Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (FAST)
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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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
with a team of researchers: Dr. Francis Kirera, Mercer University the Project’s Principal Investigator; Dr. Nasser Malit, Potsdam University in Newyork; Dr. Veronica Waweru, Yale University; Dr. Rahab Kinyanjui, National Museums of Kenya and Dr. Aryeh Grossman, Midwestern University. Work at these sites have yielded hundreds of artifacts including fossils belonging to potentially new species of antelopes; early human remains and various stone tools representing different assemblages. The sites were uncovered by a local archeological enthusiast Mr. Richard Kinyua. The team will continue excavating the sites in the coming years and hope to engage with the students from the Technical University of Kenya interested in this kind of research. Dr. Omuombo is a Research Affiliate at the National Museums of Kenya, Earth Science Department and a Research Associate at the Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA) at the University of Nairobi. Reach out to Dr. Omuombo on the twitter handle @duniainamambo in case this area of research interests you. Find out more about this project here
