Franklin Erepamo Osaisai
Franklin Erepamo Osaisai | |
|---|---|
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Formerly Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) | |
| In office April 2006 – April 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1958 Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
Franklin Erepamo Osaisai (born October 1, 1958) is a Nigerian nuclear engineer, energy scientist and former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission[1][2]
Life and career[edit]
He had his secondary education in Bayelsa State, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate (WASC) in June 1977. He attended the University of Port Harcourt where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences of the university in May 1981. He later received a graduate scholarship award, that earned him a master's and Doctorate (P.hD) degree in Nuclear engineering (1984-1987) from the University of California.[3] He started his career at the University of California as a lecturer before he joined the service of the University of Port Harcourt where he specialized in Nuclear Reactor Engineering.[4] He later became the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) under the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[5][6][7] He had served in several professional organizations.[8][9][10]
Fellowships and membership[edit]
- Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Osaisai, Franklin Erepamo (1988). Migration of Trace Fission Products in Polycrystalline Uranium Dioxide.
- ^ "Nigeria's nuclear power is for peaceful purposes - Jonathan. - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- ^ Osaisai, Franklin Erepamo (1984). Fractional Release of Cadmium from Irradiated Uranium Dioxide.
- ^ "Utilising Nigeria's nuclear resources". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Welcome to NAEC::Director General and Chief Executive Officer".
- ^ Taiwo, Juliana (2007-07-27). "Nigeria: Country's Nuclear Power Plant Begins 2011". This Day (Lagos). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Details - The Nation Archive".
- ^ "AFRA -- African Regional Cooperative Agreement for research, development and training related to nuclear science and technology". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Rosatom signs international deals".
- ^ "The Governments of the Russian Federation and Nigeria signed the agreement on cooperation in nuclear area at ATOMEXPO 2012".
- ^ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria".