Ibrahim Kipngeno Rotich
About Candidate
Dr. Ibrahim Kipngeno Rotich holds a PhD in Environmental Physics and an MSc in Environmental Science from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary, and a Bachelor of Technology in Renewable Energy and Environmental Physics (BTRE) from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). His academic and research work focuses on environmental science, renewable energy, computational fluid dynamics, and wind-turbine aerodynamics. His PhD research focused on improving the aerodynamic performance and blade design of wind turbines under icing and extreme weather conditions using a CFD approach, inverse airfoil design, and icing wind-tunnel experiments. He has published 11 peer-reviewed journal papers, including papers in Q1 and Q2 journals, and has presented his research at international conferences. Dr. Rotich has experience in academic supervision and mentorship, having supervised two MSc students and supported BSc students in experimental wind-tunnel research. He has also gained professional experience at ESF Consultants, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, RenCon Associates Limited, Climate and Energy Advisory, and KenGen. His technical expertise includes modelling and simulation using ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, BurstPro, Catman, FENSAP ICE, MATLAB, and HOMER. His research interests include fluid dynamics, energy modelling and optimization, environmental assessment, numerical simulation, and renewable and sustainable energy systems. He received the Scholarship for Christian Young People (SCYP) for both his MSc and PhD studies. He is recognized for his integrity, discipline, responsibility, analytical ability, teamwork, perseverance, and commitment to continuous learning. His career objective is to apply his research knowledge and multidisciplinary expertise to advance scientific research and develop practical and sustainable solutions to environmental and energy challenges.
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Involved in consultancy service
1. Training all the enumerators under my supervision. 2. Ensuring that all materials and equipment required (mobile devices and accessories) for training for the Enumerators and enumeration areas under my supervision area are in place. 3. Assigning enumeration areas to the Enumerators under my supervision. 4. Liaising with the Village Elder, Assistant Chief or Chief to identify all the special population groups, i.e., in institutions, hotels/lodges, travelers, out-door sleepers, among others in the supervision area. 5. Undertaking census enumeration in the resampled households. 6. Keeping a register of Enumerators who are assigned to work under my supervision. 7. Ensuring that everybody in the supervision area has been enumerated. 8. Submitting all the equipment/questionnaires to the County Statistics Officer. 9. Any other duties assigned by the County Statistics Officer.
1. Involved in a consultancy service for a study of the solar photovoltaic industry through a market survey in assessing the status of the solar industry in Kenya. 2. Involved in End-user Solar PV system performance survey of institutions installed with solar panels in 5 counties of Kenya. 3. Involved in consultancy services for a baseline survey of room air conditioners and residential refrigerators market survey through the collection of data from the field and analyzing collected data. 4. Involved in a solar streetlights survey in Kenyan Counties and challenges faced.
