Dr Great Iruoghene Edo was born in Delta State Nigeria. He is a Distinguished Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry at Delta State University of Science and Technology (Now Southern Delta University (SDU)), Ozoro, Nigeria. He specialises in the areas of Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Toxicology, Biopolymer Functionality. Dr. Great Iruoghene Edo received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria), Master’s degree in Chemistry (Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus situated in Europe) and PhD in Chemistry (Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq situated in Asia). Dr Great Iruoghene Edo has published over 165 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Great Iruoghene Edo has over 140 Scopus indexed articles published in high impact journals from 2022 till date. Dr. Great Iruoghene Edo is among the World's Top 2% Stanford University–Elsevier Global Ranking of Scientists. Dr Edo received a letter from the Faculty of Science, Southern Delta University in recognition of his scientific achievements especially as the 79th best scientist out of the top 500 scientists in Nigeria by Elsevier (SCOPUS) in 2025. Dr Edo also received a letter from the Faculty of Science, Southern Delta University in recognition of his scientific achievements especially as the 34th best scientist out of the top 500 scientists in Nigeria by Elsevier (SCOPUS) in 2026. Dr Edo is a professional member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), and a global outreach member of the Royal Society of London. Dr Edo is currently the Best Scientist/Researcher in Delta State University of Science and Technology (Now Southern Delta University (SDU)).
