Education
- PhD Researcher – Department of Civil & Environmental Eng, University of Alberta (Current)
- Master of Science (with distinction) Delft ( The Netherlands), 2008
- Certificate, environmental impact assessment and auditing, 2008
- BSc. (Civil Engineering) 2nd class honours, Upper Division, University of Nairobi, 1998
Membership in Professional Societies
- Registered Engineer (ERB),
- Member (IEK), Member (ASCE),
- Lead Expert- EIA/ Audits (NEMA)
- Student Member- ASCE
Conference Presentations
- Mwai, The performance of tire-derived aggregates as media for leachate collection and drainage (focus on numerical modelling). In Proceedings of the 12th International Environmental Specialty Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, 6-9 June 2012. Edmonton, Canada
- Mwai, Evaluating the performance of tire-derived aggregates when used as media for leachate collection and drainage systems. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA U.S.A, 11-14 March 2012.
- Mwai, A finite element technique for predicting performance of tire- derived aggregates when used as media for leachate collection and drainage.
- Edmonton, Canada, 2012
- Mwai, Development of a prediction model for leachate mounding in leachate collection and drainage systems. Edmonton, Canada, 2011
- Mwai, Implications of using Tire-derived Aggregate for landfill leachate collection and drainage systems. Edmonton, Canada, 2010
- Mwai, Strategies for Solid Waste Management- A life cycle approach, Singapore, 2008
Recent publications
- Mwai, 2012, A characterization study to determine geotechnical properties of tire derived aggregates as media for leachate collection and drainage systems submitted to: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
- Mwai, 2012, Biogeochemical characterization of leachates in Alberta’s sanitary landfills and implications for the performance of leachate collection and drainage systems (LCDS) submitted to: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
Mwai, 2012, A numerical modelling technique for evaluating performance of tire-derived aggregate when used as media for leachate collection and drainage systems submitted to: Waste Management & Research Journal
- Mwai, 2012, A numerical modelling Technical for evaluating Performance of Leachate Collection and Drainage systems (Accepted for publication by Kenya Engineer). Accepted by Kenya Engineer
- Mwai, 2008, Integrating MDGs in the Formulation of Strategies for Solid Waste Management – A Life Cycle Approach (Working Report) [Available at: www.unesco-ihe.org/content/download/2667/.../WaterMill%2015.pdf]
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