Staff Profiles

Mr. Harrison Shagwira

Contact details
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
School of Engineering and Built Environment
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. LBB 303
Kakamega-Webuye Road
Email: hshagwira @mmust.ac.ke
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YGE0aUMAAAAJ&hl=en
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1115-932X

Mr Harrison Shagwira

Mr. Harrison is an Assistant Lecturer at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He holds a master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering. He obtained the MSc and BSc degrees in 2021 and 2017 respectively. He is a registered graduate engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).Mr.Harrison has research interest in materials engineering specifically application of artificial neural network in metals and polymer-composite processing, severe plastic deformation, conventional material forming and processing. He currently serves as the departmental Examinations and Timetable Coordinator.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. Shagwira, H., & Mwema, F. (2021). Advances in animal/plant–plastic composites: preparation, characterization and applications. Plant And Animal Based Composites, 25-38. De Gruyter. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110695373-002
  2. Harrison Shagwira, FM Mwema, TO Mbuya (2021). Lightweight Polymer-–Nanoparticles -Based Composites: An Overview. Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites: Characterization, Processing, and Applications. (Series Editor: Kaushik Kumar). 31 – 50. CRC Press. ISBN 9781003160946
  3. Shagwira, H., Obiko, J., Mwema, F., & Jen, T.-C. (2023). Simulation of deformation behaviour of aluminium 7075 during equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). MATEC Web of Conferences, 374, 01002. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202337401002
  4. Shagwira, H., Mbuya, T., Mwema, F., Herzog, M., & Akinlabi, E. (2021). Taguchi Optimization of Surface Roughness and Material Removal Rate in CNC Milling of Polypropylene + 5wt.% Quarry Dust Composites. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science And Engineering, 1107(1), 012040. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012040
  5. Shagwira, H., Mwema, F., Obiko, J., Mbuya, T., & Akinlabi, E. (2021). The Optimization of the Surface Roughness of Milled Polypropylene + 60wt.% Quarry Dust Composite Using the Taguchi Technique. Lecture Notes In Mechanical Engineering, 169-174. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3641-7_20
  6. Shagwira, H., Mwema, F., & Akinlabi, E. (2021). Severe plastic deformation-nanocoating for processing of biomaterials: A model for small-scale industry. Materials Today: Proceedings, 44, 1235-1237. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.245
  7. Shagwira, H., Mbuya, T., Akinlabi, E., Mwema, F., & Tanya, B. (2021). Optimization of material removal rate in the CNC milling of polypropylene + 60 wt% quarry dust composites using the Taguchi technique. Materials Today: Proceedings, 44, 1130-1132. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.229
  8. Bathula, D. B., Buddi, T., Shagwira, H., Mwema, F. M., & Rajesh, K. V. (2022). Analysis on behavior of TI-6al-4V & TI-5553 by performing turning operation using deform-3d. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 8(sup4), 2314–2331. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068x.2022.2037064
  9. Shagwira, H., Wambua, J., Mwema, F., Akinlabi, E., & Jen, T. (2022). Investigation into the effects of milling input parameters on the material removal rate and surface roughness of polypropylene + 80 wt. % quarry dust composite during machining. Advances In Materials And Processing Technologies, 1-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068x.2022.2045821
  10. Obara, C., Shagwira, H., Mahamood, R., Jen, T., Akinlabi, E., Obiko, J., & Mwema, F. (2021). Effects of forming parameters on metal flow behaviour during the MDF process: taguchi and response surface methodology optimisation. Advances In Materials And Processing Technologies, 1-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068x.2021.1945313
  11. Obara, C., Mwema, F., Keraita, J., Shagwira, H., & Obiko, J. (2021). A multi-response optimization of the multi-directional forging process for aluminium 7075 alloy using grey-based Taguchi method. SN Applied Sciences, 3(6). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04527-2
  12. Obiko, J., Mwema, F., & Shagwira, H. (2020). Forging optimization process using numerical simulation and Taguchi method. SN Applied Sciences, 2(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2547-0
  13. Harrison Shagwira, FM Mwema, Thomas Mbuya, Adeolu Adediran. (2020). Dataset on impact strength, flammability test and water absorption test for innovative polymer-quarry dust composite. Published in Data in Brief, Vol. 29, 105384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105384.
  14. FM Mwema, Kiptoo Mathew, Shagwira Harrison, Obiko Japheth (July 2017), ‘Design Optimization of Angular Extrusion for Severe Plastic Deformation of Tubular Specimens’. International Journal of Mechanics and Applications, Volume 7, Issue 1: pp. 1-13. DOI: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.mechanics.20170701.01.html

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