Hon. Prof. Paul Sunday Nnamchi is a distinguished academic, engineer, and legislator currently representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives. He is the current Chairman of Nigeria Irish Legislative friendship committee and the Deputy Chairman of the newly formed South East Development Commission. He serves on key committees including Finance, Health institutions, and University Education, where he contributes to critical national discourse and policy development.
An internationally acclaimed scholar, Prof. Nnamchi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from ESUT, and advanced degrees from TU Delft (Netherlands) and The University of Sheffield (UK). where he was awarded the CORUS-TaTa prize for the best dissertation. Paul has held many scholarly appointments at Netherlands Institute for Metals research (NIMR) and Max-Planck-Institute für Eisenforschung GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany. He has held postdoctoral fellowships in Northumbria University, UK with ground-breaking work in biomedical implants, material physics, and green technology.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK), a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Engineer, United Kingdom, and a member of global professional bodies including NACE, IOP, and Materials Research Society. He is also a COREN-registered engineer in Nigeria.
Prof. Nnamchi has received multiple international research grants, including the Royal Academy of Engineering’s HEPSSA Award, the State of Michigan’s Water Access Equity Grant, and the EU-AU LEAP-RE Grant on renewable energy. He served as the Director of the Royal Academy of Engineering Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Rural Development, an organisation that fosters the development of young people by organising green technology competitions that emphasise sustainable agriculture, waste-to-energy, and rural innovation. He was able to identify the next generation of Nigerians who would lead the green technological revolution for rural sustainable development and to establish a capacity-building platform for the country's vast youth in this innovative sector as a result of his position. Paul coordinates a regional competition that examines the design and implementation of green technologies for rural sustainable development. The competition concentrates on sustainable agriculture, waste-to-energy, renewable energy, and green materials.
Prof. Nnamchi, was previously the pioneer Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNN, has served as a visiting professor at numerous Nigerian universities and continues to shape academic and scientific discourse through editorial roles and committee work in national and international journals and institutions.
Hon. Prof. Paul Nnamchi represents the ideal of modern public service founded on scholarship, shaped by innovation, and driven by a deep commitment to national growth and people-centred development.