Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka (born 10 January 1955) is a Nigerian professor of Petroleum engineering, educational administrator and the seventh vice chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
[1][2] [3] [4] Under his leadership, the University of Port Harcourt was ranked 6th in Africa and 1st in Nigeria in Research Influence by Times Higher Education (THE).
[5] [6] He was born on 10 January 1955 in Okrika, a metropolitan area and Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.
He began working in the University of Port Harcourt in 1982 as a graduate assistant in Department of Petroleum engineering where he was later appointed a professor of Petroleum engineering.
[9] Source:[10] Ajienka is married; he and his wife, Mercy, have issue.