TITLE (PROF/OR/): DR.

NAME: AGBOOLA, Joseph Babalola

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

1. Personal Statement

I am a senior lecturer of metallurgical and materials engineering. I have a broad background in metallurgy with specific training and expertise in rolling technology. My work has significantly contributed to the understanding of mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and the optimisation of production processes in various materials. My research interest covers advanced materials development for emerging technology applications. I have held academic positions at notable institutions, including the University of Lagos and the Federal University of Technology, Minna, where I have been involved in both teaching and research. My publications reflect a commitment to advancing knowledge in the field, with recent studies exploring the effects of graphite addition on brass, the utilisation of acacia gum in foundry processes, and the performance of nanocomposite coatings. Having spent about fifteen years (1992-2007) in the industry at Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, as production engineer, shift manager and later as technical assistant to G.M. Rolling Mills, I joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, in 2007, where I obtained my PhD. My doctoral work was on a performance assessment of selected Nigerian vegetable oils as quenching media for medium carbon steel”. I am a registered engineer and a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Metallurgical Society.

2. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

Member of the Editorial Board for the Nigerian Metallurgical Society’s Journal of Materials Engineering.

3. Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge 

[1] Sekunowo, O.I., Agboola, J.B. and Faniyi, O.A. (2024). Development and characterisation of Hybrid-ceramics Epoxy-resin Composites for Automobile Structural Applications; Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Technical Transaction Journal; 55 (2): 65-75.

[2] Sekunowo, O.I., Agboola, J.B. and Oserei, L.F. (2023): Mechanical and Wear Performance Enhancement of a 3D-Printer Nozzle Fabricated from Mill Scale-Modified Copper-Zinc Alloy; Nigerian Research Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences; 8 (1) :39-47. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8093857

[3] Agboola, J.B., Olawale, O.A. (2022): Effects of Ferro-Silicon Addition, Heat-treatment and Plastic deformation on Corrosion Resistance of 6063 Aluminium Alloy, Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), published by University of Nigeria Press Ltd, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 41(4): 693 – 699, www.nijotech.com, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v41i4.7

[4] Oluigbo, C.V., Agunsoye, J.O., Agboola, J.B., (2022): Effects of Graphite Addition on the Mechanical Property and Wear Resistance of 60/40 Brass; Journal of Engineering and Technology for Industrial Applications;( Institute of Technology and Education, Galileo da Amazon (ITEGAM- JETIA); 8 (37): 11-20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5935/jetia.v8i37.830

[5] Agboola, J.B., Abubakre, O.K. Mudiare, E. Adeyemi, M.B. (2016): Performance Assessment of Vegetable Oil and mineral oil blends during heat treatment of Medium Carbon Steel. International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, Inderscience Publishers (IEL): 11(3/4): 203-213

4. Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Prof. Abubakre, O.K., Federal University of technology, Minna, Nigeria.

2. Prof. Abdulkareem, A. S., Federal University of technology, Minna, Nigeria