Francisca Nneka Okeke
Geophysicist of the equatorial ionosphere
At a glance
- Inventor
- Francisca Nneka Okeke
- Life
- born 1956
- Birthplace
- Nigeria
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Africa
- Era
- 2000–Present
- Fields
- Science & Engineering, Space & Aerospace
- Evidence
- Documented
- Records
- 0 in this archive
What they did
Okeke studies daily variations in the ion currents of the equatorial electrojet — the band of electric current in the upper atmosphere above the magnetic equator — and their relationship to climate and geomagnetic behaviour.
Historical context
She became the first woman to head the physics and astronomy department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The legacy
Her L'Oréal-UNESCO award in 2013 recognised both the research and her work opening physics to Nigerian women.
The evidence
L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science laureate record, 2013
Institutional recordDepartment of Physics and Astronomy faculty records
Institutional record
Documentation strength
- 2
- Sources
- 0
- Primary
- 2
- Publishers
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