Engr. Dr Ngozi C. Nwogu

Lecturer I

PhD in Petroleum Engineering; M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering; B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering
Email: ngozi.nwogu@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Engr. Dr Ngozi C. Nwogu joined the service of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri in 2005. She is currently a Lecturer 1 in the Department of Petroleum Engineering. She is actively involved in teaching and research in Petroleum and Gas Engineering. Dr Nwogu has made significant contributions towards the development of academic activities in FUTO and oil and gas industry through research carried out in the following areas: separation techniques based on membrane technology, hydrates mitigation in deepwater oil fields and natural gas management.  

She has produced 37 scientific papers in archival journals and 26 papers in conference proceedings.

Academic Qualification

  • PhD in Petroleum Engineering (Robert Gordon University: 2012 – 2016)
  • M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (F.U.T.O: 2006 – 2011)
  • B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (F.U.T.O: 1991 – 1997)

Honours/Awards

  • Certificate of award (student scholarship) at the 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges & Mechanics, July 8-10, Aberdeen, UK.
  • BP Bursary award winner of the North American Student Energy Summit, June 19-20, 2014 New York City, USA.
  • Certificate of award (certificate of merit, student) for the 2015 International Conference of Mechanical Engineering, World Congress on Engineering, 1-3 July 2015, London, U.K.

Affiliations

  • MNSE 
  • MSPE 
  • Member American Chemical Society (MACS)
  • Member Association of Women in Engineering (MAPWEN) 
  • Member International Association of Engineers (MIAENG) 

Courses Assigned to Teach

  • ENG 309 (Fluid Mechanics) 
  • PET 413 (Alternative Energy Sources) 

Experience

Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State: Staff     Oct. 2005 – Date

  • Tutor and Researcher, Department of Petroleum Engineering;
  • Teaching and examining of both undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate student’s    research projects
  • Student’s result grading
  • Course adviser undergraduate
  • Advising/Mentoring of undergraduate and postgraduate students on academic and career matters.

Courses taught but not limited to are Drilling Engineering Technology, Fluid Mechanics, Applied Geophysics, Basic Geology, Natural Gas Engineering, Computer Application in Petroleum Engineering, Process Technology, Introduction to Petroleum Engineering, Alternative Energy sources, Oil and Gas Processing, Technical report writing, Advanced Natural Gas Engineering, well completion and workover at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Laboratory Technologist, Department of Petroleum Engineering;

Organizing and coordination of practical work for undergraduate students

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom   Oct. 2012 – Oct. 2017

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW:

  • Laboratory demonstration for both undergraduates and postgraduate students
  • Assisted in the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate students projects
  • Research and Publication of papers in highly rated journals
  • Presentation of Papers in world-class conferences

PhD RESEARCHER:

  • Ceramic membrane preparation and characterization.
  • Gas permeation testing and proficiency in permeability data/results interpretations and analysis at a high technical level. Deliverability in record time.
  • Fabrication of a nanostructured ceramic membrane for carbon capture from flue gas streams in conjunction with the integration of a quantum cascade gas sensing apparatus.
  • Fabrication of a nanostructured ceramic membrane for clean hydrogen production for fuel cell application.
  • Designed a hybrid inorganic membrane for a single gas permeation test to investigate CO2 permeability and selectivity in relation to some gases.
  • Certified safety course on gases and gas cylinder handling.
  • Awareness of preventive measures while working in Gas Processing Laboratories.
  • Module 2, Reading &, writing with a structured approach on critiquing, Presentation skills, Networking and Teamwork.
  • Module 1: Principles of Research, e-learning gas cylinder safety awareness training, thinking and planning, developing research questions, writing and presenting methods.
  • Ceramic Membrane preparation and characterization for CO2 removal from Natural gas.
  • Application of Membrane Technology for Oil and Gas Separation, Treatment and Purification purposes for clean Energy.

Research Interest

  • Drilling Engineering
  • Natural Gas Engineering
  • Oil and Gas Processing

Publications

  1. Izuwa, N.C, Nwogu, N.C, Amaefula, R.C, Ihekoronye, K.K. (2019) Experimental Evaluation of the Suitability of Local Agro Materials as a Potential Alternative to Conventional Sodium  Asphalt Sulfonate in Fluid Loss Control. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 10(6), 2229 – 5518.
  2. N.U. Okereke; P.E. Edet; Y. D. Baba; N. C. Izuwa; S. Kanshio; N. Nwogu; F. A. Afolabi and O. Nwanwe An assessment of hydrates inhibition in deepwater production systems using low-dosage hydrate inhibitor and monoethylene glycol (DOI: 10.1007/s13202-019-00812-4) 
  3. Nwogu, N. C, Orakwe I.R & Gobina, E. (2017). Investigation of flue gas and natural gas separation using silica composite membranes formed on a porous alumina support. In Transactions on Engineering Technologies, (pp. 573-582). Springer.
  4. Orakwe I.R, Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2017). Characterization of Gamma-alumina Ceramic Membrane. In Transactions on Engineering Technologies, (pp. 563-572). Springer.
  5. Nwogu, N. C., Anyanwu, E. E., & Gobina, E. (2016). An initial investigation of a nano-composite silica ceramic membrane for hydrogen gas separation and purification. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier. 41(19), 8228-8235.
  6. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C., & Gobina, E. (2016). Use of Nanoporous Ceramic Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation. International Journal of Energy Production and Management, Vol. 1(3), 284–295.
  7. Okon, E. P, Shehu, H, Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, Orakwe, I. R, & Gobina, E (2015). Experimental Characterisation of Cation-exchange Resin for Biomass Green Solvent Production, International Journal of Scientific Engineering & Technology Vol.5 (4) pp.173 – 179
  8. Kajama, M. N., Nwogu, N. C., & Gobina, E. (2016). Preparation and characterization of inorganic membranes for hydrogen separation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(19), 8221-8227.
  9. Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2016). Preparation, characterization and molecular transport of a supported silica membrane for gas separation. In Transactions on Engineering Technologies pp. 1-14. Springer Singapore.
  10. Orakwe I.R, Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2016). Characterization of an alumina membrane using single gas permeation.  In Transactions on Engineering Technologies pp. 179-189. Springer Singapore.
  11. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2016). Catalytic membrane reactor for VOC destruction 1. In Transactions on Engineering Technologies pp. 163-177. Springer Singapore.
  12. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M.N & Gobina, E. (2015). A study of gas diffusion characteristics on a microporous composite silica ceramic membrane. Composite Structures. Elsevier. Vol: 134, pp. 1044 – 1050 
  13. Okon, E. P, Shehu, H, Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, Orakwe, I. R, & Gobina, E (2015). Resin Characterization and Tubular Membrane Transport with Single Gases for Ethyl Lactate Separations for Industrial Purposes, Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Vol: 3, pp. 8 – 14.
  14. Shuaibu Baba, Edidiong Okon, Ngozi Nwogu, Habiba Shehu and Edward Gobina (2015). Characterization of Silica Membranes Exhibiting an Ordered Porosity for Gas Separation Processes, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Vol: 2, pp.476 – 481.
  15. Kajama, M.N, Nwogu N .C, Okon E.P, Shehu H, Orakwe I, Gobina E. Hydrogen Separation Using Pt-Alumina Impregnated Membrane, International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, Vol: 7, pp. 412-417
  16. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N, Orakwe I.R & Gobina, E. (2015). High Molecular Permeance Dual-Layer Ceramic Membrane for Capturing CO2 from Flue Gas Stream, International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, Vol: 7, pp. 418-425.
  17. Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2015). Gas Permeation Behavior of Single and Mixed Gas Components Using an Asymmetric Ceramic Membrane, International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Vol:9, No:6, 2015
  18. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N & Gobina, E. (2015). Performance Evaluation of an Inventive CO2 Gas Separation Inorganic Ceramic Membrane, International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Vol: 9, No:5, 2015
  19. Nwogu, N. C, Osueke, G, Hossain, M & Gobina, E. (2015). Unconventional Composite Inorganic Membrane Fabrication for Carbon Emissions Mitigation, International Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. Vol:9, No:5,2015
  20. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C & Gobina, E. (2015). Volatile Organic Compounds Destruction by Catalytic Oxidation for Environmental Applications, International Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. Vol:9, No:6, 2015
  21. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N., & Gobina, E. (2015). Validation of a Novel Approach for CO2/N2 Gas Separations by means of a Hybrid Ceramic Membrane, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 1102  (2015) pp 73-76.
  22. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, & Gobina, E. (2015). Hydrogen Permeation Using Nanostructured Silica Membranes, Energy and Sustainable Development and Planning VII (Book), WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 193, pp. 447-456.
  23. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C., & Gobina, E. (2015). Hydrogen Separation Using Inorganic Membranes, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 1102 (2015) pp 91-94.
  24. Shehu, H, Okon, E. P, Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, Orakwe, I. R, & Gobina, E (2015). An initial study of the selectivity of methane over carbon dioxide and inert gases using a y-type Zeolite membrane, International Journal of Current Research Vol.7 (4) pp.14986-14990.
  25. Okon, E. P, Shehu, H, Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, Orakwe, I. R, & Gobina, E (2015). Cation-exchange resin Characterisation and Carrier gas Performance with Mesoporous Silica Membranes for Ethyl lactate Separation, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology Vol.4 (4).
  26. Okon, E.P, Kajama, M.N., Shehu, H., Nwogu, N. C, & Gobina, E. (2014). Surface area analysis and gas transport properties with inorganic ceramic membranes. International Journal of current research, Vol. 6, (11), pp.9569-9575.
  27. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, & Gobina, E. (2014), Experimental study of carbon dioxide separation with Nanoporous Ceramic Membrane, Energy and Sustainability V (Book), WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Vol. 186, pp. 625-633.
  28. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, & Gobina, E. (2014). Hydrogen Separation Using Silica-Based Composite Membranes, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 1051 pp 107-111
  29. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N, Okon, E. P, Shehu, H, & Gobina, E. (2014). A Novel Performance of Ordered Porous Ceramic Materials in Hydrogen Recovery Processes for Sustainable Energy Potential. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Management Studies, Vol.2(9).
  30. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N., Okon, E. P., Shehu, H., & Gobina, E. (2014). Testing of Gas Permeance Techniques of a Fabricated CO2 Permeable Ceramic Membrane for Gas Separation Purposes, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Management Studies, Vol.2(9)
  31. Nwogu, N. C, Okon, E.P, & Gobina, E. (2014). Integration of Gas Transport through a Composite Catalytic Inorganic Ceramic Membrane for Environmental Gas Separation Processes, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology 3(9), pp: 1184-1188
  32. Nwogu, N. C., Kajama, M. N., & Gobina, E. (2014). Experimental Study of Gas Flux Characteristics in a CO2 Selective Silica Based Modified Membrane, International Journal of Advanced Research In Engineering And Technology (IJARET) 5(8),) pp. 01-09.
  33. Kajama, M. N, Nwogu, N. C, & Gobina, E. (2014). Gas Permeation Study Using Porous Ceramic Membranes. Energy and Environment Research, 4(3), p43.
  34. Nwogu, N. C, Kajama, M. N., Dedekuma, K., & Gobina, E. (2014). An Experimental Analysis of a Nano-Structured Inorganic Ceramic Membrane for Carbon Capture Applications in Energy Security Challenges. Energy and Environment Research, 4(3), p1.
  35. Nwogu, N.C, Gobina, E & kajama, M.N. (2013). Improved Carbon dioxide Capture using Nanostructured Ceramic Membranes Low Carbon Economy scientific Journal.4 (3), 125-128.
  36. Nwakaudu, S, Akpoturi, P, Nwogu, N. (2012). Sorption mechanism and trend of crude petroleum and petroleum products in soil engineering, African Journal of Engineering Research and development, Vol.5 (1), pp 25-31.
  37. Osueke, G.O, Ojinere, E.U, Nwogu, N.C. (2011). The Impact of Gas flare down in a Developing Economy: The Nigerian experience, International Journal of Energy and Technology, vol. 4 (3), pp 1-14.

 

CONFERENCES ATTENDED WITH PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATIONS

  1. Nwogu, N.C and Gobina, E. (2017), Gas separation using Silica Membrane incorporating a CO2 Quantum Cascade gas detector for CO2 emissions control. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Energy, August 13-17, Manchester, UK
  2. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2016) “Advanced Membrane Design for Improved Carbon Dioxide Capture”, UN climate change conference, Marrakech COP22. November 10 – 13, Marrakech, Morrocco.
  3. Nwogu, N.C, Orakwe I, Kajama, M N and Gobina, E. (2015), Hydrogen gas purification and separation for clean energy application’. Proceedings of International Conference on Green & Sustainable Chemistry Elsevier Conference, 3-6, April 2016, Berlin, Germany
  4. Nwogu, N.C, Alkali, A and Gobina, E. (2015), Hydrogen Transport through Dense and Porous Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management Science (ITMS 2015) November 2015, China.
  5. Nwogu, N.C, Orakwe I and Gobina, E. (2015), Multi-Layer Silica Ceramic Membrane for Flue Gas and Natural Gas Separations. Proceedings of International Conference on Chemical Engineering 2015 (ICCE) The World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science San Francisco, USA, 21-23 October 2015.
  6. Nwogu, N.C and Gobina, E. (2015), Enhanced CO2 permeation Characteristics Performance On a crack-free nanostructured Ceramic Membrane. Proceedings of AVS 62nd International Symposium & Exhibition (AVS-62) 18–23 October 2015, San Jose, United States
  7. Nwogu, N.C, Kajama, M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Trial CO2 extraction ceramic membrane with an integration of a CO2 laser gas detector Proceedings of the Third International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, October 05-07, 2015 San Francisco, USA
  8. Nwogu, N.C and Gobina, E. (2015), Permeation characteristic of gases in a supported silica ceramic membrane for CO2 recovery. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics – towards a big picture, July 7-9, Aberdeen, UK
  9. N. C Nwogu, M.N. Kajama, G. Osueke, and E. Gobina, “Structural Characteristic and Permeation of Gases through a Supported Silica Inorganic Ceramic Membrane,” Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July, 2015, London, U.K., pp245-248
  10. N. C Nwogu, M.N. Kajama, G. Osueke, and E. Gobina, “High Performance Valuation of CO2 Gas Separation Ceramic Membrane System,” Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July, 2015, London, U.K., pp824-827
  11. Ifeyinwa R. Orakwe, Ngozi C. Nwogu, Mohammed Kajama, Habiba Shehu, Edidiong Okon, and Edward Gobina, “An Initial Study of Single Gas Permeation using a Commercial Alumina Membrane,” Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July 2015, London, U.K., pp737-739
  12. O Edidiong, S Habiba, K Mohammed, O Adesola, N Ngozi, O Ifeyinwa, and E Gobina, “Hydrodynamic Performance in Mesoporous Silica Membrane for Lactic Acid and Esterification,” Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July, 2015, London, U.K., pp781-784
  13. M. Kajama, N. Nwogu, and E Gobina, “Propylene Oxidation Using Pt-alumina Impregnated Catalytic Membrane Reactor,” Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July, 2015, London, U.K., pp900-903
  14. Nwogu, N.C, Kajama, M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Performance Evaluation of an Inventive CO2 Gas Separation Inorganic Ceramic Membrane System. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Inorganic Membranes June 7-8, San Francisco , USA
  15. Nwogu, N.C and Gobina, E. (2015), Gas permeation behaviour of single and mixed gas components using an asymmetric Ceramic membrane. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Environmental and Ecological Systems  (ICEES 2015) June 4-5, New York , USA
  16. Nwogu, N.C, kajama M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Unconventional Composite Inorganic Membrane fabrication for Carbon Emissions Mitigation. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing and Production Engineering May, 11-12. Montreal , Canada
  17. Nwogu, N.C and Gobina, E. (2015), Multi-Layer Silica Alumina Membrane Performance for Flue Gas Separation. Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Production May, 3-6. Oshawa, Canada
  18. Nwogu, N.C, kajama M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Energy-Efficient Ceramic Membrane Design for H2 and CO2 Separation Applications. Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Production May, 3-6. Oshawa, Canada
  19. Nwogu, N.C, kajama M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Nano-Composite Silica Ceramic Membrane for Hydrogen Gas Separation and Purification. Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Production May, 3-6. Oshawa, Canada
  20. Nwogu, N.C, kajama M.N and Gobina, E. (2015), Validation of a Novel Approach for CO2/N2 Gas Separations by means of a Hybrid Ceramic Membrane. Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on sensors and materials manufacturing science Jan. 17-18, Paris. France.
  21. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2014), High performance nanostructured hybrid ceramic membrane for carbon capture application. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics July 8-10, Aberdeen, UK
  22. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2014), Advanced Composite Inorganic Membrane Design for Reduction of Carbon Emissions. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Mechanics of Composites June 8-12, New York, USA
  23. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2013), Development of High CO2 Selective Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications. Proceedings of the Fuel cell Seminar & Energy Exposition (FCS&EE) Oct. 21-24,Ohio, USA
  24. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2013), Advanced Membrane Design for Improved Carbon Dioxide Capture. Proceedings of the TechConnect World 2013 Conference, Expo and National Innovation Summit May 13 – 16, Washington DC, USA
  25. Nwogu, N.C. and Gobina, E. (2013), Advanced Membrane Design for Improved Carbon Dioxide Capture. Proceedings of the 245th ACS National Meeting and Exposition. April 7 – 11, Louisiana, USA
  26. Osueke, G.O. and Nwogu, N. C. (2012), Evaluation of the impact of oil spillage on Umuechem community and their productivity implications. Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific and Industrial Studies, vol. 7 (1), pp 1-6.