Honor Society® member
Kidochukwu Atube
Graduate Research Assistant at University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Columbia, South Carolina
Member since July 2020
About
I yearn to dedicate my life's work to biomedical research. I look forward to the opportunity beckoning on me to build on my existing experience both academically and socially. As an individual, I see myself as one who would not only take from my doctoral training, all that I can, but also as one who will give back by contributing to the world and my home country, Nigeria in every way possible. Fully going into academics and research, I firmly believe will help me contribute to solving the exigent healthcare problems in Nigeria.
Education
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University of South Carolina
Chemical Engineering
2019 – 2024
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Teesside University
Undergraduate Student Summer Exchange
2014
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Covenant University
Chemical Engineering
2011 – 2016
Honors and awards
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SPARC Graduate Research Grant
This grant is awarded by the office of vice president of research at the University of South Carolina to encourage outstanding graduate students to pursue exciting research
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Winner of undergraduate design project
Team Lead of team omega, winners of the 2016 undergraduate design project to design a plant that produces 36,000kg/day of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
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Summer Exchange of Teesside University, Middlesbrough, England
Selected to partake in 2014 undergraduate summer exchange.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Academics and Research & Development
- Graduate school interests
Immunoengineering, Biomaterials, Tissue engineering, Drug Delivery, Regenerative Medicine
- Outside the classroom
Soccer, Archery and Table Tennis. I also like watching formula one and science related documentaries.
Experience
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Graduate Research Assistant
University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering
Jul 2019 – Apr 2024
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Project Engineer
I.N. Venantius (Nigeria) Limited
Dec 2017 – Jul 2019
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Operations Management Trainee
Broron Oil & Gas Limited
Mar 2017 – Dec 2017
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Industrial Attache in Offshore NOV Asset Team
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo)
Feb 2015 – Jun 2015
Volunteering
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Road Safety Corps
Nigerian National Youth Service Corps
Mar 2017 – Nov 2017
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Primary School Tutor
Nigerian National Youth Service Corps
Feb 2017 – Nov 2017
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Tutorial Coordinator
Covenant University
Sep 2013 – Mar 2016
Languages
- English (UK) Advanced
- Spanish Intermediate
- French (France) Beginner
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