Faculty: Land and Food Systems
Program: Master of Food Science
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
Excellence, Mentorship, Determination, Dexterity and Integrity are the major key words suitable to describe the personality of James. He is a First Class Graduate from Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Chemistry. He has a strong background in Food Chemistry and Food Analysis which has fully furnished him with requisite skills needed for his Masters in Food Science. After graduation, he worked with a vibrant team of researchers on a project “feasibility of incorporating Africa Locust beans into Children staples”, and the research recommends viable means through which protein malnutrition can be addressed amongst African children locally. He has also worked with Deshalom Food Company as a Quality Control intern where he gained top-notch transferable skills. James has been involved in several leadership and community development programmes. Few of such are when he served as the Academic Director of an interdenominational fellowship where he coordinated and organised academic seminars for about 250 students. More so, he served in a community that is about 1000km from his home town for 12 months in 2017 and contributed to the growth and development of the community at various capacities.
James hopes to maximize his time at the University of British Columbia to learn, explore and translate garnered experience to influence the world in the future. More so, he hopes to acquire technical knowhow and soft skills that would prepare him for a career in academia and industry through his Master of Food Science. He is excited to experience the power of collaboration through sharing and exchange of ideas with his cohort to identify and chart a new course for eradicating Malnutrition, Food Safety and Post Harvest losses in Africa and the world at large.