Dr Akens Hamilton-Amachree holds a B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry (1985), an M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry (1992) and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry (2010). Dr Hamilton-Amachree started her career with the Rivers State Schools Board, Port Harcourt in 1987 and went on to take up a lecturing position in the Chemistry Department of Rivers State University of Science and Technology from 1996 to 2012. She subsequently joined the Chemistry Department, Federal University Otuoke as a pioneer academic staff in August 2012 and rose to the rank of Professor of Phytochemistry in 2023. She is currently the Director, FUO Foundation School. In addition to teaching, research and community service, she is also actively involved in University administration. Dr Hamilton-Amachree has undertaken several research projects specifically in the extraction, analyses and industrial application of bioactive compounds. Her current research is on Extraction Optimisation of Phytochemicals from plants and plant by-products of medicinal plants growing abundantly in the low land rain forests of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Green Technologies such as Ultra Sound (Sonicator) extraction and Microwave Assisted extraction are being explored. Her research also involves the use of hyphenated analytical techniques such UPLC-MS, GC-MS and UV-Vis Spectroscopy.