Nwachukwu Denis Onwuka

Background

Nwachukwu Denis was born on April 9, 1939 in Uromi, Nigeria. Son of Onwuka and Josephine (Akabogu) Udo.

Education

Nwachukwu studied at the University of Technology in Loughborough, United Kingdom. In 1969 he received a degree of the Bachelor. In a year he was a student of the Birmingham University in the United Kingdom. Nwachukwu received a degree of the Master of Science. In 1974 he studied at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. he became a Doctor of Philosophy. From 1983 to 1984 Nwachukwu was a student of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow City, United Kingdom. He studied at the faculty of Food Science.

Career

Nwachukwu was an apprentice of British Gypsum Limited in Loughborough, United Kingdom from 1967 to 1968. In a year he became a Research assistant at Fry's Metal Company in London, Mpumalanga, South Africa. From 1974 to 1975 Nwachukwu worked as an assistant design engineer in British Gas Corporation in Edinburgh, Indiana, United States. In 1975 he became a Lecturer in the second University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria. he held this position until 1977. From 1977 to 1979 Nwachukwu was a Lecturer. In 1984 he became a Head department of food science and technology. He held this position until 1986. Also, he held this position from 1988 to 1990 and from 1992 to 1995.

Achievements

• Nwachukwu is a chartered engineer.

Works

• Other Work

  • Subeditor: Advances in Yam Research, 1982, 83, 84. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

• Scholar Federal Government , Nigeria

  1964

• Archbishop Parousian Church of Christ , Nigeria

• Council Registered Engineers , Nigeria

• Birmingham University

  1970

• Heriot-Watt University

  1970 - 1973

• He was a councilor.

  Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers

  1981 - 1983

• Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology

Interests

• Spiritual writings, counselling, walking.

Connections

Nwachukwu married to Nkiru Laetitia Onwudiwe on December 8, 1972 (deceased). Children: James, Denis, Francis, Lucia, Marcellinus.

He married to Anuli Mercy Okechukwu on December 30, 1988. Children: Mary-Terese, Immanuel, Yeshua, Ave-Maria, Alleluyanatha.

Father:

Onwuka Udo

Mother:

Josephine (Akabogu) Udo

child:

James Onwuka

child:

Denis Onwuka

child:

Francis Onwuka

child:

Lucia Onwuka

child:

Marcellinus Onwuka

child:

Mary-Terese Onwuka

child:

Immanuel Onwuka

child:

Yeshua Onwuka

child:

Ave-Maria Onwuka

child:

Alleluyanatha Onwuka

1-st spouse:

Nkiru Laetitia Onwudiwe

2-nd spouse:

Anuli Mercy Okechukwu