Professor Onyinyechi Kamalu

Resume

Academic and Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Pedo-Environmental Management (2015)
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Pedology (1989)
  • Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agronomy (1983)

Membership of Professional Societies

  • Member, Nigerian Environmental Society
  • Member, Soil Science Society of Nigeria
  • Member, African Soil Science Society
  • Member, Biological Conservation Society of Nigeria

Work Record

  • Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo, Benin-City (1990 – 1992)
    • Research Officer in Soil and Plant Nutrition
    • Head of Division Soil and Plant Nutrition
  • Abia State University, School of Agriculture (1992 – 1997)
    • Lecturer II in Soil Science
  • Fugro Consultants Ltd, Port Harcourt (1996 – 2000)
    • Principal Environmental Consultant, Soil and Land Use
    • Head of the Consultancy
  • Creative Resources Management Consult Ltd (2002 – 2012)
    • Chief Environmental Consultant, Soil and Land Use
    • Environmental Impact Assessor
    • Director of Research and Development
  • Zetta Allied Digital Energy Limited (ZADEL) (2006 – 2018)
    • Managing/Chief Consultant
    • Environmental Impact Assessor
  • University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt (2006 – Present)
    • Professor in Soil Science (Pedology and Land Use Management)
    • Member, University Quality Control/Quality Assurance Unit
    • Member, University Basic Studies Board
    • Faculty Representative in the University of Port Harcourt Senate
    • Member of Several University, Faculty, and Departmental Committees

Consultant to the Following Companies and Organisations

  • Zetta Allied Digital Energy Limited (ZADEL) (Chief & Managing Consultant)
  • Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) (2009 – 2015)
  • Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) (Associate Environmental Consultant)
  • Prime Energy Petroleum Limited (Associate Environmental Consultant)

Academic Dissertations

  • M.Phil. Thesis (1989): Mineralogical Properties of Representative Soils of the Meander Belt of Niger Delta, Nigeria
  • Ph.D Thesis (2015): Soil Quality Evaluation of Ogba-Egbema Area of the Sombreiro Warri Deltaic Plain of Niger Delta, Nigeria