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 startedFunder: CypherCrescent
Thermodynamic–kinetic modelling and optimisation of hydrocarbon separation trains for Fischer–Tropsch product workup in GTL plants.
Abitto Energy — LPG Reticulation
2025 · OngoingFunder: Abitto Global Services Limited
Design, engineering, and implementation of estate-scale LPG reticulation.
Intelligent Meter — Inventory Management System
2024 · CompletedFunder: Air Selangor
Software concept for monitoring water distribution to 9.3 million consumers (hackathon finalist solution).
Ecovisionaries Energy Poverty Plan
2024 · CompletedFunder: Switch Energy Alliance
Energy poverty mitigation blueprint for Egypt and Türkiye with DOI-indexed dissemination.
Hazutrend Software
2015 · CompletedPipeline erosion monitoring software concept for offshore installations linked to M.Sc. thesis innovation.