FUNAAB 109 inaugural lecturer, Prof. Olayide Rasaq ADETUNJI hailed from Okuku, the headquarter of Odo-Otin local government, Osun State. He is from Balogun’s compound in Okuku. He attended St. Theresas Roman Catholic Methodist Primary School, Odesanmi via Ile-Ife between 1970 and 1975. He proceeded to Inisa Grammar School, Inisa, Osun State in 1975. He passed out with Division One Distinction in his WASCE result of 1980. He gained admission to study to University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria in 1982 and he graduated in 1987 with first class honours degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. He proceeded for his Master degree in the same department after a year of mandatory National Youth Service. He obtained Master’s degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering in 1991.
He joined Midland Galvanizing Products Ltd. Abeokuta in 1991 where he worked for over twelve years and rose to the position of Deputy Manager Operations. He had the opportunity of being sponsored for a management programme for Technologists in Bangalore, India between September 1994 and May 1995. He later moved to another multinational engineering company (Lafarge Africa Ewekoro Plant) to further his career in 2002. He was transferred to Lafarge, Shagamu plant in 2003. He got registered as professional engineer with Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) in 2003. He worked in various departments like Production, Maintenance Planning and Inspection at Managerial level. He attended cement professional course in Northampton, United Kingdom in 2003. He joined academic and research work in 2008 after gaining employment as lecturer II in the department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria. He was awarded Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering in October, 2012. He was promoted to the post of Senior Lecturer in October 2014, Associate Professor in October 2017 and full Professor in October, 2020. He was a visiting lecturer to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ibogun Campus between 2019 and 2021. His research interests include; Corrosion Engineering, Novel Materials and Machinery Development, and mass Production, Energy Materials and Nanotechnology.
He has a patent application was filed at National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion office through the directorate of research, innovation and partnership (DRIP) due to high performance of 60Zn40Al galvanic anode. His research work is well cited with citations of 915, h-index of 18 and i10-index of 28. He has Research Interest Score of 2,260.6 on Research Gate as at February, 2026.He has supervised over eighty five undergraduate students, eleven postgraduate diploma students and twenty three master degree students as at January, 2023. He has supervised six Ph.D students five of which are in area of Corrosion and Materials Engineering, and one in Design and Production Engineering.
Prof. Olayide Rasaq Adetunji has over ninety (90) publications in reputable scientific journals and conference proceedings.
i. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 2012
ii. Certificate in Management Programme for Technologist 1995
iii. M.Sc. in Materials & Metallurgical Engineering 1991
iv. B.Sc. In Materials & Metallurgical Engineering 1987
v. COREN Registered Engineer 2003
vi. Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers 1998
a.Corrosion Performance of Metallic Materials in Selected Media from a Detergent Plant.
b. Cathodic corrosion protection of mild, stainless, galvanized and aluzinc coated steels in marine environment using some selected materials as sacrificial anodes.
c. Performance evaluation of some non-edible oil coolants for minimum quantity lubrication in machining operation and as corrosion inhibitor.
d.Development and Characterization of Nano crystalline materials for applications
e.Computational Modeling and Simulation of Materials Properties.
f. Investigative properties of Materials for Energy Production
g.Development of cassava grater, maize sheller, yam cooker and blender & Power hack saw.
h. Nano thin film production and characterization.
i. Modeling and Simulation of Corrosion of oil and gas pipeline.
j. Development of knowledge based expert plant maintenance system
k.Computational Modeling of materials for high temperature applications.
l. Evaluation of Service Performance of High Strength Amorphous Alloy of Cu, Al, and Iron in some selected Media.
m. Cement Production Technology and Optimization.
n. Development of Palm Kernel Shell, Steel Slag and Silica Sand Powder as Composite Material in Automotive Brake Pad Production.
B. In Progress:
i. Electrochemical and Mechanical Properties of Graphene coated Titanium and 316 Stainless Steel in Biomedical Implants.
ii. Production of a motor cycle crankshaft from scrapped cast iron and palm kernel shell
iii.Development of nanoflux from animal bones and egg shells for Aluminium melt treatment
iv.Development and optimization of biodegradable food packages using agrowastes
v. Development and Characterization of Nano crystalline Aluminium-Magnesium Alloys/Composites for Aerospace Applications.
vi. Development of solar cells from polymeric materials for energy application.
vii. Development of various smart materials and machineries for wider applications.
viii. Corrosion protection of steel in reinforced concrete using sacrificial Al and Zn anodes
1. Federal Government Post Graduate Scholarship for M.Sc. 1988/89 and1989/90 sessions
2. Fellowship award from Association of Maintenance and Design Engineers, Otta in 2004
3. Mayegun of IdimangoroAdigbe by Community Development Association in 2010
4. Male Lecturer of the year 2010 in College of Engineering by NUESA
5. Federal Government UniversityAcademic Staff DevelopmentProgramme Grant
Recipient 2008– 2012
6. Conference Grant recipient from TetFund in 2014 to fund Polish corrosion conference in Gliwice, Poland
7. Researchgate most read researcher in FUNAAB, Week 45,47 &48, 2016& 2017, most read researchher in Mechanical Engineering Department, 2016 , 2017& 2018.
8. Conference Grant recipient from TetFund in 2019 to fund Corrosion 2019 Polish corrosion conference in Warsaw, Poland
9. Recognized and certified reviewer of Elsevier Matchemphy journal, 2016-2019
10. Fellowship award from Nigerian Corrosion Association (FNiCA) October, 2021
11. Fellowship award from Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria(FMSN), Nov.2022
12. Research fellow, INTI International University Malaysia, Dec.2023-Dec.2025
13. Editor and board member of Clareus Scientific Journal (USA), April 2025
14. Research publication grant of £500 for open access payment and $500 incentive payment by INTI International University Malaysia, 2025.
15. Research fellow, INTI International University Malaysia, Dec.2025-Dec.2028
16. FUNAAB 109 Inaugural lecturer award of honour, February 25, 2026.
a. Member of FUNAAB Senate Oct.2020 to Date
b. Member of FUNAAB PG Board Sept2021-sept 2025
c. Ag. Dean, College of Engineering July – Sept 2025
d. Deputy Dean, College of Engineering Sept 2021-sept 2025
e. College of Engineering PG coordinator Aug.2021-sept2025
f. COLENG Rep in FUNAAB ADMICO Nov.2022-sept 2025
g. Member PG School BUSCOM Nov.2022- sept 2025
h. Ag. Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering 2016 – 2018
i. Examination Officer 2010 – 2016
j. Member of Planning Committee of COLENG graduates’ induction
Committee to NSE 2014-2018
k. Member, COLENG COCER (Exam Results Vetting) 2010 -2018
l. Member COLENG Conference committee 2015-2016
m. Member, PG School Business Committee 2015-2016
n. PG Board Member 2016-2018
o. Alternate Chairman, COLENG COCER (Exam Results Vetting) 2018-2019
a. Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers, (Number 08949) 1997
b. Registered Engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN, R 9879) 2003
c. Professional Member, Materials Science and Technology Society
of Nigeria (P0856). 2008
d. Member, African Materials Research Society 2009
e. Corporate Member, Nigerian Metallurgical Society (C1062) 2016
f. Member, Nigerian Corrosion Association (NICA,0002) 2018
g. Member, National Association of Corrosion Engineer (NACE) International 2019
h. Member, Association of Materials Protection & Performance (AMPP) 2025
Selected Conferences Attended
a.11th.International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, ICMPC December 15-18, 2020, IIT Indore, India
b.19th. Nigerian Materials Congress, NIMACON 2020, December, 7-9, OAU, Ile-Ife
c. 12th International Scientific Conference, Warsaw, Corrosion 2019, Warsaw, Poland,May, 27-29.
d.18th Nigerian International Materials Congress(NIMACON 2018), Ilorin,18-22, Nov.2019
e.Nigerian Corrosion Association Annual National Conference, NAF, Conf. Centre, Abuja;26-28, Nov..2019
f.Nigerian Metallurgical Society Conference, Kaduna, 26-29, Oct. 2016
g.COLENG Science Engineering & Technology Conference, FUNAAB, Abeokuta,April, 2016
h.14th Annual Conference of Nigerian Materials Congress of 2015, Uyo
i.International Renewable Energy & Power Conference, Atlanta, USA 2015,5-7,October, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia.
j.International Scientific Conference CORROSION 2014, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 18-21 November, 2014, Gliwice, Poland.
k.12thAnnual Conference of Nigerian Materials Congress of 2013 (NIMACON): at African University of Science & Technology (AUST):, Abuja, November, 2013.
Selected Publications
1. Owoeye F.T., Adetunji O.R., Azodo, A.P. and Emokpere M.(2026) determination of cathodic Protection of Galvanized and Mild Steels in Ibeshe Seawater using zinc as Sacrificial Anode, JENER Journal of Emperical and Non-Emperical Research 2(3), pp.1-7. Published by JENER Journal,doi: 104898/jener.v2i3al.
2. Olanrewaju M. Adesusi, Wai Yie leong, Olayide R. Adetunji, Adekunle I. Musa ,favour I kosisochi, moses o. shomefun (2025) Cyclic step quenching of micro-alloyed steel for enhancing mechanical properties: a novel heat treament process implementation, Materials research express,https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ae1355 published by IOP.
3. Olayide R.Adetunji, Korede S.Rasheed, Olanrewaju M.Adesusi and Queeneth A. Kingsley-Omoyibo (2025)Production and Characterization of Aluminium Matrix Composite Containing Silicon Carbide, Fly and Orange Peel Ash,, ASRIC Journal of engineering Sciences,(1): www.asri.org
4. Quadri, A.T. Leong W.Y., Adetunji O.R. et al. (2025) Evaluating the corrosion rates of mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and copper in sodium silicate at varying temperatures,Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly; 1-16, Published by Taylors and Francis, https:// doi.org/10.1080/00084433_2025.2501893
5. Adepoju, V.O., Aderinlewo, A.A., Dairo, O.U.& Adetunji, O.R. (2025) Effect of moisture content and Oil palm varieties on the coefficient of sliding friction of kernel and shell on fibre material(rug canvas) Arid zone J. of Engineering, Technology and Environment 21(4):1005-1011, https://doi.org/10.63958/azojette/2025/21/04/010
6. Adetunji, O.R., Arowosegbe, A., Oyelami, A.T.and Dare, E.O.&… (2025) Nanostructured of high alloy steel by repeated cold rolling, Nigerian j. of applied sciences and innovative technology,1(1); 11-20 Published by bells university engineering faculty; https://nijasit.bellsuniversity.edu.ng.
7. Adepoju, V.O., Aderinlewo, A.A., Dairo, O.U.& Adetunji, O.R. (2025) Effect of moisture content for two varieties of PKS on the coefficient of sliding friction of a cloth tarpaulin,Dutse J. of Pure and Applied Sci., 11(3c):372-381, https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/dujopasv1113c33
8. Adepoju, V.O., Aderinlewo, A.A., Dairo, O.U.& Adetunji, O.R. (2025) Effect of canvas material on the coefficient of sliding friction of Dura content for two varieties of PKS on the coefficient of sliding friction of a cloth tarpaulin,Dutse J. of Pure and Applied S variety of PKS., 11(3c):372-381, https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/dujopasv1113e.7
9. Apeh S.O., Kuye S.I., Adetunji, O.R. and Akinyele, J.O.(2024) Effect of welding current on gas metal arc welded bead of 8 mm thick AISI 1020 Steel, J. of Engineering, Science and Technology, 7(1):20-28, Published by apwen; https:// www.apwen.org.ng/ajest
10. Olanrewaju M. Adesusi , Olayide R. Adetunji, Adekunle I. Musa , Queeneth A. Kingsley-Omoyibo, Abiodun A. Yusuff, Adeniran I. Adeleke, Thoeeb A. Quadri (2024) Investigating the effects of vegetable oil-based cutting fluids with minimun quantity lubrication performance on low-alloyed carbon steels: an optimization study ,International Journal of Interactive Design and Manufacturing(IJIDeM) , doi.org/10.1007/s12008-024-01908-w Published by Springer Nature.
11. Apeh S.O., Kuye S.I., Adetunji, O.R. and Anyanwu B.U (2024) Review of some welding processes widely used in the Industry for Mild Steel Applications. NSE Technical Transaction Journal vol. 55(2) Published by Nigeria Society of Engineers.
12. Oladoyinbo, F.O., Elebiju, D., Akinwumi, F., ..Adetunji, O.R. and Dare, E.O.(2024) Ceramic Bowl-Supported Nanofibrious Membrane with Fluorinated Silsesquioxane-inspired switchable surface,Elsevier Colloids and Surfaces A: A physico chemical and Engineering Aspects, doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133224
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