Franklin Erepamo Osaisai (born October 1, 1958) is a Nigerian nuclear engineer, energy scientist and former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission[1][2]
Franklin Erepamo Osaisai | |
|---|---|
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Formerly Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) | |
| In office April 2006 – April 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1958 Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
Life and career
editHe had his secondary education in Bayelsa State, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate (WASC) in June 1977. He attended the University of Port Harcourt where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences of the university in May 1981. He later received a graduate scholarship award, that earned him a master's and Doctorate (P.hD) degree in Nuclear engineering (1984-1987) from the University of California.[3] He started his career at the University of California as a lecturer before he joined the service of the University of Port Harcourt where he specialized in Nuclear Reactor Engineering.[4] He later became the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) under the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[5][6][7] He had served in several professional organizations.[8][9][10]
Fellowships and membership
edit- Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Osaisai, Franklin Erepamo (1988). Migration of Trace Fission Products in Polycrystalline Uranium Dioxide.
- ^ "Nigeria's nuclear power is for peaceful purposes - Jonathan. - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- ^ Osaisai, Franklin Erepamo (1984). Fractional Release of Cadmium from Irradiated Uranium Dioxide.
- ^ "Utilising Nigeria's nuclear resources". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Welcome to NAEC::Director General and Chief Executive Officer".
- ^ Taiwo, Juliana (2007-07-27). "Nigeria: Country's Nuclear Power Plant Begins 2011". This Day (Lagos). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Details - The Nation Archive".
- ^ "AFRA -- African Regional Cooperative Agreement for research, development and training related to nuclear science and technology". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Rosatom signs international deals".
- ^ "The Governments of the Russian Federation and Nigeria signed the agreement on cooperation in nuclear area at ATOMEXPO 2012".
- ^ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria".