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Magdalene Ikpi
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Calabar General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences-
Degrees
Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Chemical Sciences
- Electrochemical investigation of the corrosion resistant behaviour of carbon steel in soil simulating solution of soils obtained from South-Eastern Nigeria. - Corrosion inhibition studies of mild and carbon steel using extracts from plant sources. - Currently initiating a research study on the determination of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of biogas produced from a number of biomass source materials.
Publications resulting from Research:
1. M. E. Ikpi, J. Dong, J. and W. Ke, (2015). Effect of Cadmium Addition on the Galvanic Corrosion of AM60 Magnesium Alloy in 0.1 M Sodium Chloride Solution. Solid State Phenomena – Corrosion and Surface Engineering, 227, 71-74. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.227.71
2. M. E. Ikpi, J. Dong, J. and W. Ke, (2015). Electrochemical Investigation of the Galvanic Corrosion of AM60 and AD62 Magnesium Alloy in 0.1 M NaCl Solution. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 10, 552-563.
3. P. C. Okafor, M. E. Ikpi, U. I. Ekanem and E. E. Ebenso, (2013). Effects of Extracts from Nauclea latifolia on the Dissolution of Carbon Steel in H2SO4 Solutions. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8, 12278-12286.
4. M. E. Ikpi, I. I. Udoh, P. C. Okafor, U. J. Ekpe and E. E. Ebenso, (2012). Corrosion Inhibition and Adsorption Behaviour of Extracts from Piper guineensis on Mild Steel Corrosion in Acid Media. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 7, 12193-12206.
5. S. Xu, M. E. Ikpi, J. Dong, J. W. Ke and N. Chen, (2012). Effects of alloyed Cadmium on the Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 7, 4735-4755.
6. P. C. Okafor, M. E. Ikpi, I. E. Uwah, E. E. Ebenso, U. J. Ekpe and S. A. Umoren, (2008). Inhibitory action of Phyllanthus amarus extracts on the corrosion of mild steel in acidic media. Corrosion Science, 50, 2310-2317.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingInvolved in the teaching of Physical and Applied Chemistry courses at undergraduate level and in the teaching of Physical Chemistry courses to post graduate students . Designing and supervising students' research projects/thesis both at undergraduate and post graduate level, principally in the field of corrosion and corrosion inhibition studies. Responsible for the preparation of undergraduate students' examination results in my Department.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2014 Gliwice, Poland. International Scientific Conference, Corrosion 2014.2004 Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 13th International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy.2004 Warwick, United Kingdom. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Conference.Affiliations
Institute of Physics (IOP), United Kingdom -
TWAS Awards
Aug 2011FellowshipThe TWAS programme award I received was the CAS-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship. I took up the award at the Institute of Metal Research, Shenyang, China for the period August 2011 to July 2012. My research focus involved studying the corrosion resistant behaviour of several magnesium alloys containing different alloy metals of varying compositions. The aim was to study the corrosion resistant mechanism in magnesium alloy for improved metal alloy design and development tailored for specific needs. During the period of my fellowship, I received the 2012 China-Africa Science and Technology Partnership Program (CASTEP) award administered through the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, for Equipment donation worth One hundred and fifty thousand Yuan (RMB 150,000). The award facilitated the purchase of a Gamry Reference 600 Potentiostat/Galvanostat for use in the Corrosion and Electrochemical Research Laboratory (CER-Lab) in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Today, my research students can have access to a rare (in this part of the world), state of the art research equipment in electrochemical measurements. I remain deeply grateful to CAS-TWAS for the award of the fellowship and to CASTEP for supporting my research and teaching career.Other Awards
Jul 2012China-Africa Science and Technology Partnership Program (CASTEP) awardEquipment donation worth One hundred and fifty thousand Yuan (RMB 150,000).Feb 2002Commonwealth Academic Staff ScholarshipTo pursue a Ph.D. degree at the University of Cambridge, UK.Oct 1998University of Calabar Nigeria, Study FellowshipTo pursue an M.Sc. degree at the University of Calabar and financial support during my Ph.D. degree at the University of Cambridge, UK.Oct 1992Mobil Producing Nigeria Ultd. ScholarshipFinancial support from my second to final year at undergraduate level.
