Mr. Lateef Omonayajo, a fresh graduate from the University’s Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, College of Engineering (COLENG), has bagged the 2015 edition of the Tatarillo International Thesis Award. Omonayajo’s thesis titled, "Development of Low Cost Emitter for Drip Irrigation", was selected as one of the winning theses, because it was well-structured and showed a rigorous approach to the study of the topic, having been adjudged the best out of the 259 entries received from 57 countries of the world.
According to Dr. (Engr.) Adeyinka Sobowale, who is of the same Department and Mr. Omonayajo’s supervisor, the Tattarillo jury chose the best three theses by evaluating among others, the scientific value, respect for local traditions, local people’s inclusion in the decision processes, the multi-disciplinary approach and the sustainability of the proposed solutions in the research.
The competition was the 9th in the series under the auspices of Ingegneria Senza Frontiere Firenze – ONLUS (Engineering without Borders Florence), Italy. The Tattarillo Award is international in nature for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate Theses, organised by EWB Florence in co-operation with the “Environmental Councilor of the Municipality of Florence”. The main objective of the Tattarillo Award is to encourage technology students and the scientific community to research themes related to appropriate technologies in the “South-of-the-World”.
