Research

Nuclear matter, reactor cores, and the questions between.

My research sits in theoretical and nuclear physics, with a current focus on reactor neutronics and the modelling of a small modular reactor concept for Nigeria.

Research / Status labels are used consistently

PhD · Theoretical Physics University of Port Harcourt 2026 – present

01 Research interests

Fields / Questions

A theoretical base, applied to energy systems.

The interests below come from my academic record and current doctoral work. They describe areas of study, not claims of completed results.

01 Theoretical physics
02 Nuclear physics
03 Nuclear energy
04 Reactor neutronics
05 Reactor analysis
06 Scientific modelling
07 Computational physics
08 Scientific computing
09 Science communication

02 Current research

PhD / Ongoing

Small modular reactors and the grid.

The doctoral project is a research focus, not a finished reactor design. No performance, safety or deployment claims are made.

PhD research

Neutronic Analysis and Core Optimization of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Concept for Grid Integration in Nigeria

Ongoing

This is the research focus of my current PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Port Harcourt. The work sits at the intersection of reactor physics and energy systems: how a small modular reactor concept might be modelled and optimised, and what its integration into Nigeria’s electricity system could involve.

The project is ongoing. No results, performance figures, or deployment outcomes are claimed here. As the work develops, reviewed material will be added through the site’s Markdown content system.

Research areas: reactor neutronics, core optimisation, nuclear energy, and scientific modelling.

Status note: This page describes an active research focus, not a completed reactor design or a deployed technology.

03 Papers

In preparation / Not published

Work in progress, stated plainly.

Both papers below are in preparation. They have not been published or peer reviewed, and no venue or acceptance is implied.

Paper

In preparation

Non-linear Vector Meson Self-interaction in Relativistic Mean Field Theory

Theoretical nuclear physics work related to vector-meson self-interaction and relativistic mean field modelling.

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This paper is in preparation. It develops work related to my M.Sc. thesis, The Effect of Vector Meson on the Ground State Properties of Nuclear Matter in the Relativistic Mean Field Theory (University of Port Harcourt, 2024).

The topic concerns the description of nuclear matter within relativistic mean field theory and the role of non-linear vector-meson self-interaction. The manuscript has not been published or peer reviewed.

Status note: “In preparation” means exactly that. No publication venue, acceptance, or peer-review claim is implied.

Paper

In preparation

Analytical Solution of the Advection-Diffusion Equation for Radioactive Effluent Dispersion

Work focused on an analytical treatment of the advection-diffusion equation and the dispersion of radioactive effluent.

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This paper is in preparation. It grows out of my Postgraduate Diploma thesis, Dispersion of Radioactive Effluent from Nuclear Power Stations (University of Port Harcourt, 2019).

The work concerns an analytical treatment of the advection-diffusion equation as a model for radioactive effluent dispersion. It has not been published or peer reviewed.

Status note: No dispersion results, safety conclusions, or publication claims are presented here.

04 Conference contribution

Completed / 2021

A confirmed item in the research record.

This is the conference contribution currently listed in my CV. It is distinct from the two papers still in preparation.

Conference contribution

Models of The Relativistic Mean Field Description of Nuclear Matter - Recent Advances

NIP Conference, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

A conference contribution on recent advances in relativistic mean field descriptions of nuclear matter, presented at the NIP Conference at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, in 2021.

This is the confirmed conference item in my research record. The two papers listed elsewhere on this site are separate works still in preparation.

Completed

2021

05 Scientific computing

Tools / Honest proficiency

Tools used, at the level actually practised.

Research and analysis tools are listed with honest labels. Nothing here implies a completed computational result.

Microsoft Excel Professional experience

Google Workspace Professional experience

Power BI Training / developing

Data cleaning, organisation, analysis and visualisation Training / developing

Database management Working knowledge

Python and NumPy Training / developing

Mathematica Research use

OpenMC Learning

Proficiency is described in words rather than percentages. Python, NumPy, Mathematica and OpenMC levels remain under review and will be updated after confirmation.

06 Status labels

How to read this site

What each label means.

The same five labels are used across research, projects and writing so that the stage of each item is unambiguous.

Completed: Finished and verifiable from the record.
Ongoing: Active work with no final result claimed.
In preparation: Draft or manuscript stage; not published or peer reviewed.
Learning: Training or developing skill, not professional delivery.
Planned: Intended work that has not started.

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