Profile Info
PhD Chemistry – Materials, 2015
M.Sc Environmental Chemistry, 2010
B.Sc (Hons) Industrial Chemistry, 2001
Chemistry
Senior Lecturer
Science and Technology
Chemistry
Materials Chemistry, Solid State Electrochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biomass Valorisation, Energy Storage Systems
Awards & Honours
· Commonwealth Science Conference Follow-on Grant for collaboration with Dr. Chor Tay of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2021.
· RSC Research Grant of £4000 to facilitate the Project: Exploring Greener Synthetic Routes to Prepare Porous Activated Carbons from Sugar Cane Peels and Bargasse for Lithium-ion Capacitors, 2020.
· RSC Inclusion & Diversity Grant of £3000 to facilitate the Project: Promoting Inclusion and Good Science in Stated-Owned Universities in Nigeria’s Delta Region, 2020.
· RSC Researcher Development Grant of £250 to attend the online programme: Open Data in a Day, 2020.
· Alexander von Humboldt Renewed Research Stay Fellowship, IAM-ESS, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 1.08.2019 – 30.11.2019.
· Alexander von Humboldt Equipment subsidy of EUR 19,500 to purchase a table-top X-ray diffractometer, 2019.
· Alexander von Humboldt Return Fellowship Award of EUR 6,500 for re-integration into my home institute, 2019.
· The Royal Society/GCRF Travel Grant for Connecting Minds Africa Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 2019.
· Research Council UK Travel Grant for GCRF Global Engagement Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand. 2019.
· RSC Travel Grant of £800 to attend the 10th African Materials Research Conference in Tanzania, 2019.
· Institute of Applied Materials-Energy Storage Systems, KIT, Germany Funding for in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiment at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg; October 18-22, 2018.
· CIFAR’s Azrieli Travel Grant for Women in Science Leadership Conference, Kigali, Rwanda. 2018.
· Research Council UK Travel Grant for GCRF Global Engagement Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya. 2018.
· CALIPSOplus (Grant 730872) Funding for experiment ID: AV-2017032159 Performed at BL04-MSPD Beamline ALBA Synchrotron, Spain, 2017.
· African Academy of Science (AAS) Affiliateship Award, 2017-2021.
· Nigeria Young Academy Membership Award , 2017-2021.
· Covenant University Centre for Research Innovation & Discovery (CUCRID) Research Grant (No: CUCRID/VC/17/02/02/06-FS), 2017.
· Alexander von Humboldt German Language Course Fellowship, Goethe Institute Mannheim, Germany; April-May, 2017.
· Alexander von Humboldt Georg Foster Post-Doctoral Fellowship, IAM-ESS, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 1.06.2017-30.11.2018.
· Travel Award for the 4th Science of Global Prostate Disparities Conference, University of Florida, USA, 2016.
· Best Graduating PhD Student, CST, Covenant University, 2015.
· Visiting Research Scholar Award, ICMS, India, 2014.
· Best Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, 2013.
· Covenant University Centre for Research & Development (CUCERD) PhD Research Grant, 2012/2013.
· University of Lagos Teaching/Research Assistantship, 2008-2009.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
1. Mr. Ajayi O. Samuel, PhD Research – Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Layered Lithium-Rich Composite/Core-shell Cathode Materials for Li-ion Battery, 2018-2021.
2. Mr. Onwucha N. Chizoom, PhD Research – Ionothermal Syntheses and Electrochemical Performance of Porous Activated Carbon Electrodes Derived from Waste Pet Bottles for Li-Ion Capacitors, 2019-2022
3. Mr. Talabi Joshua, M.Sc Research – Exploring Greener Synthetic Routes to Prepare Porous Activated Carbons from Sugar Cane Peels and Bargasse for Lithium-ion Capacitors, 2020-2022.
Collaboration/Linkages
1. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2021. Collaboration with Dr. Chor Tay.
2. Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK. Collaboration with Prof. Alexander Robertson.
3. Institute for Applied Materials – Energy Storage Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. Collaboration with Prof. H. Ehrenberg and Dr. S. Indris.
4. International Centre for Materials Science, JNCASR, Bangalore, India. Collaboration with Prof. C.N.R. Rao
- Instituto de Magnetismo Aplicado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM-ADIF- CSIS, Spain. Collaboration with Prof. Patricia de la Presa
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Al-Jadrya, Baghdad- Iraq. Collaboration with Dr. Mehdi S Shihab
Conferences Attended
· Commonwealth Science Virtual Conference on ‘Science for a Resilient Future’, 22 – 26 February, 2021 (poster presentation) [invited].
· RSC Inclusion and Diversity Virtual Forum 2020: Further Diversifying Chemistry – A Focus on Race Inequality, 8 December, 2020 (poster presentation) [invited].
· Evidence Leaders African Online Conference – Strengthening the think-tank role of researchers in supporting government decision-making for better development outcomes, 3 – 4 November, 2020.
· Diamond Light Source UK – Early Career Scientists Online Symposium, 26 – 30 October, 2020.
· GWPore Online Conference/Workshop on ‘Porous Materials and Energy’, organised by the University of Bath, UK, 9-10 September, 2020.
· Connecting Minds Africa Conference on “For the Africa we want”, Nairobi, Kenya, 25 – 27 September, 2019 (poster presentation) [invited].
· Research Council UK Global Engagement Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 12 – 14 February 2019 (poster presentation).
· Diffraction on Energy Material School, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France, 8 – 9 October, 2018 .
· ILL and ESS European User Meeting, World Trade Centre, Grenoble, France, 10 – 12 October, 2018.
· AIC International Crystallography School, Powder Diffraction: Theory, Software and Applications, University of Bari, 29 August – 2 September, 2018.
· Interdisciplinary research towards tackling the SDGs in Africa, Pembroke College, Oxford University, UK 6-8 August, 2018 (poster presentation).
· Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Discussion: Electrochemistry at Nano-interfaces, Bath, UK, June 26-28, 2018 (poster presentation).
· 6th XPS Workshop, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, June 20-22, 2018.
· Women in Science Leadership Workshop, Kigali, Rwanda, March 22-25, 2018.
· Network Meeting/Workshop of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Regensburg, Germany, April 25-27, 2018.
· Research Council UK GCRF Global Engagement Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, January 31 – February 1, 2018.
· Annual Meeting/Workshop of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Berlin, Germany, June 28-30, 2017.
· 13th Humboldt-Tag Workshop, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, July 27, 2017 (poster presentation).
· Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Study Tour, Germany, August 14-26, 2017.
· 7th Bonn Humboldt Award Winners’ Forum – ‘Fundamental Concepts and Principles of Chemical Energy Conversion’, Bonn, Germany, October 11-15, 2017.
· Chemical Society of Nigeria International Conference, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Rivers State, September 18–23, 2016 (poster presentation).
· International Chemistry Conference, University of Lagos, February 15-17, 2016 (poster presentation).
· Workshop on Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics, organised by the Cancer Prevention Research Group/CaPTC, Covenant University in conjunction with the University of Florida, 16 October 2016.
· AUSTECH International Conference – Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, October 12-13, 2015 (poster presentation) [invited].
· 2nd Covenant University International Conference on African Development Issues (CU-ICADI), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria, 11th – 13th May, 2015.
· International Chemistry Conference, Covenant University, 2014.
· In-Housing Lecture presentation titled “NOTAP Training on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Management and Patenting” Covenant University, Nigeria; 14-16 May, 2014.
· Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria’s 16th Mandatory Training Workshop of. Theme: Sampling Techniques and Sample Analysis, Modern Trends held at Welcome Centre and Hotels, Lagos on 20-21 November, 2012.