Dean Student Affairs Profile

PROF. CHINONSO HUBERT ACHEBE PhD, FRHD, GHNR, MIAENG, COREN Reg’d Prof. Chinonso Hubert Achebe was born on the 31st day of August in the year 1968 to the family of late Mr and Mrs. L.O. Achebe of Aborji Village, Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. He is the fifth of the six children of his parents. He had his primary education at Central School Oba, where he was honoured as the best graduating pupil in 1981. He then proceeded to the prestigious Federal Government College Okigwe for his secondary education, graduating in 1986. In 1991, he proceeded to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Production Engineering. The National Youth Service Scheme took him to Kogi State where he had his primary assignment at the National Iron Ore Mining Project [now national Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO)] Itakpe. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Mechanical/Production Engineering in the year 2002 after which he joined Nnamdi Azikiwe University staff as an Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to the peak of his carrier as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2010. His PhD research on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Blood Interaction was a novel one which gave him a merit award from the International Association of Engineers (IAENG) at the World Congress on Engineering (WCE) conference, which held at the Imperial College, London, UK in 2013. This also earned him committee membership of two international conferences of the IAENG namely; International Conference on Systems Biology and Bioengineering (ICSBB) and International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME). As a Professor of Mechanical Engineering he has numerous publications in various peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings, books and book chapters with world acclaimed publishers. He has attended and presented papers in some international and national conferences. He is a prolific researcher with interest in thermal/power engineering, alternative energy resources, surface thermodynamics, analytical/statistical thermodynamics, bioengineering, automobile technology and unmanned aerial vehicles (drone technology). He has attracted a couple of research grants to the university including a professorial chair for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and a TETFUND grant for development of asbestos-free brake pad for automobiles. He has shown academic leadership in producing many PhD and Master’s Degree holders in Mechanical Engineering. He is a motivator, a role model and inspiration to upcoming academics. He is a teacher-per-excellence and an astute administrator. These virtues have earned him numerous awards including Nigerian Top 2% Executives in the Engineering and Manufacturing Industry Amazon, 2015, Fellow Strategic Institute for Natural Resources and Human Development (FRHD) 2013, Golden Legend of Professionalism Merit Award and Fellow Institution of Human and Natural Resources (GHNR) 2014, Hult Prize Award of Excellence to name but a few. Prof. C.H. Achebe has served and currently serves in various academic and non-academic committees of the University. He served as the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2012 to 2015 with giant strides and numerous landmark achievements. During his tenure, the Department etched her name in gold with various ambitious projects among which was the design and construction of a mini-bus (the popular Autozik II) which he supervised. He equally served as the Deputy Director Academic Planning in 2019. Currently, Prof. C.H. Achebe is the Dean Student Affairs of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. He is married to Mrs Ogochukwu Blessing Achebe and their union is blessed with three beautiful children; Destiny, Wisdom and Divine