Faculty of Engineering
Vision To establish a world class and uncommon Engineering Faculty that will be structurally and philosophically oriented to solve practical and peculiar challenging problems of mankind.
Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Jackson Gunorubon Akpa
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Vision & Mission of the Faculty
Vision To establish a world class and uncommon Engineering Faculty that will be structurally and philosophically oriented to solve practical and peculiar challenging problems of mankind.
Mission To provide high quality Engineering Education and Research with a strong practical content on a sound Engineering Science Base and to equip graduates with global engineering best practices.
Departments Under The Faculty
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Marine Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Lecture Timetable
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Office of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Engr. Prof. Jackson Gunorubon Akpa
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering of Rivers State University was initially established as the School of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt. It became a full-fledged Faculty with the foundation of the University in 1980.
It had only five Departments at inception namely: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering and Marine Engineering.
The Faculty currently has eight (8) Departments viz: Agricultural & Environmental Engineering, Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. The Faculty runs undergraduate programs (B.Tech. Degree) and postgraduate programs: Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Masters (M.Tech.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in these Departments.
The Faculty also has a Center of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering for postgraduate studies (Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Masters (M.Tech.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Marine Engineering (Power Plant), Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering.
Staff list in the Department
Name | Rank/Designation Engr. Prof. Jackson G. Akpa | Dean Mrs. Chidinma Umunakwe | Faculty Officer Mr. Thomas Mangibo | Chief Confidential Secretary Mr. S. Odimabo | Accountant Miss. Agbo Ozioma Longlife | Administrative Officer II Mr. Innocent N. Johnson | Higher Executive Officer Mr. Rotimi Briggs | Executive Officer Miss. Sophia N. Aguma | Assistant Executive Officer
Staffs
| Name | Role | Rank / designation | Area of expertise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engr. Prof. Jackson G. Akpa | Dean | Dean | — | — |
| Engr. Prof. Miebaka Josiah Ayotamuno | Head of Etche Campus | Head of Etche Campus | Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering | — |
| Miss. Agbo Ozioma Longlife | Administrative Officer II | Administrative Officer II | — | — |
| Miss. Sophia N. Aguma | Assistant Executive Officer | Assistant Executive Officer | — | — |
| Mr. Innocent N. Johnson | Higher Executive Officer | Higher Executive Officer | — | — |
| Mr. Rotimi Briggs | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | — | — |
| Mr. S. Odimabo | Accountant | Accountant | — | — |
| Mr. Thomas Mangibo | Chief Confidential Secretary | Chief Confidential Secretary | — | — |
| Mrs. Chidinma Umunakwe | Faculty Officer | Faculty Officer | — | — |
| Prof. Jackson Gunorubon Akpa | Dean, Faculty of Engineering | Dean, Faculty of Engineering | Modelling and Simulation of Chemical Engineering Processes; Reaction Engineering; Process Control | [email protected] |