Associate Professor
Prof.David Njuguna Githinji
Wasifu wa kitaalamu
Prof. Githinji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Education at the Open University of Kenya. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Material Characterization from The Open University (UK), an MSc in Advanced Materials from the University of Nottingham (UK) and a B. Tech degree in Engineering from Moi University. He has over 18 years of university teaching experience across doctoral, masters and undergraduate programs in areas of engineering and manufacturing.
He has supervised several masters and doctoral theses during this time. He has headed academic units, served as an external examiner across multiple universities, academic coordinator for digital education and curriculum developer for Commission for University Education (CUE) accredited programmes. His research focus is on digital education technologies and innovative material development.
He holds multiple Intellectual Property (IP) registrations, alongside authoring over many peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has won and managed high-value multi-million dollar grants funded by organizations including the World Bank, FID, EC, IUCEA, EPFL, DAAD and VLIR-OUS. He actively contributes to technical committees at the Kenya Bureau of Standards and serve on university ad-hoc committees for academic policy and governance.
Matriksi ya kitaaluma
Sifa
1. PhD in Engineering Material Characterization, Open University (UK), 2014
2. MSc in Advanced Materials, University of Nottingham (UK), 2010
3. B. Tech in Engineering, Moi University, 2002
Utaalamu mkuu
- Digital education technologies and innovative material development.
Machapisho teule yaliyokaguliwa na rika
• Githinji, D. N., Jepkoech, R., Dulo, B., Ramkat, R., Githaiga, J., & Mwazia, L. (2026). Agricultural wastes: Environmental impacts of open-field burning of crop residues—A review. International Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 12(3), 142–157. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsdr.20261203.11
• F.Alibet, P.Wambua, D. N.Githinji, S.Rwahwire, and O.Bongomin, (2026). Fabrication and Mechanical Performance of Bark Cloth/Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composites for Automotive Applications, Engineering Reports 8, no. 4 (2026): e70777, https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.70777.
• Tabitha Kibet, David N. Githinji, Patrick Nziu (2025). Natural Fibre Reinforced Starch Bio-composites and their Effects on the Material Properties: A Review. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Wiley). Vol 2025, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1155/amse/9905014
• Bichang'a, D. O., Oladele, I. O., Alabi, O. O., Aramide, F. O., Oluseye, O., Borisade, S. G., Githinji, D. N., & Ojemaye, M. O. (2024). Comparative property investigation of raw and treated coconut shell biomass for potential polymer composite application. Heliyon, 10(23), e40704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40704
• Isiaka O. Oladele , Dennis O. Bichang’a, Sunday G. Borisade, Baraka A. Isola-Makinde, Ilesanmi Akinbamiyorin and David N. Githinji. (2024). Recent advancements in the application of natural fibre/ particulate based polymer composites in automotive industry: a review on sustainable development, Matériaux & Techniques 112, 402(2024). https://doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2024020
• Mburu, A.W., Njuguna, D., Musieba, F., Nzila, C., Waithaika, A, Mwangi, G. & Kemunto, A. (2024). Comparative Treatment of Textile Dye Wastewater with Chemical Coagulants and Bacterial Exopolysaccharides, The Journal of the Textile Institute. 1(11). https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2024.2415744
• Joan J. Kiptarus, Kiptiemoi K. Korir, David N. Githinji, Henry K. Kiriamiti (2024), Improved photocatalytic performance of cobalt doped ZnS decorated with graphene nanostructures under ultraviolet and visible light for efficient hydrogen production. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 21632. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72645-z
• Mbeche, S. M., Wambua, P., & Githinji, D. N. (2024). A review on recent developments on waste human hair composite and its hybrids. Journal of Natural Fibers, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2361315
• Mburu, A.W., Njuguna, D.G., Musieba, F., Nzila, C., Kimani, V. and Wangai, A. (2024). Bioremediation Of Reactive Black 5 Textile Dye Wastewater Using Bacterial Exopolysaccharides, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. ISSN: 1560-6074 https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-08-2023-0089
Ongoing Research Projects
Project Title: Decentralized, community-driven production of maize stalk-based sanitary pads for low-income and marginalized women in Kenya
Funder: FID/AFD
Duration: 2025-2030
Project Title: ERASMUS-LS: Capacity building in higher education in Kenya & Ethiopia (Digitalization and Internationalization)
Funder: EU
Duration: 2023 - 2026
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