ABRIDGED RESUME OF ENGR (PROF) CHARLES UKO

Prof Uko obtained a BSc (First Class Honours) in Civil Engineering in 1978 at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and was the best graduating student in the department for that year.
After completing his National Youth Service at Kwara Polytechnic in 1979, he joined MRT Consulting Engineers at Maiduguri for a one year stint during which he was engaged in the supervision of power stations, pump stations and power transmission lines.
In 1980 Prof Uko won a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue an MSc programme in Construction Engineering at the University of Leeds (UK) and completed the course with Distinction in 1981. He was awarded a University Scholarship to do a doctoral degree in Structural Engineering. He completed the PhD programme in 1984 under Professor A. R. Cusens of Leeds University.
Between 1984 and June 1988, Prof. Uko worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil engineering at the University of Port Harcourt. During those years he was involved in a number of teaching, design and supervision engagements.
In July 1988 he was appointed Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State where he served under Col. J. T. Ogbeha, Col. G. O. Abbe and Group Captain Idongesit Nkanga. Prof Uko returned to the University of Port Harcourt in 1992 and by 1993 he was promoted Senior Lecturer. In 1995, Prof. Uko joined the University of Uyo as the pioneer lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering.
In February 1998, he joined the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund [PTF] and worked there till August 1999 when he joined the Special Projects Unit of the Presidency, from where he moved to serve as the Technical Assistant to the Executive Director [PROJECTS] in the Niger Delta Development Commission, [NDDC], a position he held until May 2002.
Prof. Uko returned to the University of Uyo in June 2002 and served as the Acting Head of Department of Civil Engineering until September 2009. In 2003, he was promoted Associate Professor and in 2007 he became a Professor of Structural Engineering. He was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering in 2010. He has to his credit two books and a number of publications in local and international journals.
Prof Uko is a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria [COREN]. He is also a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the American Concrete Institute. He is married to Mrs Patricia Charles Uko and they both have five (5) children. He served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor [ADMIN] of the University of Uyo between 2011 and 2012. He has served as consultant on many road, building and bridge projects and has also developed a computer software for Concrete Mix Design [COMBA] using the Nigerian Concrete Mix Design Manual published by COREN. Professor Uko was the Vice President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria [COREN] from 2013 to 2016.
Prof Uko has been involved in the design and supervision of a number of erosion and flood control projects including the Oko Ita Erosion Project, the Ikot Edor Flood Control Project, the University of Uyo Annexe Flood Control Project and the University of Uyo Ravine Control Project among others.