CURRICULUM VITAE NAME NAFTALI OMOLO ONGATI CURRENT POSITION FULL PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC PROFESSOR POSITION INSTITUTION JOOUST PHYSICAL ADDRESS JOOUST-BONDO PERSONAL DATA DATE OF BIRTH 5/11/1948 PLACE OF BIRTH KENDU BAY NATIONALITY KENYAN PROFESSION PROFESSOR-MATHEMATICIAN CONTACT ADDRESS P.O.BOX 210-40601 BONDO 1. EDUCATION Year (from – to) Degree, Institution 1993-1997 PhD(Maths), University of Pretoria, South Afraica 1977-1979 MSc(Maths), Odessa State University, Ukraine 1973-1976 D Ed(Science), University of Nairobi, Kenya 2. EMPLOYMENT Years since Company / Institution 2011-Date Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology 1991-2011 Maseno University, Kenya 1 | P a g e 3. POSITIONS PREVIOUSLY HELD Year (from – to) Position, Project / Programme, Company / Institution / Client Description of roles and responsibilities 2011-Date Dean, School of Mathematics and Actuarial Science, JOOUST 2009-2011 Head of Mathematics Department, Maseno University 2008-2009 Director School of Graduate Studies, Maseno University 2004-2008 Associate Director, SGS ,Maseno University 1991-1999 Head of Mathematics Department, Maseno University 4. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY School/Institute Class/Discipline JOOUST-SMAS MSc and PhD-Methematics MASENO MSc and PhD-Mathematics Pretoria BSc Mathematics University Egerton BSc/Bed Mathematics University Kenyatta BSc/B Ed mathematics University Kenya Science Dip Ed Mathematics/Teaching Methods in Maths Teachers College High Schools A Level and O Level mathematics 5. EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS/AWARDS Year Appointment as/Institution/Project 2010-Date External Examiner, Kabianga University College 2009-date External Examiner, Moi University 2009- External Examiner, University of Nairobi 20012 2004-2008 External Examiner, Strathmore University 200-2004 External Examiner, University of Nairobi 7. OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Year Position/Programme/Institution 2001-Date BOG Member, Maseno National School 1991-1993 Chairman, BOG, Oriwo Boys High School 2002-Date BOG Member, Migingo Girls Secondary School, Kisumu 10. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Year from - to Specific description of Activity 2004-Date Patron for Nyanza Methematics Contest/Popularisation of Mathematics in Secondary schools 2 | P a g e 11. LINKAGES AND COLLABORATIONS Year from – to Description of links/collaborations 2009-2011 Links with Reading University-UK;exchange of visiting Lecturers Links with Oxford University-received three lecturers for Post Graduate students on a two week basis-while at Maseno University as Head of Mathematics department 12. TRAININGS /WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED 2012 International Research workshop at Strathmore University-convenor for Mathematical Biology workshop 2011 International Maths Conference at Strathmore University 2011 Kenyatta University Maths Conference 2011 The 8th International Conference in the Teaching of Statistics at Lubljana in Slovenia 2007 The 4th International Conference of applied Mathematics and computing at Plovdiv in Bulgaria-one of the key note speakers 2000 Career improvement workshop in the teaching of Mathematics and Computer science in Kenyan universities at Chiromo-University of Nairobi 13. MEMBERSHIP TO COMMITTEES/BOARDS 2008-2011 Member of CDF and Chairman of Bursary Committee for Karachuonyo Constituency Chairman of karachuonyo Constituency Bursary Committee 2008-2011 Editor-Maseno Journal of Science and education 2009-Date Associate Editor East African journal of science 15. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY English Kiswahili Dho-Luo Russian 16. CONFERENCES ATTENDED 2011 Int.Maths Conference at Strathmore University 2011 The 8th Int. Conf. on the Teaching of Statistics at Lubljana in Slovania 2007 The 4th Int conf.. of Applied Mathematics at Plovdiv in Bulgaria 2000 Career improvement workshop in the Teaching of Mathematics in Kenyan Universities 1997 The 8th Int. Colloquium on Differential Equations, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1996 The 6th Int. conf. on Modern Group analysis,Johannesburg, South Africa 17. ABSTRACTS FOR CONFERENCES 13 of vairous nature in international conferences 3 | P a g e 24. PUBLICATIONS Books/Lecture Notes Authored 1. Certificate Mathematics [High School Text Book] Vol. I, Co-authored, Camp and Bell Publishers, 1983. 2. Calculus I, NairobiUniversity Press, 1987 Co-authored with V. P. Onyango- Otieno, G.K. Thuo, G. Akwabi. 3. Calculus II, NairobiUniversity Press 1988 with V.P. Onyango-Otieno, G.K. Thuo, G. Akwabi. 4. Advanced Calculus, NairobiUniversity Press, 1989 With V.P. Onyango- Otieno, Gathogo K. Thuo 5. Vector Theory, NairobiUniversity Press 1991 with G. Akwabi and K.T. Gathogo. 6. Partial Differential Equations I, NairobiUniversity Press 1992. Research Papers 1. Omolo-Ongati and E. E. Rosinger, stability of Lie Groups of the non-linear wave equation Utt + Ut = [f(x, u) Ux]x when f(x, u) = f1(x) + f2(u), Lie Groups and Their Applications, Vol 2, 1996 2. Omolo-Ongati and E. E. Rosinger, Stability of Lie Groups of the Non-linear wave equation Utt t = [f(x,u)Ux] for arbitrary f(x,u), Proceedings of selected works of the 7th International Colloquium on Differential Equations, VSP International Science Publishers, 1997, pp 305- 315. 3. Omolo-Ongati General Solutions of Burgers” Equation. Journal of Differential Equations Vol. 99, No 2, 1998. 4. Omolo-Ongati, Lie symmetry Analysis of Differential Equations, Proceedings of selected works of the 8th International Colloquium on Differential Equations, VSP International Science Publishers, 1998, pp 217- 230. 5. Omolo Ongati and M. O. Oduor, Symmetry Group Methods For Solutions of Generalized Heat Equation, Maseno University Journal of Education, Arts and Science,Vol.2 No.5,2006 6. Alfred W. Manyonge, George O. Lawi and N. Omolo Ongati Mathematical Modeling of Temperature Distribution in Porous Media, MJEAS Vol. 5 No. 2 2006 (91-98). 7. Bitok ,J K, Chepkwony, S.K, Omolo-Ongati N., Influence Of Hall Effects And Ion slip On MHD Free-Convection And Mass Transfer Flow In A Rotating Porous Medium With Heat Source, Journal Of Mathematical Sciences, International Centre For Advanced Studies, West Bengal, India, Vol.19. No.1 (2008) 21-31 8. Owino M. Oduor and Omolo Ongati, Modular Structure of sl(2), Journal of 4 | P a g e Research in Physical Sciences, Vol.4,No.3, (2008)32-38, International Research And Development Institute, Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria. 9. Alfred Koross, Jacob Bitok, Michael O.E. Oduor and Omolo Ongati, Explicit hybrid finite difference schemes from operator splitting for solving Korteweg de Vries equation, Journal of Mathematical Sciences, International Centre For Advanced Studies, India.Vol.19, No.2 (2008) 171-178 10. Paul O.Oleche, N.Omolo Ongati and J.O.Agure, Operators with slowly decaying resolvents toward the spectrum, International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics Volume 51.No.3 (2009) 345-357. 11. Paul O.Oleche, N.Omolo Ongati and J.O.Agure, The algebra of smooth functions of rapid descent, International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics Volume 52 No. 2 (2009) 163-176 12. Omolo Ongati and Owino M. Oduor, On The Structures Of Quotient Groups, International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics Volume 54 No 4, (2009) 497-502 13. Alfred Koross, ChepkwonyS and Michael O.E. Oduor , Omolo Ongati, Implicit Finite Difference Methods Arising From Operator Splitting For Solving 1-D Heat Equation,Journal of Mathematical Sciences, International Centre For Advanced Studies, India Vol.20,No.1 (2009) 75-82 14. Owino M.Oduor, Chiteng’a J Chikunji, Omolo N Ongati, Unit Groups Of k+1 Index Radical Zero Commutative Finite Rings, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Volume 57 No. 1 (2009) 57-67 15. Koross Alfred, Oduor M.E. Okoya and Omolo Ongati, Hybrid finite difference schemes from operator splitting for solving Burger’s equation, Journal of Agriculture, Pure and Applied Science and Technology (JAPAST) 1.45-52 (2009) 16. S.N. Onyango, Omolo N Ongati, and Nyakinda J. Otula. On the Walrasian- Samuelson Price Adjustment Model, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Volume 61, No.2 (2010) 211 – 218. 17. Omolo N Ongati, Analytic Solution of a Nonlinear Black-Scholes Partial Differential Equation, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Volume 61 No.2 (2010) 18. Omolo Ongati and Owino M. Oduor, , (2008) Orthogonal extension of Lie algebras, International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics- IJPAM.ISSN 1311-8080 19. Omolo Ongati and Michael E. Oduor, Symmetry Group Approach To The Solution Of Generalized Burger’s Equation, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics-IJPAM,ISSN 1311-8080 20. Omolo Ongati, Manyonge W. Alfreda and Okaka C Akinyi, Mathematics of War: Guerilla versus Guerilla Model, (2009),Journal of Mathematical Sciences, International Centre For Advanced Studies, India.[To appear] 21. Manyonge W. Alfred, Omolo Ongati and Lawi O George, Mathematical Modelling of Temperature Distribution in Porous Media,(2009), International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics-IJPAM.ISSN 1311-8080[To appear] 22. Manyonge W. Alfred, Omolo Ongati and Okiro O Jared, Finite Difference Approximations of Confined Aquifer Flow Equations,(2008), Journal of Mathematical Sciences, International Centre For Advanced Studies, India [To appear] 23. Stern, D., Ongati, O., Agure, J& Ogange, B. (2010). Incremental modernisation of statistics teaching and curriculum at Maseno University, Kenya, ICOTS 8. 24. Alfred Koross, Michael O.E. Oduor &Omolo Ongati; An explicit operator splitting method for 1 – D modified burger’s equation, Botswana Journal of Technology, Gaborone , Vol 18