Bello Bako Dambatta

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Bello Bako Dambatta
Born15 December 1950
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater
Known forVice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, 1995 – 1999.
Bello Bakko Dambatta lecture Theatre Bello Bakko Dambatta lecture Theatre.jpg
Bello Bakko Dambatta lecture Theatre

Bello Bako Dambatta (born 15 December 1950 in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian chemist and university administrator. He served as the vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano from 1995 until 1999.

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Education and career

Dambatta was born on 15 December 1950 in the city of Kano, Nigeria. [1] He began his higher education at Kaduna Polytechnic (1970–72), then moved to England, where he attended Huddersfield Polytechnic (1972–74), Trent Polytechnic (1974–75), the University of Bradford (1975–76), and Lancaster University (1980-83). [1] He completed his PhD at Lancaster University, with a thesis titled A study of the free-radical polymerisations of tri-n-butyltin methacrylate and i-vinylimidazole. [2]

He was appointed a lecturer at Bayero University, Kano in 1978, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1994. [1] He served as the head of the Department of Chemistry from 1991 until 1995, and was dean of the Faculty of Science from 1992 until 1995. [1] He was vice-chancellor of Bayero University from 1995 to 1999, [3] and was the first to be selected by the faculty of the university (previous vice-chancellors had been appointed centrally by the government). [4]

Dambatta became a fellow of the Chemical Society of Nigeria in August 1996. [1] [ better source needed ]

Honoured

To honour and remember his work, the Bello Bakko Dambatta Lecture Theatre was named after him. It is located at the pharmacy department at the Bayero University Kano old site.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "DAMBATTA, Prof Bello Bako". Who's Who in Nigeria. Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. Dambatta, Bello Bako (1983). A study of the free-radical polymerisations of tri-n-butyltin methacrylate and i-vinylimidazole (PhD thesis). Lancaster University via British Library EThOS.
  3. "History, Facts, and Figures". Bayero University, Kano. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. Ibrahim, Mustafa (August 2015). "Role of the University Congregation in Selection of the Vice Chancellor" (PDF). BUK Today. Bayero University, Kano. pp. 5–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2021.