Ifeyinwa Ijeoma Obianyo

Dr. Ifeyinwa Ijeoma Obianyo holds a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010), an M.Sc., and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, from the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja. She started her career in the Construction industry where she worked as Assistant Project Supervisor, Quality Control Supervisor, and Project Supervisor. Her desire to impact her society through teaching, STEM outreaches, and research led her to further her studies and became a Resident Faculty and researcher at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, where she has taught courses such as Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Strength of Materials, Engineering Drawing, General Engineering Laboratory and has co-supervised postgraduate student. She is a STEM advocate and has participated in facilitating STEM projects as well as STEM outreach in Secondary Schools.

She was a World Bank-Pan African Materials Institute (Academic Centre of Excellence) scholar from 2016-2020 ( M.Sc. and Ph.D ). She also won RILEM PhD. Grant for RILEM International Conference held at Sheffield University, UK (https://www.rilem.net/news/416). She is a member of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems, and Structures (RILEM), the Organization of Women in Science in the Developing World (OWSD), the Materials Research Society (MRS), and the African Materials Research Society (AMRS). She is a passionate teacher and a mentor to young people, especially girls.
Dr. Obianyo's research focus include Eco-friendly Building and Construction Materials, Low-carbon, and Sustainable Concrete, Soil Stabilization, Waste Valorization for Construction Applications, Statistical Modelling of Strength of Materials, Mechanical Behaviour of Building and Construction Materials, Gender Violence, Water and Climate change. She is an author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles in reputable journals and a Reviewer of scientific journal papers for several Scopus-indexed journals. One of her pertinent goals is to see more girls take up STEM courses.