EMERITUS PROF NDUKA OKAFOR

EMERITUS PROF NDUKA OKAFOR

PROFESSOR

Biological Sciences

Emeritus Prof Nduka Okafor holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of London, England and a PhD degree from the University of Cambridge, England. He has taught and/ or researched in industrial and food microbiology in Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the USA. In the USA he has been at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, and Furman University, Greenville, SC and Clemson University, Clemson, SC. He has acted as external examiner (for undergraduate and post-graduate students) at the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the University of New South Wales, Australia and the University of Poona, India, as well as about one numerous Nigerian universities. He has supervised about fifty doctoral and masters students, many of whom have long since become professors and even retired from university teaching. He has about 120 publications which include papers in referred journals and textbooks. His textbooks are used around the world, especially Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (CRC Press) and Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic and Waste Systems (Springer). Outside the field of microbiology he has published papers and textbooks on higher education, including The Developments of Universities in Nigeria (Longman, London: 1971) and One and Half Centuries of the University in Nigeria, 1868 – 2011: A Historical Account, (Progress Publishing Co, Atlanta GA, USA and Enugu, 2012).

Research Interest

Food, Industrial and Environmental Microbiology.

Teaching Areas

Selected Publications

Selected Journal Publications (My books are mentioned in the summary above)

12 Okafor, N, Okeke, B, Umeh, C, and Ibenegbu, C (1999) Secretion of Lysine by Lactic Bacteria and Yeasts Associated with Garri Production Using a Synthetic Gene. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 28, 419 -422

11 Okafor, N, Umeh, C, and Ibenegbu, C (1998) Amelioration of garri, a fermented food derived from cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, by the inoculation into cassava mash, of micro-organisms simultaneously producing amylase, linamarase, and lysine. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 14, 835-838.

10 Ejiofor, A O, Okafor, N, Ugwueze E N (1994) Development of baking yeast from Nigerian palm-wine yeasts. World J Appl Micro Biotech, 10, 199- 202.

9 Okafor, N, and Uzuegbu, J O (1993) Studies on the Contributions of Factors other than micro-organisms to the Flavour of Garri. Journal of Agricultural Technology, 1, 36-38.

8 Odibo, F J C, Okafor, N, & Okafor, B U (1992) Purification and immobilisation of Scytalidium sp. alpha-amylase and its general properties. J. Gen. Appl.Microbiol. 38, 1 – 11.

7 Odibo, F J C, Okafor, N, Tom, M U & Oyeka,C A (1992) Purification and some properties of a starch de-branching enzyme of Hendersonula toruloidea. World J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. 8, 102 – 105

6 Nzeako, B C, Okafor, N and M M Inyang (1991) A Preliminary Study on the Lethality of Extracellular Products of Aeromonas hydrophila. J Agric Sci Technol 1, 140 – 144

5 Ejiofor, A O, Okafor, N, and Nwankwo, J (1991) Preparation of a flowable liquid bacterial insecticide based on Bacillus thuringiensis. World J. Appl Microbiol. Biotech. 7, 596-599

4 Ejiofor, A O, & Okafor, N (1991) Formulation of a flowable liquid concentrate of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 spores and crystals as mosquito larvicide J. Appl. Bact. 71, 202-206.

3 Okafor, N. & Ejiofor, A. O. (1990) Rapid detoxification of cassava mash by a yeast simultaneously producing linamarase and amylase. Process Biochem. International, 25, 82-86.

2 Ejiofor, A. O & Okafor, N. (1989) Production of mosquito larvicidal Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 on raw material media from Nigeria. J. Appl. Bact., 67, 5-9.

1 Okafor, N. (1978) Microbiology and biochemistry of oil palm wine. Advances in App.lied. Microbiology 24, 193-200.

Conferences

Profile Summary/CV

Emeritus Prof Nduka Okafor, FAS, OON

Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences

Godfrey Okoye University, Thinker’s Corner, Enugu, Nigeria

E-mail: okafornduka@gmail.com; nokafor@gouni.edu.ng

Tel: 234 803 455 0325

Emeritus Prof Nduka Okafor holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of London, England and a PhD degree from the University of Cambridge, England. He has taught and/ or researched in industrial and food microbiology in Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the USA. In the USA he has been at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, and Furman University, Greenville, SC and Clemson University, Clemson, SC. He has acted as external examiner (for undergraduate and post-graduate students) at the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the University of New South Wales, Australia and the University of Poona, India, as well as about one numerous Nigerian universities. He has supervised about fifty doctoral and masters students, many of whom have long since become professors and even retired from university teaching. He has about 120 publications which include papers in referred journals and textbooks. His textbooks are used around the world, especially Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (CRC Press) and Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic and Waste Systems (Springer). Outside the field of microbiology he has published papers and textbooks on higher education, including The Developments of Universities in Nigeria (Longman, London: 1971) and One and Half Centuries of the University in Nigeria, 1868 – 2011: A Historical Account, (Progress Publishing Co, Atlanta GA, USA and Enugu, 2012).

Research interests: Food, Industrial and Environmental Microbiology.

Supervision of Doctoral Students (now all Professors)

10 Orji, Mike, Prof Microbiology and Biochemistry of Palm Oil

9 Anyakora, Caro Prof Physiological Conditions for the Cultivation of the mushroom, Pleurotus sp

8 Ogene, Brian Prof Microorganisms Associated with Urinary Infections in Pregnant Women

7 Umeh, C Prof Production of Lysine by Genetically Engineered Cassava Fermenting Bacteria

6 Nzeako, B C Prof Studies on Pathogens of Fish

5 Uzuegbu, J Prof Studies on the Influence of Microbial and Other Factors on the Organoleptic Properties of Garri

4 Ejiofor, M A N Prof Studies on the Microbial Hydrolysis of Linamarin in Fermenting Cassava (Manihot ecsulenta Crantz) Pulp

3 Ejiofor, A O Prof Studies on the Biological Control of Mosquitoes in a Rice Field in Anambra State, Nigeria, using Entomopathogenic Bacilli.

2 Obeta, J A N Prof Studies on the Production of Entomopathogenic Bacilli affecting Mosquitoes with emphasis on the Use of Local Materials.

1 Aniche, G N (Prof Mrs) Studies on the brewing of Lager beer from Sorghum and other Local Materials,

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