PART A
PERSONAL DATA
Name: Engr. Dr. Okoro Kalu Christopher
State of Origin: Abia
Nationality: Nigerian
Present Post: Lecturer II
Previous Post: Graduate Assistant
Marital Status: Married
PART B
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Primary School: Umuwaya Road Primary School, Umuahia Abia State 1991-1996
Secondary School: Ibeku High School, Umuahia Abia State 1996-2002
Universities Attended:
· Madonna University,Okija October,2003-August,2008
· University of Lagos, Akoka September, 2010- January, 2014
· Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike July, 2014-October, 2017
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS WITH DATES:
· Ph.D., Electrical Power and Machines (Control of Drives) October, 2017
· M.Sc , Electrical/Electronic Engineering(Control Option) June, 2014
· B.Eng,Electrical/Electronic Engineering(Instrumentation and Control Option) August, 2008
· West African Senior School Certificate 2002
· First School Leaving Certificate 1996
ACADEMIC HONOURS:
· Third Best Chemistry Student(JETS Competition) 2001
· Best Graduating Student, Faculty of Engineering Madonna University 2008
· Scholar, NNPC/EXXON Mobil Tertiary Scholarship Award 2012/2013
PART C
EMPLOYMENT, TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES
FULL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY WITH DATES:
· Lecturer II 2014-Date
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
· Graduate Assistant 2013-2014
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
· Techical Officer 2011-2013
Jof-Adran Technologies,Lagos
· Vice Principal (Admin) 2010-2011
BrightVille College
· National Youth Service 2009-2010
Govt.Sci. Tech.College Potiskum
TEACHING HISTORY WITH DATES:
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (2013-Date):
· Graduate(M.Eng) Theory and modelling of Electrical Machines (2017-Date)
· Graduate (M.Eng) Digital Electronics (2017-Date)
· Graduate (M.Eng) Advanced Control Systems Engineering (2017-Date)
· Undergraduate(B.Eng) Electric Motor Drives (2014-Date)
· Undergraduate (B.Eng) Control systems Engineering I/II (2013-Date)
· Undergraduate (B.Eng) Electrical Machines I & II (2013-Date)
· Undergraduate (B.Eng) Basic Electrical/Electronics Engineering (2014-Date)
· Undergraduate (B.Eng) Circuit Theory I/II (2015-Date)
· Undergraduate (B.Eng) Engineering Analysis (2015-Date)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY:
· Co-Ordinator, Diploma Programme, MOUAU (2014-2016)
· Staff Adviser, Centre for continuing Education,MOUAU (2015-2016)
· Staff Adviser, Association for Electrical/Electronics Engineering Students (2016-Date)
· Business Manager, Umudike Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology (2016-2018)
· Staff Adviser, Abia state Student’s Association,MOUAU (2016-Date)
· General Secretary, Idima Abam Development Union (2017-Date)
PART D
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
DISSERTATIONS AND THESIS:
· Design and Construction of fire Alarm system using thermistor as sensor, B.Eng Thesis, Madonna University, 2008.
· Application of DC-DC Chopper to the speed control of DC Motor, M.Sc Thesis, University of Lagos, 2013.
· Dynamic modelling of an inverse parallel fed n-phase induction motor controller for improved performance.
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
· Okoro, C.K., Omosun Yerima and Irokwe V.N “Modelling an inverse parallel five phase asynchronous motor controller with Simulink: A pedagogical approach” International Journal of Trend in Research (IJTRD),Vol 5,Issue 5 July-August 2018.
· Omosun Yerima, Okoro, C.K and Irokwe V.N “Design and implementation of field effect transistor (FET) and bipolar junction transistor (BJT) trainer” International Journal of Trend in Research (IJTRD),Vol 5,Issue 5 July-August 2018.
· Ifeagwu, E. N., Alor, M., Obi, P. I., Ejiofor, H. C., Okoro, K. C. “Improving Signal Reception in Cdma 20001 X Network using Antenna Diversity Technique.” International Journal on Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT). Vol. 4, Issue 11, pp 56-59, May 2015.
· Ifeagwu, E. N., Ejiofor, H. C., Obi, P. I., Okafor, C. S., Okoro, K. C. “Bit Error Rate Reduction in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 20001X Mobile Communication Network using Antenna Diversity Technique” International Journal on Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT). Vol. 4, Issue 11, pp 5-9, May 2015.
· Ifeagwu, E. N., Obi, P. I., Ejiofor, H. C., Okoro, K. C. “Analysis of Base Station Adaptive Antenna Array Performance in CDMA 20001 X Mobile Radio Network” International Journal of Computer Science Trends and Technology (IJCST). Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp114-122, May- June 2015.
· Ekwe, O.A.,Anorue,E.N. and Okoro,K.C., “Evaluating Multiple Antenna Diversity Techniques for Transmission over fading channels”, International Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR). Vol.13, Issue 8,pp 77-82, August,2014.
· Ekwe, A.O.,Iroegbu C and Okoro,C.K., “Performance Evaluation of Convolutional Encoders with different constraint Rates”,International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology(IJRASET). Vol.2, Issue VIII, pp56-63, August 2014.
· Ekwe,O.A.,Anorue E.N. and Okoro,K.C. “Evaluating the Enhancing Capacity of Multiple Carrier Code Division Multiple Access(Mc-CDMA) using power controls”,International Journal of Scientific Research Publications(IJSRP),Vol. 4,Issue 8,pp 1-5,August,2014.
· Ekwe,O.A.,Abioye,A.E.,Oluwe,M.O. and Okoro,K.C., “Effective Fading Reduction Techniques in Wireless Communication System”, Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering(IOSR-JECE),Vol.9,Issue 4,pp 35-43,July,2014.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
· Okoro, K.C., Onah,A.J. and Ekwe,O.A.,(2014) “Design and Construction of the firing circuit for a thyristor controlled DC-DC Chopper”, Proceedings of the Maiden Engineering Conference CEET MOUAU,(EDMANS 2014),pp 376-382.
· Okoro, C.K.,Okoro,O.I. and Obi,P,I. “Effect Of Variation Of Moment Of Inertia On the Dynamic Performance Of Three And Five Phase Induction Motor” Proceedings of the NSE Conference, Abuja 2017.
· Okoro, C.K.,Okoro,O.I. and Obi,P,I. “Dynamic modelling of the performance of three and five phase AC controllers under R-L loads” Proceedings of the NSE Conference, Abuja 2017.
· Okoro, C.K., Obi, P.I. and Akwukwaegbu D.I. “Proceedings of the ICEPT Conference, Port Harcourt 2018.
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
· Okoro, C.K., Emelike Ukeje and Udaya Collins (2015), “Introductory University Mathematics-A Simplified Approach” CPN Prints, 100 Owerri Road Okigwe Imo State, ISBN-978-978-219736-X.
· Okoro, C.K., Emelike Ukeje and Udaya Collins (2015), “Introductory University Mathematics II-Calculus” CPN Prints, 100 Owerri Road Okigwe Imo State, ISBN-978-978-218463-X.
OTHERS
Current Research Interest: Dynamic modelling/Application of DC and Induction motor drives, Automation of modern control systems (Robotics), Smart Sensors and electronic controllers.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
· Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN) 2016
· Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) 2015
· Institute of Electrical/Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2013
· Accounting Computing Machinery (ACM) 2014
· Member Nigeria Institute of Elect/Elect Engineers(NIEEE) 2018
AFFIRMATION:
I wish to affirm that the content of this Curriculum Vitae is correct to the best of my knowledge
Signature:
Name: Engr. Dr. Okoro, Christopher Kalu
Designation/Rank: Lecturer II/Step 5
Date: 3rd September, 2018.