₦airaland Forum

Segadem:
[size=14pt]is Dangote father Xmas? [/size]

So Bill Gates is father Christmas to you silly Nigerians? Abi?

OTDR:
You gotta be living on planet Uranus, if you think BG & WB even have the time nor capacity to comment on each atrocity committed daily in the states.

You are so ignorant and not worthy of any further attention. BG deals on countless African crises let alone American

BudeYahooCom:
Nice one there fron the OP. Look at Africans asking why dangote should step in and solve a social problem but these same people will line up from lagos to Osun to
collect Bill gates mosquito nets. Lmao!

Don't mind them. "Common sense" is not common after all.

AntidaftMOD:
You should be in Australia now @ your username?!

Moved from Australia to the US 250 years ago.

OTDR:
Perhaps, anytime an atrocity is committed anywhere in the states we should ask Bill gates or Waren Buffet to comment. Tribal & racial bigotry have clouded your senses of reasoning, you two didnt seemed to know how ridiculous you discourse was. Anyways sha, I no blame una... people are very fond of having all sorts of stupid conversations in the office, just to pass time.

BG and WB don't comment? You live in what planet? Pluto?

KelleneOkonkwo:
What has Dangote got to do with this rubbish, why trying to bring down the man. This is bad.

You are happy to have Bill Gates and his likes spend some of their billions in Nigeria tackling Malaria, and Polio and HIV and VVF, and providing clean water and improving your agriculture, but you are miffed at the idea of Dangote building ranches and making a profit from them, while at the same time solving a problem (fulani cattle rearers versus farmers)? Are you for real?

SLIDEwaxie:
even when u didn't forget, u still didn't make sense!

what sort of stupid argument was that about dangotte? Why the malicious propaganda about him?

when did dangotte ever dabbled into such sensitive matter?

did he say anything about kidnappings from your Eastern brothers? did he say anything about the forex policy that is biting many?

asking him to talk because he's from a 'region' (not the same place) with the herders is the most yeye reasoning of the century.

is he a minister or a senator?
is he your defence minister or your information minister?

is he the spokesman for the Fulanis or what?

make sense pls...

If you know what other billionaires world over do in their countries, your jaw will drop. Dangote can use his wealth to solve social problems too. It is not all about personal profits. Keep living in the bush.

Yes

Please ignore any typos. I wanted to bring this up quickly and get on with other matters, before I forget. So I typed in so much hurry.

A colleague (non Nigerian white male) discussing with me today at my office in Washington, DC
You are Nigerian? He asked
Yes -I answered
Have you seen the news from few days ago? He asked
About what? I retorted
About the killings by cattle rearers of farmers. It was shown on cable TV
Yes, what about it?
How do farmers and cattle rearers meet let alone fight and kill one another? He asked
I was unsure of what to answer
At the bush- I lied?
At the bush? He asked. What do farmers do in the bush? They should be in the farm instead.
Em! Not really, in the farm, I meant to say.
In the farm? he asked. Then what do cattle do in cropped farms? They should be in enclosures.

At this point I was becoming exasperated.
What's all the fuss about, my friend? What do you want from me? I asked

The truth - He responded
What I saw on TV was gory- He added.

Okay! in Nigeria cattle herders graze their animals in open land and in cropped farms. There are no ranches there
OMG! He screamed. You mean they feed animals on people's crops?
Why don't they enclose their animals in kraals?
Not sure why- I responded. It's been that way since 1200.
But this is 2016! He shouted.
Yes, I know- I retorted.
I understand Nigeria has people of different ethnic groups and languages- He says
Yes, there are many of us speaking different languages- I said
Are the farmers and killers from the same area of the country? He asked
Yes and know, but the cattle roam to distant lands, sometime up to 5000 kilometers - I said
Unbelievable! He screamed. They must be hungry by the time they reach their destination, no?
Yes, of course, but they graze on crops all the way through

Anybody from the part of the country where the cattle originate from I could talk to?
Em! Yeah! You know the richest African?
Of course! Who does not know that Nigerian.. Dan.....
Dangote! I helped him complete the name
Yes, Dangote! He affirmed
You mean he is from the part where people graze on people farm?
Yes, not only is he from there, he is one of them
You mean Dangote is one of the killers?
Not directly - I said. But he does not say or do anything when this killings occur.
Why? He asked
Because the killers are his brothers. I responded
So he supports killers because they are his brothers? He asked
Well, it's complicated in Nigeria. Everyone supports his own- I added
Okay! I have had enough. I will call him to ask why, as the richest African, he cannot do something about the outdated mode of raising animals and the consequent clashes and killings. Here in the US we stopped grazing animals outside in 1802.

Something like what would you ask him to do? I followed up, not wanting to let this slip by
Something as simple as building ranches and even renting them out to other cattle owners. He comes to America to see Bill Gates often. He sees cattle farms around Seattle (Bill Gates lives in Seattle). He should behave as we civilized people do. Or are African rich people just rich in their pockets but poor in their thinking?
Hey! Hold it, I am an African, don't you forget!. You have to be respectful of me! I snapped back
I am sorry. But I am angry too! He added

Well! If you do that for me, if you get Dangote to build ranches so that the farmers' livelihoods and lives are spared, I shall forever be grateful to you. This is so personal to me; my father's land in Enugu is about being taken away from him forcefully by the cattle rearers, supported by the ruling government and their propped up military and police. If that happens, when I retire from my American work in 2050 and return to Enugu, I would by then be landless. Please help me!
I will see what I can do- He responded.
I will get Bill Gates to broach the idea when next Dangote comes this way.- He added
Oh! Please do! I responded. I owe you a drink. Thanks buddy.

yarimo:
Viewing this thread from okro tree in Afghanistan

You never fall from the okra "tree" yet?

chriskosherbal:
6- none of the above, I think this is a case of differences in human being.

Look at the options again, this time slowly.

ourkobo:
I dey come

Okay oh! Go come.

Paul beats Peter every time they fight. Peter beats Henry very easily and consistently, but Paul himself cannot beat Henry no matter how hard he tries.

So how would you describe Paul:
1. A coward?
2. An unlucky guy?
3. Less strong than Henry?
4. Unadaptive to competitor differences?
5. All of the above?
6. None of the above?

ElCount:
OP zombies are gonna tell you its all about stability and optimality in Buharis' farm....loool

Abeg Bubu na confirm scam

Lol

Front page please: Seun, Lalasticlala and Mynd44

Irreplaceable48:
Like Seriously?? Then I believe there's still hope 4 Aunty Linda

If that is you in your profile, then Linda fine pass you.

lrguru:
Hmmm

Is this a comment or what?

nnachukz:
Truth is a very bitter thing to zombies especially when it doesn't praise their god Buhari. Watch them as they attack you from all angles for saying this. One thing is sure, we will always tell them the truth.

Attack me? Duh! They are welcome. It's a free cyber world.

Buhari is akin to a lecturer from the 1960 era teaching students of 2016 with 1960 textbooks. He defies the axiom that time waits for no man. For him, time must stand still and WAIT

Buhari contested for the position of president 4 times, in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.

In 2003 Buhari declared in his asset declaration in CCB forms that he has 150 cows

In 2007 he declared in his CCB forms that he has 150 cows

In 2011 he declared in his CCB forms that he has 150 cows

In 2015 he declared in his CCB forms that he has 150 cows

How is that possible?

Nigerians were so clueless, they did not even think about it, let alone wonder why/how Buhari's number of cows remained the same over more than a decade.

So it is either Nigerians (including the press who should be fact-checking these things) are the dumbest people on earth, or Buhari is a big scammer (and liar), or he is so incompetent that he does not know to update his own records.

Now you are still surprised why Buhari resubmitted GEJ's budget as his own before he was busted?

I dare say that Buhari will never be able to move Nigeria forward, having not been able to do so for a small cow farm.

Otherwise, if his cows have increased over these years - which I suspect - yet he was unable to provide updated records 3 times thereafter, how can he update (upgrade) Nigeria to the 21st century?

Lol. I know our Naijans at home would kill for this ganga edibles.

Lol. I know Naijans would kill for this ganga edibles.[s][/s]

asorocker:
for the sake of your low understanding , i will change the title of the thread to match with what you can understand

See how stupid and lowly-brained you are? You wanted to mischievously distinguish the Lagos-Calabar rail as being unviable compared to the the rest of the rail system. That was a dumb thing to do, seeing that the East-Lagos axis of Nigeria is what is Nigeria; the rest (including the West minus Lagos) and the entire North (minus Abuja) being desert.

asorocker:
I dont want to be banned yet , i will not reply yoou on this

Who gives a flying fcuck about what you want or don't want? You are just freaking ignorant, period.

asorocker:
The Lagos - Calabar Rail line is not sustainable and will put Nigeria in a debt mess

You are an ignorant illiterate. Is that crap you wrote there what the article says?

Levi Ohale, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Professor of Veterinary Anatomy
D.V.M., University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ph.D., Iowa State University

Dr. Ohale taught anatomy at the University of Nigeria at Nsukka from 1980-1993, serving as Head of the Dept. of Anatomy from 1987-1993. He then move to South Africa where he was involved in teaching of gross anatomy in the Medical University of South Africa from 1993-1999. He then joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Onderstepoort from 1993-2003, teaching gross anatomy of both large and small animals. He was named Emeritus Professor of Anatomy on his retirement in 2003, after which he moved to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine where he taught anatomy until the end of 2009. He moved to St. Matthew’s University in January 2010, where he is professor of anatomy with an interest in developing research projects in cardiovascular anatomy and the effects of parasites on animals.

A Nigerian, Professor Umezurika Opara, yesterday emerged winner of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award in the field of Life and Earth Science.
The $100,000 award was conferred on Opara during the 26th Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

South African Professor Tenello Nyokong equally got the $100,000 award in the field of Basic Science Technology and Innovation.
The ceremony was moderated by the AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology Martial De Paul Ikounga, who explained that the Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Awards was awarded at three levels - national, regional and continental--to honour African men and women in science who distinguished themselves by their contributions to African development through their work in the field of research and training.
Ikounha noted that the programme was a joint effort of the Commission and her Development Partners, particularly the European Commission.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Nyokong expressed the hope that African scientists would make remarkable progress towards a healthier and better Africa in the next decade, particularly in finding solutions to the biggest problems on the continent.

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nigerian-wins-100-000-au-award/131514.html#zeSKtU4pWzVbZEd8.99

It is clear that Igbos have been running things in the SA academic system before Yorubas were even thought of.
As a matter of fact, Many of these newbie Yoruba profs in SA were introduced to that country by their Igbo friends

Prof Kalu Ojah, Director of International Programmes University of Witwatersrand


Kalu Ojah is on the staff of Wits Business School, at the University of Witwatersrand,as a Full Professor of Finance and Director of the Master in Finance & Investment. He holds both PhD and MFn in Finance (Saint Louis, USA) and a BSc in Management/Economics (ORU, USA). He has been in Higher Education for close to twenty years, teaching and researching in major Business Schools in the USA, Spain, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. He has garnered invaluable socio-cultural experiences by living and working in several regions of the world: North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Besides developing important programs and training budding experts in Finance and Economics, he is a very active researcher with more than sixty peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings to his name. Many of these articles appear in top-rate international journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Review, Journal of International Business Studies, International Review of Economics and Finance Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Development Studies, Review of Financial Economics, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Economics & Business, Review of Development Finance, Economic Modelling, and Applied Economics. Several of these articles have won awards, been extensively cited or earned honourable mentions such as winner of McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguish Paper Award, among Top 25 Hottest Articles in many of these journals. Has been named in Top 10% of Africa’s Economics Scholars, Top scholars boasting hundreds of citations by Google-Scholar, named in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and nominated for Who’s Who in Finance and Industry.

He is the co-Editor of Africa’s main Finance journal – the African Finance Journal, an editorial board member of the Review of Development Finance, Journal of Business Perspective, Review of African Economics & Finance; he reviews frequently for other top international journals, he serves as a Resource Person for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), had a stint at NYU’s Stern School of Business as a Visiting Scholar, served as Deputy Head of School of Wits Business School, and Director of Research for about three years at Wits University’s School of Economic & Business Sciences. His main areas of research interest are, broadly speaking, financial markets, capital/debt structure, corporate finance and governance, financial economics and international business.

Prof Ojah is frequently invited by nationally and internationally distributed newspapers (Guardian Newspaper, Mail & Guardian, Discovery Magazine), radios (Classic FM, SAFM, 107 FM, YFM 99.2), and TV stations (CNBC, eNEWS, SABC), to provide expert views on contemporary financial economics issues. And he is often engaged in thought-leadership debates and presentations.

http://www.wbs.ac.za/article/prof_kalu_ojah

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for socio-economic growth.

Professor Kenneth I. Ozoemena, PhD, CSci, CChem, FRSC



Prof Ozoemena is Chief Scientist & Research Group Leader of the Electrochemical Energy Technologies (Energy Materials, CSIR MSM) focusing mainly on electrochemical energy systems (i.e., fuel cells, lithium and sodium ion batteries, and electrochemical capacitors).

Formal Education
2010: MDP (Management development); University of Pretoria, South Africa.
2008: PGCHE (Higher Education); University of Pretoria, South Africa.
2003 PhD (Chemistry); Rhodes University, South Africa.
1998: MSc (Pharm. Chem.); College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
1997: MSc (Chemistry); University of Lagos, Nigeria.
1992: BSc (Hons), Ind. Chem., upper 2nd class, Abia State University, Nigeria.

Work Experience

08/2014 – Present Chief Scientist & Research Group Leader:

Electrochemical Energy Technologies, CSIR MSM

03/2009 – 07/2014 Principal Researcher and Research Group Leader: Electrochemical

Energy Technologies, CSIR MSM

03/2006 – 02/2009
Senior Lecturer: Dept. of Chemistry, University of Pretoria.

02/2004 – 02/2006
Andrew W. Mellon Lecturer: Dept. of Chemistry, Rhodes University

11/2002 – 01/2003 Claude Leon Foundation Post-doctoral Research Fellow: Dept. of
Chemistry, University of Pretoria


Current Activities and Research Interests
Prof Ozoemena is a modern materials scientist with a broad knowledge of electrochemistry. His research is highly interdisciplinary spanning several areas of Materials Science and Electrochemistry; from synthetic inorganic chemistry and electrochemical sensing to electrocatalysis and electrochemical energy systems. Since March 2009 that he joined the CSIR to lead their Electrochemical Energy Technologies Unit, his research in materials electrochemistry has grown and strengthened quite remarkably. Presently, his research focus is on the electrochemistry of nanostructured materials, nanostructures of carbons, and redox-active N4-macrocyclic metal complexes (e.g., metallophthalocyanines) with a view to establishing their potential applications inthe development of electrochemical energy systems (i.e., fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, and lithium/sodium ion batteries). His research group (comprising more than 20 CSIR scientists, post-doctoral research fellows, and post-graduate research students) carries out both fundamental and applied research, and employs a multi-disciplinary approach to their investigations with a repertoire of sophisticated techniques including advanced electrochemistry (e.g., voltammetry, amperometry and impedance spectroscopy), AFM, HRTEM, FESEM, XPS, EDX and XRD. Current research projects include:
•Electrode materials for lithium ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors
•Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at nanostructured platforms (fuel cells)
•Alcohols oxidation reactions (AOR) at nanostructured platforms (fuel cells)
•Metallophthalocyanines in electrochemical energy systems

Professional Achievements/Awards/Recognition
•Listed amongst the World’s top 1% Chemistry researchers (please see the latest update, 7th February 2014, of the Thomson Reuters’ ISI Essential Science Indicators® covering a 10-year plus 10-month period, January 1, 2003-October 31, 2013).
•Listed #2 amongst the “Twenty most productive South African authors of energy papers (2000–2011)” (see ‘State of Energy Research in South Africa’, August 2014, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF), ISBN: 978-0-9922286-1-3).
•Visiting/Extra-ordinary professor at the University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of the Western Cape.
•NRF-rated Researcher (B-2 category) (2011 – 2015). The National Research Foundation (NRF, South Africa) rating of researchers is used as an international benchmark of research excellence.
•NRF Specialist Committee Member/Convener for Chemistry (2011 – 2014).
•NRF Executive Evaluation Committee (EEC) Member (2012 – 2013).
•CSIR CEO’s Award for Research Excellence (2014).
•Research Excellence Award – Established Researcher of the CSIR (2012).
•Research Excellence Award – Established Researcher of the CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing (2011).
•Exceptional Young Researcher Achievement Award of the University of Pretoria, 2009.
•Outstanding Young Academic, Nigeria Achievement Awards 2009, office of the Nigeria High Commissioner, Pretoria, South Africa.
•The first Regional Representative of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) for South Africa (2010 - 2015) & member of council of ISE.
•Member of the Scientific Meetings Committee (SMC) of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (2013 – 2016)
•Member of Council, the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (2010 – 2012).
•Chair: Organising Committee of the 13th ISE Topical meeting, Pretoria, April 08 – 11, 2013.
•Member of the International Advisory Committee of the African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) (2011), and convenor of the ‘Electrochemistry symposium’ of the 6th IC-AMRS, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, December 11 – 16, 2011.
•Editorial Advisory Board Member: Electrochemistry Communications (Elsevier, since 2007).
•Editorial Advisory Board Member: International Journal of Electrochemistry (Hindawi, since 2010).
•Editorial Advisory Board Member: Kuwait Journal of Science (since 2013).
•Editorial Advisory Board Member: Nano Hybrids (NH) (since 2013).
•Guest Editor: Special Issue of Electrochimica Acta marking the 13th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
•Guest Editor (Special Issue): Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2011/2012). The Special Issue is titled “Rise and Rise and Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines in Electrochemistry and Photochemistry”.
•Member of the Scientific Advisory Board: MICROECHEM 2013 (‘New Processes and Materials Based on Electrochemical Concepts at the Microscopic Level’), a satelite meeting of the 64th International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Annual Meeting, La Muralla, Amealco de Bonfil, Queretaro, Mexico, September 16 – 19, 2013.
•Admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) (UK) in May 2011.
•Attained the status of Chartered Chemist (CChem) of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in February 2008.
•Attained the status of Chartered Scientist (CSci) qualification of the Science Council (UK) since 2008.
•Member of the local organising committee of the “11th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials”, Pretoria (23 – 27 May 2011).
•Co-convenor of the symposium “International Year of Chemistry – Sensors for Africa” under the ”Electrochem 2011: Electrochemical Horizons”, University of Bath, UK (5 – 6 September 2011).
•Member of the Technical Committee, South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) for Electric Vehicles (2010 – Present).
•Member of the curricula formulation committee for the establishment of the DST national nanoscience school at the University of the Western Cape in collaboration with EU partners (2010).
•Member of the value proposition committee for advanced battery technologies (ABT) for the DST in collaboration with US partners / consultants (2009).
•Awarded the Prestigious Claude Harris Leon Foundation Post-doctoral Fellow, 2003 (University of Pretoria).
•Awarded the Prestigious Andrew Mellon Foundation PhD Scholar, 2000 – 2002
•Active referee of over 60 scientific journals published by the American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, etc.

Professional Associations
•South African Chemical Institute (SACI), since 2001
•Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, UK); since 2002
•American Chemical Society (USA); since 2002
•International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE); since 2004
•Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (SPP); since 2006
•The Electrochemical Society (ECS, USA); since 2008
•Materials Society of Nigeria (MSN); 2010

Books and Peer-reviewed Articles (PUBLICATIONS)
•Please click on the link “Publications”.
•Also, you may visit this website for updates: http://scholar.google.co.za/citations?hl=en&user=C_DBAdcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Visits to Universities as an Academic Visitor/ Researcher
•Oxford University (UK) (October 26 – November 07, 2010). The visit was sponsored by the NRF Key International Scientific Collaboration (KISC).
•Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan), Jan 8 – Feb 28 2008: Prof Nagao Kobayashi’s laboratory of the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and NRF.
•Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium), Oct 8 – 24, 2007: Prof Dr Steven de Feyter of the Molecular and Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry; sponsored by the University of Pretoria-KUL Bilaterial Agreement.
•University of East Anglia (United Kingdom), Jan 11 – Feb 2, 2006: Prof Michael J Cook’s laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy; sponsored by the NRF-Royal Society (UK).

Some Invited Lectures, including keynote/plenary
•Invited speaker at the CARISMA 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, December 1 – 3, 2014
•Invited keynote speaker at the10th ECHEMS, Electrochemistry in Molecular Understanding, Wells, Somerset, UK, June 17 – 20 2014.
•Invited keynote speaker at the 41st National Convention of the South Africa Chemical Institute (41st SACI Meeting), East London, South Africa, December 1 – 6, 2013.
•Invited lecture at the Energy Production and Infrastructure Centre (EPIC), University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA, 15 October 2012.
•Invited lecture to Rutgers University, New Jersey USA, (and Princeton University, USA, via Skype) 06 October 2011.
•Invited to give the 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Biannual Physical Chemistry Lecture: University of Cape Town, South Africa: (September 28, 2011).
•Invited lecture, UP–SACI Symposium Celebrating the International Year of Chemistry (23 August 2011).
•Joint conference of the National Convention of the South Africa Chemical Institute (40th SACI) and Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (3rd FASC), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 16 – 21, 2011 (keynote).
•9th Nigerian Materials Congress, Enugu, Nigeria, November 22 – 27, 2010 (plenary).
•Natural Science Unit of the School of General Studies in collaboration with the Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nigeria Nsukka, November 17 – 20, 2010 (plenary).
•International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Technologies for Global Energy and Environmental Challenges, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, December 06 – 09, 2010 (keynote).
•10th International Symposium on Kinetics in Analytical Chemistry (KAC), UWC, Cape Town, 2-4 December 2009 (Keynote).
•Elsevier’s Reaxys Mini-Symposium (Elsevier Publishers, The Netherlands), CSIR Knowledge Commons, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA, 28 October 2009 (Keynote).
•4th NanoAfrica International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA, February 1-4, 2009.
•1st International Symposium on Electrochemistry, ElectrochemSA, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, July 9- 11, 2008.
•SACI, INORG 007, Langebaan, Cape Town, July 8- 12 , 2007.
•Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Of California, Santa Cruz (USA). May 29, 2009
•California Air Resources Board, Sacramento (USA), Sept 26, 2008.
• Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan), Feb 12 2008.
•Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium), October 12, 2007.
•Department of Chemistry, University Of Namur, FUNDP (Belgium): October 23, 2007.

Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara





Distinguished Professor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa


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Keynote lecture: Feeding 9 billion in 2050 – the role of postharvest technology in harnessing bioresources


Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara is a Distinguished Professor at Stellenbosch University where holds the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology. He is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and Honorary Vice President of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

His professional activities focus on high-level capacity building for agricultural transformation and value addition, with special focus on Africa, through research on innovative postharvest technologies to reduce losses, maintain quality and facilitate trade. Prof Opara is a chartered agricultural engineer and certified food scientist, and has held academic and management positions at Massey University in New Zealand and Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. He has consulted widely on postharvest technology and agricultural development in different continents for international development agencies, and is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation.

http://www.cigrvi.com/programme/speakers/professor-linus-opara.html