Ameafuna Chioke Okolo
Ameafuna Chioke Okolo is a LECTURER I in FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department, Faculty Of Agriculture in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Okolo, Chioke A. is currently a member of the Academic team involved in teaching and research activities in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
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Address: | Food Science And Technology, Faculty Of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
Department/Sub-Unit: | FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom. (Master Degree, December, 2015) September, 2014 to September, 2015 M.Sc. Advanced Food Safety |
| 2 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka. (Bachelor Degree, January, 2013) September, 2007 to July, 2012 B.Sc. Food Science And Technology |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Lecturer II, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka May, 2018 to Present |
| 2 | Assistant Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2017 to May, 2018 |
| 3 | Personal Assistant, Anambra Association of Town Unions (ASATU) January, 2016 to April, 2017 |
| 4 | Customer Assistant, Marks and Spencer, Belfast, UK November, 2015 to December, 2015 |
| 5 | Student Assistant, Queen's University Belfast, UK September, 2015 to September, 2015 |
| 6 | Resource Person (NYSC), Federal University of Technology, Akure March, 2013 to February, 2014 |
| 7 | Assistant Farm Manager, Chokoa Fish Farm Abakaliki August, 2012 to February, 2013 |
| 8 | Intern, National Agency For Food Drug Administration and Control May, 2011 to November, 2011 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
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| 1 | Secretary - Sub Committee on Student Activities, "Nigerian Institute for Food Science and Technology (NIFST) International Conference" (July, 2019 to October, 2019) |
| 2 | Collation Officer - Presidential and National Assemblies Election, "Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)" (February, 2019 to February, 2019) |
| 3 | Collation Officer - State House Assembly Election, "Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)" (March, 2019 to March, 2019) |
| 4 | Co-Initiated Food Club, "Department of Food Science and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (July, 2019) |
| 5 | Technical Assistant - Conference Committee, "NIFST East Central Chapter, Regional Food Summit" (June, 2018 to July, 2018) |
| 6 | Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Coordinator, "Department of Food Science and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (February, 2018) |
| 7 | Volunteer, "Homework Clubs in Belfast, Northern Ireland" (February, 2015 to July, 2015) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Food Authenticity Network" (member since 2018), http://www.foodauthenticity.global/ |
| 2 | Full Member, "Nigerian Institute for Food Science and Technology (NIFST)" (member since 2011), https://nifst.org/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Traditional Food Processing: Prospects and Challenges", (Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)), 14th October, 2019 to 18th October, 2019; Women Development Center Awka |
| 2 | "Theme: Innovations in Food Science and Technology for Sustainable Economic Growth.", (Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)), 15th October, 2018 to 18th October, 2018; Abeokuta |
| 3 | "Environmental Sustainability and Pollution Control through Science", (2nd SETAC Central/West Africa Regional Conference), 8th October, 2018 to 11th October, 2018; Accra Ghana |
| 4 | "Theme: Horizontal and Vertical Integration: A Sure Way to Sustainable National Industrial and Economic Growth.", (East Central Chapter, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)), 6th June, 2018 to 7th June, 2018; Unizik, Awka |
| 5 | "Chemical Residues Safefood Network Conference Theme: Recent Advances in Targeted and Untargeted Analysis of Food.", (Chemical Residues Safefood Network), 17th December, 2014 to 17th December, 2014; Belfast, UK |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "Research Workshop, Deepening Research Competence for Effective Scholarship (Nnamdi Azikiwe University [NAU], Akwa)", (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 1st October, 2018 to 5th October, 2018; PG Hall |
| 2 | "Research Workshop on Leadership and Mentorship [NAU] and on the use of Statistical Package for Social Science", (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 2nd October, 2017 to 6th October, 2017; PG Hall |
| Webinars | |
| 1 | "Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Sustainable Agri-Food Systems", (Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast), 5th January, 2015 to 13th February, 2015; Online |
| 2 | "Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Supply Chain Integrity", (Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast), 1st December, 2014 to 26th December, 2014; Online |