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ENGR. PROF. A. A. SUSU, NNOM
Born on 28th October, 1940, Emeritus Professor Alfred Akpoveta Susu attended Baptist Academy and Emergency Science School, Lagos before proceeding to the University of Idaho and Stanford University where he obtained B. Sc., M. S. and Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering in 1966, 1967 and 1971 respectively. In 1966, he was first in the Chemical Engineering Graduating Class and also won the Second Prize Student Paper Contest of the Regional Conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Prof. Susu was Research Assistant in the Chemical Engineering Department of Stanford University between September 1967 and December 1970 before joining the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Notre Dame as Assistant Professor in January 1970. From June 1973 to July 1974, he was at the University of Ife from where he moved to the University of Lagos in August 1974.
At the University of Lagos, Prof. Susu has served as Head of Department and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He has supervised several doctoral students and has rendered a lot of consultancy services to both government agencies and the private sector. He has also examined students and served as external examiner and assessor to several Universities in the country. He has also served as editor of several journals including the ANSTI African Journal of Science and Technology.
Emeritus Professor Susu is a Fellow of the Academy of Science and a Foundation Fellow of the Academy.
SPECIALIZATIONS
- Catalysis of Chemical Process, Waste Management, Pollution Control & Leak Detection Technologies