Appreciative festschrift on the life and times of Professor O.D Onukwuli, FNSCHE, FNSE, FAE

Abstract

Engr. Prof. Onukwuli Okechukwu Dominic is an accomplished scholar, a renowned Engineer and a super professor of exalted reputation. We met for the first time at the prestigious University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos between 1984 and 1987 when we were both postgraduate scholars and respectively supervised by the revered and highly scholarly cited Prof A.A SUSU and Prof. O.O Olabisi. We were also academic colleagues at the then Anambra State University of Technology (Now Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu Campus between January 1990 and 1992, where we were both staff on lecturer I / Lecturer II Status respectively and later due to State creation by the then military presidents administration of General I.B Babangida, We got separately appointed by Anambra State University of Science and Technology (Now Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka) and Anambra State University Uli (Now Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli) He was accordingly appointed Adjunct Professor at COOU, Uli 2005 which enabled him to meticulously supervise my PhD research  Thesis from which several published articles were made in both local and internationally revered journals, conference / workshop/seminar proceedings and Brochures. He encourages and mentors individuals and students under his supervision to build confidence and progressively complete their project without much delays or unnecessary drawbacks.  On the whole he has supervised several PhD holders at COOU, UNIZIK, FUNAI, MOUA and FUTO making him an outstanding research scholar /academic, a fine Engineer and a repository of knowledge for so many persons, organizations and institutions conducting research analysis in the field of chemical engineering and material sciences. As he retires this year as a professor from the University, he will be re-engaged as Professor Emeritus and this piece will serve as a celebrative writing (Festschrift) for him and may the good Lord add more years to his age with good health, Amen