Prof. Peter Azikiwe Onwualu. FAS, FAEng, FNSE, FNIAE, FNIM
President of the UniversityProfessor Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, FAS is a Professor of Agricultural Engineering of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he worked for many years.
He has held many positions in the past including:
Head of Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Director, Engineering Infrastructure at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Abuja, Nigeria.
Director-General/CEO, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Abuja, Nigeria.
Visiting Professor, National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja, Nigeria.
Head of Department, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Academic Planning, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja.
Chairman, Technical Board, Engineering Materials Development Institute, Akure, Nigeria.
President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Lagos
He is currently:
President, Soil Tillage Awareness Initiative (Nigeria Chapter of International Soil Tillage Research Organization - ISTRO-Nigeria)
Member, Board of Directors, African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network, Nairobi, Kenya.
Fellow of a number of scientific and professional bodies including Nigeria Academy of Science, Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria and Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers.
Contact: president@aust.edu.ng ; aonwualu@aust.edu.ng
Nneoma Obimbonu
Secretary to the President (nobimbonu@aust.edu.ng)
Solomon Ibrahim
Personal Assistant to the President (sibrahim@staff.aust.edu.ng, +2348165400006)