PROF. NNEOMA ELECHI OBASI

obasi.nneoma@mouau.edu.ng

Room 245 – CAFST Complex

Prof. Nneoma Obasi started her career as a Graduate Assistant, in 1999 at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike from where she rose to the rank of a Professor in 2018.

Prof. Nneoma Obasi studied at the Federal Government Girls College Owerri, Nigeria. Then at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, where she obtained a BSc. and a PhD in Food Science and Technology. Her MSc. was completed from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.  She also has a PGD in Theology from the Redeemed Bible College, Lagos.

Educational Background / Academic / Professional Qualifications

BSc. Food Science and Technology, MSc. and PhD (Food Science Technology)

Professional Memberships

Prof. Obasi is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Chicago, USA , a member of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) and also a member of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN).

Areas of Expertise

Food Science and Technology

Research Interests

Food Product Development

Student Education/ Courses Taught

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
1. FST 225 – Introduction to Food Science and Technology
2. FST 312 – Food Chemistry (FST 312)
3. FST 314 – Food Analysis
4. FST 323 – Food Plant Sanitation
5. FST 325 – Post Harvest Physiology and Storage
6. GNT 311- Business Creation and Growth
7. FST 326 – Physical Properties of Foods
8. FST327 – Sensory Evaluation of Foods
9. FST 414 – Food Quality Evaluation and Control
10. FST 415 – Fruit and Vegetable Processing
11.FST 400 – (SIWES)
12.FST 512 – Food Additives, Laws and Standards
13.FST 513 – Meat Science and Technology
14.FST 514 – Dairy Science and Technology
15. FST 515 – Processing of Miscellaneous Foods
16. FST 521- Nutritional Evaluation of Processed Foods
17.FST 522 – Students’ Seminar
18.FST526 – Food Packaging

 

POSTGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
1.FST 613 – Food Processing and Preservation
2. FST 615 – Fundamentals of Food Processing
3. FST 625 – Fundamentals of Food Engineering
4. FST 701- Students’ Seminar
5. FST 713 – Food Processing and Preservation
6. FST 714 – Freezing Preservation of Foods
7. FST 715 – Fundamentals of Food Engineering II
8.FST 716 – Food Packaging
9. FST 717 – Food Process Plant Design
10. FST 723 – Food Quality Control
11.FST 812 – Food Analysis and Instrumentation
12. FST 824 – Advanced Food Chemistry
13. FST 826 – Sensory Evaluation of Foods
14. FST 827- Nutritional Biochemistry
15. FST 828 – Quality Evaluation in Food Industries
16. FST 831- Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Publications

She has published widely in her area of expertise and area of research interest.