Thirteen Nigerian scientists and technologists have become Fellows
of the African Scientific Institute (ASI), reports ITRealms.
ASI President and chief executive officer (CEO), Lee O. Cherry
disclosed this to ITRealms, saying that the new fellows are made of scientists
and technologists of the African Diaspora and Africa numbering 50 in total in
the last one year.
Cherry also listed these 13 Nigerian scientists and technologists
to include Oluyomi S Adeyemi, Ph.D. (Nigeria/Japan): Biochemistry, Olutayo
Kehinde Boyinbode, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Computer Science, Olubukola O. Babalola, Ph.D. (Nigeria/South Africa): Microbiology,
Isaac A Adeyinka, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Animal Science.
Others include Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi,M.D., Ph.D. (Nigeria) who
doubles as Deputy Director (Research) and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Head, Clinical Sciences Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research(NIMR); Oluminde A. Odeyemi, Ph.D. (Nigeria/Malaysia): Agriculture and
Aquaculture Biology; and Nkechi Emea Ibisi, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Chemistry.
ASI president also named Osakpanwan Edgar Osaghae, Ph.D.
(Nigeria): Computer Science; Oladipo Francisca Onaolapo, Ph.D. (Nigeria):
Computer Science; Medina Omo Kadiri, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Plant Biology &
Biotechnology; Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Computer Science; and
Mojisola Oluwayemisi Adeniyi, Ph.D. (Nigeria): Atmospheric Physics.
The new ASI fellows, ITRealms reports were members inducted between
April 2015 and March 2016 with the following breakdown.
ITRealms further gathered that the month of April, September and November
2015 recorded Seven inductees as fellows respectively; two in May and December,
four in June, August and October, while the month of July recoded three in the
past year.
This, ASI fellows had five in January, three in February and two
in March 2016.
Cherry equally said the latest ASI fellows from Africa in diaspora
include Mourad Telmini, Ph.D. (Tunisia): Atomic and Molecular Physics; *
Benevides C. Pessela, Ph.D. (Angola/Spain): Biotechnology; Fred Moore, Ph.D.
(USA): Biochemistry and Biotechnology; Wigganson Matandiko, Ph.D. (Zambia):
Veterinary Surgeon.
For the month of January 2016 inductees are Kevin Petty, Ph.D.,
(USA) : Corporate Chief Science Officer; Transportation Systems Evaluations;
Meteorology, Godfrey Gumbs, Ph.D. (Guyana/USA): Physics; Innocent Nhapi, Ph.D.
(Zimbabwe): Civil and Environmental Engineering; Integrated Water Resources Management;
Patricia Mathabe, Ph.D. (South Africa): Agricultural Proteomics.
As at December 2015, there were only two fellows, namely, Mercy
Manyuchi, Ph.D. (Zimbabwe): Chemical Engineering. While the month of November
recorded seven fellows, namely Hon. VC, William Otoo Ellis, Ph.D. (Ghana): Vice
Chancellor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); Food
Science; Norman Fortenberry, Ph.D. (USA): Executive Director of the American
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Former Director, Center for the
Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, USA National Academy of
Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Arlene P. Maclin, Ph. D. (USA): Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Consortium- Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE);
Physics; Collins N. Ateba, Ph.D. (South Africa): Molecular Biology, Sabin
Nsanzimana, M.D. (Rwanda): Clinical Medicine; Epidemiology, Iman Abuel Maaly
Abdelrahman, Ph.D. (Sudan): University Head, Department of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering.
In addition, Hon. Muhammadou M.O.Kah, Ph.D. (Gambia): Former
University Rector ICT Former University Vice Chancellor; Information Technology
& Communications; Martha Mamo, Ph.D. (Ethiopia/USA): Soil Science;
Agronomy; Roscoe Moore, Jr., Ph.D. (USA): Former Assistant United States
Surgeon General and Rear Admiral in the USPHS; Epidemiology; Quinton L.
Williams, Ph.D. (USA): University Dept. of Physics Chair, Farith A. Diaz
Arriaga, (Columbia); Civil and Environmental Engineering; Delroy Green
(Jamaica/USA): Electrical Engineering; Richard Brent, Ph.D. (USA): Hydro Power
Systems; Kimani Stancil, Ph.D. (USA): Physics; Jean Paul Kamdem, Ph.D.
(Cameroon/Brazil): Biochemistry; Rohan J. Banton, Ph.D. (USA): Mechanical
Engineering;
Eligius Lyamuya, MD, MMed, PhD, FTAAS, FCPath (ECSA) (Tanzania).
The Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic, Research & Consultancy; Microbiology and
Immunology; Francisca Mutapi, Ph.D. (Zimbabwe/England): Immunology &
Infection Research; Kwaku Danso, Ph.D.
(Ghana/USA): Electronic Engineering; Business Development and Management were not left out.
Others include Robert Mitchell (USA): IT Management; Cyber
Security; James Cates (USA): CEO and Founder, LOBI Group, LLC; Computer
Science, Kumi Rauf (USA): President of
"I Love Being Black", the largest Black followers on Facebook;
Computer Science; Robert T. Tshikhudo, Ph.D. (South Africa): Director of the
DST/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC); Nanotechnology; Assan Jaye,
DVM, Ph.D. (Gambia): Viral Diseases; Immunology; Al Davis (USA): Construction
Project Development; Abd Elmoneim Osman Elkhalifa, Ph.D. (Sudan): Nutritional
Food Chemistry; Stephen Elias Damson Nsimba, Ph.D. (Tanzania): Clinical
Pharmacologist; Pharmaco-Epidemiologist; Mona Mohamed Nasr, Ph.D. (Egypt):
Computer Science and Morris Kasigwa Agaba, Ph.D. (Tanzania): Molecular
Genetics.
+Remmy Nweke
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