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JOSEPH ISRAEL GURTI

Assistant Lecturer

Confucius Institute

Biography

Chinese Language Instructor | Confucius Institute, University of Dar es Salaam

Joseph Israel Gurti is a Tanzanian educator and researcher currently serving as a Chinese Language Instructor at the Confucius Institute, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), a position he has held since 2022. He was born on 30 May 1994 in Antsi Village, Mbulu District, Manyara Region, Tanzania, and currently resides in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Gurti holds a Master of Science in Physics from North China Electric Power University and a Master of Chinese Language, establishing a strong dual academic background in both scientific research and Chinese language education. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Education (Physics and Chemistry) from the University of Dar es Salaam, laying a solid foundation for his career in teaching and cross‑cultural instruction.

Mr. Gurti possesses extensive teaching experience at both secondary and tertiary levels. He has taught Physics and Mathematics at Bargish Secondary School and Karatu Boys High School, and during his graduate studies in China, he served in academic administration at the International Education Institute Office, North China Electric Power University. His professional experience combines science education, administrative practice, and Chinese language instruction, making him well‑rounded in educational practice and cross‑cultural communication.

As an outstanding and widely recognized educator, Mr. Gurti has earned numerous prestigious awards at national and international levels. He is a two‑time winner of the Chinese Bridge Competition for foreign students in Tanzania (2018, 2019), received the Sino‑African Friendship Scholarship, and was honored as an Outstanding Student by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Tanzania. In 2023, he was awarded the Special Contribution Award for Chinese Language Teaching by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Tanzania in recognition of his excellent performance and dedication. In 2025, he was officially appointed to represent local Chinese teachers at the World Summit of Chinese Language Education in Beijing, and in the same year, he won the Best Style Teacher Award in the World Chinese Local Teachers Teaching Competition.

In addition to his teaching career, Mr. Gurti is an active researcher with multiple publications in reputable international journals. His research focuses on computational physics, cluster science, molecular activation, and stability analysis of energy systems. His work has been published in journals including Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, ChemPhysChem, Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, and other indexed publications, demonstrating his strong academic research capacity and interdisciplinary potential.

Dedicated to education and cross‑cultural exchange, Mr. Gurti integrates his expertise in physics education, scientific research, and Chinese language teaching to promote high‑quality Chinese language education, cultural understanding, and academic cooperation between Tanzania and China at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Research Interest

Nitrogen Reduction Reaction and Nanomaterials

Contacts

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Projects

  1. Xun-Lei Ding; Ya-Ya Wang; Gurti Joseph Israel; Xue-Qian Huang; Research on the Mechanism of Activated Nitrogen Molecules in Cluster System Containing Three Active Metal Atoms, National Natural Science Foundation of China 2021-2022.

Publications

  1. Simiyu, P.; Xin, A.; Mouhammed, N.; Kunyu, W.; Gurti, J. I., Multi-terminal Medium Voltage DC Distribution Network Large-signal Stability Analysis. J. Electr. Eng. Technol. 2020, 15 (5), 2099-2110. Journal I.F 1.15
  2. Chen, Y.; Deng, J. J.; Yao, W. W.; Gurti, J. I.; Li, W.; Wang, W. J.; Yao, J. X.; Ding, X. L., Non-stoichiometric molybdenum sulfide clusters and their reactions with the hydrogen molecule. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23 (1), 347-355. Journal I.F 4.493
  3. Wang, Y. Y.; Ding, X. L.; Gurti, J. I.; Chen, Y.; Li, W.; Wang, X.; Wang, W. J.; Deng, J. J., Non-Dissociative Activation of Chemisorbed Dinitrogen on One or Two Vanadium Atoms Supported by a Mo6 S8 Cluster. ChemPhyschem 2021, 22 (15), 1645-1654. Journal I.F 3.102
  4. Wang, Y. Y.; Ding, X. L.; Gurti, J. I.; Chen, Y.; Huang, X. Q.; Li, W.; Wang, X., Facile N≡N Bond Cleavage by Anionic Trimetallic Clusters V3-xTaxC4 - (x = 0-3): A DFT Study. ChemPhyschem 2022, 23 (3), e202100771. Journal I.F 3.102
  5. Wu, Y.; Ding, X.; Li, W.; Gurti, J. I., Oxygen Molecule Activation on Single-Atom Catalysts with Cu, Ag, and Au: A Cluster Model Study. Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 2021, 09 (04), 46-59. Journal I.F 0.73
  6. Huang, X.Q.; Ding, X.L.; Wang, J.; Wang, Y.Y.; Gurti, J. I.; Chen, Y.; Wang, M.M.; Li, W.; Wang, X., Exploring trimetallic clusters containing alkali and alkaline earth metal atoms with high activity for nitrogen activation. Struct. Chem. 2022. Journal I.F 1.887
  7. Gurti, J. I.; Ding, X. L.; Wang, Y. Y.; Chen, Y.; Li, W.; Wang, X., Comparison of Nitrogen Activation on Niobium and Tungsten Sulfide Clusters: A DFT Study. ChemPhyschem 2022. Journal I.F 3.102 (front page)

  8. Chen, Y.; Ding, X.; Yang, L.; Wang, Y.; Gurti, J. I.; Wang, M.; Li, W.; Wang, X.; Yang, W., Small practical cluster models for perovskites based on the similarity criterion of central location environment and their applications. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022. Journal I.F 4.493