ICHARA, Dr. Mark Josiah

B.Eng, MS, Ph.D, petroleum engineer, university teacher, born September 2, 1946, Ikot Udo, Ika, Abak, Akwa Ibom State; married Christiana Abiah 1973, twosons, threedaughters; Education: Qua Iboe Mission Secondary School, Etinan, 1959-65, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1969-72, University of Tuiss, Oklahoma, USA, 1976-77, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 1978-80; Career: Appointed Senior Field Operations Supervisor, Production De partment, Shell, Port Harcourt, 1972-75; As sistant/associate Professor of Petroleum En gineering, Louisiana University, USA, 1980- 82;Senior Lecturer, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, 1987; Reservoir Engineering Specialist for Schlumberger, Paris, France, 1982-84; Senior Interpretation Development Engineer, Schlumberger, Houston. Texas, USA, 1984- 86; member, Institution of Mechanical'Engi neers, London, 1974; member. Society of Pe troleum Engineers, 1975; member, National Society of Professional Engineers; member, Texas Society of Professional Engineers; member, PI Epsilon Tau, (Honour Society of Petroleum Engineers), 1977; Publications: Contributed a Chapter in: Well Evaluation, Schlumberger, Paris, 1983; and numerous technical papers in scientific journals; Hob bies: tennis, soccer, photography,…