Professor Chukwunonye Moses Ojinnaka graduated from University of Ibadan, Nigeria, B.Sc. (Hons, 1973) and PhD (1978) in Chemistry. He was Head of Research Division, Leather Research Institute of Nigeria, Zaria (1978-1979), Research Associate, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago (1981), Research Fellow, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden (1984-1985), Head, Chemistry Department (1988-1990), Professor of Chemistry (1995), Dean, Faculty of Science (2004-2008) at University of Port Harcourt and Senior Research Advisor to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (1999-2000 and 2008-2009). Professor Ojinnaka is a fellow of many Professional bodies. He has a wide research interest which covers Study of Medicinal Plant, Reaction of Lubricants at High Temperatures and also Effects of vanadium and other transition metals on degradation of automotive crankcase oils. Most of the completed research works are published in Tribology International, and Lubrication Science.



