Dr NGOZI-CHIKA Chiazor Stephen
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Department of Geology

Ngozi-Chika Chiazor Stephen holds a B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc., and Ph.D. He is a senior lecturer at Dennis Osadebay University and serves as the head of the Department of Geology. Chiazor is a distinguished geoscientist with an extensive academic background. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology and Mining from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, an M.Sc. in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from the University of Jos, and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Ilorin. Additionally, he obtained a B.Ed. in Educational Management from Salem University, Lokoja. He is a member of several professional bodies, including Nigeria Mining and Geosciences (NMGS) and the Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists (NSEG). Chiazor spent 9 years as a lecturer at Salem University. During this time, he held several key roles, including Chairman of the Quality Assurance Committee and SIWES Coordinator. As SIWES Coordinator, he made sure the SIWES office functioned efficiently with proper records and detailed documentation with SIWES Headquarters and NUC, which was previously not the case. Chiazor has authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications, the majority of which can be found in some of the most prominent geoscience journals worldwide. Furthermore, he has tutored several geoscientists, and he has been recognised with multiple prizes for his outstanding and meritorious services. Chiazor was the pioneer Chief Editor, NMGS, Lokoja Chapter. He has directed industry research initiatives in areas of petrology, economic geology, mineral exploration, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy, geosciences, agro-geology, and many more. In addition to numerous national and international conferences, he has taken part in field studies and the UNESCO/IGCP International Conference for Project 606, which focused on the theme “Quest for Pragmatic Solutions to Complex Environment Problems of Small-scale Mining (ASM)” in Kumasi, Ghana. Chiazor is an avid researcher, an excellent science communicator, a great scholar, and a geologist with a good background in ICT and proven capability to integrate knowledge, ideas, and skills to solve complex geologic problems in solid minerals, oil and gas, and allied industries. He has undertaken and successfully completed a number of major and mini projects and attended various courses and symposia in the general areas of "geosciences", “educational management", “computer operations and engineering", “research methodology", “public health", "agrogeology and "marketing".