YOHANA M MSAMBWA

Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education

Education:

Nottingham Tent University, United Kingdom - 2015 Ph.D in Physics

Teaching:

Undergraduate level courses covering physics and education: Waves, vibration and optics, Solid State Physics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Advanced Mechanics and Physics Methods for Education Students

Research:

Computational Study on the Influence of Symmetric Functionalization on the Optoelectronic Properties of Modified Triphenylamine Dyes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. The study aims to investigate the influence of grafted symmetrical substituent’s on the optical and electronic properties of modified Triphenylamine for the improvement of dye sensitized solar cells efficiencies.

Publications:

• Y. Msambwa, D.J, Fairhurst, F. Ouali; How robust is the ring stain for evaporating suspension droplets?, Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer, 1 (3): 207–214 (2013)
• Msambwa, Y., Shackleford, A. S. D., Ouali, F. F., & Fairhurst, D. J. (2016). Controlling and characterizing the deposits from polymer droplets containing microparticles and salt. The European Physical Journal E, 39(2), 21.
• Msambwa, Y. PhD Thesis (Nottingham Trent University). Experimental Investigations of Drying Droplets Containing Microparticles and of Mixtures of Poly(Ethylene)/Microparticles”, 2015. ISNI:0000 0004 5921 7589.