EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

A.         Personal Statement

I am a matured professional with over thirty-five years of combined experience in academia and the upstream oil and gas industry. This rich and unique experience is deployed to the benefits of the students I teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. My current areas of research interest include modeling, simulation & control, energy processes, computational intelligence, process safety and project engineering. We employ advanced modeling and computational/statistical techniques, including machine learning methods, to the analysis, design, optimization and control of chemical and energy processes to achieve better performance and efficiency. I am the author/co-author of more than fifty technical papers in national and international refereed journals and proceedings of conferences, book chapters and one edited book. I am a Fellow of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) elected since 2001, a senior member of AIChE, IEEE, and ISA, and a member of both SPE and NSE. I have been a 2-time (1996 & 1998) NSChE Presidential Merit Award recipient for my excellent contributions to the development and promotion of the chemical engineering profession in Nigeria, along with several other workplace awards and recognitions. I have been actively involved with the organization of many conferences and technical events for the NSChE and has been a co-editor of four proceedings of the NSChE conferences. I am currently the Coordinator of the Chemical Engineering postgraduate (M.Sc. & PhD) programmes in the Department.

B.         Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Registered Engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Dec. 1992.
• Fellow, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (FNSChE), Oct 2001.
• Senior Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, USA; Feb 2014.
• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers and 3 other Societies, USA; June 2017.
• Senior Member, International Society of Automation (ISA), USA; July 2018.
• Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA; Jan 2011.
• Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers, July, 1992.
• Member/Vice-President, Society for Automation, Control and Instrumentation of Nigeria, 2021
• Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) Presidential Merit Award for excellent contributions to the promotion of the chemical engineering profession in Nigeria, 16th. Nov. 1996.
• NSChE Presidential Merit Award for excellent contributions to the development of the chemical engineering profession in Nigeria, 14th. Nov. 1998.
• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC)-West Medium Projects Safety Award for HSSE Leadership, 2007
• SPDC GM Onshore/Shallow Offshore Projects HSE Award for contributions to achievement high HSE performance, Dec. 2009
• Shell Chief Executive Officer’s HSSE & SP Awards, 2014
• NSChE Presidential Appreciation Award as Chairman, Technical Sub-Committee of the NSChE 51st Annual International Conference, 10-13 Nov., Federal Palace Hotel, VI, Lagos.

C.           Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge (five (5) maximum)

1. O. F. Williams. (2021). Modelling and Dynamic Simulation of One-Dimensional Isothermal Axial Dispersion Tubular Reactors with Power Law and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen Watson Kinetics, Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering, 8 (2), pp. 834-858. https://doi.org/10.33736/jaspe.3328.2021
2. O. F. Williams. (2021). Performance and Robustness of Alternate Nonlinear Control System Designs for a Nonlinear Isothermal CSTR. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 (21), 127-132.
3. V Olowookere, A.O. F Williams (2022). Modelling, Simulation and Optimization of Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulose Materials Using Open-Source Software-Scilab, R and AP Monitor, J. Nig. Soc. Chem. Engrs., Vol. 37, Nos. 1, pp. 1-17, Lagos, Nigeria.
4. Williams, A. O. F. & Akanbi, O. D. (2022). Statistical modeling and optimization of the bleachability of regenerated spent bleaching earth using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks with genetic algorithm. Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 18, no. 3, 2023, pp. 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2022-0031
5. Okwuba, J.M. Williams, A. O. F. (2022). Dispersion modeling and analysis of accidental Release of chlorine: case studies of three selected locations in Nigeria, Nig. Soc. Chem. Engrs., Vol. 37, Nos. 2, pp. 1-16, Lagos, Nigeria.

(International inclusive, five (5) maximum)

1. Process Safety Initiative of Nigeria (PSIN), Lagos, Nigeria.
2. Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) – Education Sectoral Group, International Affairs Committee

• International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).

1. Email: afwilliams@unilag.edu.ng