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Water sampling at Mzima Springs of the Tsavo National Park
Management of solid waste particularly marine litter at Ecoworld Kilifi County
Demonstrations in the physics research laboratory
A field session during radio astronomy training hosted by the Department of Physics and Space Science
MOU meeting on MSc in Medical Physics with Kenyatta Hospital
Wildlife conservation lecture and tour at the Tsavo west National Park

The Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (Dara) Training Programme (2024)

Applications are invited for the above training programme coordinated by the `department of Astronomy and Space Science, Technical University of Kenya. Applicants must be holders of at least a Bachelor’s degree in any of the STEM fields. The application form and the brochure are available here for more information. You may also contact Prof. Paul Baki, Ph.D., FKNAS ( Email: paulbaki@tukenya.ac.ke)

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WELCOME TO SCHOOL OF PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCES

Prof GEORGE AMOLO
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ABOUT THE SCHOOL

"At The Technical University of Kenya, we intertwine Applied Sciences and Technology to solve common problems in society. So, when you train with us, you become part of the solution..." >> More About the School

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Medical Physics Scholarships

Two scholarships will be offered to successful applicants
Tution fees will be covered
The scholarships offered are for postgraduate ath the Master's level

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Dr. Omuombo conducts geological field work at newly discovered site of human origins

Dr. Christine Omuombo from the Department of Geoscience and Environment conducts geological field work at newly discovered site of human origins

Dr. Christine Omuombo based at the School of Physics and Earth Sciences recently participated in a summer field excavation at several prehistoric sites in the Ngobit and Gatarakwa region, west of Mt. Kenya. Since 2021, Dr. Omuombo, a lecturer of Geology at the Department of Geoscience and Environment has been involved

East African School on Density Functional Theory and Applications using the SIESTA code

11th – 15th October 2021- Technical University of Kenya , School of Physics and Earth Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya - The school aims at introducing ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulation to researchers and postgraduate students of different disciplines, using the SIESTA code. Electronic structure codes have become mature enough to be used by scientists not trained in the development of the methodsthemselves. This is a shift away from traditional practice, in which the know-how and the right to use the code was acquired through a long internship. Nowadays, most codes are distributed with very light licensing restrictions. While this ease of access is in principle a good thing, it carries the risk of uncritical or poor use of the codes by untrained people.

TUK In NASA’s Planetary Defence Test

nasa What has always been science fiction is eventuallly becoming a reality. NASA has sent out a space mission to hit an asteroid and deflect it away from coming close to the earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is a NASA planetary defence-driven mission aimed at testing asteroid deflection through impact.

The mission will target the Didymos binary system composed of the 780 m Didymos asteroid and the much smaller Dimorphos (160 m) moon, orbiting around the primary in 11.9 hours. The probe itself

DARA Big Data Workshop, July 12th – 16th 2021 at T-UK

The Technical University of Kenya ( TU Kenya), Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA Big Data), the Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) and Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) are hosting an intensive data science event entitled “Big Data Kenya”.

This will be a 5 day workshop consisting of tutorials in Python and machine learning concepts followed by a guided hackathon. The event will be held on campus at TU Kenya in Nairobi and will be led by an experienced team of tutors. The event will begin on Mon 12th July and end on Fri 16th July; participants must be able to get to TU Kenya each day and must commit to attending each day in full. A travel stipend will be provided for participants. COVID19 safety measures will be observed throughout and attendance will be strictly limited to only 16 places. A selection process will be used to award places.

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