Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi

Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi
Born
Abia State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Port Harcourt (BSc, MSc, PhD)
Occupation(s)Biochemist
Environmental scientist
Toxicologist
Years active2003 - present
Known forL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
Phytoremediation

Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi // ⓘ is a Nigerian environmental biochemist, soil scientist and toxicologist.

Her research interest focus on waste management, pollution prevention and phytoremediation, which involves the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of local plants that mitigate the environmental problem without the need to excavate the contaminant material and dispose of it elsewhere. She is an expert in elimination of toxic heavy metal such as cadmium, copper, mercury, lead and arsenic from contaminated soil.[1][2]

Education and career

She holds a B.Sc., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry all from the University of Port Harcourt where she later became a senior lecturer. Before she joined the services of the University of Port Harcourt, she worked at Shell Oil Company for one year (2009 - 2010).[3]

She was made an international fellow at the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Physical Sciences. [4] She is a member of several academic organizations, such as the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, American Chemical Society, International Society For Environmental Technology, International Phytotechnology Society, Society for Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds and the Nigerian Institute of Management.[5]

In 2022 she was awarded the John Maddox Prize.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi Port harcourt studies how to remove arsenic and copper from polluted soil". Star Africa. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil". BBC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Two Nigerian Scientists bag UNESCO LOreal 2013 award". Vanguard News. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nigerian Shines UNESCO Science Laureate wins-$100,000-NAN". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dr. Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi - Department of Biochemistry". Uniport.edu.ng. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Maddox Prize 2022". Retrieved November 1, 2022.