Dr Princewill Ikpeka

MIOMMM, MNSE, COREN Reg.

Princewill Ikpeka


Lecturer,

Global Innovation Lead,

Brunel University, Uxbridge England.

princewill.ikpeka@brunel.ac.uk


Lecturer, 

Petroleum Engineering 

Federal University of Technology Owerri

princewill.ikpeka@futo.edu.ng

Princewill has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Teesside University. His research focuses on Energy transition and decarbonization, sustainable technologies for extracting fossil fuels, and energy economics. He also studies other interdisciplinary aspects of climate change and the development of lower-carbon energy sources.

Princewill also holds a Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering and Project Development jointly awarded by the Institute of Petroleum Studies and the French Petroleum Institute. He has demonstrated his commitment to research excellence and professional growth. With over 6 years of teaching experience both locally and internationally, Princewill has demonstrated excellent organizational and time management skills and the ability to work effectively in teams.

Work experience

September 2023 – Till Date

Lecturer in Global Challenges (Global Innovation), Brunel University, London, UK

I lead the Global Innovation Pathway. With a background in Chemical Engineering (Petroleum Reservoir Engineering), I help students develop key skills in applied computer programming, data curation, analysis, and visualization (using C#, R, Python). These skills are necessary to develop sustainable and innovative solutions.


June 2023 – February 2024

Project Analyst, Independent Project Analysis, Reading, UK

My work portfolio includes capital projects across the upstream oil and gas - onshore and offshore. My current responsibility includes evaluating capital project's readiness for execution based on front-end evaluation work. In addition, I compare project cost and schedule targets against the industry benchmark for projects with similar complexity and scope.


March 2020 – April 2023

Part-time Lecturer, Teesside University, UK

I conducted seminars and laboratory demonstrations on renewable energy; wind, solar thermal, solar PV, and hydro energy. In addition, I taught engineering design sessions both face-to-face and remotely. 


June 2022 – September 2022

Reservoir Engineering Intern, P&O Subsurface – bp, Dyce Aberdeen, UK

I constructed a mass balance model for estimating Hydrogen Sulfide field profile, and built predictive Well models for H2S generation, transport, natural scavenging, and production from Schiehallion reservoir.


June 2018 – January 2019

Training Facilitator, GIL Automations, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

I conducted bespoke training on Fluid sampling and analysis for technicians. In addition, I performed safety inductions and training on HAZOP Analysis and prepared templates for reporting results from Fluid Analysis


March 2014 – May 2019

Lecturer, Federal University of Technology Owerri

I developed a new model for predicting liquid loading in natural gas wells, conducted reliability studies on Oil and Gas reserve estimates using FMCA, and applied machine learning algorithms to predict initial gas production rates

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Teesside University, UK


MSc in Petroleum Engineering and Projects Development

Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port Harcourt and IFP School (France)


B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering

Federal University of Technology Owerri

Skills

Certification and Skills

Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
Associate Fellow (AFHEA)

Affiliations (Past and Present)