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MARGARET E. SAMIJI

Lecturer, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences
Education:

BSc (Ed), MSc (Physics) University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, PhD (Physics) – University of Port Elizabeth South Africa

Teaching:

Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Vibrations, waves and Optics, Solid State Physics, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell Technology, Thermodynamics Nanotechnology

Research:

Materials science for solar energy applications. These includes  thermochromic  VO2 thin films coatings  for smart window applications, thin film solar cells, solar photovoltaic systems, and solar thermal systems and Gender mainstreaming in Secondary schools

Projects:

1.Materials Science and Solar Energy funded by the International Science Programme (ISP)

2.TWAS Research Grant 15-56-/RG/PHY/AF/G

3. Solar Cooking in Tanzania: Removing Technical Barriers funded by Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). Benefited 42 households in Isimani Iringa.

4.Solar Cooking for Institutions as one of the alternatives for inefficient and Polluting Cooking Technologies funded by University of Dar es Salaam.

Publications:

1. ER Ollotu, JS Nyarige, NR Mlyuka, ME Samiji, M Diale, Properties of ITO thin films rapid thermally annealed in different exposures of nitrogen gas. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31 (19), 2020, 16406-164139.1.21

2. Egidius Rutatizibwa Rwenyagila, Ismael Makundi, Nuru Mlyuka Margaret Samiji, Impact of mechanical activation of reactant powders on the solid-state-densification of Zn1-x LixO and Zn0.7Li0.28Mg0.02O ceramics. Results in Materials, 100198, 2021.

3. Emmanuel R Ollotu, Nuru R Mlyuka, Margaret E Samiji, Effects of Rapid Thermal Annealing on the Properties of Room-Temperature Oxygenated DC Sputtered Zinc Thin Films for CZTS Solar Cells Application. Tanzania Journal of Science 47(2): 637-647, 2021

4. ER Rwenyagila, IN Makundi, NR Mlyuka, ME Samiji, Dielectric anomalous peaks accenting ferroelectricity prospects of Li and Mg co-doped ZnO ceramics. Results in Materials, 100226, 2021

5. LP Mwakyusa, NR Mlyuka, ME Samiji Boron Doped ZnO Films Deposited by DC Reactive Sputtering Using Zn: B Target: Influence of the Deposition Temperature on the Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties. Tanzania Journal of Science 48 (1), 148-155, 2022

 

  1. Materials Science and Solar Energy network for Eastern and Southern Africa (MSEESA) – Coordinator Tanzania Chapter
  2. East Africa Network for Women in Basic Science (EANWoBAS) – Vice President.
  3. South African Institute of Physics (SAIP)
  4. Tanzania Physical Society

Projects as PI

1.Materials Science and Solar Energy funded by the International Science Programme (ISP)

2.TWAS Research Grant 15-56-/RG/PHY/AF/G

3. Solar Cooking in Tanzania: Removing Technical Barriers funded by Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). Benefited 42 households in Isimani Iringa.

4.Solar Cooking for Institutions as one of the alternatives for inefficient and Polluting Cooking Technologies funded by University of Dar es Salaam.