Biomathematics and Modelling Research Group
Main Research Focus and other areas of research interest of the RG: Epidemiological disease Models, Ecosystem and Ecological Models, Non-epidemiological disease Models, Fluid and Cardiovascular flow models and Environmental and Climate change models. Mathematical modelling in general.
Most recent research project: Mathematical Modelling Approach of the Study of Ebola Virus Disease Transmission Dynamics in a Developing Country.
Other current or completed research projects:
On Viral penetration in a Cell
On fluid flow over porous media
On Ebola disease in a low socio-economic status community in a developing society.
Covid-19, its infectiousness and transmission dynamics
On Nipah virus transmission and control
On Zika Virus disease co-infection with Malaria
Name of the coordinator: Professor Godwin Christopher Ezike Mbah
UNN email address of the RG: biomathsunn@unn.edu.ng
UNN email address of the coordinator: godwin.mbah@unn.edu.ng
Current webpage of the RG: www.biomathsunn.unn.edu.ng
Phone number of the RG: +2348074934672
Phone number of the coordinator: +2348034198454
Base Faculty/Institute /Centre of the RG: Faculty of Physical Sciences
Department of the coordinator: Mathematics
Headshot of the coordinator
List and brief profiles of members:
Professor G. C. E. Mbah: He had his first and second degrees from the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria in the years 1985 and 1988 respectively specializing in Applied Mathematics. He later obtained his Ph.D in Applied Mathematics (Biomathematics and Cardiovascular Flow Dynamics ) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka under the supervision of Professor John. C. Amazigo in the year 1998. He has been a lecturer in many universities but has been in University of Nigeria Nsukka since 1998. Currently he has successfully completed supervision of 25 Ph. D and 82 M.Sc students in Applied Mathematics most especially in Biomathematics and Fluid Dynamics. He is still supervising about 30 Ph.D and 8 M.Sc students in Applied Mathematics (Biomathematics, Fluid Dynamics and Ecology) at UNN, ESUT and UniZik . He has successfully published over 115 journal articles in very reputable journals and over 8 text books in Mathematics at both Tertiary/University and Secondary Levels. One of his new books in Applied Mathematics covering the areas of Dynamics of particles and rigid body systems, Mechanics, Vectors and their applications to real life system was accepted and currently undergoing mass production by the TETFund, Nigeria. He was promoted full Professor of the University of Nigeria in the year 2009.
Assoc. Professor Cornelius Obiora Collins: Had his first (First Class Honours) and second degrees from the university of Nigeria, Nsukka in the years 2006 and 2009 respectively specializing in Applied Mathematics. He later obtained his Ph.D from South Africa at the University on KwaZulu-Natal in 2014 also specializing in Applied Mathematics . He had his Postdoctoral Training at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa in the years 2014 – 2018. He has extensively published in highly rated journals with well over 26 articles in Biomathematics models in epidemiology, Ecology, and conventional Mathematical Models. He was promoted Associate Professor in 2021.
Chukwuma Christopher Asogwa: He had his first (B.Sc), second (M.Sc) and third (Ph.D) degrees from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the years 1991, 2007 and 2018 respectively. He specialized in Applied Mathematics and specifically in the area of Biomathematics. He was supervised at the M.Sc and Ph.D. levels by Professor GCE Mbah. Dr. C. C. Asogwa was promoted Lecturer I in the year 2018.
Chukwudi Okoye: He had his first (B.Sc), second (M.Sc) and third (Ph.D) degrees from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the years 2005, 2012 and 2020 respectively specializing also in Mathematical Modelling. He was equally supervised at his M.Sc and Ph.D. levels by Professor G. C. E. Mbah. He is currently a Lecturer I in the Department of Mathematics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Ifeanyi Sunday Onah: He graduated B. Sc. (Ed) (first Class Honours) from the department of Science Education specializing in Education Mathematics, in the year 2009 at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He later enrolled and graduated M.Sc and Ph. D Applied Mathematics ( Epidemiological Modelling) at the same University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the years 2015 and 2021respectively. He was supervised at these later two levels of education by Professor G. C. E. Mbah. He is currently undergoing another Ph.D degree training in Fluid Dynamics at the University of Glasgow, UK. Dr. Onah S. I has published 14 articles in very high impact factor journals.
Note: All our Ph.D students are usually part of the research team most especially when handling particular research projects.
Members Google Scholar Citation links
- Godwin C. E. Mbah: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EmDodM8AAAAJ&hl=en
- Onah, S. I: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Yn4iatIAAAAJ
- Chukwudi Okoye: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_Ws0GqkAAAAJ&hl=en
Members Researchgate links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Godwin-Mbah
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Obiora-C-Collins-2047552065
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Chukwuma
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chukwudi-Okoye
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ifeanyi-Onah-3
10 key publications of the RG from 2019 till date
- Cornelius Ogbonna Didigwu, Ifeanyi Sunday Onah, Godwin Christopher Mbah (2021): Chemically reacting magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) fluid flow through a porous Medium. Journal of Mathematical and Computational Science. Vol. 11 (5). Scopus
- William,Atokolo, Remigius Okeke Aja, Stephen Ekwueme Aniaku, Sunday Ifeanyi Onah and Godwin C. E. Mbah (2022); Approximate Solution of the Fractional Order Sterile Insect Technology Model via the Laplace-Adomian Decomposition Method for the Spread of Zika Virus Disease. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. Volume 2022 (), 1 – 24. Article ID 2297630, 24 pages (Hindawi Journal) https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2297630
- Ahman Queeneth Ojoma, Omale David, Asogwa Christopher Chukwuma, Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu and Mbah Godwin Christopher Ezike (2020): Transmission Dynamics Of Ebola Virus Disease with Vaccine, Condom Use, Quarantine, Isolation And Treatment Drug. African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID). Vol. 15, Issue 1, Pg 10 – 23. https://doi.org/10.21010/ajid v15i1.2.
- Ifeanyi Sunday Onah, Obiora Cornelius Collins, Praise-God Uchechukwu Madueme and Godwin Christopher Ezike Mbah (2020): Dynamical System Analysis and Optimal control measures of Lassa Fever Disease Model. Int. J. of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2020 doi.org/10.1155/2020/7923125.
- Okoye, O. C. Collins and G.C.E.Mbah (2020) :Mathematical Approach to the Analysis of Terrorism Dynamics. Security Journal. Doi.org//10.105/s41284-020-00235-5 Pp 117 – 127. Vol. 33(7)
- Onah, I. S., & Collins, O. C. (2020). Dynamical System Analysis of a Lassa Fever Model with Varying Socioeconomic Classes. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2020.
- Oshilim, E. and G. C. E. Mbah (2020) : Pressure Variation in a Fluid Flow Over Non-uniform Porous bottom Topography. Open Access Library Journal Vol. 7 Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1106033.
- Ugwu, K. O., Onah, S.I., Mbah, G.C.E. and Ezeonu, I. M. (2020): Rifampicin resistance Patterns and Dynamics of Tuberclosis and Drug-Resistant Tuberclosis in Enugu, SouthEastern Nigeria. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. Vol. 14 (9). Pp. 1011 – 1018 DOI: 10.3855/jidc.12736
- Onah, I. S., Adewoye, R. A., & Mbah, G. C. E. (2019) Sensitivity Analysis of Multiple Control Intervention Measures of Lassa fever Disease Model. International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), 65(12)
- I. Onah, O. C. Collins, C. Okoye and G. C. E. Mbah (2019): Dynamics And Control Measures For Malaria Using A Mathematical Epidemiological Model. Electronic Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 7(1) No. 5, Pp. 65-73
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