Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

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NSPS Best PhD Thesis Prize 2026

Applications are open for five prizes recognising outstanding doctoral research across the physical sciences.

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2026 PhD Prize Winners

Celebrating exceptional doctoral research

Meet the researchers whose doctoral work is advancing the frontiers of the physical sciences in Nigeria.

Portrait of Dr. Timilehin Gideon ShabaMathematics & Statistics

Dr. Timilehin Gideon Shaba

Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara

Winning thesis
New Derivation of q-Differential and q-Convolution Operators on Certain Subclasses of Analytic Functions.
Portrait of Dr. Temitayo Olamide AleEarth Sciences

Dr. Temitayo Olamide Ale

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

Winning thesis
Geotechnical, Geophysical and Hydrogeochemical Modelling of Contaminants Flow From Dumpsites Around Owo and Ikare-Akoko, Southwestern Nigeria.
Portrait of Dr. Paul Oyeyiola AdesinaPhysics & Astronomy

Dr. Paul Oyeyiola Adesina

Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun

Winning thesis
Vibrational Dynamics of Driven Oscillators with Phase-Modulated Potential Structures.
Portrait of Dr. Temitope OgunnupebiChemistry

Dr. Temitope Ogunnupebi

Covenant University, Sango Ota, Ogun

Winning thesis
Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Benzimidazole, Benzothiazole and other Arylated Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Agents.
Portrait of Dr. Bello Alhaji BuhariComputer Science

Dr. Bello Alhaji Buhari

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna

Winning thesis
Web-based User Authentication and Access Control: An Enhanced Multi-Factor Biometric Cryptographic Scheme.
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About the Society

A professional home for Nigeriaโ€™s physical-science community.

NSPS brings researchers, educators, reviewers, students, and scientific leaders together to strengthen scholarship and public impact across the physical sciences.

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Advance scholarship

Support discovery, publication, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Build community

Create meaningful connections across disciplines and career stages.

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Recognise excellence

Celebrate research, reviewing, fellowship, and scientific leadership.

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Rigorous platforms for ideas that move science forward.

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Flagship journal

Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

Original research and scholarly contributions across the physical sciences.

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African Scientific Reports

Research outputs and reports across scientific disciplines.

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Proceedings of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

Conference papers, scientific proceedings, and scholarly records.
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๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š: ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐Ž๐‹๐”๐–๐€๐Š๐„๐Œ๐ˆ ๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐–๐”๐Œ๐ˆ ๐„๐…๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐€
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๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š: ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐Ž๐‹๐”๐–๐€๐Š๐„๐Œ๐ˆ ๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐–๐”๐Œ๐ˆ ๐„๐…๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐€

The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (NSPS) is pleased to celebrate ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฆ๐ข ๐Ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข ๐„๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐š, our Spotlight Member of the Week.

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๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง-๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ
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๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง-๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ

Artificial intelligence can communicate naturally, respond to sounds, recognise emotional cues, and exhibit behaviours that closely resemble human responses. Yet, a new study suggests that people continue to distinguish between acting like a human and possessing human-like consciousness. Researchers from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and collaborating institutions found that even when an AI system and a human displayed identical behaviours under the same conditions, participants consistently perceived the AI as less conscious.

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๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š: ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐ˆ๐’๐Œ๐€๐ˆ๐‹ ๐Œ๐€๐†๐€๐‰๐ˆ
Weekly Membership Spotlight

๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š: ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐ˆ๐’๐Œ๐€๐ˆ๐‹ ๐Œ๐€๐†๐€๐‰๐ˆ

The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences is pleased to celebrate ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐š๐ฃ๐ข as our Spotlight Member of the Week.

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