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Aizebeokhai Ahzegbobor Philips

Contents

  1. College
  2. School
  3. Department
  4. Research Interests
  5. Awards & Honours
  6. Teaching Areas
  7. Current Postgraduate Supervision
  8. Selected Publications (30)
  9. Collaboration/Linkages
  10. Conferences Attended
  11. Summary of Profile
  12. Curriculum Vitae

Professor Ahzegbobor Philips Aizebeokhai

HOD Physics

B.Sc., M.Sc. PhD

College

College of Science and Technology

School

Departments

Department

Physics

Research Interests

Near-surface Geophysics: electrical resistivity imaging/tomography (ERI/ERT) for hydrogeological, environmental and engineering investigations; 2D and 3D field design for ERI/ERT; numerical modelling, processing and inversion of geophysical data.

Hydrogeophysics: electro-hydraulic relations and hydraulic parameters estimation.

Environmental Geophysics and Climate Change: application of geophysical techniques in environmental monitoring and assessment; and assessment of global/regional climate change footprints in the subsurface, and dynamics of climate change and groundwater hydrology.

Petroleum Geophysics: Seismic interpretation, well logs analysis, reservoir characterization, seismic attributes analysis, seismic stratigraphy, rock physics and petrophysics, and machine learning.

Awards & Honours

He is a recipient of several awards including:

1. 2018 America Geophysical Union (AGU) Africa Award for Research Excellence in Earth Science.

 

2. Covenant University Award for Research Excellence, Exceptional Researchers, 2017 and 2018

3. Publons Peer Review Awards 2017 as one of the top 1 percent of peer reviewers in Environmental Science (2017);

4. Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Foundation Travel Grant to the 79th SEG International Exhibition and Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas;

5. CSIR-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowship at National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad, India (2008 to 2009);

6. Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society / AGIP Energy Merit Award (Best M.Sc. Thesis, 2004); and

7. Certificate of Merit Award from Edo State University, Ekpoma (Best Graduating Student, Department of Physics, Edo State University, Ekpoma, 1999).

Teaching Areas

Courses taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels include: Mathematical Methods in Physics, Electrodynamics, General Geology, Geophysical Surveying Methods, Geophysical Data Processing, Basic Petroleum Geology, Hydrogeology, Advanced Research Methods and Documentation Techniques, Electromagnetic Prospecting Methods, Seismic Prospecting Methods, Electrical and Radiometric Methods, Inverse Problems in Geophysics, Fractals and Chaos in Geosciences, Hydrogeophysics, Geostatistics and Petroleum Geophysics

Current Postgraduate Supervision

Current Postgraduate Supervision include the following:
1. Soil characterization for sustainable precision agriculture; and
2. Rock physics litho-fluid classification using machine learning

Selected Publications (30)

1. Assessment of groundwater contamination around active dumpsite in Ibadan southwestern Nigeria using integrated electrical resistivity and hydrochemical methods

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2. Geochemical analysis of domestic groundwater sources in a suburb of Ota, southwestern Nigeria.

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3. Integrated geophysical and geochemical investigations of saline water intrusion in a coastal alluvia terrain, Southwestern Nigeria.

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4. Seismic attributes analysis for reservoir characterization, offshore Niger Delta

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5. Geogenic radiological impact of soil samples collected from parts of Sagamu, Southwestern Nigeria

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6. Multiple-gradient array for near-surface electrical resistivity tomography

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7. Intergrated geophysical and geochemical investigations of saline water intrusion in a coastal alluvia terrain, Southwestern Nigeria

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8. Assessment of soil petrophysical parameters using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and induced oolarization techniques

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9. Delineation of leachate plum migration using electrical resistivity imaging on Lapite Dumpsite in Ibadan, Southwestern

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10. Hydrocarbon trapping mechanism and petrophysical analysis of Afam Field, Offshore Niger Delta

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11. Geophysical Imaging of Archaeological Materials at Iyekere, Ile-Ife Southwestern Nigeria

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12. Application of Magnetic Method and Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Imaging Archaeological Structures at Iyekere, Ile-Ife Southwestern Nigeria

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13. Application of Geoelectrical Resistivity Imaging and VLF-EM for Subsurface Characterization in a Sedimentary Terrain, Southwestern Nigeria

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14. The use of multiple-gradient array for geoelectrical resistivity and induced polarization imaging

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15. Assessment of soil salinity using electrical resistivity imaging and induced polarization methods

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16. A simple resistive load I-V curve tracer for monitoring photovoltaic module characteristics.

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17. Geoelectrical resistivity imaging in environmental studies

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18. Numerical evaluation of 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging for environmental and engineering investigations using orthogonal 2D profiles,

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19. Global warming and climate change: Realities, uncertainties and measures.

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20. Application of 2D and 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging for engineering site investigation in a crystalline basement terrain, southwestern Nigeria.

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21. Geophysical investigation of some flood prone areas in Ota, southwestern Nigeria.

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22. Anomaly effects of arrays for 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging using orthogonal or parallel 2D profiles.

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23. 2D and 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging: Theory and field design

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24. Structural and stratigraphic mapping of Emi field, offshore Niger Delta.

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25. Anomaly effects of orthogonal paired-arrays for 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging.

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26. Effectiveness of 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging using parallel 2D profiles

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27. Potential impacts of climate change and variability on groundwater resources in Nigeria

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28. Experimental Evaluation of 3D Geoelectrical Resistivity Imaging using Orthogonal 2D Profiles

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29. Field evaluation of 3D geoelectrical resistivity imaging for environmental and engineering investigations using parallel 2D profiles

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30. Application of vertical electrical soundings to characterize aquifer potential in Ota, Southwestern Nigeria.

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Collaboration/Linkages

Groundwater Research Group,National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad, India
Geophysics Research Group, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Conferences Attended

1. International Summer School and Workshop on Renewable Energy, Covenant University, August 9 – 11, 2011.
2. Application of Information & Communication Technologies to Teaching, Research and Administration (AICTTRA), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria, September 11 – 15, 2011.
3. Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) 2011 (West Africa Deepwater: Successes, Challenges and Future Prospects), November 13 – 17, 2011
4. Aizebeokhai, A. P. (2011): The impacts of climate change on groundwater resources in Nigeria. Energy, Environment and Climate Change Research Group, February 17, 2011, Covenant University, Ota

5. Aizebeokhai, A. P. (2009): Global Warming and Climate Change: Realities, Uncertainties and Measures. International Conference/Workshop on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation, July 14-16, 2009, Covenant University, Ota.

6. Aizebeokhai, A. P. (2007): Review of Geoelectrical Resistivity Imaging in Environmental Studies. Book of Abstract, 30th Annual Conference, Lagos; Nigerian Institute of Physics

7. Aizebeokhai, A. P. and Olayinka, A. I. (2004): Integrating Seismic Data with Well Logs in Structural and Stratigraphic Mapping: A Case Study of Emi Field, Offshore Niger Delta, Nigeria. Book of Abstracts, Regional West-Africa Deepwater Conference and Exhibition, Abuja; Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in association with American Association of Petroleum Geologist.
8. Aizebeokhai, A. P. and Olayinka, A. I. (2004): Integrating Seismic Data with Well Logs in Structural and Stratigraphic Mapping: A Case Study of Emi Field, Offshore Niger Delta, Nigeria. Book of Abstracts, 2nd Mini Conference, Owerri; Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists.

Summary of Profile

Prof. Ahzegbobor P. Aizebeokhai obtained B. Sc degree in Geophysics from Edo State University, Epkoma, Nigeria with a Second Class (Upper Division) in 1999. He then proceeded to the famous University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria where he obtained Master of Science (M. Sc) degree in Applied Geophysics in 2003. Prof. A. P. Aizebeokhai joined the faculty of Covenant University in 2005 and later obtained PhD in Applied Geophysics from the same university in 2010. He received the CSIR-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowship at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad, India in 2008 which enabled him to complete the PhD programme in record time. He was promoted from Senior Lecturer to the rank of a professor in December 2017 due to his outstanding research contributions.

Prof. Ahzegbobor P. Aizebeokhai is focused, doggedly determined, self motivated, goal oriented and service driven with good interpersonal relations. He is calm, calculated and able to work with a wide range of people. He is equally able to work with a team as well as independently, as occasion demands; he is a good team player and leader. Prof. A. P. Aizebeokhai believed strongly in work ethics of responsibility, discipline, integrity, diligence and excellence.

Prof. A. P. Aizebeokhai is a reviewer for many reputable international journals. He won Publons Peer Review Award for 2017 as one of the top 1 percent Peer Reviewers in Environmental Science (2017). Some of the journals he reviews for include Journal of Hydrology (Regional Studies), Journal of Hydrology, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, Geophysical Journal International, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences, World Applied Science Journal, Scientific Research and Easy, International Journal of Physical Sciences, Journal of Geology and Mining Research, and African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.

Curriculum Vitae

CV - Aizebeokhai.pdf 484.51 kB
 
 
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08/14/2020 01:04 pm

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