Clement Argwings Ogaja (born January 1972) is a Kenyan

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and

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at the

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. Previously, he was a professor of

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, having also worked at

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Education and career

He earned his BSc (First Class) in

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(Geomatics) from the

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in 1997, before moving to

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where he studied for a PhD at

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. He completed his PhD in 2002, working on

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of engineering structures, such as

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and

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, using

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. After his PhD, Ogaja worked at

before joining

in 2007 as an assistant professor. He also worked for GPS companies and wrote books and articles on GPS and geomatics engineering.

Notable works

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogaja, Clement 1972 births Living people University of Nairobi alumni Kenyan Luo people Kenyan expatriates in the United States University of New South Wales alumni Technology writers Geodesists Surveyors 21st-century Kenyan people