Professor Kayode Oyedode ADEBOWALE was born in Ibadan on January 11, 1962. He completed his BSc
programme in 1984, MSc programme in 1986 and Ph.D. programme in 1991, all at the
University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He became a Professor of Industrial Chemistry in
2006. He had postdoctoral experience at the Ebehard’s Karls University,
Tuebingen, and the University of Dresden both in Germany and also at the Abdus
Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy.
He has won
several accolades which include Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Science, Polymer Institute
of Nigeria, Chemical Society of Nigeria and Science Association of Nigeria. Outside
the shores of Nigeria, Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), Alexander von
Humboldt Stiftung, Germany, and lately, African Academy of Science.
Professor Adebowale has a track record of distinguished research
and service and he is currently conducting research in Industrial Chemistry. These
include, Thermo-catalytic conversion of wastes and biomass
into useful industrial feed stocks; Physicochemical, functional properties and retrogradation behaviour of
native and modified starches and protein concentrates of underutilised legumes
and cereals; Synthesis, kinetics of production and characterisation of oil-modified
alkyd resin; Fuzzy Logic Modelling of Environmental
Compartments and Kinetics and thermodynamic studies of
the adsorption of metals on kaolinite clay.
He has Cognate
administrative experience as Dean Faculty of Science in 2009, Director Special
Duties, Office of the Vice-Chancellor in 2015 and two-term Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Administration) from 2018.
Professor Adebowale has
published widely in both National and international Journals of repute and has served
as external examiners in Nigeria and beyond. To date, he has published over 130
research articles and a national patent. On the Google scholar, he has an
H-index of 40; On Scopus an H-index of 35. He has mentored several Bachelors,
Masters, and fourteen Doctoral students who are distinguished scholars in their
respective institutions in Nigeria and abroad. He has served as reviewer in the
following Journals: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemistry and Ecology,
Food Research International, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Thermochimica
Acta, Biochemical Engineering, Carbohydrate Polymers, Food Research
International, and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules among
others
He is the Chairman
of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (South Western Region) and treasurer,
Nigeria Academy of Science. He has won research grant of the International
Foundation for Science IFS, Sweden ($12,000). He is a recipient of the prestigious
2013 African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award in Science,
Technology and Innovation ($100,000)
He attended the
Senior Executive Course, 39, 2017 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic
Studies, Kuru leading to the award of Member of National Institute, mni. He is
currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Ibadan,
Nigeria.
Professor Adebowale is on
the International Scientific Advisory Board of the African Centre of Excellence
for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER). He is currently involved with
the Nigerian Young Academy, where he supports two national awards for young
scientists one of which is for distinguished young women in Chemical Sciences
research. He is married to Dr Yemisi Adebowale and they are blessed with three
children.
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