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Professor Deborah E. Ajakaiye
Professor Deborah E. Ajakaiye, one of the board members of Dunia Oil and Technical Services was born in Nigeria and studied at the University College, Ibadan, Nigeria. She graduated with an honors degree in Physics from the University of London, England and a Masters degree in Applied Geophysics from the University of Birmingham, England. Her Ph.D. is from Ahmadu Bello University where she lectured for several years and also served as Professor and Head of Department of Physics. She also served as Chairman of several important academic research committees (e.g. Committee of Deans for all science Faculties in Nigeria)
The Professor rendered various consulting services which includes:
- Rendered technical services of the largest petroleum companies including Amoco, Mobil, and Chevron in USA and Nigeria using gravity, magnetic and reflection seismic data to identify favourable prospects.
- Have been consulted on a variety of prospects involving exploration and mining of minerals and groundwater and also issues pertaining to natural and environmental hazards
- Served as a consultant to various United Nations initiatives in Africa. Most of these assignments involved the development of basic sciences and technology and research in African universities and technical colleges.
Some of the current and past research areas of Professor Ajakaiye are:
- Crustal structure for petroleum exploration deduced from seismic and sequence stratigraphy, as well as gravity and magnetic data.
- Geo-dynamic and tectonic studies including seismicity
- Geophysical prospecting for mineral and groundwater
- Authored and co-authored 8 books and monographs, and over 100 major reports and publications in international scientific journals
Her previous assignments in professional organizations include:
- President and co-founder, Association of Geoscientists for Development
- Chairman, Gravity Committee, Commission of Geodesy in Africa
- Board of Directors, Small Mining International, Montreal, Canada (member)
- Secretary, International Gravity Commission of the International Association of Geodesy
- Science and Technology Advisory Committee for Africa, UNESCO (Member)
- Scientific Council for Africa
- Served on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Nigeria Mining Corporation, Nigerian Uranium Mining Company (Chairman), Nigerian Institute of marine and oceanography Research, National Science and Technology Fund, Nigeria, and Nigerian National Commission of UNESCO
Professor Ajakaiye current and past membership Association include:
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
- European Association of Exploration Geophysicists (EAEG)
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Geophysical Society of Houston (GSH)
- Houston Geological Society (HGS)
- Association of Geophysicists involved in Exploration and research in Africa (AGERA)
- Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID)
- Geological Society of Africa
- Geological Society of London, England
- Institute of Physics, England
- Honorary Fellow of Geological Society of London, England
- Honorary Doctor of Science, Bendel State University of Nigeria
- Fellow of the following organisations:
International Associations: International Association of
Geodesy;
Institute of Physics, London; Association of Exploration
Geophysicists, India; Geological Society of Africa, Nigerian
Academy of Science, and Nigerian mining and Geosciences Society
- Shell Petroleum Development Corporation/Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society 1999 highest Meritorious Award for Landmark Achievement in Earth Sciences in Africa.
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