Research interests: Thin film technology, Energy, Nanotechnology & Material Science

He is the Co- Investigator and Deputy Center Leader for Africa Center of Excellence in Materials, Product Development and Nanotechnology (MAPRONANO ACE). He is also the current Chair, Department of mechanical Engineering.

Peer reviewed book chapters

1. Michael Lubwama, Brian Corcoran, John Baptist Kirabira, Adam Sebbit, Kimmitt Sayers; Chap. 9: Improving reliability and functional sustainability of groundwater hand pumps by coating the rubber piston seals with diamond like carbon; In. Water is Life: Progress to safe water provision in rural Uganda (Eds) Honar Fagan, Suzanne Linnane, Albert Rugumayo, Consolata Kabonesa, Kevin McGuigan, 2015; Practical Action Publishing, United Kingdom – Manuscript submitted

2. Michael Lubwama, Brian Corcoran and Kimmitt Sayers, Chap. 10. Functional sustainability of hand pumps for rural water supply. In. Water and Development: Good Governance after Neoliberalism; (Eds) Ronaldo Munck, Narathius Asingwire, Honor Fagan and Consolata Kabonesa, 2015; Zed Books, London – New York. First draft

Selected publications:

1. M. Lubwama, B. Corcoran, K. Sayers, (Review or Critical Assessment) DLC films deposited on rubber substrates: A review, Surf. Eng. 31 (2015) 1 – 10

2. M. Lubwama, B. Corcoran, J.B. Kirabira, A. Sebbit, K.A. McDonnell, D. Dowling, K. Sayers, Flexibility and frictional characteristics of DLC and Si- DLC films deposited on nitrile rubber, Surf. Coat. Technol. 239 (2014) 84-94
3. M. Lubwama, B. Corcoran, K.V. Rajani, C.S.Wong, J.B. Kirabira, A. Sebbit, K.A. McDonnell, D. Dowling, K. Sayers, Raman analysis of DLC and Si-DLC films deposited on nitrile rubber, Surf. Coat. Technol. 232 (2013) 521 - 527

4. M. Lubwama, K.A. McDonnell, J.B. Kirabira, A. Sebbit, K. Sayers, D. Dowling, B. Corcoran, Characteristics and Tribological Performance of DLC and Si-DLC Films Deposited on Nitrile Rubber, Surf. Coat. Technol. 206 (2012) 4585-4593
5. M. Lubwama, B. Corcoran, K. Sayers, J.B. Kirabira, A. Sebbit, K.A. McDonnell, D. Dowling, Adhesion and Composite Micro-hardness of DLC and Si-DLC films Deposited on Nitrile Rubber, Surf. Coat. Technol. 206 (2012) 4881-4886