Editorial Team
Prof. Shekwonyadu Iyakwari
Editor-in-Chief
He holds a PhD in Mining and Minerals Engineering with specialization in minerals processing and applied mineralogy, from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom (2015), Master of Science degree in Minerals Exploration and Mining Geology (2010) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and Mining (2004), both from the University of Jos, Nigeria. He has completed stages 1 and 2 certifications from the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE).
Prof. Iyakwari is currently a Professor with the Department of Geology, the Federal University of Lafia. Before joining the Federal University of Lafia, He spent eleven years from 2008 to 2018 with the Department of Geology and Mining, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, where he started as a Graduate Assistant in training, before withdrawing his services in 2018 as Lecturer I. He worked briefly as a Postgraduate Research Assistant with the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, with a European team on a collaborative European Horizon 2020 research project known as OptimOre. The thrust of the research was increasing yield for tungsten and tantalum operations by means of advanced and flexible control on crushing, milling, and separation processes. While studying for his doctorate degree, he worked with Anglo American copper and platinum operation, where he developed strategies for automated sorting of their copper and platinum ore from the Montverde, Chile, and Mogalekwana operations in South Africa, respectively.
Iyakwari has authored and co-authored a number of scientific papers and articles in several academic journals, including the Journal of Minerals Engineering, the Journal of Near InfraRed Spectroscopy, and the Journal of Physicochemical Problems in Minerals Processing, among others. His research publications are focused on developing strategies for automatic ore preconcentration, for optimal and cost-effective mineral processing. Other research interests include the application of geochemistry for minerals exploration and processing, environment, and health.
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Prof. Akeyede Imam
Associate Editor
Imam Akeyede is a Professor of Statistics who obtained his doctorate degree in Statistics in 2015 from the University of Ilorin. His Master's and Bachelor of Science degrees were obtained from the same University in 2003 and 2007 respectively.
Akeyede has published numerous articles in reputable journals from different countries across the globe. His articles have been cited a number of times on Google Scholar. He has carried out several researches in different areas in pure and applied Statistics, and He has supervised a number of MSc and PhD students. He has attended and participated in several scientific conferences in Nigeria and abroad.
Akeyede is currently a member of the Nigeria Statistical Association (NSA), the Professional Statistician Society of Nigeria (PSSN), and the International Biometry Society (IBS). He was the Head of the Mathematics Department of the Federal University of Lafia and is currently the pioneer head of the Statistics Department. His research interests focus on Time Series Analysis, Stochastic Modeling, Probability, Distribution theory, and Mathematical Statistics. He serves as an editorial member and reviewer to several scholarly journals focusing on Sciences and Statistical Theory.
WhatsApp phone number: 08039371735
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Prof. Oladiran Johnson ABIMBOLA
Associate Editor
Prof. Oladiran Johnson ABIMBOLA obtained his BSc (Physics) at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in the year 2000 and thereafter proceeded to serve the nation in the 2000/2001 NYSC program in Plateau State, he did his primary assignment at the Calvary Science College, Rock-Haven (a private secondary school) in Jos.
After the NYSC program, he continued working at the secondary school and during the same period undergoing his Master's study in Physics at the University of Jos where he graduated in the year 2006 with an MSc degree in Applied Physics.
In January 2007, Prof. Abimbola joined the service of Bauchi State Government at the College of Education, Azare as a lecturer of Physics, he worked there for six and half years. While at the College of Education, he started his PhD program at the University of Ilorin in the year 2011.
Prof. Abimbola joined the Federal University of Lafia in the year 2014 as Lecturer II and completed his Ph.D. program in the year 2017 with a Ph.D. degree conferred on him by the University of Ilorin in the year 2018.
Prof. Abimbola has published numerous scientific articles in the field of Atmospheric Physics.
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