Professor

OGBONNAYA INYA OKORO

OGBONNAYA INYA OKORO

Professor

Bio Data

Staff Name: OGBONNAYA INYA OKORO

Staff Rank: Professor

Current Office held: Dean, Postgraduate School

RESEARCH PROFILE

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Patents: Nil

Current Research activities: -FEA Analysis and Thermal Modeling of Switched Reluctance motor and Flux switching machine.

-Non-linear controller for the control of Induction machine.

-Design and optimization of non-linear controller for Permanent magnet synchronous machine

-Renewable energy systems

  1. Achievements, Awards and Grants won:
  • Overall Best Researcher award, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, 2025
  • Best Researcher award, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Michael

   Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, 2025

  • Chief Arthur Nzeribe Education Foundation Scholarship Award (1988-1991).
  • Federal Government Scholarship Award for Postgraduate Students (1995-1996).
  • Federal Republic of Germany Scholarship (DAAD) Award (1998-2002).
  • Fellowship Award, Association of African Universities (AAU)Staff exchange programme to

   the Polytechnic of Namibia(2007/2008)

  • Award winner, Arthur Andersen Book Prize for Faculty of Engineering best graduating

    Postgraduate student, UNN(1995/96)

  • Principal Investigator: 2023 TETFUND Institutional Based Research Grant(IBR)

TETF/DR&D/CE/UNVUMUDIKE/RG/2022/VOL1  entitled “Design Topology and Performance Evaluation of an optimized switched reluctance motor for electric vehicle application “, 31/05/2023,  N1,974,050

  • Principal Investigator: 2020 TETFUND NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND(NRF) intervention, TEFT/ES/DR&D-CE/NRF2020/SETI/69  entitled “Design of locally manufactured Energy-Efficient Robust Electric Motors “, 23/08/2021,  N26,000,000
  • Principal Investigator: MOUA/ETF Research grant No.MOUAU/ETF/59/ entitled “Design and Construction of a Solar-Based Electronic Bill-Board for Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike  “, 17/01/2011 N550,000.00

 

  1. Positions held/State or National Assignments:
  • Member, NUC Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, University of Jos, Jos, November 2019
  • Member, COREN Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Igbenidion University Okada, Edo State, September 2019
  • Member, COREN Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Delta State University, Abaraka, March 2019
  • Chairman, NUC Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, December 2018
  • Team Leader, NBTE Accreditation/Resource Inspection Visit for HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology programme, Edo State Institute of Management and Technology, Usen,  Edo State, August,2015.
  • Member, COREN Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Osun State University Oshogbo, 2017
  • Member, NUC Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, June 2015
  • Team Leader, NBTE Accreditation/Resource Inspection Visit for ND Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology programme, Calvary Polytechnic, Boji-Boji Owa, Delta State ,January 2015
  • Team Leader, COREN visitation team on accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme, Faculty of  Engineering, Caritas University Nike, Enugu, Enugu State, October 2014
  • Member, COREN Visitation Team on Accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Programme, Bells University of Technology, Ota, 2013
  • Member, Expert Team on Curriculum Development for NUC/NERC for  the award of B.Eng/M.Eng  in Power Engineering and Management(PEM), 2013
  • Team Leader, COREN visitation team on accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, 2012
  • Team Leader, COREN visitation team on accreditation Exercise, Electrical/Electronics Engineering  Programme, Faculty of Engineering, Enugu State University  of Technology, Enugu state, 2012

 

  1. FELLOWSHIP/MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • Fellow, The Nigerian Institution of Power Engineers, NIPE(664) [2019-Date]
  • Fellow, Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering, NATE(F-256) [2012-Date]
  • Senior Member, The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE (41405386) [2002-Date]
  • Member, The Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, NIEEE(01702)[2010-Date]
  • Member, Solar Energy Society of Nigeria, SESN (367-97) [1997-Date]
  • Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE (15136) [2005-Date].
  • Registered Engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN (R.11,631) [2006-Date]

 

  1. Extracurricular/Hobbies
  • Intellectual discourse
  • Traveling
  • Lawn Tennis

 

  1. Community Service Engagements
  • Patron: Postgraduate Students Association, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike(2021-Date)
  • Member, ASUU-MOUAU Secretariat Building Committee(2021-2024)
  • Patron, Presbyterian students’ Fellowship, PSF, MOUAU Chapter (2010-2015)
  • Vice-President, NRCRI Senior Staff Recreation club, Umudike, Abia State(2012-2020)
  • Financial Secretary, Association of German Trained Professionals(AGTP), UNN Branch(2004-2006)
  • Chairman, Unwana Ezeogo election committee(2012)
  • Member, Nzuko Unwana Constitution review committee(2011)
  • Chairman, Unwana Community Electricity committee(2011)
  • President, ONAID Country Club, Afikpo, Ebonyi State (2011-2016)
  • Guest Editor, Special issue on Mathematics Journal, an open access journal of MDPI, October 2022.
  • Member, Advisory Committee on CEET Research Forum, 2023
  • Editorial Board Member, Nigerian Journal of Technology(NIJOTECH), (2022-Date)
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences(IJAAS), (2024-Date)
  • Programme Evaluator, OBE Accreditation visitation to Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State(22-26 October, 2023)
  • Programme Evaluator, OBE Accreditation visitation to Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State(21-25 November, 2023)
  • Member, Engineering Manpower and Occupation Committee, Nigerian Society of Engineers(NSE), (2023-2024)

Email:                               okoro.ogbonnaya@mouau.edu.ng

Phone:                              +234-8037751492