Senibo (Prof.) Valentine Benjamin Omubo-Pepple

Senibo (Prof.) Valentine Benjamin Omubo-Pepple

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Professor (Solid State Physics), Department of Physics, Rivers State University

An enthusiastic, focused, self-motivated, goal-oriented Disciplinarian, with experience spanning across teaching and administration; an active researcher with over 90 publications in reputable national and international academic journals.

Biography

Senibo (Prof) Valentine Benjamin Omubo-Pepple was born on a lover’s day,14th  of  February, 1957 in Opobo town into the family of Late Ven B. Omubo-Pepple of the First African Church and late Madam Member Omubo-Pepple. He attended St. Michael’s State School, Rumuomasi where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate at Credit level in 1971. From 1972 to 1976, he attended Bonny National Grammar School (BNGS) Bonny and obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in Div II. While in BNGS, because of his leadership quality and hardworking, he was appointed the Deputy Senior Prefect (DSP) for the 1975/76 session. From 1977 to 1981, he attended the then College of Science and Technology (CST), and later, Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) and now Rivers State University (RSU) where he obtained the Higher National Diploma (HND), Merit level in Applied Physics.

Religiously, he was born into Anglican Communion family and has remained so. He is happily married with four (4) children and has three grandchildren. Socially, he loves playing draft, table tennis and football. He is a disciplinarian to the core, a timer keeper and a lover of peace.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D – Solid State Physics), Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt. 2006
  • Master of Philosophy (M. Phil. – Solid State Physics), Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt. 1986
  • Higher National Diploma (HND), Upper Credit, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt. 1981
  • West African School Certificate, Bonny National Grammar School, Bonny, 1972-1976

Publications

  • Omubo-Pepple, V. B. and Opara, F. E. (2004). Polychromatic Nature of X-rays from Tel-XOmeter Apparatus by Non-Exponential Technique. Journal of Nigerian Environmental Society, 2(2), 230-233
  • Omubo-Pepple, V. B., Ogulu, A. and Israel-Cookey, C, (2008). Free-Convection and Mass Transfer Flow of a Binary Fluid Considering the Thermodiffusion and the DiffusionThermal Effects and a Transverse Magnetic Field. Journal of Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (Math. Ser.), 21(1), 11-20.
  • Omubo-Pepple,V.B., Opara, F. E. and Tamunobereton-ari, I. (2008). Thermodynamic Properties of Dilute Superconducting Alloys Containing Transition Metal Impurities. European Journal of Scientific Research, 22(4), 525-532
  • Israel-Cookey, C, and Omubo-Pepple, V. B. (2010). Onset of Thermal Instability in a Low Prandtl Number Fluid with Internal Heat Source in a Porous Medium. Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics, 16 283-292
  • Omubo-Pepple, V. B., Opara, F. E., Tamunobereton-ari, I. and Abumere, O. E. (2008). Unsteady Free Convection Flow Past a Porous Plate Under Thermal and Mass Concentration Gradients for Large Suction. Nigerian Journal of Physics, 20(1), 1-5