Dr Richard Nkhoma
Head Of Department
rnkhoma@must.ac.mw
Richard Nkhoma is a dynamic and highly driven Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience. He has excellent Operations Management, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering skills in the areas of problem identification & solution generation, critical thinking & analyses, design & implementation, machine installation & commissioning and maintenance. Worked in various industries, such as heavy machinery manufacturing, dairy, production, fabrication and welding and university education.
1. R. C. K. Nkhoma, C. W. Siyasiya, and W. E. Stumpf, “Hot workability of AISI 321 and AISI 304 austenitic stainless steels,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Volume 595, doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.01.157, 15 May 2014, Pages 103–112.
2. R. C. K. Nkhoma, C. W. Siyasiya, and W. E. Stumpf, “Constitutive Modelling of Mill Loads during Hot Rolling of AISI 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel,” International Journal of Materials Research, http://www.hanser- elibrary.com/doi/abs/10.3139/146.111093,.doi: 10.3139/146.111093, Jun 2014.
3. R. C. K. Nkhoma, CW Siyasiya and WE Stumpf, “Hot Working Characteristics of AISI 321 in Comparison to AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel”. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Ferrous and Base Metals Development Network Conference, 15 to 17 October 2012, Magaliesburg, South Africa, ISBN 978-1- 920410-33-9. (published conference proceeding - 2012)
4. Annan, K. A., Nkhoma, R., Siyasiya, C., & Mostert, R. (2021). Failure analysis of thin cast A357-T6 centre shell induced by casting defect. Materials Today: Proceedings.
5. Nkhoma, R., Annan, K. A., & Siyasiya, C. (2021). Effect of adding Cr, Ni and Mo on quench and temper microstructure and mechanical properties of a Si-Mn spring steel. Materials Today: Proceedings.
6. Annan, K. A., Nkhoma, R. C., & Ngomane, S. (2021). Resistance spot welding of a thin 0.7 mm EN10130: DC04 material onto a thicker 2.4 mm 817M40 engineering steel. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 121(10), 549-556.
7. Ngonda, T., Nkhoma, R. and Falayi, T. (2023), "Work-integrated learning placement in engineering education: a comparative contextual analysis of public universities in Malawi, Namibia and South Africa", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-02-2023-0040
8. Nkhoma, R., & Falayi, T. (2023). Reflections on the post COVID-19 teaching and learning: Lessons from the emergency transition to online learning at two African universities Tiyamike Ngonda Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 19(1), 139-151.
9. Ngonda, T.; Nkhoma, R.; Ngonda, V. Perceptions of Solar Photovoltaic System Adopters in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Adopters in Ntchisi, Malawi. Energies 2023, 16, 7350. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217350
2. R. C. K. Nkhoma, C. W. Siyasiya, and W. E. Stumpf, “Constitutive Modelling of Mill Loads during Hot Rolling of AISI 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel,” International Journal of Materials Research, http://www.hanser- elibrary.com/doi/abs/10.3139/146.111093,.doi: 10.3139/146.111093, Jun 2014.
3. R. C. K. Nkhoma, CW Siyasiya and WE Stumpf, “Hot Working Characteristics of AISI 321 in Comparison to AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel”. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Ferrous and Base Metals Development Network Conference, 15 to 17 October 2012, Magaliesburg, South Africa, ISBN 978-1- 920410-33-9. (published conference proceeding - 2012)
4. Annan, K. A., Nkhoma, R., Siyasiya, C., & Mostert, R. (2021). Failure analysis of thin cast A357-T6 centre shell induced by casting defect. Materials Today: Proceedings.
5. Nkhoma, R., Annan, K. A., & Siyasiya, C. (2021). Effect of adding Cr, Ni and Mo on quench and temper microstructure and mechanical properties of a Si-Mn spring steel. Materials Today: Proceedings.
6. Annan, K. A., Nkhoma, R. C., & Ngomane, S. (2021). Resistance spot welding of a thin 0.7 mm EN10130: DC04 material onto a thicker 2.4 mm 817M40 engineering steel. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 121(10), 549-556.
7. Ngonda, T., Nkhoma, R. and Falayi, T. (2023), "Work-integrated learning placement in engineering education: a comparative contextual analysis of public universities in Malawi, Namibia and South Africa", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-02-2023-0040
8. Nkhoma, R., & Falayi, T. (2023). Reflections on the post COVID-19 teaching and learning: Lessons from the emergency transition to online learning at two African universities Tiyamike Ngonda Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 19(1), 139-151.
9. Ngonda, T.; Nkhoma, R.; Ngonda, V. Perceptions of Solar Photovoltaic System Adopters in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Adopters in Ntchisi, Malawi. Energies 2023, 16, 7350. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217350