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Dr. Nwaichi Eucharia

Senior Lecturer, University of Port Harcourt

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Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi, a travelled Environmental Biochemist at the University of Port Harcourt,… (more)

Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi, a travelled Environmental Biochemist at the University of Port Harcourt, runs Environmental Consultancy with relevant stakeholders. Besides her cores, she teaches HSE, Occupational Health and Hygiene, and Science communication at different Centres of Excellence locally and internationally, and has worked in diverse industries so brings her rich industry experience in her teaching model. Eucharia never waits for a perfect condition to launch her pet studies geared at finding a sustainable, cheap, environmentally-friendly and safe clean-up strategies for remediation of impacted soil and water environments, findings which are well-consumed.   She has received many awards and honors, including 2019 Fellow of Next Einstein’s Forum, Affiliate of the African Academy of Science, prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship, 2015 University of Port Harcourt Merit Award, 2013 UNESCO L’Oreal International Fellowships FWIS, etc. It is interesting to state that beautiful Eucharia is a young mentor and has extensive experience at science outreach and evidence in a multi – disciplinary field approach and has worked with host communities and stakeholders to develop a phytoremediation model in parched environment. She was recognized by Leadership as ‘One of Nigeria's shining lights in the Sciences’ in November 2017 and by Silverbird TV as one of 16 prominent women in Science and Research in February 2018.