Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Kabale University is under the Faculty of Science of the institution. The department currently has six academic staff members and one technician. Recruitment now in progress (2022) will increase the academic staff complement to nine and technicians to two by 2023.
Currently, the department offers courses in general undergraduate Physics which are required by BSc General and BSc in Industrial and Applied Physics (BScIAP) both of which are housed in the Faculty of Science and BSc with Education (BScEd) offered by the Faculty of Education at the same institution. The department also offers ‘A’-level Physics courses under the university’s Higher Education Bridging Certificate (HEBC) programme. Plans are underway to offer an MSc in Physics (a coursework and research degree) in 2023 and a Ph.D. by research in 2024.
The department’s research profile is based on Renewable Energy Systems, Environmental Physics, Astrophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering Sciences and Applications.
Staff Members
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Dr. Steven Rwabona KatashayaSenior Lecturer |
Ph.D, (Electrical Engineering Science); MSc. (Physics & Electronics); BSc. (Phy & Math); Dip. Datametrics | View Profile |
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Dr. Kajumba Pamella KatalihwaLecturer |
Ph.D. Physics ; PG Cert. Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis, Philosophy of methods, Scholarly writing, Solar systems design & applications; MSc. Renewable energy; BSc. (Physics) Phd(Physics-Student), MRET(MAK): | View Profile |
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Dr. Habumugisha IsaacLecturer |
PhD (Astrophysics); MSc. Physics; Post Gr. Dip. – Dev’t Studies (PPM); BSc. Educ. (Math & Physics); Certificates: Basics of Grant and Proposal writing; Research Writing in the Sciences, by INASP-UK(Author AID) | View Profile |
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Habakwiha VianneyAssistant Lecturer |
Ph.D (Radiation Physics); MSc. Physics; BSc. Physics & Math, Dip. Educ.(Secondary) ITEK. | View Profile |
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Robert MugabeAssistant Lecturer - Physics (Electronics) |
MSc. (Physics with Electronics), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), (2017) BSc. Ed. (Physics and Mathematics), MUST, (2013) | View Profile |
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Niwamanya DuncanAssistant Lecturer (Physics) |
Master of Science in Physics-(MUST); Bachelor of Science with Education (MUST) | View Profile |
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Kakai DianaSenior Assistant Technician (Physics) |
Dip. Science Lab. Tech. | View Profile |
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Ronald GumaAssistant Technician - Physics |
Diploma in science laboratory technology (MUST) | View Profile |
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