PROFILE OF PROFESSOR Abubakar, ALKASIM (BSc, Unimaid, MTech, PhD, Yola, FNIP, FSESN)
DEAN FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES,
NIGERIAN ARMY UNIVERSITY, BIU
Professor Abubakar ALKASIM is a distinguished academician and professor of Renewable Energy & Environmental Physicist. Born on Sunday, 14th March, 1971 to the family of Modibbo Alkasim Salihu in Ganye town, Ganye LGA, Adamawa State Nigeria.
After the early Qur’anic Education, prof Alkasim attended the Sangassumi Primary School Ganye between (1979 – 1985) and proceeded to Government Secondary School Ganye for his junior secondary education. After a successful Senior Science Exams, he proceeds to Government Special Science Secondary School, Ganye where he obtained his SSCE/WASCE in 1991.
Academic Background
Prof. Alkasim earn his BSc Physics (First class Hons.) Degree from the prestigious University of Maiduguri in 1999. He completed his mandatory NYSC at the University of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. He obtains his MTech and PhD in Energy Physics from the Modibbo Adama University, Yola in 2007 and 2012 respectively.
He began his academic career as a Graduate Assistant with the Modibbo Adama University, Yola on the 18th July 2001 where he rose through the academic ladder to a Professor of Energy/Environmental Physics on the 1st October, 2020. His area of specialization is Renewable Energy/Environmental Physics.
His academic career progression is thus: Graduate Assistant, (2001); Assistant Lecturer (2007); Lecturer II, (2009); Lecturer I, (2011); Senior lecturer, (2014); Associate Professor, (2017); Professor, (2020).
Academic Achievements
He taught virtually all the courses at undergraduate level and all courses in Renewable Energy at the postgraduate level. He Supervised Two (2) PGD Physics; Ten (10) M.Tech. Energy Physics and Three (3) on supervision. Two (2) PhD Physics (supervised) and Three (3) on supervision. Apart from Many undergraduate projects supervised in different fields of Physics and Science Laboratory Technology (SLT). He has over Fifty (50) academic publications in both National and International academic referred Journals and Two (2) Books. He was a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Physics (FNIP) as well a Fellow of Solar Energy Society of Nigerian (FSESN).
Professional Activities
Professor Alkasim was a Visiting lecturer, to many Nigerian Universities (2014 – Date), a Sabbatical staff to Nigerian Army University, Biu Borno State Nigeria (2021 – 2022), an External Moderator/ Examiner to many institutions from 2016 to Date.
Leadership Experience
Prof Alkasim has served the university in different responsibilities. He was the Departmental Examination Officer (2001 – 2002), the Faculty Representative to SIWES Unit (2009 – 2010), the Faculty Representative to School Board of Postgraduate Studies (2015 – 2016), the HOD, Department of Science Laboratory Technology, SLT (2016 – 2021).
Prof Alkasim served other institutions and organizations as well. He was the Member Adamawa State Transition Committee (Education) in (2019); Member Recruitment Panel for both Academic Staff and Technologist cadre, Nigerian Army University, Biu (2022) He was the National officials to Nigerian Institute of Physics. Dean Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigerian Army University, Biu and Acted Severally for the Vice Chancellor NAUB.
Board/Committee Membership
Prof Alkasim was the chairman Junior Staff Appraisal Committee (2020-2023), a chairman Committee on Review of University Post graduate Honorarium & External Exam (2015); Member Research Group on Thermal and Photovoltaic Energy which turns to be a standing committee for the provision of solar hybrid power in collaboration with the EEP NUC project (2016 – Date). At NAUB he was chairman as well as member to many academic and administrative committees notably the Chairman Senate Business Committee (SBC).
Professor Alkasim is happily married and is blessed with eight (8) children. His Hobbies includes Reading, making friends and listening to Radio.