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MR. Wycliffe Odhiambo Ondiek

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Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENERGY ENG
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2-18-1 TOKIWADAI, UBE SHI, YAMAGUCHI KEN, UBE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, B302
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

April 2022 to Present

 

PhD in Systems & Design Engineering (Mechano-System Design) at Yamaguchi University, Japan - Ongoing:

Research Theme:

“HYBRIDIZATION OF WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES WITH CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS”

 

Jan 2017 to Apr 2019

Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing & Automation Engineering at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya 

Thesis Title:

“DEVELOPMENT AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RICE HUSK FIBER REINFORCED POLYESTER COMPOSITES”

 

2009 - 2014

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical & Production Engineering, Moi University, Kenya.

 

 

 

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Mechanical Engineering

Composite materials engineering; natural fiber reinforced polymer composites; green composites. Mechanical, physical, and thermal characterization; crystallinity, and morphologica analysis of green composites reinforced with bio-based nano-additives.

Strength of materials; fatigue and failure analysis, mechanics of solids and structures, applied stress analysis, mechanics of rigid bodies, finite element analysis and application, mechanical vibrations. 

Object oriented programming : Python, MATLAB.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct 2021 to Present

Tutorial Fellow, Egerton University, Kenya (Faculty of Engineering & Technology)

 

Sep 2019 to Sep 2021

Tutorial Fellow, Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya (School of Engineering & Technology)

 

May 2019 to Aug 2019

Research Assistant, Gifu University, Japan (Faculty of Engineering)

 

 

Jan 2017 to Apr 2019

Graduate Assistant, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Kenya (Mechatronics Engineering Department)

 

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mechanical characterization of wood polymer composites (WPCs); examining the effect of cellulose nanofibers hybridization on the strength, stiffness, surface roughness, crystallinity, and failure modes of WPCs.

Application of object oriented programming and engineering simulation to enhance research in fiber-reinforced composite materials.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ondiek, W.; Kondo, M.; Adachi, M.; Macadre, A.; Goda, K. “Effect of Surface Coating and Plasma Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites.” J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7, 296.
  2. Ondiek1*H. Ngetha2, J. Keraita3, and J. Byiringiro1, “Investigating the effect of fiber concentration and fiber size on mechanical properties of rice husk fiber reinforced polyester composites”, International Journal of Composite Materials., vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 105-115, 2018.
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  1. *Wycliffe Ondiek1, Masaki Iwamoto1, Maki Adachi2, Arnaud Macadre3 and Koichi Goda3, Effect of Fiber Content, UV-irradiation, and Surface Coating on Tensile properties of Wood Plastic Composites, The 2nd Japan-China-Korea Joint Symposium on Composite Materials, Kanazawa, Japan, 6th -8th October 2023.
  2. W. O. Ondiek1*, M. Kondo1, T. Ogino2, M. Adachi3, A. Macadre4, K. Goda4, Strength Properties of CNF-Coated Composites Reinforced with Wood Flour, Extended Abstract Booklet of 6th International Conference on Materials and Reliability, OS6-13 (C10066), 2022.
  3. Wycliffe Ondieka*, James Keraitab, Harrison Ngethac, Jean Byiringiroa, Investigating the effect of Fiber Size and Fiber Content on Flexural Strength of Rice Husk Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites, 4th International Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, 7th -9th November, 2018.
HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS

Awarded Ph D scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT), of the government of Japan, to study Ph. D in Mechanical Engineering (Systems & Design Engineering) in Yamaguchi University, Japan (2022 - 2026). Ongoing.

TEACHING AREAS

Engineering materials, composite materials, strength of materials, applied stress analysis, mechanical vibrations, engineering drawing, computer-aided design & manufacturing (CAD/CAM).

OTHER SOCIETIES

Registered Graduate Engineer by the Engineers’ Board of Kenya (EBK).

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