Dr Funmilayo Modupe ALAYAKI is a Reader in the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria. Aside her primary teaching assignment, she has served as the Acting Head and as the Postgraduate Co-ordinator in the Department. She has supervised more than thirty (30) undergraduate student final year projects, and currently supervising five (5) postgraduate students. She has more than forty publications in both local and international journals and conference proceedings. She is a fellow of Schlumberger Foundation for Women in Science and Engineering. An award won for her PhD programme at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (2011 - 2015).
Dr Alayaki has won other research grants solely and in collaborations with researchers in the diaspora and Nigeria; the Cambridge-Africa Alborada Research Fund Award (2013) for the field performance evaluation of her research in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, National Research Fund (2019), Institution Based Research Fund (2019 and 2022), sponsored by Tertiary Education Trust Fund. She also won the Fulbright African Research Scholar award (2023 - 2024) in Arizona State University, sponsored by US State Department.
She has served on various committees both in the University and engineering professional organisations. She was the Co-ordinator for Intellectual Property, Innovations, Technology Incubation and Commercialisation Unit, FUNAAB (2023 - 2024). Dr Alayaki is a Registered Engineer with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE).
(a) Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering) 2017
(b) M.Sc. Civil Engineering (Highway and Traffic) 2002
(c) B.Sc. Civil Engineering- (Second Class Upper) 1998
(d) ND Civil Engineering – (Distinction) 1992
(e) West African School Certificate 1989
(f) Registered Engineer by COREN (R. 19916) 2011
(g) Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (21478) 2009
Completed
Construction of stabilised trial road sections in Sampou, Bayelsa State: stemmed from
PhD research on the ‘Characterisation and Binder Stabilisation of Problematic Niger
Delta Soils and Field Performance Evaluation in Nigeria’. Sponsored by Cambridge-
Africa Alborada Fund (2015).
In-progress
i. Research team member on ‘Innovative Geotechnical Solutions to Infrastructure Failures in
Nigeria: Case Study of Lagos and River States’. Sponsored by Tertiary Education Trust
Fund (TETFUND) – National Research Fund (2019).
ii. Investigations on the use of agriculture and industrial wastes and the nano-structured
variants as binders/enhancers of soils and concrete.
iii. Investigation of the use of various agro wastes and plastic in the production of pavement tiles.
iv. Investigation of the use of agro wastes as substitutes of aggregates in asphalt concrete
v. Investigation of the use of geofoam in soil stabilisation including field performance
evaluation.
(a) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) – National Research Fund (NRF) 2019 award for ‘Innovative Geotechnical Solutions to Infrastructure Failures in Nigeria: Case Study of Lagos and River States’. Designation: Research team member 2020 – date
(b) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) – Institution Based Research Fund (IBR) 2019-2020 award for ‘Investigation of the Use of Selected Nanostructured Agricultural and Industrial Wastes in Soil Stabilisation for Pavement
Construction’.
Designation: Principal Investigator 2021 – 2022
(c) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) – Institution Based Research Fund
(IBR) 2019-2020 award for ‘Production of Low-cost Asphalt and Plastic Tiles
Using Selected Agricultural Wastes as Aggregates and Nanostructured Ashes as
Fillers’.
Designation: Co-Principal Investigator 2021 – 2022
(d) Cambridge-Africa Alborada Research Fund Award for research
on ‘Trial road construction in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’ 2013 – 2014
(e) Scholarship Award for Ph.D. programme at University of Cambridge,
United Kingdom by Schlumberger Foundation for Women in Science
and Engineering 2011 – 2015
(f) Graduate Teaching Assistant – University of Lagos award 2001
(g) Scholarship Award for B.Sc programme by
Chief Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo Foundation 1994 – 1998
(h) Best OND graduating student – Federal Polytechnic Ilaro 1992
(i) Best female student in WASC at Wahab Folawiyo High School 1989
i. Acting Head of Department, Sept 2024 to date
ii. Co-ordinator – Intellectual Property, Innovations, Technology Incubation and
Commercialisation Unit, Jan 2023 to Sep 2024
iii. Member of Committee on Gender Policy, FUNAAB, Aug 2021
iv. Member of COVID-19 Compliance Committee, FUNAAB, Jan 27, 2021
v. Member of Committee on Review of Rules and Regulations of the University, FUNAAB, Feb 18, 2020
(i) Registered Engineer by COREN (R. 19916) 2011
(ii) Corporate Member of Nigerian Society of Engineers (R. 21478) 2009
(iii) Member of Association of Professional Women Engineers in
Nigeria (APWEN) – Membership No. 0280 2008
(i) 4th International Conference (COLENG 2026) – Sustainable Engineering
in the Era of Digital and Green Transformation, Federal University
of Agriculture, Abeokuta, April 28 to 30, 2026
(ii) Research Symposium and the Celebration of the International Education
Week 2024 at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA. Paper Presented:
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change by Adopting Wastes in the Built
Environment Case Study: Nigeria. Organised by US Department of State
by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES),
a division of the Institute of International Education, Nov 27 to 29, 2024
1. Oseni, M. A., Alayaki, F. M., Abiola, O. S., Balogun, S. A. and Babalola, O. A. (2026): Investigation of the Effects of Calcite Precipitate from Locally Sourced Microbes on some Engineering Properties of a Silty Clayey Soil. UNIABUJA Journal of Engineering and Technology (UJET), Special issue 1: 45 -51. Published by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.70118/ujet.2026.sp01.04.
2. Adebisi, O. I., Akinyemi, M. A., Amusa, K. A., Alayaki, F. M., Erinosho, T. C., Olaogun, P. O. and Ita, M. A. (2026): Dependency of Soil Resistivity on Soil Factors for Optimal Grounding System Performance: A Case Study of Six Sites at FUNAAB, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials, ISSN: 1662-7482, Vol. 932: 163-173. Published by Science.Net, Switzerland. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-k9Auzt.
3. Ayanlola, J. A., Alayaki, F. M. and Nasirudeen, A. R. (2026): Investigation into the Durability of Laterite Based Interlocking Blocks Blended with Corn Cob Ash in Acid Prone Environment. Iconic Research and Engineering Journals, ISSN: 2456-8880. Vol 9(10): 221 – 228. Published by IRE Journals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1715913.
4. Odunfa, S. O., Adegbesan, O. T., Igba, U. T., Adetiloye, A., Babalola, O. A., Alayaki, F. M. and Abiola, O. S. (2026): Evaluation of Polymer Interlocking Paver Blocks Made of Waste Plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate and Sand Modified with Nano-Sized Palm Kernel Shells. Journal of Road and Traffic Engineering, Vol 72(2): 29 – 36. Published by Serbian Society for Roads VIA VITA. DOI: 10.31075/PIS.72.02.04.
5. Alayaki, F. M., Hajikarimi, P., Meky, N., Rashid, S. and Fini, E. H. (2025): Global Applications of Biochar in Sustainable Cities of the Future: A Perspective. Biochar X: e010.Vol 1: 1 – 13. Sponsored by Guizhou University, China. Published by Maximun Academic Press, Fayetteville, Georgia, USA. DOI: 10.48130/bchax-0025-0009.
6. Adebisi, O. I., Akinyemi, M. A., Amusa, K. A. and Alayaki, F. M. (2025): Assessment of the Effect of Some Factors Affecting Soil Resistivity for Optimal Performance of a Grounding System. Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology 8(1): 9 – 20. Published by Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN).https://apwen.org.ng/publication.
7. Laniyan, A. B., Alayaki, F. M., William, O. D., Ayoola, K. O. and Ogunyinka, O. O. (2025): Sediment Pollution Indices and Ecological Risk Evaluation in the Lanfenwa River, Southwest Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Research Archive 16(1): 1770 – 1782. Published by Research Journal Archive, India. https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2025.16.1.2222.
8. Adetiloye, A., Omigbire, T. M., Akinyele, J. O., Odunfa, S. O., Alayaki, F. M., Oluwatudimu, O. E. and Cosmas, A. (2025): Evaluation of Biopolymer Modified Hot Mix Asphalt. Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology 8(1): 156 – 165. Published by Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN).https://apwen.org.ng/publication.
9. Laniyan A. B., Ogunyinka, O. O., William, O. D., and Alayaki F. M. (2025): Biosorption and Ecological Risk Mitigation of Heavy Metals in Adire Textile Effluent Using Low-Cost Agricultural Adsorbents. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM) 7(7): 852 – 861. DOI: 10.35629/5252-0707852861.
10. Akinyemi, O. D., Kazeem, S., Alatise, O., Bada, B. and Alayaki, F. M. (2023): A Novel Method to Estimate the Aggregate Pollution Index in a Typical Limestone Mining and Cement Producing Environment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 (943): 1 – 18. Published by Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11581-3.
11. Akinyemi, O. D., Kazeem, S., Alatise, O., Bada, B. and Alayaki, F. M. (2023): Assessment of the Multilevel Correlations of the Pollution Indicators and Lithological Vulnerabilities in a Passive Limestone Mining and Cement Producing Environment. Environmental Monitoring Assessment 195 (375): 1 – 27. Published by Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10914-6.
12. Alayaki, F. M., Gbadewole, O. A., Adekunle, A. A. and Olagbaju, M. O. (2022): Investigation of the Activating Effects of Calcium Carbide on Bamboo Stem Ash in Stabilization of Lateritic Soil. International Journal of Basic Science and Technology (IJBST) 8(3): 217 – 223. Published by Faculty of Science, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
13. Afolayan, A., Easa, S., Abiola, O. S., Alayaki, F. M. and Folorunso, O. (2022): GIS‐Based Spatial Analysis of Accident Hotspots: A Nigerian Case Study. Infrastructures 7 (103): 1 – 23. Published by MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7080103.
14. Afolayan, A., Abiola, O. S., Easa, S., Alayaki, F. M. and Folorunso, O. (2022): Reliability-based Analysis of Highway Geometric Elements: A systematic review. Cogent Engineering, 9 (1): 1 – 31. Published by Cogent OA, Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2021.2004672.
15. Abiola, O. S., Igba, U. T., Alayaki, F. M., Gbadewole, O. A., and Sonoiki, J. O. (2021): Performance Evaluation of Polypropylene Granules: A Partial Replacement for Sand in a Steel Slag Concrete Block Pavement. Scientific African 14: 1 – 7. Published by Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01018.
16. Akinyele, J. O., Igba, U. T., Alayaki, F. M., and Kuye, S. I. (2021): Modelling the Deformation of Steel-bars in Reinforced Concrete Beams Submerged in Lagoon. Nigerian Journal of Technological Development 18(3): 219 – 228. Published by Faculty of Engineering & Technology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. https://www.njtd.com.ng/paper?paper=633_494.
17. Nkeshita, F., Gbadewole, O. A., Adekunle, A. A. and Alayaki, F. M. (2021): Heavy Metal Pollution and Ecological Risk Assessment of Sludge Deposits from Selected Wastewater Treatment Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Science Technology and Education, 9(2): 293 – 299. Published by Faculty of Technology Education, ATBU Bauchi. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353632049.
18. Igba, U. T., Akinyele, J. O., Alayaki, F. M., Kuye, S. I. and Oyebisi, S. O. (2021): Deterioration and Microstructural Characterization of Reinforced Concrete Beam Buried in Lagoon and Fresh Waters. Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), 40(2): 177 -185. Published by Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v40i2.2.
19. Alayaki, F. M., Gbadewole, O. A., and Otubu, S. O. (2020): Investigation of the Influence of Cow Dung Ash as Filler and Polyethylene Terephthalate as Bitumen Replacement in Asphalt Concrete. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology 14 (1): 98 – 106. Published by Faculty of Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. https://laujet.com/index.php/laujet/article/view/378.
20. Gbadewole, O. A., Alayaki, F. M., Adekunle, A. A. and Dada, P. O. (2020): Evaluation of Palm Kernel Shell and its Nano-variant as Aggregates in Asphalt Concrete. Egyptian Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology. 32(4): 43 – 48. Published by Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University. https://doi.org/10.21608/eijest.2021.48247.1024.
21. Igba, U. T., Akinyele, J. O., Alayaki, F. M., Kuye, S. I. (2019): Causes of Failure in Concrete Elements Buried in Lagoon Water. Engineering Failure Analysis 102: 425 – 432. Published by Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.04.067.
22. Alayaki, F. M., Al-Tabbaa, A. and Ayotamuno, M. J (2017): Stabilisation of Niger Delta Fat Clay with Blend of Binders for Subgrade Application – Part 1. Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), 36(3): 740 -748. Published by Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.363.1385.
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