Deborah Ajakaiye

Deborah Enilo Ajakaiye na dem born am insyd 1940 insyd Plateau State insyd Northern Nigeria, wey she be a Nigerian geophysicist. She be de first female physics professor insyd Africa wey na ein work insyd geophysics play an important role insyd mining for Nigeria insyd.

 Early life den education 
Na dem born Ajakaiye insyd 1940 insyd de city of Jos, de capital of Plateau State insyd de northern region of Nigeria. Na she be de fifth of six kiddies. Na ein parents believe insyd equal education of de sexes wey na dem distribute household chores among both de male den female kiddies. Insyd 1962 she be an alumna of University of Ibadan plus a degree in physics. She receive a master's degree for de University of Birmingham insyd England, den insyd 1970 she receive ein Ph.D. in geophysics from Ahmadu Bello University insyd Nigeria. Originally na she interest insyd mathematics, Ajakaiye dey say na she choose make she pursue geophysics secof she believe e fi help ein country.

Ajakaiye attend de Second International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists dem hold insyd Cambridge insyd 1967. Na dem publish a picture of am for de conference banquet, alongside fellow Nigerian physicist Ebun Adegbohungbe, insyd The Woman Engineer's report of de conference insyd July 1967. Insyd 1971, na she speak for de third ICWES conference insyd Turin, giving a paper on women scientists den engineers insyd Nigeria, wey she share a platform plusLetitia Obeng den Grace Hopper.

 Career 
Books den Publications

 Course Manual and Atlas of Structural Styles on Reflection Profiles from the Niger Delta
 A Bouguer Gravity Map of Nigeria
 A Gravity Interpretation of the Liruei Younger Granite Ring Complex of Northern Nigeria
 Mass Movements in Hilly Areas (with Examples from Nigeria)
 Gamma-ray spectrometric analyses of some Nigerian rock samples
 Assessment of Education/Research in Basic Science and Science and Technology in Africa
 Joints on the Jos Plateau
 Application of geophysical methods to groundwater exploration in northern Nigeria
 Evidence of tectonic control of mineralization in Nigeria from lineament density analysis A Landsat-study
 The July 28, 1984 southwestern Nigeria earthquake and its implications for the understanding of the tectonic structure of Nigeria
 Gravity control network at airports in Nigeria

 References 

 External links 

 Deborah Ajakaiye on X (formerly Twitter)
 Deborah Ajakaiye on LinkedIn
Deborah Enilo Ajakaiye on Google Books

Category:1940 births
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Category:Nigerian people
Category:Nigerian geophysicists
Category:Nigerian women geologists
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Category:Alumni of de University of Birmingham
Category:Academic staff of Ahmadu Bello University
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