KHALFAN MTELELA

Senior Laboratory Engineer/ Scientist II, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Education:

Advanced Diploma in Engineering (DIT) 2002-2004

Teaching:

-Undergraduate practical courses supervision at the University of Dar Es Salaam as well as  Mkwawa University College, Chang’ombe University College, University of Dodoma, Muslim University of Morogoro.

-Technical supervision for Effective utilization of Solar PV Course conducted by Solar Energy Research group.

-Magneto-telluric, Seismic and GPS stations Installation, repair and service, and Data collection in various parts of Tanzania as well as Kenya, Zambia and Malawi at different times since 2006 to-date.

-Regular repair and maintenance of various equipment used by undergraduate students as well as post graduate research equipment.

-Fabrication of Teaching facilities and practical instruments and equipment for the Universities as well as High school Physics practicals.

Research:

-Assistance in the research on Material science and Solar Energy in Solar Energy research Lab. Physics Department, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

-Assistance in the research on Radiative Cooling at Dodoma, Karatu-Arusha, and Njombe-Iringa Tanzania.

-Research assistance in seismic activities in Tanzania in collaboration with Geology department, University of Dar es Salaam

Publications:

  -Lithospheric Low- Velocity zones associated with a magmatic segment of Tanzania rift, East

   Africa [ Geophysical Journal International, Vol 210, 1^stJuly, 2017]

 

- Subsurface Images of early Rift, Africa, from the joint inversion of body waves, surface waves,

   and gravity; Investigating the role of fluids in early stage Continental Rifting [Geophysical

   Journal International, May 2017]