STAFF NAME: EKE, AKACHUKWU BEN
STAFF RANK, CURRENT OFFICE(S) HELD, AND PERSONALITY.
Full Professor; Erudite Scholar; TETFUND Desk Officer, Chairman Sub-Committee on Publicity and Protocol on Senate Ceremonials Committee for 12th Convocation; Member OMR
PATENTS: Nil
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (OR INTEREST): Renewable Energy Application; Processing of Bio-materials; Packaging of Bio-materials
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS WON: Award of excellence, NYSC Kaduna State Merit Award (1987)
Research award on Development of Multi- purpose active and passive solar dryers for drying bio-materials. Sponsored by MOUAU.DRD, (2007- 2010)
Research award on Development of Mechanized Active fossil Fuel Fish Smoker-Dryer. Sponsored by TETFUND through MOUAU. DURA, (2013-2015)
Research award on Development and Performance Evaluation of Cocoa-beans Active Solar Cabinet Dryer Primed with Solar Cells. Sponsored by TETFUND through MOUAU. DURA, (2021-2023)
POSITIONS HELD/STATE OR NATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
Acting Programme Leader ; Agricultural Mechanization, Institute for agricultural Research. ABU/Zaria. March 29- April 11, 2004.
Acting Programme Leader; Agricultural Mechanization, Institute for Agricultural Research. ABU/Zaria, 22nd to 23rd Nov. 2004.
Assistant Faculty of Engineering Examination Officer II, Faculty of Engineering ABU/Zaria, Oct 21. 2004- May 31, 2005.
College Representative in Senate, CEET; 2006 to 2007.
Deputy Dean, CEET; July. 2006 to Feb. 2007.
Acting Head of Department, Agricultural Engineering, CEET; Sep, 2006 to Sep., 2008.
Acting Dean, CEET; Sept. 2008 to Nov. 2009.
Chairman, Committee on Review of Department Course Curriculum; Feb. to March 2010.
Committee on Review of Departmental Course Curriculum; Dec.2010- Jan. 2011.
Chairman, Departmental Board Meeting, Dec. 2012 to 2014.
Chairman, SWEP, CEET, MOUAU; 2014 to 2018
Acting Head of Department, Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, CEET; Dec.2012 to Dec 2014
Deputy Director Centre of Entrepreneurship Development. MOUAU; Dec. 2015 to Dec.2017
Head of Department, Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, CEET;Jan. 2017 to Dec.2017.
Dean CEET; Dec.2017 to 2018.
Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Team member; 2019 to date
Programme Leader Engineering and Information Technology; 2016 to 2022.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, MOUAU; 2019 to 2023.
MOUAU TETFUND DESK June 2021 to Date
Member Committee on MOUAU ICT Up Grading Match 2025 to Date.
EXTRACURRICULAR/HOBBIES: Reading; Preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
COMMUNITY SERVICE ENGAGEMENTS: Secretary Item Christian Association, Vice President Item Christian Association, President Apuanu Item Christian Association. Chairman Church building Committee.
EMAIL ADDRESS: eke.akachukwu@mouau.edu.ng
PHONE:08051280994; 09128168844