Akpanoluo Ikpong Ikpong Ette NNOM (23 September 1929 - 17 September 2018) was a

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Professor of

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and former secretary and vice-president of the

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. In 1991, he was elected President of the

to succeed Professor

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. In 2003, he received the highest academic award in Nigeria, the

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Life and career

Ette was born in Upenekang, and from 1944 to 1948 attended

Hope Waddell Training Institution The Hope Waddell Training Institution (HOWAD) is a school in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria founded by missionaries from the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1895. It is named after the Reverend Hope Masterton Waddell. Establishmen ...

, before studying physics at

University College, Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 ...

from 1949, graduating with a BSc in 1954. After teaching at Hope Waddell Training Institution from 1954 to 1959, he completed his PhD at the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

from 1959 to 1966 while lecturing at the same institution. He was appointed a professor in 1972. Ette died in 2018.

References

Nigerian physicists Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science Recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award University of Ibadan alumni Academic staff of the University of Ibadan 1929 births 2018 deaths {{Nigeria-academic-bio-stub