Chemical Engineering Personal Statement

I have always had a love for science and this passion made me choose engineering as a profession.

I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. I am the first of three children, my younger brother works in an I.T firm while my sister is studying to be a medical doctor.

Since I was a little boy, physics and chemistry has been the driving force of my curiosity towards all things around me. My father, who is an engineer and a Professor of Chemical Engineering himself, supported this interest and helped me in learning the basic applications of physics to things around me. With an urge to develop a broad knowledge of the application of basic sciences, I majored in physics, chemistry, and mathematics in my secondary school.

Studying Chemical Engineering at the undergraduate level gave me the

A company that produced rectified ethanol via the process of fractional distillation. This greatly improved my understanding of chemical processes and unit operations like distillation column, heat exchangers, boiler unit, and pressure manifold. During my internship there I also worked in the Quality Control Unit, of the Company. This experience gave me insight into practical use of chemical engineering core principles.

I also worked in an engineering consulting firm Unilag Consult. I assisted the Project Engineer in the Environmental Quality Monitoring for Shell Gas Nigeria PRMS (Pressure Reducing and Metering Station) station. This gave me valuable insight into the area of environmental implications of industrial processes and standard working practice for the downstream operations involved in the transport of petroleum products (In this case Liquified Natural Gas) to the final customer.

After my National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C) program, I got a job with MI SWACO (A Schlumberger Company) as a drilling fluids specialist. Working as a drilling fluids specialist introduced me to the oil and gas