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Prof Ebenso obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Calabar, Nigeria . His area of research is Physical Chemistry, Contemporary material science and quantum chemical modelling. He has published extensively in local and international peer-reviewed journals of wide readership with more than two hundred (200) publications (articles in newspapers, plenary/ invited lectures and conference proceedings not included). He has been a Visiting Scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India (1999), Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Universidad des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany (1999 -2000) and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (2006) through Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (1999) and German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) (1999-2000, 2006) Fellowships, respectively. Presently, he holds a Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2008 till date) from the Scientific Research Programme Fellowship of Turkey (TUBITAK) tenable at the Department of Chemistry, Kocaeli University, 41380, Izmit, Turkey. He has also been awarded and cited in ; (a) Marquis WHO’S WHO in American Education (2003/2004, 2006/2007);(b) Marquis WHO’S WHO in Science and Engineering (2006) and (c) Marquis WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD (2006). I have been nominated for the (a) 21st Century Award for Achievement in Chemistry - International Biographical Centre, Cambridge. (2003); (b) 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st century - International Biographical Centre, Cambridge and recently International Scientist of the year 2010 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge.
He is a reviewer for more than thirty (30) journals in Chemistry and material science. He is a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (MCSN), American Chemical Society (MACS), New York Academy of Sciences, National Geographical Society, Nigerian Corrosion Society, Society for the Advancement of Electrochemical Science & Technology (SAEST), International Society of Electrochemistry, International Association of Physical Chemists, Chemical Society of Ethiopia, South African Chemical Institute (M.S.A. Chem. I.) and South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and many other scientific professional bodies. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He is a member of Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Presently, Prof Ebenso was the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology at the North-West University Mafikeng Campus uptil 2020 and a member of Council of the North-West University. He also led the research in the Material Science Innovation and Modelling Research Focus Area at the North-West University. He is currectly a Research Professor at the University of South Africa from 2021. HE IS AN NRF RATED RESEARCHER IN CHEMISTRY (SOUTH AFRICAN NRF) – B3 RATING CATEGORY. CURRENTLY THIRD MOST PROLIFIC AUTHOR IN CORROSION INHIBITION RESEARCH BY SCOPUS SEARCH ENGINE.
