Ogbonna Oparaku

Oparaku Ogbonna Ukachukwu is a Nigerian professor of electronic engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[1][2] He is a former dean of faculty of Engineering and head of department of electrical and electronics engineering. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[3][4]

Oparaku Ogbonna Ukachukwu
Born (1956-09-06) 6 September 1956
NationalityNigeria
Occupations
Academic background
Education
ThesisFabrication, Characterization and Stability Studies of InP/ITO Solar Cells (1988)
Academic work
DisciplineEngineer
InstitutionsUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka

Education

Ogbonna obtained his West African School Certificate from Government Secondary School Afikpo in 1975. He got admission into the University of Nigeria Nsukka in the same year and graduated in 1980. He was a beneficiary of British Council Scholarship in 1985 and he used it to further his doctorate degree. In 1988, he obtained his PhD in Solid State Electronics and focus on the “Fabrication, Characterization and Stability Studies of InP/ITO Solar Cells from University of Northumbria at Newcastle.[5]

Career

Ogbonna started his career after his NYSC as a Maintenance Engineer as General Electric Company (Telecommunications) at Apapa. In 1983, he was employed by University of Nigeria Nsukka as a graduate assistant where he worked at the department of Electronic Engineering and the National Centre for Energy Research and Development till he was appointed a professor in 2003.[2][3]

Administrative appointments

Ogbonna was appointed as the Director of the National Centre for Energy Research and Development from 2004 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed the Head of Department of Electronic Engineering.[2][5]

Membership and fellowship

Ogbonna is a member of Nigerian Society of Engineer, Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Solar Energy Society of Nigeria. He is a fellow of International Solar Energy Society, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria(COREN) and Nigerian Meteorological Society[3][4]

Selected publications
  • Okafor, K.C., Ugwoke, F.N., Obayi, A.A., Chijindu, V.C. and Oparaku, O.U., 2016. Analysis of cloud network management using resource allocation and task scheduling services. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 7(1).[6]
  • Udanor, C.N. and Oparaku, O.U., 2016. A Performance Evaluation of a Multi-Agent Mobile Learning System. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 10(2).[7]
  • Nwanya, A.C., Ezema, F.I. Oparaku, O. U. and Ejikeme, P.M., 2011. Dyed sensitized solar cells: A technically and economically alternative concept to pn junction photovoltaic devices.[8]
  • Eze, I.S., Ofoefule, A.U., Uzodinma, E.O.U., Okoroigwe, E.C., Oparaku, N.F., Eze, J.I. and Oparaku, O.U., 2011. Characterization And Performance Evaluation of 11m3 Biogas Plant Constructed At National Center For Energy Research And Development, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Continental.[9]

References
  1. NUC. "The Directory of Nigeria University Professors" (PDF).
  2. "Prof. Oparaku Ogbonna Ukachukwu". Department of Electronic Engineering. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. "Prof. Ogbonna Ukachukwu profile". staffprofile.unn.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. "Ogbonna Ukachukwu". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "Prof. Ogbonna Ukachukwu CV" (PDF).
  6. "Analysis of cloud network management using resource allocation and task scheduling services. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications" (PDF). doi:10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070150. S2CID 13337932.
  7. "A Performance Evaluation of a Multi-Agent Mobile Learning System".
  8. "Dyed sensitized solar cells: A technically and economically alternative concept to pn junction photovoltaic devices" (PDF).
  9. "Characterization And Performance Evaluation of 11m3 Biogas Plant" (PDF).
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