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Chidinma Ojike

Piscataway,USA

Summary

Highly motivated individual with experience in assisting with research projects. Proven track record of completing tasks accurately and efficiently and meeting deadlines. Adept in qualitative and quantitative research. Passionate about collaborating with others to achieve set goals and making a positive impact in the research community.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Universitaet Duisburg-Essen
Essen
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles from cultured diatoms for wastewater treatment and antibacterial studies
  • Management of research projects efficiently, meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations within budgetary constraints
  • Participation in team meetings to discuss progress on ongoing projects
  • Monitoring and reporting on research progress and related activities
  • Adapting to changing research environments and readily adjusted to new research directions and priorities

Research Intern

Rutgers University
Piscataway
08.2022 - 11.2022
  • Analysis of the composition of Lantern-fly wings and fish oil supplements with EDXRF, ATR-FT-IR, MALDI, HPLC, ICP-MS, TOF-MS, Raman Spectroscopy, ICP-OES, GC-FID, EEM Fluorescence Spectroscopy, UV-Vis Spectroscopy
  • Assisted in drafting sections of research reports or manuscripts
  • Presented research findings at internal meetings and external conferences
  • Assisted in interpreting research findings and drawing conclusions
  • Extracted and entered relevant scientific data and information into appropriate databases
  • Compiled laboratory test data to perform appropriate analyses

Quality Assurance Analyst Intern

Godrej Consumer Products Limited
Aba
01.2014 - 05.2014
  • Analysis of raw materials as well as finished beauty products (soap and lotions)
  • Daily water analysis
  • Documented all phases of Quality Assurance process including planning, execution and reporting
  • Created and maintained detailed documentation for the testing process
  • Developed and specified standards, methods, and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness

Quality Assurance Intern

SKG Pharma
Lagos
06.2013 - 12.2013
  • Analysis of raw materials, in-process analysis as well as analysis of finished pharmaceutical products to ensure they fall within specifications, considered safe for human consumption, using SOPs
  • Daily analysis of water used for production
  • Documented test procedures to produce replicability and compliance with standards

Education

Ph.D - Chemistry Candidate

Rutgers, The State University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
10.2028

M.Sc - Water Science (Analytical Chemistry)

Universitaet Duisburg-Essen
Essen, Germany

B.Sc - Industrial Chemistry

Imo State University
Owerri, Nigeria

Skills

Technical Skills:

  • Instrumental analysis - GC, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, FTIR, HPLC, HRMS, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, NMR
  • Lab Safety and operations and proper documentation
  • Research project design, data collection and data analysis with OpenLab CDS, OriginPro, MassLynx, MNova, TopSpin
  • Database research, literature reviews and scientific writing
  • Proficient MATLAB, Igor Pro and Microsoft Office user

Soft Skills:

  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability
  • Effective communication
  • Team-player

Training

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing -1610, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud - Finance Implementation, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Publications

  • Fixed-bed adsorptive removal of metanil yellow from simulated wastewater in a fixed-bed column by nitric acid-treated-H3PO4-activated carbon (NATPAAC) from oil palm fruit mesocarpfibre., B. O. Isiuku, C. A. Ojike, O. U. Akakuru, F. C. Ibe
  • Surface-functionalized diatoms as green nano-adsorbents for the removal of methylene blue and methyl orange as model dyes from aqueous solution (Manuscript under review)., Chidinma Akobueze Ojike, Bank Beszteri, Anzhela Galstyan

Timeline

Research Assistant

Universitaet Duisburg-Essen
01.2023 - 07.2023

Research Intern

Rutgers University
08.2022 - 11.2022

Quality Assurance Analyst Intern

Godrej Consumer Products Limited
01.2014 - 05.2014

Quality Assurance Intern

SKG Pharma
06.2013 - 12.2013

Ph.D - Chemistry Candidate

Rutgers, The State University of New Brunswick

M.Sc - Water Science (Analytical Chemistry)

Universitaet Duisburg-Essen

B.Sc - Industrial Chemistry

Imo State University
Chidinma Ojike