CV - NWADIKE
I. (a) Name: Blessing Ifeoma Nwadike (nee Okolie)
(b) Date of birth: 21 October, 1977
(c) Department: Microbiology
(d) Faculty: Science
II. (a) First Academic Appointment: Assistant Lecturer (16 November, 2012)
(b) Present Post: Lecturer II (19 February, 2014)
(c) Date of Last Promotion: N/A
III. University Education (with dates):
(a) Abia State University, Uturu 1998 - 2002
(b) University of Ibadan, Ibadan-Nigeria 2007 - 2010
(c) University of Ibadan, Ibadan-Nigeria 2010 - 2014
IV. Academic Qualification (with dates and granting bodies)
(a) B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology 2002
(b) M.Sc. Environmental Microbiology 2010
(c) Ph.D. Microbiology 2014
V. Professional Qualification and Diplomas:
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Certification Course (Level 2) – Nigeria
Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP), Lagos. 2008
VI. Scholarship, Fellowships and Prizes: Nil
VII. Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies
(a) Member, Science Association of Nigeria (SAN)
(b) Member, Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM)
(c) Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) -
VIII. Details of Teaching/Work Experience
(a) Number of Years of Experience at the University Level
Assistant Lecturer, University of Ibadan 2012-2014
Lecturer II, University of Ibadan 2014- till date
(b) Participated in teaching of the following Courses:
MIC 322 Bacteriology
MIC 324 Environmental Microbiology
MIC 325 Soil Microbiology
MIC 422 Microbial Ecology
MIC 429 Petroleum Microbiology
MIC 705 Advanced Environmental Microbiology
MIC 706 Advanced Petroleum Microbiology
(c) Undergraduate Project Supervision
Already Supervised 5
Presently Supervising 3
(d) Postgraduate Dissertation Supervision
Already Supervised 3
Presently Supervising 4
(e) Administrative Responsibilities
(1) Member, Departmental Microbial Culture Collection Committee
(2) Assistant Course Level Coordinator
IX. Research
(a) Completed:
Biosurfactant production in Bacillus species isolated from heavy oil contaminated sites and the effects of nutrients (carbon and nitrogen) sources.
(b) In Progress:
(1) Effect of soil burial period on biodegradation of polyurethanes: This study entails burying polyurethanes packs in the soil and monitoring to see the changes that will occur in the polymer with time through analysis of exhumed packs.
(2) Biotreatment of wastewater using algae and bacteria: In this study, wastewater samples are analysed prior to treatment with algae and bacteria and after biotreatment to see effects of the biotreatment within specified periods.
(c) Dissertations and Thesis:
(1) Detection of parasite Ova in Appendix (B.Sc. Project work, 2002).
(2) Biosurfactant production in some selected Bacillus species isolates (M.Sc. Project work, 2009)
(3) Microbial Degradation of Polyurethane (Ph.D Thesis, 2014).
X. Publications
(a) Books or chapter in Books Already Published: Nil
(b) Chapters in Books already published: Nil
(c) Articles that have already appeared in Referred conference proceedings: Nil
(d) Patents: Nil
(e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:
1. Okolie B.I., I.O. Okonko, A.A. Ogun, A.O. Adedeji, E. Dombraye, A.O. Nkang, C.I. Iheakanwa and E.C. Onwuchekwa (2008). Incidence and Detection of Parasite Ova in Appendix from Patients with Appendicitis in South-Eastern, Nigeria. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4:795-802
2. Fagade, O.E; Okolie, B.I and Balogun, S (2009). The Effects of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Biosurfactant producing Bacillus species isolates. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology Vol. 23.1:1191-1197
3. Fagade O. E., Sanuth H. A., Okolie B. I., Yogesh S. and Amit Y. (2012). Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Comamonas testosteroni and Pseudomonas sp. isolated from soil sample of a Plastic Recycle Centre. Waste Management and Bioresource Technology Vol. 2:1-7
4. Okolie B. I. and O.E. Fagade (2012). Activities of Biosurfactants produced by Bacillus species obtained from soil samples contaminated with used heavy petroleum oils. Nigerian Journal of Science Vol. 46:15-21
(f) Books, Chapters in Books and Articles Already Accepted for Publications Nil
(g) Technical Reports and/or Monographs Nil
XI. Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (In the Last 5 years):
1. 45th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State- Nigeria. 23-27 May, 2010.
2. 34th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM), Federal University of Technology, Owerri. 18 – 22October, 2010.
Paper Read: Fagade, O.E; Belonwu, M.C; Okolie, B.I and Ogunjobi, A.A. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus species using Agro-based materials
3. 46th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria. 24-28 July, 2011.
4. 47th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State- Nigeria. 26-30 August, 2012.
5. 48th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State- Nigeria. June, 2013.
6. 49th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. 27 April- 1 May, 2014.
Papers Read: Oladipo, Oluwaseun O., Nwadike, Blessing I. and Fagade, Obasola E. Biodegradation of Polyurethane by soil Fungi.
Olaseinde, O.O., Nwadike, B.I. and Fagade, O.E. Water Quality Assessment and Incidence of Selected Pathogens (Vibrio and Enterococci) in water and sediments collected from two Tributaries of Ogun River, Lagos State.
7. 38thAnnual Conference of Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM), University of Lagos, Akoka. 1– 5September, 2015.
Paper Read: Kunlere, I.O., Fagade, O.E., Nwadike, B.I. and Akintunde, T.A.. Bacterial and Fungal Biodegradation of Heat-Treated Low Density Polyethylene (LPDE)
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