Blasius Henry Ngayakamo

Dr. Blasius Henry Ngayakamo is a materials scientist and Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the African University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, and a master’s degree from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania. His research focuses on sustainable construction materials, low-carbon concrete, geopolymer technology, and the valorization of industrial and agro-industrial waste. He has undertaken international research at institutions in Germany, South Africa, Türkiye, and the United States, including a TWAS–DFG Fellowship at Fraunhofer IKTS and an ECO-SPHERE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yıldız Technical University. As a 2027–2029 Iso Lomso Fellow at STIAS, he will investigate how quarry stone fines can be transformed into valuable secondary resources for low-carbon concrete infrastructure in Africa, advancing circular economy principles and sustainable construction.