Member Profile
Membership type: full
PhD Fellowship Alumna
Zipporah Wanjiku Muthui
Country of origin: Kenya Currently in: Kenya, Chuka General field of specialization: PhysicsPhD Fellowship Alumna
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Degrees
2017 Doctorate Physics2010 Master Physics -
Current Research Activities
Physics
Electronic structure determination of spintronic and photocatalytic materials. Mechanical properties of materials.
Publications resulting from Research:
Zipporah Wanjiku, Asli Çakır, Franziscah Scheibel, Ulf Wiedwald, Michael Farle and Mehmet
Acet. (2019). "Shell-ferromagnetism and decomposition in off-stoichiometric Ni50Mn50–xSbx Heuslers" . Journal of Applied Physics. 125. (2019) 043902-1-8
Zipporah W. Muthui, Robinson Musembi, Julius Mwabora and Arti Kashyap. (2017). Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Mn2VIn (001) films: An ab initio study . AIP Advances.
Zipporah W. Muthui, Robinson Musembi, Julius Mwabora, Ralph Skomski and Arti Kashyap. (2017). Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of the Heusler Alloy Mn₂VIn: A Combined DFT and Experimental Study. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.
Zipporah W. Muthui, Robinson Musembi, Julius Mwabora and Arti Kashyap (2017). Perpendicular Magnetic anisotropy in nearly fully compensated Ferrimagnetic Heusler alloy Co1.75Mn0.25VIn: An ab initio study. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
Zipporah W. Muthui, Rohit Pathak, Robinson Musembi, Julius Mwabora, Ralph Skomski and Arti Kashyap. (2017). First-Principle investigation of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Co2VIn and CoVIn Heusler compounds. AIP Advances.
Cecilia A. Nyamwandha, Angeline Kasina, Zipporah W. Muthui, Emily Awuor, and Paul Baki. (2015). The role of academia and industry in nurturing women in physics in Kenya by , AIP Conf. Proc. 1697, 060027
Z. W. Muthui, Kamweru P. K., Nderitu F. G., Hussein S. A. Golicha., Ngumbu R. and Njoroge G. Ndegwa. (2015). PLA Viscoelastic properties and Their Degradation Compared With Those of Polyethylene. International Journal of Physical Sciences ,
Muthui Z. W., Nderitu F. G., Hussein S. A. Golicha., Kamweru P. K., Ngumbu R (2014). Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature and modulus of PLA films using dynamic mechanical analysis at 50 degrees celcius and amplitude of 10 micrometers Asian Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences.3 .(1).
Muthui Z. W., Nderitu F. G., Ngumbu R.,Kamweru P. K. (2013). Determination of the density and damping properties of polyethylene (PE) and Polylactic acid (PLA)
films using DMA . 2 (8). Pp 235 – 246. International Journal of innovative research and studies.
P. Kuria Kamweru, F. Gichuki Ndiritu, T. kinyanjui, Z. Wanjiku Muthui, R. Gichuki Ngumbu and P. Migunde Odhiambo. (2014). UV Absorption and dynamic mechanical analysis of polyethylene films. International Journal of Physical Sciences. 9. (24).
P. K. Kamweru, F.G. Ndiritu, T.K. Kinyanjui, Z.W. Muthui, R.G. Ngumbu and P. M. Odhiambo. (2011). Study of Humidity and UV wavelength effects on degradation of photo irradiated polyethylene films using DMA. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B.2011. DOI 10.1080/00222348.2011.610214
Muthui Zipporah, Musembi Robinson, Mwabora Julius, Kashyap,Arti. (2021). Effect of the Y element on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Heusler compounds Co2YIn (Y = V, Nb, and Ti): An ab initio study. AIP Advances.11. (1). doi:10.1063/9.0000091.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingInvolved in teaching a variety of Physics courses to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The postgraduate students engage in research, for which they have to write a thesis under my supervision. I am also involved in my own individual research. I am currently the co-ordinator of the Physics section at Chuka University and therefore involved in administrative duties.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2018 Addis ababa, Ethiopia African School on Electronic Structure Methods (ASESMA)2018 icipe, Nairobi, Kenya. OWSD Africa regional conference2018 University of Nairobi, Kenya. Materials Science and Solar Energy Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (MSSESA) conference on Material Science2018 Nanyuki, Kenya Humboldt Kollege2017 Pittsburgh, USA. Magnetism ad Magnetic Materials (MMM)2016 Louisiana, USA. Magnetism ad Magnetic Materials (MMM)2016 Kuwait OWSD International Conference and AGM2016 Online Author Aid, Research writing Course2015 Chuka, Kenya. 2nd Chuka University International Research Conference2015 University of Nairobi, Kenya Research and Grant proposal writing2015 Chuka University, Kenya ISO Implementer's and Auditor’s Training Workshop2020 Virtual Magnetism ad Magnetic Materials (MMM)Presentation given
2019Use of Referencing Software in Research Writingicipe, Nairobi, KenyaEvent: OWSD Kenya National Workshop2020Computational Materials Science: Opportunities and PossibilitiesChuka University, KenyaEvent: Chuka University Career and Research Week -
Other Awards
Dec 2014OWSD PhD ScholarshipA PhD scholarship for a sandwich programme between The University of Nairobi and Indian Institute of Technology - Mandi.May 2017DAAD Scholarship - Short stay in GermanyA PhD research scholarship for a short stay at the University of Duisburg Ag Farle Laboratory in Germany, to complete the experimental part of my PhD research. -
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship awarded 2014
PHD Graduation 2017
