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Dr. Oluwabamise Lekan Faboya

Reader / Associate Professor | Ag. Head of Department

Faculty of Physical Science · Department of Chemistry

Specialization Petroleum Geochemistry and Environmental Geochemistry

Office: Chemistry Departmental Office, Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Phone: +2347030698484

Email: lekan.faboya@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Oluwabamise Lekan Faboya obtained a B.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, in 2006. He earned his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry and Ph.D. in Organic Geochemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He began his academic career in 2011 and has since trained and mentored numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students in Chemistry. He currently serves as the Acting Head of the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria.

Dr. Faboya is a recipient of several prestigious international fellowships, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences–The World Academy of Sciences (CAS–TWAS) Fellowship, the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative (CAS–PIFI), and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers in Germany.

His research interests span organic geochemistry, environmental chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and climate-related studies. His earlier research focused on the application of organic geochemical techniques to petroleum exploration, particularly the identification of molecular biomarkers in source rocks and crude oils from the Niger Delta Basin to elucidate petroleum source, correlation, and migration pathways. He has also investigated environmental contamination associated with petroleum exploration and forest fires using aliphatic biomarkers, stable carbon isotope composition, and organic contaminants.

His Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Germany, broadened his research into atmospheric chemistry. His current work focuses on the characterization, source apportionment, and health risk assessment of PM₂.₅-bound organic pollutants in Nigerian megacities. Dr. Faboya has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in reputable international journals.

Research Interests

1. Organic geochemical analyses of fossil fuels (gas shale, coal, oil sand and oil shale)
2. Environmental geochemistry including atmospheric pollution study
3. Biogeochemistry

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Organic and Elemental Carbon in PM2.5 from an Urban Residential Area of Lagos, Nigeria.
    Authors: Faboya, O.L., Fomba, K.W., Herrmann, H.
    Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. (2024)
  2. Dust influence on oxygenated polycyclic hydrocarbons and aliphatic ketones in Dushanbe particulate matte
    Authors: Fomba, K. W., Faboya, O. L., Deabji, N., Müller, K., Hofer, J., Makhmudov, A. N., Althausen, D., Abdullaev, S. F., & Herrmann, H.
    E3S Web of Conferences, 575, 03001. (2024)
  3. Mineralogical and pores structure characteristics of organic-rich deltaic shales and sub-bituminous coals from Early-Maastrichtian Mamu Formation, Anambra Basin, Nigeria.
    Authors: Faboya, O. L., Sonibare, O. O., Xu, J., Olowookere, N., Liao Z
    SN Applied Sciences (2020)
  4. Impact of forest fires on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations and stable carbon isotope compositions in burnt Soils from Tropical Forest, Nigeria.
    Authors: Faboya, O. L., Sojinu, O. S.,* Oguntuase, B., Sonibare, O. O.
    Scientific African (2020)
  5. Biomarkers and isotopic characteristics of crude oils from a central Niger Delta depobelt Field, Nigeria
    Authors: Faboya, O. L.,* Sonibare, O. O., Liao Z.
    Petroleum Science and Technology (2019)
  6. Geochemical investigation of trace elements in crude Oils from two different depobelts in the Niger Delta basin, Nigeria
    Authors: Faboya, O. L.,* Ojo, A. A., Bello, H., Osasona, I.
    Petroleum Science and Technology (2018)
  7. Data modelling using ranking method for crude oil migration studies: A rapid geo-tracer technique for geochemists
    Authors: Faboya, O. L.,* Sonibare, O. O., Faboya, O. T., Agrawal, U., Liao, Z., Ekundayo, O.
    Acta Geochimica (2018)
  8. Aliphatic biomarkers distribution in crude oil impacted soils: an environmental pollution indicator.
    Authors: Faboya, O. L., Sojinu, O. S.,* Sonibare, O. O., Falodun, O. T., Liao
    Environmental Forensics (2016)
  9. Oil-source rock correlation and distributions of pyrollic nitrogen compounds in crude oils from the Niger Delta, Nigeria
    Authors: Faboya, O. L.,* Sonibare, O. O., Liao, Z., Ekundayo, O., Tian, Y.
    Petroleum Science and Technology (2015)

Awards

Scholarship

Prizes

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Paper Presentation - International

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Course Teaching

Photo Gallery / Picture Evidence

Inside FT-ICRMS Lab at the Institute of Geochemistry, Guangzhou
Inside FT-ICRMS Lab at the Institute of Geochemistry, Guangzhou
A selfie with Prof. Steve Larter during the AAAPG Conference in China
A selfie with Prof. Steve Larter during the AAAPG Conference in China
Dinner with my research group at the Institute of Geochemistry, China, during my stay as a CAS-PIFI Fellow
Dinner with my research group at the Institute of Geochemistry, China, during my stay as a CAS-PIFI Fellow
Receiving my certificate at the end of my CAS-TWAS Fellowship in 2014
Receiving my certificate at the end of my CAS-TWAS Fellowship in 2014
Inside the sample preparation laboratory at TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany, during my stay as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.
Inside the sample preparation laboratory at TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany, during my stay as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.
Selfie with my colleagues during the AvH two-week intensive study tour
Selfie with my colleagues during the AvH two-week intensive study tour