ONYEMAOBI, Engr. (Prof) Okechukwu Onyebuchi

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, FNSE, FMSN, MCAN; academic, reverend; b: September 16, 1946; ht: Umuada, Avutu-Obowo, so:Imo; m: Gloria Efughi, 1977; nc: one s, three d; ed: St. George's Primary School, Mbawsi, 1952- 60; Government Secondary School, Afikpo, 1962-66; 1967; 1970- 71; University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1974-77; Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg,VA24061 USA, 1977- 78; University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England 1981-83. cr: Production/Manufacturing Engineer, Sierra Nevada Chemical Company, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1977; Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Metallurgy, University of Nevada Reno, USA, 1977; Graduate Research Assistant, VPI and S.U. Blacksburg, 1977-78; Lecturer, Federal Polytechnic, Akure, 1979-86; Lecturer II and I, Federal University of Technology, Akure, 1979-86; Lecturer I, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 1986-90; snr. Lecturer, 1990; 1990-93 a-prof. 1993-98; prof, since 1998; Head, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 1996-99; Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, 1993-95; dir. Center for Industrial Studies. 2000-02; Head, MME Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2002; currently, Dean,…