TRUSTEE DONATES TO NEW PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY LAB
American University of Nigeria has been blessed with
prominent Nigerians and International renowned scholars
and business men in its board. AUN Board of Trustees
members have over the years led in ensuring the growth
of the University by donating generously to major
projects embarked upon by the University.
Continuing in that tradition, Dr. Jemila Abubakar, AUN
Board member last June made a generous donation of
$40,000 to the School of Arts and Sciences to set up two
laboratories for the Petroleum Chemistry, Engineering
option. The two laboratories which were opened on
November 04, 2009 are equipped with 35 computers, with
first class software like Mathlab, statistical software,
minitab, etc, and heavy duty printers. They also have
industrial inverters to ensure uninterrupted power
supply to the equipment.
Dr. Bayo Lawal, Academic Vice President expressed his
appreciation to the donor, Dr. Jemila Abubakar for her
support. He said that the new lab will go a long way in
assisting the students in their lab work. He further
stated that the University has employed renowned
professors in Petroleum Engineering to join other
professors in the program.
Dr. Uzoma Okorie, Assistant Professor of Petroleum
Chemistry expressed her appreciation for the gift: “we
are truly grateful for this wonderful gift. We
appreciate the continued commitment to academics and
learning. This lab will have many benefits now and in
the future and we appreciate the foresight and
investment in this project,” said Dr. Okorie.
Dr. Okorie talked on the usefulness of the lab to
students: “the new lab will help students have access to
cutting edge software and equipment to study various
engineering problems. The lab will also serve as an
excellent training arena for students. It will allow
students to have access to high quality programming
equipment which is standard in engineering programs in
the US,” she said, adding that: “the labs will also
allow the students to develop model systems and to
understand the inner-workings of those systems.” Dr.
Okorie further stated that: “the labs will also allows
proper planning of plant design and systems. Each
computer in the lab has MATLAB, which is one of premier
software programs for technical and engineering fields.
It is robust software which allows applications in
chemical and petroleum engineering, bioinformatics,
statistics and much more.”
Dr. Conrad Festa, President of AUN also expressed
satisfaction with the equipment in the lab adding that
students will not only have to learn the theoretical
aspect but the practical as well: “This lab is a plus to
the University. The Petroleum Chemistry lab is known to
be the best any institution in Nigeria can boast of in
term of facilities and equipment,” said Dr. Festa. He
thanked Dr. Jemila for the gift and her continuous
support to the University.
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