Mrs. Chinonso Millicent CHRIS-EMENYONU

Mrs. Chinonso Millicent CHRIS-EMENYONU

Lecturer I

B. Agric. Tech., M.Sc.

Email: chinonso.chris-emenyonu@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Mrs Chris-Emenyonu, Chinonso Millicent is a Lecturer I at the Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. She has served as class adviser for over 5 years and assistant SIWES co-ordinator.  She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri and is currently doing a PhD. She has a certification in Wetlands, Integrated Water Resources Management & Food Security from the Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation, Netherlands in 2019 with the aid of the prestigious Orange Knowledge program Scholarship. She also served as the Female Assistant Class representative during the entire duration of the course. She was also an intern in the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA Maryland, United States of America. She is a registered member of Soil Science Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Soil Science, Agricultural Society of Nigeria, Netherlands Institutions Alumni Association of Nigeria and Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World.

Mrs Chris-Emenyonu, Chinonso Millicent research interests are in wetland Soils, Soil Classification, Climate change and food security, Soil Pollution and remediation, Smart agriculture, Flooding and Flood Management, land use and Remote Sensing.

Mrs Chris-Emenyonu, Chinonso Millicent is married to Prof Christopher Emenyonu and they are blessed with four intelligent children

Academic Qualification

Short Course Certificate                         

Wetlands, Integrated Water Resources Management & Food Security (Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation, Netherlands) – 2019              

Master of Science: Soil Survey and Land-use Planning (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria) – 2015

Bachelor of Agricultural Technology: Soil Science and Technology (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria) – 2010

 

Honours/Awards

 

The Orange Knowledge program Scholarship                              2019

Affiliations

  • Soil Science Society of Nigeria
  • Nigerian Institute of Soil Science
  • Agricultural Society of Nigeria
  • Netherlands Institutions Alumni Association of Nigeria (NIAAN) 2019
  • Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World

Courses Assigned to Teach

  1. SST 510 – Fertilizers and Fertilizer Technology
  2. SST 501 – Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
  3. SST 511 – Soil Carography, Remote sensing and GIS application in Soil Science and Agriculture
  4. SST 504 – Soil Chemistry, Wetland Soil and Management

Experience

LECTURER 1 (Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2021 -2023)

Responsibilities:                          

  • Teach final year undergraduate students and grade examinations
  • Supervised current undergraduate projects
  • Field Research

Current Assistant SIWES Coordinato

LECTURER II: Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2018-2021)

Responsibilities:                          

  • Teach final year undergraduate students and grade examinations
  • Supervised current undergraduate projects
  • Field Research
  • Current Assistant SIWES Coordinator

ASSISTANT LECTURER:  Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2015-2018)

Responsibilities:                          

  • Taught undergraduate courses such as Remote sensing application Agriculture, Soil Micro-biology and biochemistry, Fertilizer Technology
  • Supervised the technical reports, Final year seminars and B. Agric-Tech research projects of Final year students (11).
  • Served as the Assistant Class Adviser (2014-2019).
  • Class Adviser 2020/2021 Academic Session

 

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT: Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2011-2015)

Responsibilities:                          

  • Instructing students on soil techniques
  • Advising undergraduates on filling in course forms, calculating their grade points etc
  • Fieldworks and other works assigned by the Head of Department.

 

MOBIL NIGERIA PLC  APAPA, LAGOS  (NYSC)                          (2010-2011)

Customer Service Representative

 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MARYLAND, U.S.A
Designation:   INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAM (INTERNSHIP)
Date:   October – December 2006     
Job Schedule:

Agricultural Research Services Beltsville, Maryland

  • Laboratory Analyses of different soil parameters, plant and animal material
  • Green House maintenance
  • Field trips to soil sampling points

Natural Resource Conservation Services, Woodbin Maryland

  • Soil Sampling/Mapping
  • Soil Conservation

Maintenance of Natural Environment

Research Interest

  • Soil Pollution and Remediation (Bioremediation)
  • Flooding and Flood Management
  • Soil fertility and food security,
  • Climate change studies,
  • land use and Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Management
  • Smart Agricultural Techniques
  • Peatland Soils

Publications

  1. Nnaemeka Okoli, Christopher Echereobia, Chioma Ahukaemere, Chinonoso Chris-Emenyonu, Nnebue Obinna, Adaku Osisi, Ebele Chukwu & Nzube Egboka (2023).Chemical fractionation and bioavailability of potassium as affected by digestate in a degraded ultisol under maize cultivation.Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. DOI: 1080/03650340.2023.2210062
  2. Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Onweremadu, E.U, Njoku, J.D, Ahukaemere, C.M, Aririguzo, B.N(2020).Soil Carbon Sequestrations in Forest Soils in Relation to Parent Material and Soil Depth in South-Eastern Nigeria. American Journal of Climate Change, 2020, 9, 400-409. https://www.scirp.org/journal/ajcc .ISSN Online: 2167-9509ISSN Print: 2167-9495
  3. Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Onweremadu, E.U,Njoku, J.D, Ahukaemere,C.M (2020) Soil Mineralogy And Its Impact On Fertility Of Soils For Urban And Periurban. INT’L JOURNAL OF AGRIC. AND RURAL DEV. Volume 23(1): 4808-4815, 2020
  4. Agim, C, Arinzechukwu, I., Osisi, A., Chris-Emenyonu, C.M,( 2020). Effect of organic amendment on properties and nutrient loss of soils of selected parent material. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science. Volume 9, Issue 4, Oct 2020, Pages 329-338. DOI: 10.18393/ejss.783119.Stable URL: http://ejss.fess.org/10.18393/ejss.783119
  5. Chukwu, E.D ,Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Okoli, N.H, E.C, Nasib Khan, Ime Robson Nseobot, Ejeanobi Ijeoma Felicita, Anietie Imo Effiong (2020). Implications of corona virus pandemic on agricultural activities and food availability in Nigeria, American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research ISSN: 2690-9626 Vol. 1, No.4, August-September 2020
  6. Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Chukwu, E.D , Okoli, N.H, Chukwu, E.D, E.C (2020). Soil tillage: The implications on soil properties and maize production in Nigeria. American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research, Vol. 1, No. 3, June-July 2020. Global Research Network LLC”
  7. Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Onweremadu, E.U,Njoku, J.D, Ahukaemere,C.M(2020). Suitability Evaluation of Urban Soils underline by Asu River Parent Material forCassava Manihot esculenta and Bambara groundnut (Vignasubterranea (L.) Verdc) Production in Ebonyi, Southeastern Nigeria. World J Agri & Soil Sci. 4(4): 2020. WMS.ID.000599. DOI: 10.33552/WJASS.2020.04.000599
  8. Chris-Emenyonu, M, Onwudike, S.U, Akpan, I.W, OSISI, F.A,, Okoli, N.H (2019). Fertility Level Of Some Degraded Soils Of Imo State, Southeastern, Nigeria. INT’L JOURNAL OF AGRIC. AND RURAL DEV. Volume 22,ISSUE 2. 4247-4259.
  9. Agim,L.C, Ahukaemere, C.M,Onwudike, S.U , Chris-Emenyonu, C.M , Osisi, F.A, Ihem, E.E,  Obite, S.U (2019). Distribution of Selected Soil Nutrients in Aggregate Sizes of Soils under Different Geologic Formations in Southeast Nigeria. Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science, Volume 4, Issue 2. 116-131
  10. Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Onweremadu, E.U,Ekpe, I.I, Ihem, E.E, Agim, L.C, Ahukaemere, C.M ( 2017). Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils on Catenary landscape in Umueme, Awo-omamma, Rain Forest Ecological Zone, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil and Environment, Vol 15, pp 68-74.
  11. Okoli, N.H, Uzoho, B.U, Onweremadu, E.U, Osisi, F.A, Obi, C.I, Chris-Emenyonu, C.M (2016).Status of Available Micronutrients in Soil Profiles of Different Parent materials in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria.pp 233-243
  12. Osisi, A.F, Onwudike, S.U, Onweremadu, E.U, Okoli, N.H, Ajewole, O.E, Chris-Emenyonu, C.M ( 2017). Influence of Organic Waste and Urea on Soil Properties, nodulation, growth and yield of cowpea( Vigna unuguiculata) in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. Vol, 20(2): 3171-3178.
  13. Ahukaemere, C.M, Ndukwu, B.N, Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, and Onwudike, S.U(2017). Suitability Evaluation of Alluvial Soils of Egbema for Cassava ( Manihot esculenta) Production in Owerri, South East Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Soil and Environment, Vol 14, pp 150-154.
  14. Adaka, G.S,Olele, N.E, Ikenga , E.E and Chris-Emenyonu , C.M(2017). Analysis of the physic-chemical parameters of Njaba River: An effective tool for fishing enterprises in South-Eastern, Nigeria. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Development Studies. Vol 1, no 1, pp 1-11
  15. Obi, C.I. , Osujieke, D.N., Obiora, J.I., Osuji, G.E., Onweremadu, E.U., Imadojemu, P.E. , Okon, M.A., Agim, L. C., Ndukwu, B.N and Chris- Emenyonu, C.M (2016). Soils and Chromium Distribution in some Communities in South-Eastern, Nigeria. Futo Journal Series (FUTOJNLS). Volume-2, Issue-2, pp- 11 – 21
  16. Obi, C.I, Esu, I.E, Onweremadu, E.U., Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Okon, M.A., Agim, L.C and Chime, A.C (2015). Coefficient of Linear Extensibility and Shrink-Swell potentials of Humid Tropical Soils in Uyo, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of Organic Agriculture and Environment , Vol 3, 2015. In press
  17. U. Uzoho, I.I. Ekpe, C.M, Ahukaemere, B.N.Ndukwu, N.H. Okoli, F.A.Osisi, , C.M, Chris-Emenyonu (2014). Nitrogen Status of Soils of Selected Land-uses of Two Cropping Systems in the Humid Tropical Rain Forest, Southeastern Nigeria. Advances in Life Science and Technology. ISSN 2224-7181(Paper) ISSN 2225-062X (Online), Vol.25.2014
  18. C Agim, G.E. Osuji, E.U.Onweremadu, C.M. Ahukaemere, B.U. Uzoho, S.U. Onwudike, E.E. Ihem, C.I.Obi, C.M. Chris-Emenyonu (2013). Effects of land use on shear strength, organic matter and Aggregate Stability of an ultisol in South Eastern Nigeria. Proceedings of the 47TH Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria.
  19. Chris- Emenyonu, C.M. and E.U. Onweremadu (2011). Indicators of erodibility of soils under different land use types in Imo State. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, vol.7 No.4. Pp 1-8.
  20. Agim, L.C., Chris- Emenyonu, C.M, Obasi, S.N, Isika. P, Okoro, L.C, Nwachukwu, M (2012). Variability of selected Physic-Chemical properties of soils affected by different land use practices in Owerri, South-eastern Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, vol 15 (3):1174-1182.
  21. Ihem, E.E, Ahukemere, C.M, Nwokpara, U.N, Chris-Emenyonu, C.M, Okoli, N.H, Osisi, A (2014). Difference in Particle size distribution of soils of Norther Niger Delta of Nigeria as affected by crude oil pollution. International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry, vol.1, issue 1. Pp16-20.
  22. Nwosu, A.C, Ukoha, O.O, Iheke, O.R, Emenyonu, C.A, Lemchi , J.I, Ohajianya, D.O, Chris-Emenyonu, C.M (2013). Funding Youth Entrepreneurships in SMEs: A Panacea for Youth Unemployment in Niger Delta, Nigeria, Policy Brief of the Investment Climate and Business Environment (ICBE) Research Fund; a joint initiative of Trust Africa and the International Development Research Center no:49.

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