{"id":9794,"date":"2017-02-07T09:27:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T08:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=9794"},"modified":"2017-05-23T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T10:20:10","slug":"ezekwe-professor-gordian-obuneme","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ezekwe-professor-gordian-obuneme\/","title":{"rendered":"EZEKWE, Professor Gordian Obuneme"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc(Hons), Ph.D, mechanical engineer, born May 10, 1929, Abagana, AnambraState; mar ried Ngozi Bernadette Okaru 1973, one son, one daughter; Education: St Mark&#8217;s School, Abagana, 1938-40, St Bartholomew&#8217;s School, Nimo, 1940-43, St Patrick&#8217;s College, Calabar, 1943-47, University College (now University of Ibadan), Ibadan, 1947-50, University College, Swansea, Wales, 1951-54, King&#8217;s College, London, 1956-59; Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, 1959-62; Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1962-63; Visiting Lecturer, University of Sheffield, UK, 1963-64; Senior Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1964-67; Senior Lecturer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1967-72; Reader, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1972-75; Visiting fellow, University of Oxford, UK, 1974; appointed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1975-76; appointed Director, Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, 1976-July 1989; Chairman, Nigerian Coal Cor poration, Enugu, 1988-89; member, Nigerian Society of Engineers; member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK, since 1952; member, National Sub-Committee on Technical Education, 1961-62; acting Branch Principal, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, 1962; Nigerian Representative, UNESCO Conference on Technical Education, 1962; member, Planning and Management Committee, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1970-72; Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1970-73; member, Industrial Relations council of Nigeria, 1971-76; Chair man, Curriculum Committee of Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, 1972-73; member, Provisional Council of In stitute, IMT, Enugu, 1972-73; Dean, Faculty Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1973-74, 1975-76; acting Vice Chancellor, UNN, 1976; member, Board of Governors, PRODA, Enugu, 1976; Chairman, Society for Aid to the Disabled, since 1970; Inventions: Mechanical Cassava-Peeling Machine; Mechanical Egg-Turner for small Incubators; Honorary Degree: Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon. D. Sc), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1986; Publications: Numerous ar ticles in national and international scientific journals, in addition to several seminar and conference papers; Hobbies: carpentry, poultry-keeping; Official Address: c\/o Pro jects Development Institute (PRODA), 3 In dependence Layout, PO Box 609, Enugu; Telephone: (042) 338137; Home: 8 Ridgeway Road, Enugu, Anambra State; Telephone: (042) 339202.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,178],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9794","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-professional"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9794","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\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9794\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9794"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}