PHYSICS

The University of Nairobi gained autonomous university status in 1970.  In the early days, the department was located at the Main Campus in the present Hyslop building.  The department moved to its present location in Chiromo in 1974.  The Department of Physics had its first batch of physics students (six in number) in 1966.

We also offer service courses to the College of Architecture and Engineering, College of Education and External Studies and the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences.

We offer the following undergraduate (B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Sc. and Ph.D) programmes:

• B.Sc. in Physics
• B.Sc. in Microprocessor Technology and Instrumentation
• B.Sc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• M.Sc. in Physics
• Ph.D. in Physics

Past Chairmen of the Department are:

• Prof. N. J. Skinner (1969 – 1978)
• Prof. Joseph Otieno Malo (1978 – 1988)
• Prof. Frederick N. Onyango (1988 – 1991)
• Prof. Riewa O. Genga (1991 – 1997)
• Prof. Barack Oliech Kola (1997 – 2002)
• Prof. Joseph Otieno Malo (2002 – 2003)
• Prof. Bernard O. Aduda (2003 – 2007)
• Dr. K.A. Kaduki (2007-2013)
• Prof. Julius M. Mwabora (2013-present)