Bello Bako Dambatta (born 15 December 1950 in

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) is a Nigerian chemist and university administrator. He served as the

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from 1995 until 1999.

Education and career

Dambatta was born on 15 December 1950 in the city of Kano, Nigeria. He began his higher education at

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(1970–72), then moved to England, where he attended

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(1972–74), Trent Polytechnic (1974–75), the

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(1975–76), and

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(1980-83). He completed his PhD at Lancaster University, with a thesis titled ''A study of the free-radical polymerisations of tri-n-butyltin methacrylate and i-vinylimidazole''. He was appointed a lecturer at

in 1978, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1994. He served as the head of the Department of Chemistry from 1991 until 1995, and was dean of the Faculty of Science from 1992 until 1995. He was

of Bayero University from 1995 to 1999, and was the first to be selected by the faculty of the university (previous vice-chancellors had been appointed centrally by the government). Dambatta became a fellow of the

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in August 1996.

Honoured

To honour and remember his work, the Bello Bakko Dambatta Lecture Theatre was named after him. It is located at the pharmacy department at the Bayero University Kano old site.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dambatta, Bello Bako Dambazawa family Living people 1950 births Academic staff of Bayero University Kano Alumni of Lancaster University Alumni of the University of Huddersfield Alumni of the University of Bradford Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities Nigerian scientists People from Kano State Chemical Society of Nigeria