EXECUTIVE MSc PROGRAMME IN FUTURE ENERGIES

The Curriculum for the ACE-FUELS MSc Programme in Future Energies received Full Accreditation Status from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2022. Philosophy of the Programme The philosophy of the Future Energies programme at ACE-FUELS, is to inspire a new generation of highly skilled professionals, who will be able to develop novel technologies and new materials for efficient exploitation of the Africa’s abundant energy resources. Aim and Objectives The ACE-FUELS Future Energies programme provides exceptional multidisciplinary training and research opportunities that will develop energy technologies of the future, integrate them into today’s infrastructure, and examine their possible consequences for our society, economy, and environment. FUTURE ENERGIES PROGRAMME OPTIONS (5 OPTIONS) This postgraduate programme has five (5) possible areas of specialization and equips students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in research, development, and innovation in clean and renewable energies:

1. Solar Energy Specialization
2. Bioenergy Specialization
3. Clean Hydrocarbon Specialization
4. Geothermal Energy Specialization
5. Hydrogen Energy Specialization

ACADEMIC CONTENT SEMESTER 1: WORK PACKAGE 1:

FEM 801: Energy/environmental policy & management
FEM 803: Future Energy Systems I
FEM 805: Future Energy Systems II
FEM 807: Future Energy Systems III
FEM 809: Local Solutions for Energy Access
REM 801: Research Methods & Innovation

SEMESTER 2: WORK PACKAGE 2: There are fiver (5) areas of specialization in the MSc Future Energies programme: SEMESTER 2: WORK PACKAGE 2: 1. SOLAR ENERGY SPECIALIZATION

FEM 802: Solar thermal conversion systems and application
FEM 804: Photovoltaic solar energy conversion
FEM 806: Advanced photovoltaic systems
FEM 858: Mini-grids: Planning and Design
FEM 868: Renewable Energy Finance and Management

2. BIOENERGY SPECIALIZATION

FEM 812: Bio-energy systems
FEM 814: Biofuels
FEM 816: Bioenergy & biotechnology
FEM 858: Mini-grids: Planning and Design
FEM 868: Renewable Energy Finance and Management

3. CLEAN HYDROCARBON ENERGY SPECIALIZATION

FEM 822: Introduction to membrane technology
FEM 824: Carbon capture & sequestration technologies
FEM 826: Membrane technologies for renewable energy applications
FEM 858: Mini-grids: Planning and Design
FEM 868: Renewable Energy Finance and Management

4. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SPECIALIZATION

FEM 832: Geothermal reservoir engineering
FEM 834: Advanced geothermal drilling/completion technology
FEM 836: Geothermal production/power plants
FEM 858: Mini-grids: Planning and Design
FEM 868: Renewable Energy Finance and Management

5. HYDROGEN ENERGY SPECIALIZATION

FEM 842: Hydrogen Production and Utilization Processes
FEM 844: Electrolyzers and Fuel Cell Technology
FEM 846: Hydrogen Economy
FEM 858: Mini-grids: Planning and Design
FEM 852: Appliances for off-grid communities

SEMESTER 3: WORK PACKAGE 3 For the Elective work package, students are required to enroll for any three (3) courses from a list of elective courses. List of Elective Courses

ETM 801: Basic Electrochemistry
NTM 832: Nanotechnology for Energy Applications
NTM 834: Computational Modeling & Simulation Methods
MGT 801: Project Management Basics
MGT 803: Change Management
MGT 805: Entrepreneurship
EVM 801: Climate Change
MGT 846: Renewable Energy Finance and Management

SEMESTER 4: WORK PACKAGE 4:

Project Work Package 1 – Seminars

SEMESTER 5: WORK PACKAGE 5:

Project Work Package 2: Research/Consultancy Project

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ACADEMIC STAFF LIST FOR FUTURE ENERGIES PROGRAMME

S/N	STAFF NAME	RANK	QUALIFICATIONS	AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
1.	Prof. S.O. Onyekuru	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Petroleum/Sedimentary Geology
2.	Prof. C.A. Madu	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Solid State Physics
3.	Prof. N.V. Ogueke	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Energy and Power/Renewable Energy/Applied Energy
4.	Prof. J.N. Ogbulie	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental Management
5.	Prof. I.E. Achumba	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electronic/Computer Engineering
6.	Prof. E.E. Oguzie	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electrochemistry/Materials Science
7.	Prof. E.E. Nkwocha	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Waste Management/Pollution Control
8.	Prof. D.D.O. Eya	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Solid state Physics/Materials Science/Solar Energy
9.	Prof. C.N. Okereke	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Geophysics/Remote Sensing
10.	Prof. C.K. Enenebeaku	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electrochemistry/Materials science
11.	Prof. C. Alisi	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Biochemical Pharmacology
12.	Prof. A.I. Opara	Reader	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental/Applied Geophysics
13.	Dr. T.E. Ogbulie	Reader	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental Biotechnology
14.	Dr. C.O. Ujowundu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Industrial/Environmental Biochemistry and Toxicology
15.	Dr. Samuel Iwuji	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Biomedical and Environmental Health
16.	Dr. S. Nwanonenyi	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Polymer Science
17.	Dr. I.S. Ibeneme	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Geophysics
18.	Dr. R. Oze	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Analytical Chemistry
19.	Dr. O. Onojo	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electrical Systems
20.	Dr. I.C. Ekeke	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Corrosion Science & Engineering/Simulation
21.	Dr. K.L. Oguzie	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental Electrochemistry
22.	Dr. K. Ugwu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Supply chain Management /Entrepreneurship
23.	Dr. K. Echendu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Solid state Physics/Solar Energy/Materials Science
24.	Dr. Joe-Uzuegbu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electrical Power Systems Engineering
25.	Dr. I. Echeme	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Project Management and Technology
26.	Dr. I. Duru	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Organic/Medicinal Chemistry
27.	Dr. G. Amangabara	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Hydrology and Geomorphology
28.	Dr. C. Ikerionwu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Software Engineering /Artificial Intelligence
29.	Dr. C. Iheme	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Natural product/ Nanotechnology
30.	Dr. A. Ohajianya	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Solid State Electronics
31.	Dr. A.C. Orga	Lecturer 1	BSc/MSc/PhD	Chemical Engineering /Mathematical Modeling
32.	Dr. C. Uche	Lecturer 1	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental Nanotechnology
33.	Dr. C. Njoku	Lecturer 1	BSc/MSc/PhD	Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science
34.	Dr. C. Chijioke	Lecturer 1	BSc/MSc/PhD	Petroleum Chemistry/Petrochemicals

ADJUNCT FACULTY

S/N	STAFF NAME	RANK	QUALIFICATIONS	AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
1.	Prof. F.C. Ezeonu	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Bioenergy/Bioresources Technology
2.	Prof. M. Abdulwahab	Professor	BSc/MSc/PhD	Materials Engineering
3.	Dr. O. Ihugba	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Development Economics
4.	Dr. I. Onyeachu	Snr. Lecturer	BSc/MSc/PhD	Electrochemical Technology
5.	Dr. D. Njoku	Lecturer 1	BSc/MSc/PhD	Material Science

CONSULTANTS/INDUSTRY EXPERTS

S/N	NAME	QUALIFICATION	SECTOR
1.	Dr. C. Ozumba	BSc/MSc/PhD	Environmental Protection
2.	Dr. Emeka Nwankwo	DVM/MBA	Banking/Entrepreneurship
3.	Mrs. Adaeze Otikpa-Uzodimma	BSc/MSc	Development & Policy
4.	Mr. Emma Udensi	BSc/MSc	Manufacturing
5.	Uba Osigwe, Esq.	LLB/BL/LLM	Investment Banking

VISITING PROFESSORS

S/N	NAME	INSTITUTION	SPECIALIZATION
1.	Prof. Frank Marken	University of Bath, UK	Electrochemical Technology
2.	Prof. Ken Ozoemena	University of Witwatersrand, SA	Electrochemical Technology
3.	Prof. Andreas Erbe	Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway	Electrochemical Technology
4.	Prof. David Fermin	University of Bristol, UK	Electrochemical Technology
5.	Prof. Asel Sartbaeva	University of Bath, UK	Porous Materials/Zeolites
6.	Prof. Adrian Fisher	University of Cambridge, UK	Electrochemical and Micro Engineering
7.	Prof. Petra Cameron	University of Bath, UK	Solar cells/Self-Assembled Materials
8.	Prof. Sebastian Thomas	Monash University, Australia	Corrosion/Materials Durability
9.	Dr. Jure Krolo	University of Split, Croatia	Corrosion/Tribology

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