Mrs Hope Onyechigoziri Israel

Mrs Israel Hope obtained her first degree in Geology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri from 1987-1992. She served the Nation (NYSC) from 1992-1993 at Core Laboratories Western Atlas in Port Harcourt River State. She worked as a core analyst thereafter before moving to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) where she worked as a geological database support administrator as contract staff and at the same time was studying for her M.Sc. in Petroleum Geology at the University of Port Harcourt, which she completed in 2002.

In 2005 she joined the Federal University of Technology Owerri as an academic staff. Presently she is undertaking another Master Programme in Geochemistry/Economic Geology at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Her major area of interest is petroleum Geology, Geochemistry, Economic Geology and Mineralogy. She has supervised several undergraduate student theses. Her hobbies are studying the Bible, teaching the Bible and sewing. She is married to Rev. Israel .I. Israel and blessed with two lovely daughters.