The Governing Council of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun has approved the appointment of Dr Henry Adebowale Adimula as vice-principal of Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta State.
This was conveyed in a letter with Reference No. REG/HRD/SSP.580c/65 signed by the Registrar and Secretary to PTI Governing Council, Mr Onobrorhie Siakpere and made available to Nigerian Tribune late Monday in Warri, Delta State.
The statement states in part: “The Institute’s Governing Council, at its emergency meeting held on December 4, 2019, approved your appointment as the Vice Principal of the Institute; for a tenure of three years in the first instance, and renewable for another tenure of three years for a maximum of two terms.”
Nigerian Tribune reports that until his appointment, Dr Adimula, a holder of B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, was the Director of Science in the institute.
Dr Adimula who also holds a PhD from the University of Benin, Edo State, joined the services of the Institute on December 14, 1992, as Lecturer II in the Department of Chemistry.
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Dr Adimula, who is an accomplished chemist, has contributed to the advancement of knowledge through publications in renowned journals and has authored two books namely: Basic Techniques in Chemistry and PTI Research Abstract Index.
He is an experienced researcher with interest in Biopolymer and Bioremediation of Petroleum hydrocarbon sites.
The academic don is a two-time joint winner of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund’s (PTDF) research grant competition for the work entitled, “Immobilization of oil-degrading microorganisms in local celthlulosic materials for rapid deployment in bioremediation of oil-polluted sites”, in 2008 and 2012.
He has some ongoing research works such as: “The preparation of Biopolymer membranes for gas separation and purification, “The development of Biodegradable materials from renewable sources, and “Immobilisation of crude oil-degrading microorganisms in local cellulosic materials”.
Adimula, a Professional Member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria; member of the Chemistry Society of Nigeria, Nigeria Environmental Society; Polymer Institute of Nigeria and National Association of Corrosion Engineers (USA), enjoys reading Science fiction, biographies; photography-nature, sports and he’s married with children.
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