{"id":2483,"date":"2025-05-26T10:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=2483"},"modified":"2025-05-26T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:30:09","slug":"adekunle-omolade-adelaja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=2483","title":{"rendered":"ADEKUNLE OMOLADE ADELAJA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2483\" class=\"elementor elementor-2483\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e648a9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e648a9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9ccb\" data-id=\"fcc9ccb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3132c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de3132c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-112612.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-112612.png 249w, https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-112612-131x146.png 131w, https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-112612-45x50.png 45w, https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-112612-67x75.png 67w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cdc51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68cdc51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e9fe3\" data-id=\"c9e9fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>PROF.<\/strong><\/p><p>NAME: <strong>ADEKUNLE OMOLADE ADELAJA<\/strong><\/p><p>POSITION: <strong>PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: <\/strong>Two-phase flow &#8211; condensation and boiling; Heat transfer and fluid flow; Renewable energy research (Solar, Wind, Biomass, etc.). Energy modeling; Vibration analysis of energy systems; Biomedical engineering<\/p><p>EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p><table width=\"722\"><thead><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>DEGREE<\/p><p><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>Completion Date<\/p><p>MM\/YYYY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>FIELD OF STUDY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>B.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>10\/1995<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Mechanical Engineering<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>M.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>08\/1998<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Mechanical Engineering<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>P.hD.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>01\/2012<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Mechanical Engineering<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>Postdoc<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>02\/2014<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Clean Energy\/ Thermoflow<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>Certificate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>05\/2015<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Teaching<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Personal Profile<\/strong><\/p><p>As an astute lecturer and grant award-winning researcher with over twenty three years of experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, I have mentored over 90 undergraduates, six M.Sc., and 2 Ph.D. theses and currently mentoring three Ph.D. and three M.Sc. students. I have co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters; reviewed for several peer-reviewed prestigious journals, a conference, and a grant application. I served as external\/international and internal assessor for M.Sc.\/M.Tech. (South Africa), dissertations and Ph.D. theses. My research group engages in sustainable and applied research that have the potentials to be translated into product.<\/p><p><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Acting Head<\/strong>, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Nigeria (<strong>2024\/ 2025 session<\/strong>)<\/li><li><strong>Coordinator<\/strong>, Afretec Knowledge Creation Pillar \u2013 Energy Cluster, University of Lagos, Nigeria (2025)<\/li><li><strong>Chairman<\/strong>, Committee for drafting of B.Sc. Automotive Engineering Curriculum, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos (<strong>2022 \u2013 2023<\/strong>).<\/li><li><strong>Coordinator <\/strong>(Ag. Director), Unilag \u2013 LG Air Conditioning Academy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos (<strong>2018 &#8211; 2021<\/strong>).<\/li><li><strong>Member<\/strong>, Technical and Evaluation Committee (<strong>2016 &#8211; 2022<\/strong>).<\/li><li><strong>Member<\/strong>, Implementation Committee for Water Supply and Sewage Treatment in the University of Lagos (<strong>2019<\/strong>)<\/li><li><strong>Member<\/strong>, University of Lagos Facility Maintenance Board (<strong>2019 &#8211; 2022<\/strong>)<\/li><li><strong>Coordinator<\/strong>, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Postgraduate programme (<strong>March \u2013 September 2015<\/strong>).<\/li><li><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ANSYS Funded Curriculum Program<\/strong> 2023 \u2013 2024. Worth <strong>$ 15,000.00<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Royal Society \u2013 DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative grant<\/strong>. <strong>2016 \u2013 2022<\/strong>. Worth: <strong>\u00a3 1.0 Million<\/strong>. Investigator (involving a consortium of four Universities: Imperial College, London; University of Pretoria, South Africa; University of Mauritius, Mauritius &amp; University of Lagos, Nigeria)<\/li><li><strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology \u2013 International Science and Technology Initiatives<\/strong>, MIT Africa Empowering the Teachers, <strong> 2015 \u2013 May 2015<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>National Research Foundation<\/strong>: South Africa \u2013 Algeria Scientific Research and Technological Development. Cooperation under the South Africa\/ Algeria Research Partnership Program (in research team), <strong>July 2013 \u2013 June 2015<\/strong>. Worth: <strong>R 480, 000.00<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>University of Pretoria Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/strong>, <strong>March 2012 \u2013 Feb. 2014<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Osowade EA, <strong>Adelaja AO<\/strong>, Olakoyejo OT, Obayopo SO, Tryggvason G, Meyer JP, Markides CN. Numerical investigation of flow boiling characteristics of R134a in a smooth horizontal tube. <em>International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer <\/em><strong>2024<\/strong>, 227 125596. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijheatmass%20transfer%20.2024.125596\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijheatmass transfer .2024.125596<\/a>.<\/li><li>Eigbe PA, Ajayi OO, Olakoyejo OT, <strong>Adelaja AO<\/strong>. Characterization of Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoir AA-01 of KOKA Field in the Niger Delta Basin for Sustainable Sub-Sea CO<sub>2<\/sub> Storage. <em>Journal of Marine Science and Application<\/em> <strong>2024<\/strong> 23(3) 544 \u2013 564.<\/li><li>Chinakwe CK, <strong>Adelaja AO<\/strong>, Akinseloyin MO, Olakoyejo OT. Effect of inclination angle on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics and entropy generation of Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub>\u2013water nanofluid in in-tube turbulent flow. <em>World Journal of Engineering<\/em> <strong>2024<\/strong>, 21 (3), 549 &#8211; 568. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/WJE-12-2022-0487\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/WJE-12-2022-0487<\/a><\/li><li>Blose SC, Ewim DRE, Eloka-Eboka AC, <strong>Adelaja AO<\/strong> Improved correlation for predicting heat transfer coefficients during condensation inside smooth horizontal tubes. <em>International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies<\/em> <strong>2023<\/strong>, 18, 750\u2013763.<\/li><li>Eigbe PA, Ajayi OO, Olakoyejo OT, Fadipe OL, Efe S, <strong>Adelaja AO<\/strong>. A general review of CO<sub>2<\/sub> sequestration in underground geological formations and assessment of depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Niger Delta. <em>Applied Energy<\/em> <strong>2023<\/strong> 350, 121723. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\">https:\/\/doi.org<\/a><u>\/10.1016\/j.apenergy .2023.121723<\/u>.<strong> Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><ol><li>Josua Petrus Meyer, Stellenbosch University, South Africa<\/li><li>Professor Christos Markides, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London.<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>Professor M.K. Elahee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Mauritius, Mauritius.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:aadelaja@unilag.edu.ng\"><strong>aadelaja@unilag.edu.ng<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF. 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