Bartholomew Nnaji is a Nigerian engineer, innovator and one of the inventors of the E-Design concept.
12 Facts About Bartholomew Nnaji
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Bartholomew Nnaji was born in Enugu State, Nigeria and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics at St John's University, New York USA.
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Bartholomew Nnaji then proceeded to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for his Masters and PhD in Engineering.
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Bartholomew Nnaji obtained a Post Doctorate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology,.
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Bartholomew Nnaji became a full Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in 1992.
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Bartholomew Nnaji moved to the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1996 as ALCOA Foundation Distinguished Professor of Engineering.
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Bartholomew Nnaji officially left the University and returned to Nigeria in 2007.
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In 1993, Bartholomew Nnaji took a leave of absence from the University and came back to Nigeria to serve as Federal Minister of Science and Technology.
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Bartholomew Nnaji founded Geometric Power Limited, Nigeria's first indigenous-owned power development company in 2000.
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Bartholomew Nnaji became Nigeria's Minister of Power in 2011, and resigned in August 2012.
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On 28 August 2012, Barth Bartholomew Nnaji resigned as Nigeria's Minister of Power.
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Bart Bartholomew Nnaji resigned his position in 2012, the Economist magazine in its article titled "A Bright Spark is Extinguished" stated that Mr Bartholomew Nnaji's supporters say that opponents of privatisation belatedly and unfairly engineered his departure.