Profile

I obtained a First-Class (Hons.) B.Eng. in Agricultural (now Agricultural and Environmental) Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, in 2008. Subsequently, I completed my MSc with Distinction (2011) and PhD (2015) at Loughborough University, UK.

Since joining Loughborough University in 2010, I have worked on several research and development projects, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Re-invent (Phase 2 and 3) Toilet Challenge Project. I am leading a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Engineering for Development Research Fellowship, awarded in 2019 on “Advanced Technological Synergy to Renewable Energy Production in sub-Saharan Africa”. 

I lead/contribute to campus-based and distance learning postgraduate taught modules. In addition, I supervise doctoral researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate research dissertations. I also serve on several school-level and university-level committees, including the School’s Research and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committees.  

Professional affiliations/certifications 

  • Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK
  • Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Waste and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
  • Fellow, the Advance Higher Education (FHEA)
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate in Project Management 
  • MSP Practitioner Certificate in Programme Management

Awards

  • Research Fellowship Award, 2019
  • PTDF, International Doctoral Scholarship, 2014 
  • Young Researchers’ Award, RSC Travel Grant, 2012
  • Best Presentation (Oral & Poster), COGER International Conference, UK, 2012
  • Doctoral Research Studentship, Loughborough University, UK, 2011
  • DFID/Commonwealth Shared Scholarship UK, 2010 
  • Four University Prize Awards, 2008 including: Best Graduating Student, Department of Agricultural Engineering, and School of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

External activities

  • Member, Chartered Institute of Waste and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Qualifications Panel (2022 – present)
  • 2020, PhD External examination: University of Bath, UK 
  • Expert technical reviewer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) proposals; RAEng Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Awards, The Royal Society the Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) grant scheme
  • Conference committee member: WEDC International conference (2018 - present)
  • Expert reviewer for several esteemed international journals in my field, including Environmental Management, Applied Energy, Utility Policy, Energy, Energy & Fuels

Key collaborators/stakeholders

  • UNEP
  • RAEng
  • BMGF
  • International universities: UCAD (Senegal), Makerere University (Uganda), ABU (Nigeria), Toronto (Canada), CQU (China)
  • Consultants: Alvan Blanch, LEAP Micro AD (UK), Berkeley Air (USA). 
  • Government agencies: Environment Agency (UK), PNB-SN (Senegal), SMWCOL (Trinidad & Tobago)