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Ugochinyere
Obioha

  • Lehigh-University ( May-2022 )
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

About (Summary)

I love Chemistry and Cooking! Do you know what they have in common? I get to mix things and come up with fabulous ideas! Let me rewind a bit. I have always considered myself a high achiever and I make sure this reflects in everything I do. As an undergrad in college, I was the best in my department (Chemistry) and in the year 2015, I finished as the best graduating student in the university for my academic year. I attribute this to hard work and perseverance. Since then, I have been a recipient of several awards including; best graduating student award (for undergrad and Masters program), Pan African University award, Petroleum Technology Development Fund award, and the best student in chemistry and biochemistry award. I have had the privilege to take on certain leadership roles such as President of a chemical society in my department as an undergrad, Secretary of a National Youth Service Corps program, as well as an active member of an electoral committee. These positions have given me the opportunity to assume certain mentoring roles for 'young achievers', placing me in the path to achieving one of my long term goals to becoming a mentor for young underprivileged girls. Growing up in a society where quality education is difficult to come by with gender inequality playing a major role in denying opportunities for young achievers made me realize that I have to be a voice for the 'voiceless' and try in my own little way to make a difference. I am currently in grad school, studying for my doctorate in chemistry. I love what I do in the lab because I get to work on projects that could find solutions to some problems in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. I love cooking (said that already!). I play volleyball sometimes. I love family time.

Education

University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Industrial Chemistry
2010 to 2015
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Industrial Chemistry
2016 to 2017
Lehigh University, USA
Chemsitry
2018 to 2022

Your Major

Chemistry

Language Proficiency

English (US)
Advanced
French (France)
Beginner

Honors and Awards

Best graduating student (Bachelors and Masters)
University of Ibadan award and Culbeat Foundation award
Pan African University award
African Union award for first class and second class upper students
dean's list
Faculty award for first class students
Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)
PTDF (Nigeria) scholarship
Leadership Award

Grad School Interests

Organic and Organometallic chemistry

Intended Job Path

Professor and Researcher in Academia

Job Experience

Teaching Assistant
Lehigh University
September, 2018 to May, 2020
Teaching Assistant
University of Ibadan
May, 2016 to November, 2017
Chemical Technologist
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria
January, 2012 to June, 2012
Research assistant
Lehigh University
June, 2020 to December, 2020

Volunteering

Youth Corper
National Youth Service Corps, Nigeria
April, 2015 to March, 2016

Hobbies

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