My research interests revolve around energy and materials. I develop bio-composite plastics with agricultural waste fillers and study their properties including flame retardancy and biodegradability. Briquettes from agricultural wastes are another area of interest. Properties of DLC and Si-DLC thin films deposited on nitrile rubber were investigated. My teaching courses are Numerical methods for Energy Engineering; Engineering Mathematics; and Mechanics of Materials.
Staff Profile | |
First Name | Michael |
Surname | Lubwama |
Academic Title | Doctor |
Department | Mechanical Engineering |
Position | Senior Lecturer |
Michael.lubwama@mak.ac.ug | |
Courses Taught | Numerical methods for Energy Engineering; Engineering Mathematics; and Mechanics of Materials. |
Areas of Research Interest | Energy and Materials |
Education Background | 2003 – 2006 Bsc Mechanical Engineering – MakererE University, 2007 – 2009 Msc Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Engineering, 2010 2013 PhD Tribological behavior and characterization of DLC and Si-DLC films deposited on nitrile rubber – Dublin City University |
Published journal articles (recent 5 years) | Optimization of tensile strength of PLA/clay/rice husk composites using Box-Behnken design, September 2021, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 13(4) Pyrolysis, kinetics and thermodynamic analyses of rice husks/clay fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composites using thermogravimetric analysis, January 2023, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Development of Rice Husk and Sawdust Mycelium-Based Bio-composites: Optimization of Mechanical, Physical and Thermal Properties, February 2023, Journal of The Instiutopn of Engineers (India) Series D 105(9):1-21 Emissions and emission factors for Dichrostachys cinerea, Morus Lactea, Piliostigma thonningii, Combretum molle, and Albizia grandibracteata firewood species and their charcoals, March 2023, Biomass Coversion and Biorefinery Development of carbonized rice husks briquettes: Synergy between emissions, combustion, kinetics and thermodynamic characteristics, May 2023, Energy Reports 9C(5):5977-5991 |
Links to social media (e.g. LinkedIn) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lubwama-32515b66/ |
Links to scholarly collaboration network (e.g. Scholar, ResearchGate, etc) | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zLnk798AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Lubwama |