Dr. OWAMAH, HILARY IJEOMA (DIRECTOR ACADEMIC PLANNING)

Email: hiowamah@delsu.edu.ng

• Area of Specialization: Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Mathematical Modelling of Environmental Systems
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


• Engr. Dr. Owamah is presently, an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Director, Academic Planning, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Director, Directorate of Intensive and Part-time Studies, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Oleh Campus. He was also the immediate past Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He attained the enviable position of Associate Professor in October 2019 at age 37, making him unarguably then, about the youngest Associate Professor in any Nigerian public University. He had earlier lectured in Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria. He has to his credit over 50 scientific articles, with more than 30 of it in Scopus and Clarivate Analytics indexed journals. At the moment, he has a Googlescholar h-index of 15, i10-index of 22, and Scopus h-index of 11. These are indeed, high performance scores for any young researcher world over. Engr. Dr. Owamah became both a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) in 2011. He is presently an Examiner (Civil Engineering Division) to the NSE, Asaba Branch. He was conferred with the Fellowships of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (FNICE) and that of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (FNIEE) in 2020 at age 38. He also became a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE) in 2021, at age 39. Engr. Dr. Owamah is the President, Academic Research and Entrepreneurship Development (A-RED) Initiative, Asaba, Delta State; immediate past Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Delta State Chapter and the immediate past General Secretary, NSE, Asaba Branch. He is also a past National Secretary of the Oil and Solid Mineral Producing Area Landlords’ Association of Nigeria (OMPALAN) and the immediate past National Technical Secretary of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE). He is currently, a member of the NSE National Committee for the Establishment of Engineering College. Though not appointed at last, Engr. Dr. Owamah in July 2021, at age 38, took the 1st position at the Rectorship interview of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria. Engr. Dr. Owamah is a consultant to many universities and polytechnics on research and publication. He also consults for some industries and corporate organizations on pollution control, renewable energy, water treatment, storm water control, recruitment, leadership training, etc. He was recently appointed a Consultant to Contemporary Design Associates for their project on the provision of state of the art infrastructure and teaching equipment for the three newly established public universities in Delta State, Nigeria. Engr. Dr. Owamah has attended and presented papers in many national and foreign conferences, and has received local and international awards such as recognition as an outstanding Elsevier Journal Reviewer in May 2014; Awards of Excellence by the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Asaba Chapter in July, 2018 and January 2021; Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ughelli Chapter in September, 2018. He also received the National Jubilee Merit Award by the Nigerian Society of Engineers, in November, 2018 at Abuja, Distinguished Professional Career Award by the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Imo State Chapter in November 2021. Engr. Dr Owamah was recognized by the Time Africa Magazine as an outstanding scholar in July 2021, and by the African Youth Advocates Assembly, for strategic leadership approach, innovative projects and solutions to the sustainable development challenges facing Africa, in March, 2021 at the West African Youth Summit, held in Accra, Ghana. He was announced the ‘Man-In- The- News’ by the Pointer Newspaper in December 17th, 2017. He recently received an Award of Excellence from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (national), at Abuja, for delivering the March 4th, 2021 World Engineering Day Lecture as the invited guest speaker. Furthermore, Engr. Dr Owamah is a recipient of the prestigious and highly competitive PTDF Ph.D. scholarship and has won lots of research grants. Engr. Dr. Owamah serves as PhD external assessor to the Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, and Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was also an external assessor, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State and the defunct Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, Delta State for the promotion of academic staff to the rank Principal and Chief Lecturers. He was recently appointed External Examiner for the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. As a naturally endowed motivational speaker, who takes much interest in bringing out the best in people, he has on invitation, delivered over 70 high profile national and international public lectures in the last five years. Engr. Dr. Owamah obtained his Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Environmental Engineering) from the University of Benin in 2016. He earlier obtained the M.Eng. (2011) and B.Eng. (2006) from the University of Port-Harcourt, and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, respectively. Engr. Dr. Owamah is happily married to Mrs Victoria Owamah and the marriage is blessed with four wonderful kids. He hails from Owa-Alero, in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State and was born on Friday 27th August, 1982. By God’s grace, he has been working as a Sunday School Teacher at the Redeemed Christian Church of God for some years now.

My Publications
1. H.I.Owamah, S.O.Dahunsi, U.S.Oranusi, M.I.Alfa (2014) Fertilizer and sanitary quality of digestate biofertilizer from the co-digestion of food waste and human excreta, Waste Management/Elsevier B.V.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X14000476 Vol.34 Pages: 747-752
   
   
2. Dahunsi, SO, Owamah, HI, Ayandiran, TA, and Oranusi, SU (2014) Drinking Water Quality and Public Health of Selected Towns in South Western Nigeria, Water Quality, Health and Exposure/Springer
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12403-014-0118-6 Vol.6(3) Pages: 143-153
   
   
3. Owamah, HI (2014) Biosorptive removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from wastewater using activated carbon from cassava peels, Journal Material Cycles and Waste Management/Springer
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10163-013-0192-z Vol.16 Pages: 347–358
   
   
4. H.I.Owamah, M.I.Alfa, S.O.Dahunsi (2014) Optimization of biogas from chicken droppings with Cymbopogon citratus, Renewable Energy/Elsevier B.V.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096014811400086X Vol.68 Pages: 366-371
   
   
5. H.I. Owamah, O.C. Izinyon (2015) The effect of organic loading rates (OLRs) on the performances of food wastes and maize husks anaerobic co-digestion in continuous mode, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments/Elsevier B.V.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213138815000405 Vol.11 Pages: 71-76
   
   
6. Owamah,IH, Asiagwu AK, Egboh SHO & Phil-Usiayo S. (2013) Drinking water quality at Isoko North communities of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry /Taylor and Francis
   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02772248.2013.847939 Vol.95(7) Pages: 1116-1128
   
   
7. H.I. Owamah, M.A.Enaboifo, O.C. Izinyon (2014) Treatment of wastewater from raw rubber processing industry using water lettuce macrophyte pond and the reuse of its effluent as biofertilizer, Agricultural Water Management/Elsevier
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377414002546 Vol.146 Pages: 262-269
   
   
8. Owamah, HI, Izinyon, OC, Igbinewekan, P (2017) Characterization and quantification of solid waste generation in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: a case study of Ogbe-Ijoh community in Delta State, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Springer
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10163-015-0426-3 Vol.19 Pages: 366–373
   
   
9. H.I.Owamah, O.C.Izinyon (2015) Development of simple-to-apply biogas kinetic models for the co-digestion of food waste and maize husk, Bioresource Technology/Elsevier B.V
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852415009384 Vol.194 Pages: 83-90
   
   
10. AO Sojobi, HI Owamah, SO Dahunsi (2014) Comparative study of household water treatment in a rural community in Kwara state, Nigeria , Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH)/ Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njt/article/view/101082 Vol.33 (1) Pages: 134 -140
    
    
11. Ifesinachi I. Mokwenye Paul N. Diagboya Bamidele I. Oluowolabi Ikenna O. Anigbogu Hilary I. Owamah (2016) Immobilization of toxic metal cations on goethite-amended soils: a remediation strategy , Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage./Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/140447 Vol. 20 (2) Pages: 436 – 443
    
    
12. H.I.Owamah, O.C.Izinyon (2015) Optimal combination of food waste and maize husk for enhancement of biogas production: Experimental and modelling study, Environmental Technology & Innovation/Elsevier B.V
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186415000383 Vol. 4 Pages: 311-318
    
    
13. AO Sojobi, HI Owamah (2014) Evaluation of the Suitability of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Waste as Fine Aggregate in Concrete , Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), A Publication of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njt/article/view/122291 Vol. 33(4) Pages: 409–425
    
    
14. H.I. Owamah, E Atikpo, O Oluwatuyi, A.M. Oluwatomisin (2017) Geotechnical properties of clayey soil stabilized with cement-sawdust ash for highway construction , Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage./Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/166888 Vol.21(7) Pages: 1378-1381
    
    
15. HI Owamah, AK Asiagwu, IL Nwaogazie, A Uwague (2012) Trend analyses and BOD5 removal efficiency of a brewery treatment plant in Nigeria, International Review of Civil Engineering (IRECE)/A Publication of Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l, Naples, Italy
    https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Trend+analyses+and+BOD5+removal+efficiency+of+a+brewery+treatment+plant+in+Nigeria&btnG= Vol.3(3) Pages: 304-308
    
    
16. H.I. Owamah, Atikpo E. Ukala, D.C., Apkan, E (2018) Assessment of some geotechnical properties of Nigerian coastal soil: A case-study of Port-Harcourt beach mud, Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. /Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/167946 Vol.22 (2) Pages: 228 – 233.
    
    
17. H.I. Owamah (2018) Examining the physicochemical and microbial qualities and mineral content of selected brands of bottled water marketed and consumed in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria , Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. /Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/181857 Vol.22(12) Pages: 1979–1984
    
    
18. Owamah, HI (2019) Assessment of groundwater quality properties in a university sub-urban community in Delta State, Nigeria: part b-correlation analysis and household water treatment adoption , Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage./ Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/185429 Vol.23(3) Pages: 469-474
    
    
19. H.I. Owamah (2019) Optimization of biogas production through selection of appropriate Inoculum-to-Substrate ((I/S) ratio , The Nigerian Journal of Technological Development/Faculty of Engineering & Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njtd/article/view/183252 Vol.16 (1) Pages: 17-24
    
    
20. H.I. Owamah (2019) Groundwater quality parameters-correlation and microbial analysis , Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH)/ A Publication of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njt/article/view/185718 Vol.38 (2) Pages: 526 – 531
    
    
21. Ramonu, John A. L. and Ilevbaoje, J. O. and Olaonipekun, O. A. and Omotosho, Adebayo and Owamah, H.I and Adewole, Tolulope A. ( 2018) PREVENTION OF CONFLICT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSIDERING; ORGANIZATION, CONSULTANCY FIRM, CONTRACTUAL FIRM AND THE PROFESSIONALS PERSONNEL IN NIGERIA, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET)
    http://www.iaeme.com/ijciet/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=9&IType=12 Vol.9(12) Pages: 472-484
    
    
22. H.I. Owamah (2019) Groundwater Quality Assessment in a University Sub-Urban Community in Delta State, Nigeria: Part A-Physicochemical Analysis , Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. /Faculty based Journal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v23i1.22 Vol.23(1) Pages: 151-157
    
    
23. Owamah, HI (2019) Adsorption Model for the sequestration of dye from wastewater using potato peels as adsorbents, Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics/Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics (NAMP)
    Vol.49 (1) Pages: 289-294
    
    
24. Atikpo E., Owamah, I.H., Anyata B.U (2017) Modelling of Zinc in Amaonye Forest Sol of Ishiagu Communities in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. , Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics/Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics (NAMP)
    Vol.40 Pages: 323-336
    
    
25. Owamah, HI (2020) A comprehensive assessment of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in a Nigerian rural Niger delta community, Groundwater for Sustainable Development/Elsevier B.V.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352801X18303047 Vol.10 Pages:
    
    
26. Owamah, H. I., Alfa, M. I., Oyebisi, S. O., Emenike, P. C., Otuaro, E. A., Gopikumar, S., & Kumar, S. S. (2020 ) Groundwater quality monitoring of a popular Niger Delta university town in Nigeria., Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Elsevier
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352801X20302046 Vol. Pages: 100503.
    
    
27. Owamah, H. I., Alfa, M. I., & Onokwai, A. O. (2020) Preliminary evaluation of the effect of chicken feather with no major pre-treatment on biogas production from horse dung, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, Elsevier
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2215153220303299 Vol.14 Pages: 100347
    
    
28. Owamah, H. I. (2020). Biogas yield assessment from the anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and cymbopogon citratus. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 22(6), 2012-2019. (2020) Biogas yield assessment from the anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and cymbopogon citratus., Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Springer
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10163-020-01086-3 Vol.22(6) Pages: 2012-2019
    
    
29. Onokwai, A. O., Owamah, H. I., Ibiwoye, M. O., Ayuba, G. C., & Olayemi, O. A. (2020) Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for the optimization of energy generation from Jebba hydro-power plant, Nigeria., ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09715010.2020.1806120 Vol. Pages: 1-9.
    
    
30. Alfa, M. I., Owamah, H. I., Onokwai, A. O., Gopikumar, S., Oyebisi, S. O., Kumar, S. S., ... & Ilabor, S. C. (2020) Evaluation of biogas yield and kinetics from the anaerobic co-digestion of cow dung and horse dung: a strategy for sustainable management of livestock manure., Energy, Ecology and Environment, Springer
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40974-020-00203-0 Vol. Pages: 1-10.
    
    
31. Alordiah, C. O., Owamah, H. I., Ogbinaka, E. J. A., & Alordiah, M. O. (2020) NIGERIA’S LOW CONTRIBUTION TO RECOGNIZED WORLD RESEARCH LITERATURE: CAUSES AND REMEDIES., Accountability in Research, Taylor and Francis
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08989621.2020.1855984 Vol. Pages: In press