OKEKE, Prof Ositadinma Pius

Date of Birth: Tuesday (Orie) 26"' February. 1946 State of Origin: Enugu Local Government Area: Oji River Village/Town: Ugwuoba Contact Address: c/_ Nigerian Coal Corporation 29, Okpara Avenue, P.M.B. 01053, Enugu Nigeria Professor (Sir) Ositadinma .P. Okeke is a renowned scientist in the field of Geo-Sciences in which he has built up an international reputable image. Part of his researches and publications are now applied in the technological developments in many parts of the world. He was born in 1946 in an ancient Missionary Village of Ugwuoba in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu Stale. Education St. Stephen's C.M.S Central School, Ugwuoba 1950 1958 • Government College Umuahia Secondary / Higher School Certificates 1959 1966 • Universily of Nigeria Nsukka 1970- 1973 B.Sc Geology. 2ml Class Hons Upper Division • M.Sc and D.I.C in Geochemistry 1978 PhD Metamorphic Geochemistry 1978 • Fellow of Geological Society London 1978 • Fellow of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society FNMGS 2002 Job Experience and Professional Projects Carried Out • Field Seismologist Siesmogpgrah Services Nig. Ltd 1974 1978 • Data Processing Seismologist Petlswood England as Field Seismologist with parly 044 ( Wrexham) attached to the British National Coal Board • Field Seismologist with Party 031 • Nigerian National Petroleum Company ( NNPC) Exploration Cieophysicist and was a member of the Team that formed the First NNPC Seismic Crew Party X between October 1978 and December 1979 • Shell BP Development Company Nig. Ltd between October 1997 and June 2001 as and Exploration Geophysicist made a significant impact in the area of Computer Literacy. Stratlog 11. Biostratigraphy and Field Well Correlation. Volumetric through Space ( X-Vision), landmark & 3-D Seismic Data Interpretation, Produced Water Re-Injection. CPS-3. Well Proposal & Planning and Log Interpretation. • In the Water Industry, as a core professional, he was actively involved in the Pre-Drilling Surface Geophysical Investigation for providing Water Boreholes in different stales of Nigeria to communities.- DFRI1 & ASADEP Projects, to private . to Institutions and to Factories, and to Agricultural Farms • Reports available show remarkable projects executed in Abia State. 17 Projects. Anambra 40 projects. Enugu 24 projects, Ebonyi 24 projects. Delta 5 projects. Oyo I project. Kano I project. Edo 2 projects. Cross River 1 project. Rivers 16 Projects . and to Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Ltd. 11 projects. • Electrical Projects and Water Boreholes scattered in Abuja which he executed with his team. • Solid Mineral Exploration in Cross River State. Abia. Enugu. Edo. Imo States are available. • Lecturer in Geology and Geophysics . Universily of Benin Jan 1980 1984 September • Senior Lecturer in Applied Geology and Exploration Geophysics 1984 1990 Federal University of Technology Owerri • Professor of Geology. Federal University of Technology Owerri 1991 2002 Registration Officer. University of Benin 1981 1984 • Pioneer I lead/ Co-ordinator for the present Depl of Geology FUTO Owerri Member. Academic and Many Non-Academic Committees of the University. • Member of Senate Managing Director FUTO CONSULT Ltd, Consultancy Ltd Company of the Universily. • Chairman Board of Consultancy Services of the Federal University of Technology Owerri • Full lime Contract, Professor of Geology. Enugu Slate Universily of Science and Technology. Awards and Prizes • Gulf Oil Company Scholarship for Geology. University of Nigeria Nsukka 1970 1973 • University Foundation Scholar for Geology University of Nigeria 1971 2973 Federal Government of Nigeria Overseas Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies for M.Sc and D.IC. 1974 1975 and Ph D Metamorphic Geochemistry • At Post-Doctoral Fellowship- Arthur William Groves Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geochemistry. Royal School of Mines. Imperial College London 1980 1981 At the Research Awards, produced two students. F. E. Agbomedarho. 21"1 Prize 1983 University of Benin, and M.C. Iheagvvu 3rd Prize 1986 Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) that won the 1983 and 1986 Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS/MOBIL) Prizes for Research in the Earth Sciences. • Honoured with the Eminent Order of Knighthood of Knight of St Paul ( KSP) of the Church of Nigeria . Anglican Communion Publications Many books, journal articles and seminar papers and conference proceedings include: • A Handbook of Metamorphic Geochemistry 1995 • A Handbook of2-D Seismic Data Acquisition 1995 He has 29 referred single and co-authored journal articles in learned and academic journals. He has also presented papers at conferences and workshops. Community Services His contributions lo community services are immense • Has been useful to JAMB and DRRI • Consultant to many Bodies involved in the search for solid mineral and water in Nigeria • Managing Director. Nigerian Coal Corporation • Member. National Mining & Geosciences • Member, Think Thank Ministry of Solid Minerals Development. • Member. Presidential Committee on the Accelerated Development of Nigeria's Solid Minerals • External Examiner in Geology and Geophysics at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels to University of Calabar. University of Port Harcourt. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Rivers Stale University of Science and Technology. Membership in Professional Associations • Member. Society of Exploration Geophysics • Corporate Member, Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society • Member. Science Association of Nigeria • Until recently, he was the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Nigerian Coal Corporation His hobbies include playing of Lawn Tennis. Table Tennis and long distance walking. Professor Sir O.P. Okeke is happily married lo Lady Clara Chinwe Azuka and blessed with four children. He advices the Igbo Youths to: "de-emphasize the quick money syndrome and imbibe quality education. Know/edge is power, there is no hurry in life "Nkeiruka ". To the Igbo Leaders, he slates: the present political dispensation, the Igbo must respect seniority and respect those in authority Leadership can only reach those who are ruled first,so that they can acquire the attributes for leadership ". Source Publication: The Igbo Icon