Datoru Promise , Simeon Abam

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

Abam

First Name

Datoru

Other Names

Promise
Simeon

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

Tuesday, October 21, 1947

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Rivers State

Place of Birth

Okrika, Otelga, Rivers State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Claribell S.J. George (married 1979)

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Mechanical Engineer

Working Experience

Project Engineer , Oil and Gas Field Engineering, Engineering Department, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, 1974
Research Student and Demonstrator, Thermodynamics, University Engineering Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1975-78
Project Engineer , Pipelines Planning & Design, Engineering Department, Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Lagos, 1980-81
Project Engineer , Pipelines Construction, Engineering Department, Port Harcourt, 1981-82;
External Examiner, Mechanical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, 1982-84
Senior Contracts Engineer / Assistant to Technical Manager, Eastern Division, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Ltd, 1985-86
Senior Lecturer/Acting Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Port Harcourt, 1986-88
Adjunct Professor, Union of Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Ohio, USA, 1986-88
Rector, Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State, 1988-95;
Acting Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, 1997

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Andrew's School, George Ama, Okrika, 1952-57; Boy's School, Okrika, 1957-58; St. Paul's School, Opobo Town, 1958-60, Okrika Grammar School, Okrika, 1961-65, Methodist College, Uzuakoli, 1966-67; King's College, University of London, England, 1970-73;

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, Ph.D., F.I.Mech, FNSE

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Technical secretary, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt, ABAM 1984-87;
Member, Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria, 1985;
Member, Nigerian Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1987;
Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt, 1987-88;
Chairman, membership panel, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt, 1987-88;
Member, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1993;
Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers, 1997;

Previous Appointments

Appointed Project Engineer, Oil and Gas Field Engineering, Engineering Department, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, 1974;
Research Student and Demonstrator, Thermodynamics, University Engineering Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1975-78;
Acting Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of PortHarcourt, 1977;
Project Engineer, Pipelines Planning & Design, Engineering Department, Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, Lagos, 1980-81;
Project Engineer, Pipelines Construction Engineering Department, Port Harcourt, 1981-82; External Examiner in Mechanical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, 1982-83;
Senior Engineer and Head, Pipe Lines Planning and Design, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Port Harcourt, 1983;
Senior Engineer and Head, Terminal Construction, Shell Petroleum, Port Harcourt, 1984;
Senior Engineer and Head, Contracts Department, Shell Petroleum, PH, 1985;
Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, 1986-88;
Member, Government Task Force on World Bank Loan Scheme for Small and Medium Scale Industries, 1987;
Member, National Committee on Engineering Infrastructure, Federal Government of Nigeria, 1991-92;
External assessor, National Science Technology Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria 1992;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

Member, International Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, USA, 1977;
Fellow, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London, 1990.

International/Foreign Decorations

Thomas Benard Hall Prize, Institution of Mechanical Engineering, London, 1985.

Hobbies

Reading, Nature watching

Phone Number

084-334256.

Residential Address

11, Chief Amaehule Close, Off Apamini Drive, Obio, Port Harcourt.

Official Address

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State