Franklin Erepamo Osaisai (born October 1, 1958) is a Nigerian nuclear engineer, energy scientist and former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission[1][2] He had his secondary education in Bayelsa State, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate (WASC) in June 1977.
He attended the University of Port Harcourt where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences of the university in May 1981.
He later received a graduate scholarship award, that earned him a master's and Doctorate (P.hD) degree in Nuclear engineering (1984-1987) from the University of California.
[3] He started his career at the University of California as a lecturer before he joined the service of the University of Port Harcourt where he specialized in Nuclear Reactor Engineering.
[4] He later became the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) under the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.