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Career Profile

Joined National Open University of Nigeria in 2010 as an Assistant Lecturer. Coordinated Physics Programme and facilitated most of physics courses since 2010. Promoted Lecturer II in 2015. Obtained Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics in 2021. Promoted Lecturer I in 2022. Teaches Elementary Mechanics, Heat and Properties of Matter, Electricity, Magnetism and Modern Physics, Classical Mechanics, Special Relativity and Lower Atmospheric Physics.
Developed Course Material for PHY303: Special Relativity.

Dr Efiong Akpan Ibanga

2228
Headquarters
Science
Physics
Lecturer I
eibanga@noun.edu.ng

Ph.D. (Atmospheric Physics);

M.Sc. (Physics/ Ionospheric Physics);

B.Sc. (Physics/Materials Science)

14 years

PUBLICATION (MAJOR JOURNAL ARTICLES)
1. Ibanga, E.A., Inyang, E.P., & Agbo, G.A. (2024). Investigation of cyclic properties of solar and
geomagnetic activities: Implication for global surface temperature variability. Eurasian Physical Technical
Journal, 21(2), 102-111.
2. Lawal, K.M., Inyang, E.P., Ibanga, E.A., & Ayedun, F. (2023). Assessment of indoor radon gas
concentration in National Open University of Nigeria. East European Journal of Physics, 4, 371-375.
3. Inyang, E.P., Okon, I.B., Faithpraise, F.O., William, E.S., Okoi, P.O., & Ibanga, E.A. (2023). Quantum
mechanical treatment of Shannon entropy measure and energy spectra of selected diatomic molecules with
the modified Kratzer plus generalized inverse quadratic Yukawa potential model. Journal of Theoretical and
Applied Physics, 17(4), 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.57647/j.jtap.2023.1704.40.
4. Inyang, E.P., William, E.S., Ibanga, E.A., Ntibi, J.E., & Akintola, O.O. (2022). Bound state solutions to
the Schrödinger equation for selected diatomic molecules. Journal of the Nigerian Association of
Mathematical Physics, 64, 20-40.
5. Inyang, E.P., Ayedun, F., Ibanga, E.A., Lawal, K.M., Okon, I.B., William, E.S., … & Obisung, E.O.
(2022). Analytical solutions of the N-dimensional Schrödinger equation with modified screened Kratzer plus
inversely quadratic Yukawa potential and thermodynamic properties of selected diatomic molecules. Results
in Physics, 43, 106075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2022.106075.
6. Inyang, E.P., Iwuji, P.C., Ntibi, J.E., Omugbe, E., Ibanga, E.A., & William, E.S. (2022). Quark-antiquark
study with inversely quadratic Yukawa potential using the Nikiforov-Uvarov-Functional-Analysis method.
East European Journal of Physics, 43-51.
7. Inyang, E.P., Iwuji, P.C., Ntibi, J.E., & Ibanga, E.A. (2022). Solutions of the Schrödinger equation with
Hulthén-screened Kratzer potential: Application to diatomic molecules. East European Journal of Physics,
12-22.
8. Inyang, E.P., William, E.S., Omugbe, E., Ibanga, E.A., Ayedun, F., & Akpan, I.O. (2022). Application of
Eckart-Hellmann potential to study selected diatomic molecules using Nikiforov-Uvarov-Functional analysis
method. Revista Mexicana de Física, 68(2).
9. Inyang, E.P., Ntibi, J.E., Akintola, O.O., & Ibanga, E.A. (2022). Analytical solutions to the Schrödinger
equation with a combined potential using the series expansion method to study selected diatomic molecules.
Communication in Physical Sciences, 8 (2).
10 Inyang, E.P., Inyang, E.P., William, E.S., Ntibi, J.E., & Ibanga, E.A. (2022). Bound state solutions of the
Schrödinger equation with Frost-Musulin potential using the Nikiforov-Uvarov-Functional Analysis
(NUFA) method. Bulgarian Journal of Physics, 49(4).
11. Ayedun, F., Inyang, E.P., Ibanga, E.A., & Lawal, K.M. (2022). Analytical solutions to the Schrödinger
equation with collective potential models: Application to quantum information theory. East European
Journal of Physics, 87-98.
12. Ibanga, E.A., & Agbo, G.A. (2021). On the response of the mid-latitude ionosphere to the severe
geomagnetic storm of March 17-18, 2015. Communication in Physical Sciences, 7(4).

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13. Ibanga, E.A., & Agbo, G.A. (2021). Study of solar-geomagnetic activity forcing on Earth’s climate
change. Nigerian Journal of Physics, 30(1), 94-103.
14. Inyang, E.P., Ntibi, J.E., Inyang, E.P., Ayedun, F., Ibanga, E.A., Ibekwe, E.E., & William, E.S. (2021).
Applicability of Varshni potential to predict the mass spectra of heavy mesons and its thermodynamic
properties. Applied Journal of Physical Science, 3(3), 92-108. https://doi.org/10.31248/AJPS2021.057.
15. Inyang, E.P., Ibanga, E.A., Ayedun, F., Ntibi, J.E., & William, E.S. (2021). Non-relativistic study of
generalized Yukawa potential to predict the mass-spectra of heavy quarkonium system. Journal of the
Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics, 60, 9-14.
16. Inyang., E. P., Ntibi, J. E., Ibanga, E. A., Ayedun, F., Inyang, E. P., Ibekwe, E. E., William, E. S. &
Akpan, I.O. (2021). Thermodynamic properties and mass spectra of a quarkonium system with Ultra
Generalized Exponential–Hyperbolic Potential. Communication in Physical Science, 7(2): 97-114.
17. Inyang, E.P., Ntibi, J.E., Ayedun, F., Ibanga, E.A., & William, E.S. (2021). Applicability of Hulthén-
Hellmann potential to predict the mass-spectra of heavy mesons via series expansion method. Nigerian
Journal of Physics, 30 (2), 56-65.
18. Ibanga, E.A., Agbo, G.A., Inyang, E.P., Ayedun, F., & Onuora, L.O. (2020). Prediction of solar cycles:
Implication for the trend of global surface temperature. Communication in Physical Sciences, 6 (2), 882-890.
19. Ibanga, E.A., & Agbo, G.A. (2020). Influence of interplanetary phenomena on geomagnetic storm of
March 17-18. EBSU Science Journal, 1(1), 163-172.
20. Ibanga, E.A., & Agbo, G.A. (2020). Analysis of solar-geomagnetic activity and global surface
temperature trends in the 21st century. Nigerian Journal of Physics, 29 (1), 198-208.
21. Ayedun, F., Inyang, E.P., & Ibanga, E.A. (2020). First principle investigation of the influence of varied
Cr atom on band structure and magnetic moment of rutile SnO₂. Communication in Physical Sciences, 6
(2), 892-898.
22. Onuorah, L.O., Agbo, G.A., & Ibanga, E.A. (2019). Day-to-day and seasonal variations of tropospheric
radio refractivity in Lagos, South Western Nigeria. International Research Journal of Innovations in
Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), 3 (12), 36-41.
23. Agbo, G.A., Onugwu, A.C., & Ibanga, E.A. (2017). Study of equatorial electrojet using chain of
stations along the dip equator. Global Journal of Science Frontier, 17, 55-68.
24. Epebinu, O., & Ibanga, E. (2014). Simulation of the efficiency of solar collectors using flow system
balance method. Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Physics (NIP), 6-10.
o. ONLINE VISIBILITY
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2. ORCID ID: – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-0613

Space Weather, Radio wave Propagation and Climate Change

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1. Senate Research Grant Ref: NOUN/DRA/LARTL/GN0025/VOLII; 2022
2. Senate Research Grant Ref: NOUN/DRA/LARTL/GN0026/VOLII
3. Institution Based Research Project Ref: NOUN/DRA/TETFUNDAW/VOL.I

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