I IDENTITY
1) NAME: John Ovuezirie Akeraino Idiodi
2) SURNAME: Idiodi
3) DATE OF BIRTH: 2nd January, 1950
4) NATIONALITY: Nigerian, Delta State
5) SEX: Male
6) MARITAL STATUS: Married + 3 Children
7) ADDRESS: Department of Physics, University of Benin.
8) E-MAIL: idijohn@uniben.edu, uidiodi@yahoo.co.uk
II BASIC EDUCATION
(1) SECONDARY SCHOOL: 1962-1966 (GRADE II W.A.S.C.)
James Welch Grammar School, Emevor
(2) HIGHER SCHOOL: 1967-1968 (H.S.C., Three Papers)
Federal Government College, Sokoto.
(3) G.C.E. (ADVANCED LEVEL): January 1971, Three Papers
III UNIVERSITY EDUCATION/ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
(1) UNDERGRADUATE: 1971/72 – 1973/74, University of Ibadan,
2nd Class (Hon.) Upper Division in Physics.
(2) POSTGRADUATE: 1975/76 – 1979/80, University of Ibadan,
Ph.D Ibadan, 17th July, 1980.
IV TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Has taught in several universities and is currently Associate Professor
of Physics.
V RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1975 – 1980 Research Student, University of Ibadan.
1983 – 1985 Post Doctoral Research Fellow,
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
Sept. 1982 & Jan-March, 1985 - Guest Researcher, C.S.I.C. Madrid,
Spain.
Dec. 1984 & May 1995 Guest Researcher, I.S.E.N. Lille, France.
1985 – 1986 Visiting Scientist, University of Modena,
Italy (ICTP/Italian Laboratories Fellowship).
1986 – 1988 Swedish Institute Scholar, Chalmers
University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden.
1988 – 1989 Visiting Scientist, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
1989 - Till Date Research & Supervision of M.Sc. & Ph.D students
VI WORK EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE DEPARTMENTAL
(1) External Examiner at Delsu, Abraka
1999/2000 – Till Date
(2) Lectures at National Mathematical Centre, Abuja -
Has lectured some courses there since 1994.
VII CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, ETC. ATTENDED: - Several
VIII MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES & POSITIONS HELD
(1) Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical
Physics
(2) Member, International Research Council, AMORC.
(3) Editor (Physical Sciences) – Benin Science Digest
IX SEMINARS, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOPS, ETC ORGANIZED
- Several
X INTERNATIONAL COLLORABORATON IN RESEARCH - Several
XI RESEARCH FIELD
(a) General Field of Interest: Theoretical Physics.
(b) Specialization: Condensed Matter Physics.
(c) Areas of Interest:
(1) Development of Theoretical Models for Cohesion, Defect Studies
and High-TC
Superconductivity – i.e. Cohesion in Metallic Solids.
(2) Non-Local Theories of Elasticity and Lattice Dynamics.
(3) Scattering of Atoms from Solid (Metal) Surfaces and the related
problem of
determining the atom – surface potential.
(4) Theoretical Models in Astrology & Parapsychology
(5) Cohesion in Nuclear Matter and Gauge Unification of Fundamental
Interactions and
Elementary Particles.
(6) General Mathematical Modeling of Physical Problems.
XII RESEARCH RESULTS
(a) Ph.D Thesis: Investigation of Photoemission in Aluminium by the
Augmented Plane Wave Method.
(b) Publications: See Section XII.
XIII PUBLICATIONS
(1) J.O.A. IDIODI and A. MADUEMEZIA (1980)
“Calculation of the Electronic Density of States of Aluminium”
(2) J.O.A. IDIODI (1982)
Proc. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 1, 42-51.
Physics and Development in Black African, Invited Contribution to
Physics and Development Series No. 3, p. 95 (Edited by G.C. Ghirardi
and H.R. Dalafi).
(3) J.O.A. IDIODI (1984)
On Non-Local Elasticity and its Relations with Lattice Dynamics,
in Proceedings of ICTP Society of African Physicists and Mathematicians
vol. 1, p. 190
(Edited by C.O. Nwachukwu).
(4) J.O.A. IDIODI (1985)
“Surface Green Function Matching for a Non-Local Continuum:
One-Dimensional Model” - ICTP Publications, ICTP/85/126.
(5) J.O.A IDIODI (1985)
Simple Molecular Crystal Models of Surface, Interface and
Superlattice Vibrations, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference
on Phonon Physics, Budapest, Hungary, Edited by J. Kollar, N. Kroo,
N. Menyhard and T. Siklos
(World Scientific Publications, 1985) p. 558.
(6) J.O.A. IDIODI (1985)
“Surface Green Function Matching for a Three-Dimensional Non-Local
Continuum.”
ICTP Publication ICTP IC/85/125.
(7) J.O.A. IDIODI (1986)
Surface Green Function Matching for a Three Dimensional
Non-Local Continuum, Int. J. Engng Sci. vol. 24, No. 7, 1107 (1986).
(8) J.O.A. IDIODI (1986)
Bulk and Surface Electronic States in Semi-Conductor Superlattices,
Surf. Sci. Vol. 166, 301 (1986).
(9) J.O.A. IDIODI (1987)
Calculation of the Debye – Waller Factor for Atom-Surface
Scattering: He on Ag (111), Phys. Rev. B. 35. No. 12, 6029 (1987).
(10) J.O.A. IDIODI (1987)
Theoretical Descriptions of Atomic and Molecular Chemisorption on
Metals, Progress in Surf. Sci.
Vol. 25, 191, (1987).
(11) J.O.A. IDIODI (1986)
A Non-Local Continuum Approach to the Dynamics of Crystals I. S. C.
and F.C.C. Lattices, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 153, 489 (1989)
(12) J.O.A. IDIODI and Y. LEE (1989)
A Non-Local Continuum Approach to the Dynamic Crystals
II. B.C.C. Lattice, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 153, 501 (1989).
(13) J.O.A. IDIODI (1989)
The Separable Potential Method: A Unified Approach to Various
Lattice Models, Phys. Stat. (b) 166, 369 (1991).
(14) J.O.A. IDIODI, E.J.D. GARBA, and O. AKINLADE (1991)
Analytic Nearest Neighbour Model for FCC Metals, - ICTP Publication,
ICTP IC/91/122
(15) J.O.A. IDIODI (1991)
Analytic Nearest Neighbour Model for FCC Metals, Surf. Sci. Vol. 256,
195 (1991).
(16) J.O.A. IDIODI and G.N. OBODI (1993)
The Separable Potential Method and its Connection
Embedded-Atom Method, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 177, 281 (1993).
(17) J.O.A. IDIODI (1994)
Fundamental Issues in Physics and Parapsychology, Ros. Heritage Vol.
1, 30 (1994).
(18) J.O.A. IDIODI (1996)
Taylor’s Theorem and the Inverse problem of Astrology, Ros.
Heritage vol. 3, 23 (1996).
(19) J.O.A. IDIODI (1997)
Universality at Critical Points in the Lunar Cycle, Ros. Heritage,
vol. 4, 29 (1997).
(20) E. AGHEMENLOH and J.O.A. IDIODI (1998)
“Equivalent Crystal Theory of FCC Metal Surfaces” J.Nig.
Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 2, 271.
(21) J.O.A. IDIODI and E. AGHEMENLOH (1998)
“On the problem of low surface energies within the Embedded
Atom Method.”
J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 2, 285.
(22) D.O. NWORGU and J.O.A. IDIODI (1998)
“An EAM Study of the Single-Atom Impurity Problem”
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 2, 325.
(23) J.O.A. IDIODI and E. AGHEMENLOH (1999)
“Implementation of Equivalent Crystal Theory within a generalized
embedded atom method”.
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 3, 167.
(24) J.O.A. IDIODI (1999)
“Man and Nature” - Ros. Heritage Vol. 6, 26.
(25) J.O.A. IDIODI (2000)
“New Moon and Full Moon Table for the Years 1900 to 2000”.
Ros. Heritage vol. 7, 25.
(26) J.O.A. IDIODI (2000)
“Tight-Binding Potentials for FFC metals.” J. Nig. Ass.
Math. Phys. Vol. 4, 31.
(27) E. AGHEMENLOH and J.O.A. IDIODI (2001)
“Application of equivalent crystal theory to BCC metal surfaces.”
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol.5, 101.
(28) F. MATTHEW-OJELABI and J.O.A. IDIODI (2001)
“Electronic band structure of solid C60” - J. Nig. Ass.
Math. Phys. Vol. 5, 201.
(29) F. MATTHEW-OJELABI and J.O.A. IDIODI (2001)
“Non-Local Theory of Super-Conducting –TC for doped fullerenes”
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 5, 221.
(30) G.E. AKPOJOTOR, J.O. IDIODI, E.A. ENAIBE, and
E. ENUKPERE (2002)
A method to determine the states in two electron lattice systems
- Nig. Journ. of Phys. Vol. 14, No. 2, 117 (2002)
(31) E.A. ENAIBE and J.O.A. IDIODI (2002)
A Variational Approach to the Study of Strongly correlated electron
systems.
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 6, 63 (2002)
(32) E. AGHEMENLOH and J.O.A. IDIODI (2002)
Application of Equivalent Crystal Theory to BCC Metal Surfaces: Surface
Relaxation Calculation.
- J. Nig. Ass. Math. Phys. Vol. 6, 253 (2002)
Dr. John O.A. IDIODI.
