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style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">TITLE: DR.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">NAME: MGBEMERE HENRY EKENE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><table width=\"662\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\"><thead><tr><td width=\"253\" height=\"34\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">DEGREE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Completion Date<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"174\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">FIELD OF STUDY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"253\" height=\"20\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">B.Eng.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">12\/2000<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"174\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Materials &amp; Metallurgical Engineering <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"253\" height=\"20\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal \/ Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">M.Sc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">09\/2007<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"174\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"253\" height=\"20\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ph.D.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">06\/2012<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"174\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Advanced Ceramics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><ol type=\"A\"><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Personal Statement: <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Dr. Henry Mgbemere is an associate professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. His research interests include the use of traditional and advanced ceramics to solve problems in biomedical, mining, catalytic, clean air, and aluminium alloys research. His research activities include: the development of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics as actuators, sensors, and electromechanical devices, the use of locally available kaolin deposits to produce different types of zeolites, beneficiation of barite mineral ores to improve their BaSO<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> concentration, production of cordierites from locally available research, production of dental porcelain and composites from local material, modelling and experiment of aluminium alloys. He has been teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for many years and has supervised over 40 undergraduate students, 25 M.Sc. students and co-supervised 4 Ph.D. students. His scholarly references can be found using the following resources:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Google Scholar:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=BqlRC3AAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=BqlRC3AAAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">ResearchGate:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Henry-Mgbemere<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">ORCID:<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3887-7628<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">B.<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours: <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"western\">\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-NG\">Ag. Head of Department, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering August 2024- July 2025 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Member, Central Research Committee, University of Lagos, April 2025 \u2013 date <\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Coordinator and Chairman Postgraduate Programmes, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 2017-2018<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Visiting Researcher, Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany June 2022 \u2013 November 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Journal Reviewer (Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Engineering Research, Journal of European Ceramic Society etc.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Member, Codes and Standards Committee, Nigerian Society of Engineering (NSE) 2020 &#8211; Date<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Member,<\/span><\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Standards Organisation of Nigeria Technical Committee on Mechanical Engineering 2017- Date<\/span><\/span><b> <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">C. Selected Most Recent Publications\/Contributions to Knowledge: <\/span><\/strong><\/p><ol><li><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Diwe, I. V., <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>Mgbemere, H. E.,<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> Adeleye, O. A., and Ekpe, I. C., <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>(2024). <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Polymeric Microneedle Arrays for Transdermal Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Drug Delivery: A Review, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>Nigerian Journal of Technology<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> 43(2) 279 \u2013 293 <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4314\/njt.v43i2.11\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4314\/njt.v43i2.11<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>Mgbemere, H. E.,<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> Obidiegwu, E. O. and Onovo, H. O <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>(2023).<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> Beneficiation of Low-grade Barite ore from Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, Nigeria, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>Nigerian Research Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> 8(1) 147-154<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Odili, C. C., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mgbemere, H. E<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">., Semeykina, V., (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>2025<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">). <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=BqlRC3AAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=BqlRC3AAAAAJ:NaGl4SEjCO4C\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Synthesis and Characterisation of L-Phenylalanine-alkaline niobate-(KNN) Based Composites<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>West Indian Journal of Engineering<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, 14-22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ekpe, I., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mgbemere, H. E<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">., Ganiyu, L., Ovri, H., Sargent, A-L., Obioha, C., (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>2024<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=BqlRC3AAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=BqlRC3AAAAAJ:GnPB-g6toBAC\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A Comparative Study on the Synthesis of Type <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>NaX <\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Zeolite Prepared from Kaolin for Builder Application in Detergent Production<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Key Engineering Materials<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> 981, 205-216<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mgbemere, H. E.,<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Semeykina, V., (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>2024<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">). <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=BqlRC3AAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=BqlRC3AAAAAJ:BqipwSGYUEgC\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Polyvinylpyrrolidone\u2013KNNLST lead-free ceramic composites for dielectric applications<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Composites and Advanced Materials<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> 33, 26349833241252176<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><br \/>D. Collaborators \/ Networks<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ol type=\"i\"><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Prof. Gerold A. Schneider, Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Dr. Manuel Hinterstein, Group Leader<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-NG\">Fraunhofer-Institut f\u00fcr Werkstoffmechanik IWM <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Dr. Chijioke Egole, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE: DR. 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