{"id":11003,"date":"2017-02-20T06:27:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T05:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=11003"},"modified":"2017-02-20T06:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T05:47:37","slug":"okoye-prof-samuel-ejikeme","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/okoye-prof-samuel-ejikeme\/","title":{"rendered":"OKOYE, Prof. Samuel Ejikeme"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dateof Birth: Wednesday (Afo) 26&#8242;&#8221;July, 1939 State of Origin: Anambra Local Government Area: Awka Village\/Town: Amawbia Professor Samuel Ejikeme Okoye is an eminent Physicists in the micro area of astronomy. He has a distinguished and brilliant academic career and has quietly carried out intensive and productive research for many years. He is one of the most prominent names today in the area of nuclear physics and engineering. He is one of the first few Blacks to make a First Class Honours Degree in the field of Physics and Engineering from the University of London. He was born on 26th July, (Afo) 1939 and hails from Amawbia in Anambra State. He is one of the silent great Igbo Icons of knowledge and wisdom. Education \u2022 University of London B.Sc 1st Class Hons Physics \u2022 University of Cambridge PhD Astrophysics 1965- First Black man to obtain a doctorate degree in Radio Astronomy. Work Experience \u2022 Lecturer, University of Ibadan \u2022 Lecturer, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Physics and Astronomy \u2022 Created Professor, University of Nigeria Nsukka 1976 \u2022 Director of Division of General Studies, University of Nigeria \u2022 Head of Department and Dean of School of Postgraduate Studies University of Nigeria \u2022 Ag Vice-Chancel lor, Summer 1978 University of Nigeria Nsukka Membership ofLearned Associations \u2022 Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Science \u2022 Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society UK \u2022 Member, Pugwash International Conferences \u2022 Member, Governing Council of Pugwahs International Conferences (stood down recently after 5 year term) Publications \u2022 Numerous scientific papers (during the period 1964 1996) on Ionosphere physics, Solar Physics, Theory of Extragalactic Radio Sources and Cosmology. \u2022 Published a Monograph, Viable and Affordable Policy Objectives for a Nigerian Space Programme in the 1980s \u2022 Co-edited two books: Basic Science Development in Science: Problems and Prospects \u2022 The World at the Cross-roads, Towards a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World. He is still one of the most widely recognised authorities in the area of Astronomical Physics in the world. Other Services to the Nation and Academic World \u2022 Professor Sam. E. Okoye is one of the leading scientists in the world today and has served Nigeria in a number of capacities and probably unknown to millions of people \u2022 Member of Federal Government Delegation to the World Administrative Radio Conference in Geneva 1979 \u2022 Member of the Federal Government Delegation to the United Nations Conference on Peaceful uses of Space in Vienna, 1981 \u2022 Member of the Federal Government Panel Charged to produce an integrated energy policy for Nigeria, 1984 \u2022 Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Awka Campus of the Anambra University of Science and Teehnology( ASUTECH) 1986 1988 \u2022 Member of the Governing Council of Anambra University of Science and Technology Enugu 1986 1988 Part Time Consultant to the United Nations on the Development of Space Science and Technology in developing countries 1979 1986 Visiting Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy. University of Cambridge 1990- 1993 \u2022 Fellow Commoner at Churchill College University of Cambridge 1990- 1993 \u2022 Director ( Overseas Liaison ) National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure ( NASENI) Lagos on secondment from the University of Nigeria to the Federal Government Late 1993 Later on secondment to the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. Abuja as Pioneer Science Attache and Head of the Science and Technology Unit of Nigerian High Commission London Other Services to the Academic World \u2022 Taught the normal courses at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. \u2022 Member of the University Senate for many years \u2022 Supervises many M.Sc and PhD candidates \u2022 External Examiner to many African Universities at Masters and Doctorate degree lev els \u2022 Attended many international. national and local seminars, conferences . symposia and workshops Professor Sam E. Okoye is still an Icon of encouragement and hope to the modern and budding scholars in the field of science. He is a great brain and a genius of the century. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,2405],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-11003","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-scientist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11006,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11003\/revisions\/11006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11003"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=11003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}