BABATOPE ABIMBOLA OLUFEMI – UNILAG, Faculty of Engineering

TITLE: PROFESSOR

NAME: BABATOPE ABIMBOLA OLUFEMI

POSITION: PROFESSOR

SPECIALISATION: Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering and Synthesis, Adsorption, Clean And Renewable Energy, Unit Operations, Optimisation.

EDUCATION / TRAINING:

Secondary and Post – Secondary Education (including dates and Institution):

Loyola College, Ibadan, Oyo State, (September 1983 – June 1988).
University of Benin, Benin – City, Edo State, (November 1988 – November 1995).
Genesys International School for Computer Studies, Ibadan, Oyo State,
(September 1996 – March 1997).
University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, (November 1997 – November 1998).
University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, (January 1999 – November 2008).

Academic and Professional Qualifications (including Distinctions with dates):

General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level, (December 1987).
Eng. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering, Second Class, Upper Division, (November 1995).
Graduate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, (September 1996).
Certificate of National Youth Service, (November 1996).
Certificate in Computer Programming, (March 1997).
Sc. Chemical Engineering, (November 1998).
Corporate Member Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, (July 2001).
Corporate Member Nigerian Society Engineers, (July 2007).
D Chemical Engineering, Distinction, (November 2008).
(Best Ph. D Thesis Award in Engineering & Environmental Sciences).
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), (March 2010)
Member International Association of Engineers, (May 2010).

Personal Statement

The experience acquired over the years on chemical engineering research span across electrochemical synthesis and engineering, mass transfer operations, adsorption, heat transfer, energy, wind and solar renewable energy, simulation and optimization. In future, I have interest in working further in these areas to keep in touch with global current trends needed for a better future for humanity, hinged on the potentials available through service.

With my years of teaching experience and research supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, coupled with my experience as the Deputy Director of the Academic Planning Unit of the University of Lagos from August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2019, the academic experience needed for a sound curriculum had been imparted on many graduates. Some of my former students are PhD holders, while some are still embarking of further studies and research at various postgraduate levels. With my interaction over the years with students, academics, researchers, as well as industrialists within and outside the university community, conferences, workshops and industrial visits within and outside Nigeria, diversity, equity and inclusion of various backgrounds and races had been acquired. This includes scholarship, teaching, mentorship, service and engagement, skill building and personal growth.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

Position, status and experience with dates:

Assistant Lecturer: April 15, 2002 – September 30, 2003
Lecturer II: October 1, 2003 – November 26, 2008

Lecturer I: November 26, 2008 – September 30, 2013

Date of confirmation of appointment: April 15, 2009
Sabbatical appointment with Department of Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso: May 2, 2012 – May 1, 2013
Senior Lecturer: October 1, 2013 – November 28, 2018

Functioned as the Chairman / Coordinator of the Departmental Postgraduate

Committee. (October 1, 2015 – July 31, 2017)

Deputy Director Academic Planning Unit, UNILAG, August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2019

Associate Professor: November 29, 2018 to date.
Professor: October 1, 2022 to date.
Member, University of Lagos Central Research Committee (CRC).