Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers

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Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers
AbbreviationNSChE
Formation1969
Legal statusDivision of Nigerian Society of Engineers
Purposecenter of excellence for the Chemical Engineering profession in Africa
Location
  • Lagos
Region served
Nigeria
Membership
2500
President
Engr. Anthony Uchechuku Ogbuigwe FNSChE, FNSE, FNAEng, FIChemE
Main organ
NSChE Journal
Parent organization
Nigerian Society of Engineers
Website nsche.org.ng

The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) is an organization for chemical engineers in Nigeria. NSChE was officially inaugurated on 12 March 1969 at a meeting at BP House in Lagos attended by twenty four Chemical Engineers, all trained abroad. [1] In 1999 it became a Division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. [2] The Society publishes the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineering Journal. [2]

Contents

Chapters

The following Chapters have been granted Charter status by the Council.

Student chapters

The following student chapters have also been granted Charter Status by the Council:

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References

  1. "NSChE Corporate Profile". www.nsche.org/nscheusa/aboutNSChE.html. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dada, Emmanuel; Erinne, John; Taiwo, Oluafemi (June 2013). "Chemical Engineering in Nigeria: Development, Challenges and Prospects". Chemical Engineering Progress. 109 (6): 52–56.