Samson Rwahwire

Associate Professor
Samson
Rwahwire
Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Technical University of Liberec
Director, Graduate School, Research and Innovation,
Busitema
Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm
rbsjunior@gmail.com
Assoc professor. Samson Rwahwire
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Biography

Rwahwire is currently the Director of the Directorate of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovations at Busitema University. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Technical University of Liberec, and a  Master of Science in  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Czech Technical University. Samson has a vast expreince in academia and research having taught  at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology for over 9 years before bacoming the Director of the Directorate of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation. Samson has  a number of publications in form of Journal manuscripts, book chapters, Text books and Theses. On the adminstrative side, apart from being a Director of the Directorate of Graduate studies, Samson is a Board member of Uganda Airlines and he is the Managing Director of TEM Analytical  Ltd., an Enginnering coonsultancy firm. With in Busitema University, Samson has also served in a number of adminstrative positions that is to say; from 2010-2014, he was the acting Head Of Department of Textile & Ginning Engineering, from November 2010 to March, 2011, he was the acting Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology among others 

Research Projects
  1. Banana Fibre – Development of a novel sustainable concept to utilization of banana pseudo-stem for textile fibre. 2013-2015 – National Council for Higher  Education (PI)-$12,000 -
  2. Small Theses and Dissertation grant, Association of African Universities (PI)- $4000 
  3. Development of Taught Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering at  Busitema University, Makerere – Sweden Programme (Lead person)-$6000 
  4. 2019 – 2022 DAAD In-country and In-region scholarships to Busitema University  (Grant Coordinator)
  5. 2020 – 2025 University Network for PhD programmes in Energy (CoInvestigator)-5. €18,500
  6. 2021 – 2020 Busitema Light Board (Principal Investigator)-UGX 100M
Publications and Papers
  1. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Wiener, J., Hes, L., Jabbar, A. (2017). Thermal and acoustic Properties and Modeling of the Cellulose Nonwoven Natural Fabric (Barkcloth), Applied Acoustics, 116, 177–183.
  2. Jabbar, A., Militký, J., Wiener, J., Kale, B. M., Ali, U., & Rwawiire, S. (2017). Nanocellulose coated woven jute/green epoxy composites: Characterization of mechanical and dynamic mechanical behavior. Composite Structures, 161, 340-349.
  3. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Wiener, J., Kale, B. M. (2016). ShortTerm Creep of Barkcloth Reinforced Laminar Epoxy Composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 103, 131-138.
  4. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Hes, L., Kale, B. M. (2016). Empirical Modeling of Sound Absorption Properties of Natural Nonwoven Fabric (Antiaris toxicaria Barkcloth). Materials Science Forum, 866, 201-205.
  5. Kale, B.M., Wiener, Rwawiire, S., Militky, J. (2016).Development of Photocatalytic Self-cleaning Cotton Fabric. Materials Science Forum, 866, 171-175.
  6. Kale, B.M., Wiener, J., Militky, J., Rwawiire, S., Mishra, R., Karl, I. J., Youjiang, W. (2016). Coating of Cellulose-TiO2 nanoparticles on cotton fabric for durable Photocatalytic self-cleaning and stiffness. Carbohydrate Polymers, 150, 107-113.
  7. Rwawiire, S., & Tomkova, B. (2016). Static and Dynamic mechanical properties of barkcloth (Ficus natalensis) reinforced epoxy composite. Journal of Natural fibers, 13 (2),137 – 145.
  8. Jabbar, A., Militký, J., Kale, B. M., Rwawiire, S., Nawab, Y., & Baheti, V. (2016). Modeling and analysis of the creep behavior of jute/green epoxy composites incorporated with chemically treated pulverized nano/micro jute fibers. Industrial Crops and Products, 84, 230-240.
  9. Jabbar, A.,Militky, J., Wiener, J., Usman, M., Rwawiire S. (2016). Tensile, Surface and Thermal Characterization of Jute Fibers after Novel Treatments. Indian Journal of Fiber and Textile Research
  10. Kale, BM., Wiener, J., Militky, J., Rwawiire, S., Mishra, R., Jabbar, A. 7 (2015). Dyeing and stiffness characteristics of cellulose-coated cotton fabric. Cellulose, 23, 981-992.
  11. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Jabbar, A., & Kale, B. M. (2015). Development of a biocomposite based on green epoxy polymer and natural cellulose fabric (bark cloth) for automotive instrument panel applications. Composites Part B: Engineering, 81, 149-157.
  12. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Gliscinska, E., Krucinska, I., Michalak, M., Jabbar, A. (2015). Investigation Of Sound Absorption Properties Of Bark Cloth Nonwoven Fabric And Composites, Autex Research Journal, 15(3), 173-180.
  13. Rwawiire, S., & Tomkova, B. (2015). Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Sansevieria trifasciata Fibers. Journal of Natural Fibers, 12(3), 201-210.
  14. Rwawiire, S., & Tomkova, B. (2015). Thermal, static and dynamic mechanical properties of bark cloth (Ficus brachypoda) laminar epoxy composites. Polymer Composites, DOI: 10.1002/pc.23576
  15. Rwawiire, S., & Tomkova, B. (2014). Thermo-physiological and comfort properties of Ugandan Bark cloth from Ficus natalensis Journal of the Textile Institute. 105 (6), 648-653.
  16. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Bandu, K. (2014). Effect of layering pattern on the static and dynamic mechanical properties of bark cloth (Ficus natalensis) laminar epoxy composites. Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 20 (2), 160-171.
  17. Rwawiire, S., Kasedde, A., Nibikora, I., & Wandera, G. (2014). Prediction of Polyester/Cotton Ring Spun Yarn Unevenness Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 8(4).
  18. Rwawiire, S., G. Habbi., J. Okello. (2014). Comparative evaluation of the dynamical mechanical properties of woven Sansevieria and Banana fiber laminar epoxy composites, Tekstilec 57(4), 315-320.
  19. Rwawiire, S., Luggya, G. W., & Tomkova, B. (2013). Morphology, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Bark Cloth from Ficus natalensis. ISRN Textiles.
  20.  Rwahwire, S., Musinguzi, W., B. (2019) Impact Resistance and Shore Hardness of Barkcloth Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Interior Automotive Panels. Materials Science Forum, 951, 9-13
  21. Kale, B. M., Rwahwire, S., Nilkanth Kisan Kale, Musinguzi, W., B. (2019) PLA Composite Films Based On Acetate Substituted Microcrystalline Cellulose. Key Engineering Materials, 801, 133-138
  22. Nambajjwe, Nambajjwe, C., Musinguzi, W. B., Rwahwire, S., Kasedde, A., Namuga, C., & Nibikora, I. (2020). Improving electricity from silk cocoons 8 through feeding silkworms with silver nanoparticles. Materials Today: Proceedings, 28, 1221-1226.
  23. Nagulama, M., Rwahwire, S., Mbabazi, F. K., & Tulirinya, J. (2021). Modeling of Tire-Road Surface Interaction under Wet Conditions. Asian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 9-28.
  24. Mbabazi, F. K., Gavamukulya, Y., Awichi, R., Olupot–Olupot, P., Rwahwire, S., Biira, S., & Luboobi, L. S. (2020). A Mathematical Model Approach for Prevention and Intervention Measures of the COVID–19 Pandemic in Uganda.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J. (2015). A review of Acoustic Absorption Materials: Sustainable Natural Fibrous Materials, In Recent Developments in Fibrous Material Science, Volume II, 182-198, ISBN 978- 80-87269-45-9
  2. Aravin Prince Periyasamy, Rwahwire S, Yan Zhao (2018). Environmental friendly textile processing. In Handbook of Eco materials. Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-68254-9
  3. Periyasamy, A. P., Ramamoorthy, S. K., Rwawiire, S., & Zhao, Y. (2018). Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Methods for Textile Industry. In Sustainable Innovations in Apparel Production (pp. 21-87). Springer, Singapore.
  4. Rwahwire, S., Tomkova, B., Periyasamy, A. P., & Kale, B. M. (2019). Green thermoset reinforced biocomposites. In Green Composites for Automotive Applications (pp. 61-80). Woodhead Publishing.
  5. . Rwahwire, S., Namuga, C., & Ildephonse, N. (2020). Application of Electrospun Materials in Packaging Industry. Electrospun Materials and Their Allied Applications, 131- 149.

 TEXT BOOKS

  1. Rwahwire, S., Nibikora, I., Mwaikambo, L.Y., Tomkova, B., Periyasamy, A.P. (2020). Textile Reinforced Concrete Composites (To be published by Springer).
Research Focus
  • Composite elements
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Smart textiles
Courses Taught
Engineering Mechanics III
Engineering Mechanics I
Material Science
Design of Machine Elements
CAD (Solid Edge)
High Performance Fibers
Smart Textiles
Gender in Textiles
Engineering Mechanics
Material Science and Engineering
Technical Textiles
High Performance Fibers
Staff Type
Academic Staff