TITLE (PROF/DR/): EMERITUS PROFESSOR

NAME: ALFRED AKPOVETA SUSU

POSITION: EMERITUS PROFESSOR                                             SPECIALISATION: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

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FIELD OF STUDY

 

University of Idaho, Idaho, USA

BS

06/1966

 Chemical Engineering

Stanford University, Stanford, USA

MS

06/1967

Chemical Engineering

Stanford University, Stanford, USA

Ph.D.

06/1971

Chemical Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Statement

I have used interdisciplinary approaches to make groundbreaking discoveries in refinery catalysis for the elongation of platinum catalyst lifetime, the equation of state modification resulting in applications in predictive stability criteria for multiphase, multicomponent chemical systems, and to fluid systems at very high pressures and temperatures prevalent in reservoir fluids. Novel Leak detection technology using Liapunov stability criteria, Navier-Stokes momentum balance equation, and the Prandtl correlation for turbulent shear stress, derived a criterion for detecting leaks in any network of pipelines transporting gas or liquid, storage tanks of processing systems, and transport of blood in the human arterial network. Pioneering research in the biomedical engineering area on sickle cell disease, epilepsy, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension. Works on cancer research, computational catalysis, and nanotechnology are the new research focus in our laboratory. 

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

  • Winner of Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) 2003.
  • Winner of the Maiden Edition of the Nigeria| LNG Science Prize, 2004
  • Head, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Lagos, 1980-1986
  • Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, 1991-1995.
  • Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science, 1994
  • Foundation Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Engineering,1998
  • Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers, 2005.
  • Fellow, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, 1984
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, ASPAU/AFGRAD/ATLAS Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004.
  • Chairman, Advisory Board, the Nigerian LNG Science Prize (2015-2021); Life Patron of the Prize.
  • Member, Board of the National Space Research and Development Agency (2020-2023)

 Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

  1. Agboola, H.A., Solebo, C., Aribike, D.S., Lesi, F.E.A. and Susu, A.A. (2016)”A Review of the Dynamical Systems Modeling of Epileptic Seizures for Onset Prediction” Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science 19, 23-56 (2016).
  2. Alagbe, E.E., Solebo, C., Susu, A.A. (2018)”The Prediction of the Onset Pain Threshold in Sickle Cell Disease” Innovative Solutions in Engineering (ISIE). A Journal of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering 1 (1), 42-56.
  3. Babalola, F.U. and Susu. A.A. (2018) ” Model development of a suitable equation of state or multicomponent multiphase systems: Application to crude oil phase stability requirements” Intn. J. Thermodynamics 21(2), 111-118.
  4. Susu, A.A., Agboola, H.A., Solebo, C., Lesi. F.E.A. and Aribike, D.S.(2020). Wavelet Time Scattering Based Classification of Interictal and Preictal EEG Signals. J Brain Research, 3:3, 116-225.
  5. Agboola, H,A. and Susu, A.A. (2021). A Review of Epileptic Seizure Prediction: Physiological Mechanism and Data-Based Attempts. J. Neurological Research Review & Reports 3(2), 1-13.
  6. Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)