Research

Thematic areas grounded in doctoral training at UTP and University of Port Harcourt, metallurgical foundations at FUTO, and field experience across oil & gas service companies.

Research areas

Shape memory alloys for sand control & erosion

Discrete element and numerical studies of NiTi screen erosion, standalone sand screen wear, and hydrogen-resistant alloy pathways including medium– and high-entropy conceptual frameworks.

  • NiTi
  • sand screen
  • erosion
  • Altair EDEM
  • natural gas wells

Corrosion, soil resistivity & pipeline integrity

Field-informed models linking ultrasonic inspection data, soil corrosivity signatures, and management frameworks for buried assets in the Niger Delta and comparable environments.

  • corrosivity
  • buried pipelines
  • geophysics
  • Niger Delta

Hydrogen systems, clean fuels & policy

Reviews and applied studies spanning hydrogen-resistant materials, wastewater-to-hydrogen pathways, LPG reticulation, and energy poverty mitigation strategies.

  • hydrogen
  • LPG
  • AI/wastewater
  • energy poverty

Simulation, reliability & digital engineering

Integration of process simulation (HYSYS, PIPESIM family tools), structural and DEM modelling, and risk-based inspection coursework (API 581) to support asset decisions.

  • simulation
  • RBI
  • reliability
  • digital twin thinking

Projects & contributions

  • Gas-to-Liquid Plant Optimisation

    2026 · Planned / not started

    Funder: CypherCrescent

    Thermodynamic–kinetic modelling and optimisation of hydrocarbon separation trains for Fischer–Tropsch product workup in GTL plants.

  • Abitto Energy — LPG Reticulation

    2025 · Ongoing

    Funder: Abitto Global Services Limited

    Design, engineering, and implementation of estate-scale LPG reticulation.

  • Intelligent Meter — Inventory Management System

    2024 · Completed

    Funder: Air Selangor

    Software concept for monitoring water distribution to 9.3 million consumers (hackathon finalist solution).

  • Ecovisionaries Energy Poverty Plan

    2024 · Completed

    Funder: Switch Energy Alliance

    Energy poverty mitigation blueprint for Egypt and Türkiye with DOI-indexed dissemination.

  • Hazutrend Software

    2015 · Completed

    Pipeline erosion monitoring software concept for offshore installations linked to M.Sc. thesis innovation.