Adeleke Adekunle Akanni
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Adeleke Adekunle Akanni is a lecturer and currently the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nile University of Nigeria
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Born | April 7,1986 Ila Orangun, Osun State |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | B.Eng Mechanical Engineering 2009
M.Eng Mechanical Engineering 2013 Ph.D Mechanical Engineering 2018 |
Alma mater | University of Ilorin |
Occupation | Lecturer, Researcher |
Employer | Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja |
Notable work | 1. The ignitability, fuel ratio and ash fusion temperatures of torrefied woody biomass
2. Combustion characteristics of fuel briquettes made from charcoal particles and sawdust agglomerates 3. Essential basics on biomass torrefaction, densification and utilization |
Awards | 1. 2022 Top Researcher in Nile University of Nigeria
2. 2022 Top 50 Researcher in Nigeria 3. CSIR-TWAS Fellowship |
Early Life and Education
He was born on 7th April 1986 in Ila Orangun, Osun State Nigeria into the family of Adedayo and Motunrayo Adeleke Ayanda. He had his primary education in 1996 at Ansarudeen Primary School, Ila Orangun, and proceeded to the School of Science, Ikirun, Osun State for his secondary education in 2003. Adeleke bagged a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2009, a master's in mechanical engineering in 2013 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2018 all from the University of Ilorin.[1]
Career
He started his career as a teaching and research assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin between 2012-2018. Between 2016-2017, he was the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-The World Academy of Sciences(CSIR-TWAS) Phd scholar at National Metallurgical Laboratory in Jamshedpur, India. He worked on hybrid fuel briquette from lean-grade coal and torrefied biomass.[1]. The feedstock produced as a result of the fellowship was patented in Nigeria with patent number RP: NG/PT/NC/2018/2753[1] In 2019, he joined the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State service where he was appointed as a lecturer 1 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In the same year, he left ABUAD for Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State as a lecturer 1 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering until 2022. He was appointed on March 2022 as a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja and is currently the Department Head. He has published 90+ articles in high-impact journals,[2][1][3][4] and his area of interest includes: Biomass, Bioenergy, Iron and Steal, Casting Technology, Renewable, and Sustainable Energy
Awards and Honors
- Top Researcher in Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja in 2022
- 200th Researcher in Nigeria in 2019[1]
- Top 50 Researcher in Nigeria in 2020[1]
- Top 50 Researcher in Nigeria in 2021[1]
- Forty-second researcher in Nigeria in 2022[1]
- SciVal's Top 100 Researcher's List[5]
- CSIR-TWAS Fellowship[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Sciences (TWAS), The World Academy of. "Boosting the steel industry in Nigeria". TWAS. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Belo-Osagie, Kofoworola (June 11, 2020). "Industrial Chemistry tops UNILORIN research output". The Nations.
- ↑ Nile University of Nigeria (2022-06-01). "Nile University's Senior Academic and Researcher Publishes Two High Impact (Q1) Articles in Nature and Elsevier". Nile University. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Nile University of Nigeria (2022-06-21). "Nile University's Senior Academic and Researcher Publishes Another High Impact (Q1) Article in a Prestigious Journal". Nile University. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Nile University of Nigeria (2022-07-06). "Nile University Features Three Faculty Members in SciVal's Top 100 Researchers' List". Nile University. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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