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Dr. Mtaki T. Maagi

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Dr. Mtaki Thomas Maagi is a lecturer in the Department of Materials and Energy Science and Engineering of the School of Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences.

Experience & Activities

Dr. Mtaki Thomas Maagi is a lecturer in the Department of Materials and Energy Science and Engineering of the School of Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences. He received his education and training at Ardhi University (BSc-Geoinformatics) and China University of Geosciences-Wuhan (MSc and PhD- Oil and Natural Gas Engineering), and after completing his PhD, he worked for two years at Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute (DMI).
His fundamental knowledge in petroleum industry has enabled him to work in a range of areas, including marine spill contingency plans, oil and gas laws and regulations, and health, safety and environment (HSE) in oil and gas industry. He has worked on curriculum design in the oil and gas industry several times. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
His areas of research include oil-well cementing, drilling fluid technology, nanomaterials and natural gas engineering.

  • Renewable Energy Technology
  • Advanced Renewable Energy Technology
  • Hybrid Rewewable Energy Systems
  • Editorial Board member (JMST)
  • Outstanding Paper Award in the 2019 International Field Exploration and Development Conference.
  • Best Postgraduate Student Award, 2019 High-Quality Academic Publication Award 2019; awarded during the PhD Programme.

Phase-out

  • 41572142, Formation and evolution process and coupling mechanism of water channeling at the interface of aquiclude in coalbed methane well, NSFC, 2016-2019.
  • 51774258, Research on chemical activation method and solidification and crosslinking mechanism of oil-based mud cake at cementing interface of shale gas horizontal well, NSFC, 2018-2021.
  • 2017zx05009003-003, New technology for cementing integrity evaluation and control of horizontal wells in low-grade oil and gas reservoirs, Subproject of Major National Science and Technology, 2017-2020.

 

On going

  • The Local Coordinator for the Transforming Energy Access–Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) Project to enable an inclusive Clean Energy Transition, funded by UK-Aid, 2023-2025.
  • CAS-ANSO Project, Jan-Dec 2024.