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M. T. Lilly
Macaulay Thomas Lilly
B. Eng (A.B.U., Zaria, Nigeria), PhD (Liverpool, U.K.), FNSE, FIMechE, MISPON, MIIE
The Author had his first degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1977 from Ahmadu Bello Univ...view moreMacaulay Thomas Lilly
B. Eng (A.B.U., Zaria, Nigeria), PhD (Liverpool, U.K.), FNSE, FIMechE, MISPON, MIIE
The Author had his first degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1977 from Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. During the National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C.) the Author worked as a Maintenance Engineer- in- training, testing Aircraft parts for cracks at Nigerian Airways Limited, Ikeja, Lagos. After the service he joined Nigerian Engineering Works Limited (NEW) as a Production Engineer in-charge of producing Room Air-conditioners. In 1980 the Author joined the Rivers State University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer. He had his Ph. D degree in 1986 at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England. At the moment the Author is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt. The Author is a COREN registered Engineer and he is also a Fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).
Stephen O.T. Ogaji
B.Tech, M.Tech, PgDipBS (Nigeria), PhD (Cranfield, UK), PGCert (Cranfield, UK)
CEng, FNSE, FHEA, MIMechE
Following the award as best Mechanical Engineering student in1992, Stephen Ogaji’s experience ranged from university lecturing to oil field operations and logging services with Schlumberger International Oil Services in Middle Eastern countries. He held a number of leadership positions in both academic and public institutions. In addition to membership of relevant professional engineering institutions, he acts as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and power, Applied Soft Computing Journal (ASOC), ASME Turbo Expo conferences amongst others. Stephen has contributed to the publication of over 100 academic papers and is a co-author of a textbook on Fuels & Combustion in Heat Engines.
Currently, Stephen is the Director of the globally recognised Thermal Power MSc course at Cranfield University, UK, where he is also involved in teaching, supervision, national and international research and development projects. His research interests are focused on gas turbine performance, environmentally-friendly power cycles, gas turbine combustion, emissions, life cycle assessment and gas turbine fault diagnostics.
Doug S. Probert
MA, DPhil, DSc, CEng
Prof Doug Probert is a graduate of Aeronautic Engineering and Physics from Oxford and Cambridge University, respectively. Doug lectured at Oxford and Swansea universities before he joined Cranfield University as a Professor of Applied Energy where he remained for over twenty-five years. He was the editor of Applied Energy Journal for over thirty-two years and currently serves as editor emeritus. He is the co-author/author of more than nine hundred papers in the refereed professional literature and a winner of five national prizes.view less