PhD, Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) Aachen, Germany, 2001.
M. Eng., University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 1995.
B. Eng., University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 1990.

*    The kernel of my research work is in Fluid Dynamics, Flow Stability and Control, Heat and Mass Transfer; Computational Fluid Dynamics, Solar Energy

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research in Progress – Manuscripts in Preparation

(i) Renewable energy prospect and utilization in Nigeria
(ii) Simulation of the operation of internal combustion engines.
(iii) Simultaneous heat and mass transfer processes of bubble by vapour absorption at intermediate Reynolds numbers
(iv) Combustion of sodium droplets at intermediate to high Reynolds numbers
(v) Control of the environmental pollution through exhaust gas recirculation
(vi) Natural convection in rectangular enclosures filled with power-law fluid.
(vii) Control of the onset of convection in Darcy-Benard configuration (in collaboration with Dr. Andrew Rees, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Bath, UK)
(viii) Heat Transfer Induced by a Hot Plate Moving through the Mid-Horizontal Plane of Rectangular Enclosures Filled with Nanofluids (in collaboration with Prof. Ali Chamkha, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait)
(ix) Combined Radiation and Natural Convective Heat Transfer in Triangular Enclosures Using Heat Function Formulation Approach (in collaboration with Antonio Campo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Vermont, USA)
(x) Heat function analysis of forced convection heat transfer in rectangular channel occupied by a fluid with temperature-dependent viscosity, (in collaboration with Prof. Kamel Hooman, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia)

German academic exchange service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD Referat 413; Kennziffer – A/96/11394) Scholarship for PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Aachen, Germany October 1996 – July 2001
(b) Commonwealth Fellowship (Ref. NGCF-2007-165) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, January – June, 2008
(c) World Bank Grant to Participate on the Workshop on Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) Organised by Government of Senegal in Partnership with the World Bank held between June 9 and 12, 2014 at King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar, Senegal
(d) EducationUSA Leadership Institute by US State Department and StudyColorado by Colorado State, USA (Exchange Visitor Program Number: #G‐1‐13121, IIE Grantee ID: 04149070), Industry and Private Sector Linkages and Innovation – Energy Sector Partnerships, Denver, Colorado, July 28 – August 8, 2015 and International Institute of Education, Washington, DC, August 9 – 12, 2015.
(e) Visiting Researchers Support Programme Grant (Science, Engineering & Technology, CSET) by the University of South Africa, Pretoria, December 2021 – December – November, 2022.
(f) Research Fellow, INTI International University, Malaysia, December 2023 – December, 2025.
(g) Professor Extraordinarius, Department of Mechanical, Bioresources and Biomedical Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Campus, University of South Africa, Pretoria.

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)

(i) Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE) with Membership Number 12,794.
(ii) Fellow, Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FNIMechE) with the Membership Number
W00067
(iii) Full registration with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering Practice in Nigeria
(COREN) with registration number RN. 10,046.

(i) World Engineers’ Convention with the theme: “Mankind – Nature – Technology”; EXPO 2000 in Hannover, Germany; 18th – 21st June 2000.
(ii) British Applied Mathematics Colloquium 2008, School of Mathematics, the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, March 31st to April 3rd, 2008.
(iii) Interfaith Relations organised by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, Egham, United Kingdom, 11 – 13 April, 2008.
(iv) The 15th Annual International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) Conference Hosted by the Durban University of Technology, South Africa between 31st August and 3rd September, 2011
(v) Workshop on Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) Organised by Government of Senegal in Partnership with the World Bank held between June 9 and 12, 2014 at King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar, Senegal
(vi) Training on Internal Quality Assurance in West Africa (TrainIQAfrica), High Level Information Meeting, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, 3 – 7 November, 2014.
(vii) Lead Paper presented at the 3rd African Engineering Deans Council Summit (AEDC), July 24 – 26, Covenant University, Ota
(viii) The 3rd International Conference on Engineering for a Sustainable World (ICESW 2019), July 3-5, 2019 at the Covenant University, Ota.
(ix) Sustainable, Clean & Emerging Energy Technologies Conference, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 09 – 15 November, 2025.

i. Waheed, M.A., Henschke, M. and A. Pfennig (2002). Mass transfer by free and forced convection of a liquid drop, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45: 4507 – 4514.
ii. Nzebuka, G.C. and Waheed, M.A. (2020). Thermal Evolution in the Direct Chill casting of an Al-4 pct Cu Alloy using the Low-Reynolds Number Turbulence Model, International Journal of Thermal Science, 147: 106152.
iii. Komolafe, C.A., Waheed, M. A., Kuye, S. I., Adewumi, B. A., Olayanju, T. M. A. and Oluwaleye, I.O. (2020). Sun drying of cocoa with firebrick thermal storage materials, International Journal of Energy Research, DOI: 10.1002/er.5364
iv. Akogun, O. A., Waheed, M. A., Ismaila, S. O. and Dairo, O. U. (2020a). Co-briquetting characteristics of cassava peel with sawdust at different torrefaction pretreatment conditions, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1752333
v. Waheed, M.A. and Nzebuka, G.C. (2020a). Analysis of Thermally Driven Flow Pattern Formation in Aluminium DC Casting for Different Rayleigh Numbers and Billet Diameters, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 18: 100536, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100536
vi. Akogun, O. A., Waheed, M. A., Ismaila, S. O. and Dairo, O. U. (2020b). Physical and Combustion Indices of Thermally Treated Cornhusk and Sawdust Briquette for Heating Applications in Nigeria, Journal of Natural Fibers, https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1764445
vii. Oyedepo, S.O., Kilanko, O., Waheed, M.A., Fayomi, O.S.I, Ohunakin, O.S., Babalola, P.O.; Ongbali, S.O., Nwaokocha, C.N, Mabinuori, B., Shopeju, O.O. (2020) Dataset on Thermodynamics Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Reheat – Regenerative Steam Turbine Power Plant with Feed Water Heaters, Data in Brief, 32: 106086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106086
viii. Waheed, M.A., Nzebuka, G.C. (2020b). Investigation of Macrosegregation due to Thermosolutal and Shrinkage Induced Flow in the Direct Chill casting using the Low-Reynolds Number Turbulence Model, Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, vol. 126:725; URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03920-9
ix. Waheed, M. A. and Akogun, O. A. (2020). Quality enhancement of fuel briquette from cornhusk and cassava peel blends for co-firing in coal thermal plant, International Journal of Energy Research, 1 – 12.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.5865
x. Ogbonnaya, M., Ajayi, O. O. and Waheed, M.A. (2020). Effect of Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Thermophysical Properties of Al2O3 Nanolubricant for Use in Vapour Compression Refrigeration System, Solid State Technology Volume: 63 Issue: 6, 7728 – 7739.
xi. Waheed, M.A. and Nzebuka, G.C. and Enweremadu C.C. (2021). Potent turbulence model for the computation of temperature distribution and eddy viscosity ratio in a horizontal direct-chill casting, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 79 Issue 4, pp. 294 – 310. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2020.1845557
xii. Samuel, O. D., Waheed, M. A., Taheri-Garavand, A., Verma, T. N.¸ Dairo¸ O. U Bolaji, B.O., Afzal, A. (2021). Prandtl number of optimum biodiesel from food industrial waste oil and diesel fuel blend for diesel engine¸ Fuel, 285: 119049. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119049
xiii. Komolafe, C. A., Waheed, M. A., Kuye, S.I., Adewumi, B.A. and Adejumo, A.O.D. (2021). Thermodynamic analysis of forced convective solar drying of cocoa with black coated sensible thermal storage material, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 26: 101140. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101140
xiv. Waheed, M. A. and Akogun, O. A. (2021). Synergetic effect of feedstock mixture and torrefaction pre-treatment on some briquette characteristics of cornhusk and sawdust wastes, Applied Environmental Research, 43(3), pp. 107 – 120. https://doi.org/10.35762/AER.2021.43.3.8
xv. Adeniji, T. A. and Waheed, M. A. (2021). Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency of an Aluminum Melting Furnace for a Nigerian Cast-Coiled Plant, Fuel Communications, Vol. 9, 100027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfueco.2021.100027
xvi. Komolafe, C. A., Waheed, M. A., Ezekwem, C., Hii, C. (2021) Numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in three-dimensional cocoa beans under solar drying condition with thermal storage material, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 14(7) / 074501-1. URL: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052454
xvii. Layeni, A.T., Waheed, M.A., Adewumi, B.A., Nwaokocha, C.N., Sharifpur, M., Tongo, S.O., Okeze, R.C., Mboreha, C.A. (2021). Computational and sensitivity analysis of a dual purpose solar chimney for buildings, Materials Today: Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.07.292
xviii. M. G. Sobamowo, O. P. Popoola, A. A. Yinusa and M. A. Waheed. (2021). Transient Thermal Analysis of Convective-Radiative Moving Fin under the Influences of Magnetic Field and Time-dependent Boundary Condition, Computational Sciences and Engineering, 1(2) (2021) 139-152.
https://dx.doi.org/10.22124/cse.2021.20588.1019
xix. Sobamowo, M. G., Adeleye, O., Yinusa, A. A., Oyekeye, M. O., Waheed, M. A. (2021). Significance of Fin Tip Temperature on the Heat Transfer Rate and Thermal Efficiency of a Rectangular Fin with Variable Thermal Conductivity Theory. Journal of Engineering and Thermal Sciences Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2021, p. 65-80. https://doi.org/10.21595/jets.2021.22282
xx. Ogbonnaya, M., Ajayi, O. O., Waheed, M.A., Salawu, E. Y. (2022). Thermophysical Properties and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Nanorefrigerants: Some Existing Results and Areas for Further Researches, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 917, pp 207-227.
xxi. Oni, E.O., Komolafe, C.O., Badmos, A.O., Kareem, S.O., Waheed, M.A. Oluwafemi, F. (2022). Elimination of Aflatoxin in Freshly Harvested Maize Using Locally Fabricated Dryers, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. DOI 10.1002/jsfa.11842
xxii. Akogun, O. A. and Waheed, M. A. (2022). Development and performance evaluation of a piston type hydraulically operated briquetting machine with replaceable moulds, Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Ejournal, Vol. 24(1), 113 – 126.
xxiii. Olamide, O. O., Balogun, O. A., Olaitan, K. L., Kuye, S. I. and Waheed, M. A. (2022). Effect of copper-nanofluids cooling media on flow and thermal characteristics of a cross-flow heat exchanger, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 917, pp 185-198.
xxiv. Ibrahim, A.O., Ighodaro, O.O., Fasogbon, S.K., Orumwense, E.F., Waheed, M.A. (2022). Failure investigation of the tube of a dual fired steam boiler in a western Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing plant, Engineering Failure Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2022.106906.
xxv. Waheed, M.A., Akogun, O. A. and Enweremadu (2022). An Overview of Torrefied Bioresource Briquettes: Quality Influencing Parameters, Enhancement through Torrefaction and Applications. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 9:122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-022-00608-1.
xxvi. Ogbonnaya, M., Ajayi, O. O. and Waheed, M.A. (2023). Influence of Refrigerant Type, Nanoparticle’s Concentration and Size on the Performance and Exergy Efficiency of the Vapour Compression Refrigeration System Using Al2O3 based Nanolubricant. Journal of Nanofluids 12(3): 712-722. doi:10.1166/jon.2023.1953.
xxvii. Kamiyo, O. M. and Waheed, M. A. (2023). Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Clerestory-Shaped Attics Heated from Below. West Indian Journal of Engineering 45(2): 50-56. https://doi.org/10.47412/XIID6834.
xxviii. M. A. Waheed, O. A. Akogun, and C. C. Enweremadu (2023) Influence of Feedstock Mixtures on the Fuel Characteristics of Blended Cornhusk, Cassava Peels, and Sawdust Briquettes. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04039-6.
xxix. Waheed, M. A. and Enweremadu, C. C. (2023) Heat Function Analytics of Conjugate Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Partitioned Enclosure Filled with Hybrid Nanofluid Under Magnetic Fields, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 30(7): 21-47. DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.2023046875
xxx. Waheed, M. A., Akogun, O. A., and Enweremadu, C. C. (2023) Dataset on the performance characteristics of briquettes from selected agricultural wastes using a piston-type briquetting machine. Data in Brief, Volume 50, 109476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109476
xxxi. Waheed, M. A., Olamide, O. O., Adingwupu, A. C. and Enweremadu, C. C. (2024) Syngas production in a downdraft gasifier using food waste: a case study, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 46:1, 888-901, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2292240
xxxii. Waheed, M. A., Olamide, O. O. and Enweremadu, C. C. (2024) Mixed Convection in a Lid-Driven Cavity Filled with Nanofluids Using Single- and Two-Phase Eulerian Modeling Methods, J. Nanofluids, Vol. 13, No. 1, 52-64, doi:10.1166/jon.2024.2119
xxxiii. Oyedepo, S. O., Waheed, M. A., Abam, F. I., Dirisu, J. O., Samuel, O. D., Ajay, O. O., Somorin, T., Popoola, A. P. I., Kilanko, O., and Babalola, P. O. (2025). A Critical Review on Enhancement and Sustainability of Energy Systems: Thermo-economic and Thermo-environmental Analysis Perspectives Sources. Frontiers in Energy Research, 12:1417453. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1417453
xxxiv. Oyedepo, S. O., Ajayi, O. O., Waheed, M. A., Popoola, A. P. I., and Somorin, T. (2026). Editorial: Recent advances in energy systems for sustainable development. Frontiers in Energy Research. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2025.1760863.
xxxv. Ohijeagbon, O.D., Waheed, M.A., Ajayi, O.O., Ismaila, S.O., Adejumobi, I.A. (2026) Techno-Economic assessment of distributed hybrid renewable energy systems across Nigeria’s regions using measured resource data. Energy for Sustainable Development 91 (2026) 101913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101913