CURRICULUM VITAE, JUNE 2013

Name: Odera, Bernard Okich, PhD

Nationality: Kenyan

Marital Status: Married

Address: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing

Engineering, University of Nairobi, P.O. 30197-
00100, Nairobi.

Email: bodera2010@gmail.com,
bodera@uonbi.ac.ke

Cell Phone No: +254 (0)722 443461

Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Nairobi, 1980.
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Lagos, 1985.
PhD (Metallurgical Engineering), University of the Witwatersrand, 2013.

Membership of Professional Bodies

1. Member of the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya
2. Member of Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
3. Member of Materials Science International Team (MSIT) based in
Stuttgart, Germany. MSIT is housed by Max Planck Institute, Materials
Research, Germany.

Employment History:
June 2013 – Present, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi
Aug. 1987 – June 2013, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi.
June 1986 – Aug. 1987, Project Engineer, Ministry of Water Development
Jan. 1982 – June 1986, Operation and Maintenance Engineer, Ministry
of Water Development
Oct. 1980 – Dec. 1981, Workshop Engineer, Ideal Casements (E.A.) Ltd.

Teaching
Some of the courses I have offered at various times during my academic
carrier to undergraduate students include: Materials Science, Metallurgy,
Materials Processing, Machine Tool Design, Theory of Production
Processes, Manufacturing Processes, Workshop Technology and Practice,
Metrology, Production Technology. At postgraduate level, I have offered
Work System Design and Measurement, Production Planning,

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Scheduling and Control, Quality Control and Reliability, Maintenance
Management and Project Management.

M.Sc. Research Project Supervision

I have supervised a number of M.Sc. and undergraduate final year
projects. Some of the M.Sc. projects I have supervised to completion are:
• “Sustainable management of micro hydropower systems for rural
electrification: The case of Mt. Kenya Water Catchment Area”. R.
Akaki, M.Sc. (Energy Management), University of Nairobi, 2009.
• “Investigation of the effect of modifiers and heat treatment on fatigue
and some mechanical properties of recycled aluminium-silicon
castings”. K. Njuguna, M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2007.
• “Studies of aluminium alloy scrap used in Kenyan foundries and
mechanical properties of some of the cast products with special
emphasis on engine block and gearbox housing”. T. O. Mbuya,
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Nairobi, 2003.
• “Influence of some casting process parameters on mechanical
properties and microstructure of Gravity Die-Cast Iron”. M. O.
Onyuna, M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Nairobi,
1995.

Curriculum Development
I have participated in curriculum development as follows:
• Development of undergraduate curriculum for Production and
Industrial Engineering courses during the change to 8-4-4 system
of education
• Development of M.Sc. Industrial Engineering curriculum
• Development of M.Sc. Energy Management curriculum

Departmental Administrative Duties

• Acting chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jan. –
March 1994.
• Secretary to Department meetings
• Course tutor
• Coordinator of Industrial and Production Engineering courses
• Coordinator Practical (Fourth) Term for 3rd Year students
• Industrial attachment for students
• Department seminars

Special Skills

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 • Scanning electron microscopy with the backscattered electron and
secondary electron modes as well as with energy dispersive x-ray
spectroscopy
• X-ray diffraction with emphasis on crystallographic work and
phase identification
• Micro-hardness testing

Short Courses Attended

• Training workshop on X-ray Diffraction held between 26 – 30 July,
2010 at the University of the Witwatersrand
• Training workshop on Scanning Electron Microscopy held between
22 – 26 February 2010 at the Microscopy Unit, University of
Botswana
• Training workshop on High Resolution- Transmission Electron
Microscopy (HR-TEM) Summer School held between 17 – 20
November 2009 at the University of the Witwatersrand
• International Training Programme on Advanced Manufacturing
Technology held at UNIDO-ICAMT, Bangalore (India), May, 2005
• International Training Programme on Manufacturing of Machine
Tools and Farm Equipment including Foundry Technology and
Energy Efficiency held at Institute for Machine Tools Technology,
Batala (India), April/May 2005
• Quality Control of Sand Castings at Central Metallurgical Research
and Development Institute, Cairo, Egypt, Nov/Dec. 1993

Consultancy Work
I have done extensive consulting work in:
• Machine design, fabrication and installation
• Factory, equipment and machine valuation
• Failure analysis, fault diagnosis and industrial accident
investigation

Recent Journal Publications and Proceedings of Conferences

1. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, M.J. Papo and G.O. Rading: Electrolytic
etching of platinum-aluminium based alloys. Platinum Metals Rev.,
56(4) 2012 pp 257-261. E-ISSN 1471-0676.
2. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, M.B. Shongwe, G.O. Rading, M.J. Papo:
As-cast and heat-treated alloys of the Pt-Al-V system at the Pt-rich
corner. The Journal of Southern African Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy (SAIMM), vol. 7A, 2012 pp 505-515. ISBN ISSN 0038-
223X
3. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, M.J. Papo and G.O. Rading:
Microstructural investigation of some as-cast alloys of the Pt-Cr-V
system. Proceedings of the Ferrous and Base Metals Development
Network Conference, Magaliesburg, South Africa, October 15-17,
2012, pp 291-308. ISBN 978-1-920410-33-9.

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4. L.A. Cornish, M.B. Shongwe, B. Odera, J.K. Odusote, M.J.
Witcomb, L.H. Chown, G.O. Rading, M.J. Papo: Update on the
development of platinum-based alloys for potential high-temperature
applications. Proceedings of Southern African Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy, Platinum 2012 Conference, Sun City, South
Africa, September 18th – 21st , 2012 pp 905-923.
5. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, G.O. Rading, M.J. Papo: Solidification
projection of the Pt-Al-V system at the Pt-rich corner. Proceedings of
the Microscopic Society of Southern Africa Conference, Pretoria,
South Africa, December 5th -9th , Vol. 41, p 72, 2011, ISSN 0250-
0418: ISBN 0-620-35056-3.
6. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, M.B. Shongwe, G.O. Rading, M.J. Papo:
A study of some as-cast and heat treated alloys of the Pt-Al-V
system at the Pt-rich corner. Proceedings of the ZrTa New Metals
Development Network Conference at Mount Grace Country House
and Spa, Magaliesburg. The Southern African Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy, Advanced Metals Initiative, 12th -14th October
2011, p 46 (Abstract book), ISBN 978-1-920410-23-0.
7. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, R. Suss, G.O. Rading: A study of as-cast
alloys of the Pt-Cr-V system. Proceedings of the Microscopic Society
of Southern Africa Conference held at Warmbaths Forever Resorts,
South Africa, October 26th -29th , Vol 40, p 52, 2010, ISSN 0250-
0418: ISBN 0-620-35056-3.
8. M.B. Shongwe, B. Odera, S. Samal, A.M. Ukpong, A. Watson, R.
Suss, L.H. Chown, G.O. Rading and L.A. Cornish: Assesment of
microstructures in the development of Pt-based superalloys.
Proceedings of the Light Metals Conference 2010, The Southern
African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Advanced Metals
Initiative, October 27th -29th , 2010, p 184, In CD, ISBN 978-1-
920410-23-0.
9. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, R. Suss, G.O. Rading’, F.P.L. Kavishe:
Investigation of selected quinary alloys based on an optimum alloy
of the Pt-Al-Cr-Ru system. Proceedings of AMSEN workshop,
Windhoek, Namibia, January 27th -29th , p 29, 2010.
10. T.O. Mbuya, B.O. Odera, S.P. Ng’ang’a, M.F. Oduori and G.O.
Rading: Effective Recycling of Cast Aluminium Alloys for Small
Foundries. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, vol. 12
(2), 2010, pp 162-181. ISSN 1561-7645.
11. B.O. Odera, L.A. Cornish, R. Suss, G.O. Rading’: A study of phases
in as-cast alloys from the Pt-Al-V system at the Pt-rich corner.
Proceedings of Microscopic Society of Southern Africa Conference
at University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, December 8-
11, Vol. 39, p 61, 2009, ISSN 0250-0418: ISBN 0-620-35056-3.
12. T. O. Mbuya, B. O. Odera, S. P. Nganga, M.F. Oduori: Effect of
some casting parameters on the microstructure and mechanical
properties of recycled aluminium castings of various automobile

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 components. Kenya Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 3,
No.1, 2007, p 29.
13. T. O. Mbuya, B. O. Odera, S. P. Nganga: Influence of iron
on castability and properties of cast aluminium-silicon alloys.
International Journal of Cast Metals Research, Vol. 16, Part 5,
2003, pp 451 – 465.