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Dr Samuel Terungwa Temaugee

Lecturer
samuel.temaugee@fuek.edu.ng
+2348061249736
Academic Information
Faculty of Science Education
Physics
Ph.D. (Wits), M.Sc. (Ibadan), B.Sc. Ed ( Ilorin)
Academics
Specialization & Research

Specialization : Nuclear Materials (Radiation and Nuclear Physics)

Research Interest: Radiation effects in nuclear materials and Engineering alloys, combining experimental irradiation (neutron and ion beams), advanced microstructural characterization (XRD, HRTEM, F-DSC, TGS), and computational (MCNP, Geant4, ROOT, SRIM, DFT)/Machine Learning methods to understand defect formation and material degradation in extreme environments such as Nuclear Reactors and Accelerators. He is also into Physics Education and Science Communication.

Ongoing Research
(1) Comprehensive radiation damage assessment of Fibre Optic Sensors (FOS) for In-situ monitoring in nuclear reactor environments (Post-Doctoral Fellowship research University of Johannesburg)
(2) Prediction of Radiation damage in dual-Use cyclotrons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA - University of the Witwatersrand(Wits),South Africa Collaborative Research)

Professional Biography
Dr. Samuel Terungwa Temaugee is a dedicated academic and researcher specializing in nuclear materials (radiation and nuclear physics) and the modification of materials using nuclear techniques for industrial applications. He is deeply committed to impactful teaching and has played a vital role in mentoring and inspiring young scientists, particularly through his leadership in computational physics and advanced experimental research.
His research focuses on radiation damage in materials using neutron and ion beams, complemented by advanced characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), and Nanocalorimetry, alongside robust computational analyses. His work is supported by strong collaborative ties with institutions including the Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (CHRTEM) at Nelson Mandela University, the SAFARI-1 research reactor at Necsa, iThemba LABS, and the Short’s Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa working on radiation damage on Fibre Optic Sensors (FOS). He is collaborating with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), South Africa, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, on a project titled “Predicting Radiation Damage to Dual-Use Scientific/Industrial Cyclotrons.”

Published Works:
ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel-Temaugee
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-7995