postdoctoral Research on Tribology in Manufacturing at the ERC/NSM -Ohio State University( 1999-2002)
• Ph.D.in Mechanical Engineering at the graduate school of science and technology, Kumamoto University-Japan(1999)
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Kumamoto University-Japan(1996)
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania (1991)
Appointments
• Associate Professor at, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2009-date)
• Assistant Professor at, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2003-2009)
• Senior Researcher/Associate Director, ERC for Net Shape Manufacturing – Ohio State University, Columbus OH (2002-2003)
• Faculty member, Institute of Production Innovation, University of Dar Es Salaam- Tanzania(1991-1993)
Teaching Experience
• Modern Manufacturing Processes: MAE 410 ( North Carolina State University)
• Mechanical Engineering Design: MAE 416 ( North Carolina State University)
• Material Processing by Deformation: MAE 731 ( North Carolina State University)
• Applied Finite Element Method: MAE 430 (North Carolina State University )
• Applied Finite Element Method: MAE 589 (North Carolina State University )
• Applied Finite Element Method: ME 639 ( Ohio State University)
• Seminar in Advanced Topics in Manufacturing- ISE 822 ( Ohio State University)
• Introduction to manufacturing processes: ISE 511 ( Ohio State University)
Industrial Experience
• Kawasaki Hydromechanics- Kobe Japan (May 2001)
• Nippon Steel Corporation- Oita Japan (August 1998)
• Ubungo Textile Cooperation-Dar Es Salaam Tanzania (Sept – Dec 1990)
• Dar Es-Salaam Harbor’s Tanzania (Sept – Dec 1987)
Grants from Government and Industry
• Forging Industry Education Research(FIERF): Study on weight reduction of forged parts in heavy duty truck vehicles
• American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): Study on weight reduction of forged parts in heavy duty truck vehicles
• NSF-:Collaborative Research: Modern Manufacturing Education- A Collaborative Teaching and Learning Experiment
• NSF- (Co-PI ): Development of a miniature, High Temperature Multi-axial Testing System for Advanced Materials and Engineering Research
• NSF- (Co-PI): Reactive Supersonic Diesel Jets under Extreme High Injection Pressure
• NSF-SBIR(with Adv Hydrogen Technologies) Phase 1: High velocity impact bonding of dissimilar metals by energy released in chemical production of hydrogen
• NSF Grant No 0900148: Ultrasonic Assisted Microextrusion and Microtube Hydroforming
• NSF CAREER Award No DMI-0448885: Meso and Macro Hydroforming of Complext Shapes- Mechanics and Control
• NSF-STTR(with Sisu Chemicals), Phase 1, 2, & 3: Formulation of Environmentally friendly Lubricants Based on Polymeric Materials for Forging Processes
• NSF Grant No DMI-03227309(Co-PI): Interdisciplinary investigation of warm forming of magnesium sheet alloys
• NSF Grant No 0900148: Ultrasonic Assisted Microextrusion and Microtube Hydroforming
• Over 40 industrial research grants in, a) tribology, b) material characterization and c) manufacturing process optimization
Professional Affiliations
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineer (SME)
• ASM International
• Japanese Society for Technology of Plasticity (1994-2000)
Languages
Fluent in: English, Japanese and Swahili
