Dr. Adeolu Adesoji Adediran

Reader / Associate Professor

Faculty of Engineering · Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Specialization Advanced Materials, Smart Materials, Modeling

Office: Room 3, Ground Floor, Professorial Building, Faculty of Engineering, Ikole Campus

Phone: 08032458545

Email: adeolu.adediran@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Adeolu A. ADEDIRAN is An Associate Professor and Research Head, Materials Design and Structural Integrity Group, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He has mentored 3 PhD to completion (with 7 ongoing Doctoral students), 6 Master's (12 ongoing), and over 60 undergraduate students. He served as an Editorial Board member for Q1 Journals, among other services to academia. He has enjoyed several funding opportunities, both locally and internationally. He was awarded the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. An attendee as an international delegate for the G20 gathering on Bio-circular economy at Itanagar, sponsored by the Government of India. He has over 300 peer-reviewed publications, with 250+ documents in Scopus. He has over 10 book chapters. A registered Engineer with COREN and other seasoned professional bodies. He was a former director of research for innovation and discoveries at Landmark University. A former HoD of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the same University before joining FUOYE. He is the desk officer for R&D commercialization for the value chain at FUOYE. He has been listed in the top 20 among the top 500 researchers in Nigeria consecutively from 2020-2026. Currently, he has the highest Scopus documents in FUOYE and is listed in the Top 2% Scientists.

Research Interests

Materials Design, Characterization of Materials

Qualifications

• PhD, Federal University of Technology Akure (2021)
• M.Sc, University of Lagos, Akoka (2012)
• B.Eng, Federal University of Technology Akure (2009)
• OND, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti (2003)

Selected Publications

1. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH MILLSCALE AND ALUMINA
   Authors: Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji , Mosadomi, Oreofeoluwa A. , Ikubanni, P. P. , Madueke, Chioma Ifeyinwa , Umunakwe, Reginald
   Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (2026)
2. Comparative review of additive manufacturing techniques for shape memory alloys: Process optimization, property-functionality relationships, and future 4D printing opportunities
   Authors: Adekanye, Timothy Adeniyi a Send mail to Adekanye T.A. ; Adediran, Adeolu A. b, c Send mail to Adediran A.A. ; Aliyu, Samuel J. d Send mail to Aliyu S.J. ; Ikubanni, Peter P. e Send mail to Ikubanni P.P. ; Adeoti, Mathew O
   Next Materials (2026)
3. Exploring micellar behavior of surfactants-assisted electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile nanofibers
   Authors: Hindi, Alia , Shahzadi, Kiran , Sarfraz, Muhammad Salam ,... Al Huwayz, Maryam M. , Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji
   Scientific Reports (2026)
4. Designing eco-friendly pH-responsive Azo dyes for sustainable textile fabrics
   Authors: Shahzadi, Kiran, Sarfraz, Muhammad Saquib, Alomar, Muneerah Amer, Al Huwayz, Maryam M., Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji
   Scientific Reports (2026)
5. Influence of micro-addition of lanthanum on grain characteristics, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior of CuAlNiMnLa shape memory alloy
   Authors: Aliyu, Samuel Jacob , Adekanye, Timothy Adeniyi , Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji , Ogundipe, Oluwasogo L
   Res. Eng. Struct. Mater., 2025; 11(3): 1083-1099. (2025)
6. Mechanical properties of hybrid banana fibre, rice husk, and eggshell reinforced epoxy composite
   Authors: Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji , Ogundipe, Oluwasogo L. , Adekanye, Timothy Adeniyi ,... Ogunsemi, Bamidele T. , Ikubanni, P. P.
   Research on Engineering Structures and MaterialsOpen source preview, 2025, 11(5), pp. 2193–2209 (2025)
7. A Mini Review on Smart and Connected Additive Manufacturing with Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
   Authors: Adediran, Adeolu Adesoji , Ade-Omowaye, Joshua A. , Uguru-Okorie, Daniel C. , Aogo, Olajide Abraham , Ojji, Immanuel O.
   NIPES - Journal of Science and Technology ResearchOpen source preview, 2025, 7(1 Special Issue), pp. 279–282 (2025)

Professional Qualification

• R.Eng - COREN (2026)
• Corporate Member - Nigerian Metallurgical Society (2026)
• Corporate Member - Nigerian Institution of Metallurgical, Mining & Material Engineers (2026)
• Corporate Member - Nigerian Society of Engineers (2025)
• Corporate Member - Materials Society of Nigeria (2026)

Awards

• Best Paper Award - International Conference on Applied Research and Engineering (ICARAE2021), Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, FEBE Cape Pennisula University of Technology, South Africa, 26th – 28th November (2021)
• Best Paper Award - Cogent Engineering (2020)
• Top 100 materials science Scientific Reports papers in 2021 - Scientific Reports, Nature Journal (2021)

Grants

• TETFund Institutional Research Grant - FUOYE/IBR/FT/2025-05 (2025) - Amount: NAIRA 3,988,800.00
• Excellence Initiative - Research University - Silesian University of Technology (2023) - Amount: USD 35,360.00

Scholarship

• UNESCO/TWAS - PDRF FELLOWSHIP, 22/FF/CSIR-TWAS/2022 (2022)

Prizes

• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2019)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2020)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2021)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2022)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2023)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State - Scival (Elsevier) (2024)
• Leading Researcher with the highest Scopus document in Engineering at Federal University, Oye, Ekiti State - Scival (Elsevier) (2025-till date)
• Top 2% Scientist - Standords University (2024-till date)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Nigerian Society of Engineers - Coporate (till date)
• Nigerian Institution of Metallurgical, Mining & Materials Engineers - Coporate (till date)
• Nigerian Metallurgical Society - Coporate (till date)
• International Association of Engineers - Coporate (till date)

Paper Presentation - International

• Tensile & physio-hydric assessment of Jute/Teracarpidium conophorum reinforced polypropylene composites - Lightweight & sustainable polymeric materials,Bangkok, Thailand. (17th Feb, 2023)
• Modeling & characterization studies of wear behavior of aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with reduce graphene oxide, silicon carbide and alumina - 14th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, Hyderabad, India (24th to 26th March, 2023)
• Smart Materials: Engineering the Future through Innovation, Sustainability, and Intelligent Systems - International Conference on Sustainable Emerging Technologies (ICSET 2026), Hyderabad, India (10th July, 2026)

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

• Ogundipe, Oluwasogo Lekan - Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Composite from Reinforced Rice Husk and Banana Fibre with Eggshells (2025)
• ADEKANYE Timothy Adeniyi - Investigation on the Effect of Rare Earth Metals Addition on the Mechanical Properties of Copper-Based Shape Memory Alloy (2025)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• Anyim Ikechukwu Kingsley - Corrosion control of Al6063/SiC Composite using Three Conversion Coatings (2023)
• Oreofe Mosadomi - Mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with millscale and alumina (2023)
• ABEGUNDE DANIEL OJO - MODELING OF MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SELECTED AGRO-WASTES AND WASTE GLASS POWDER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITE (2026)
• OKIDU STEPHEN AUDU - MODELING AND TRIBOCORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF Cu-14Al-4.5Ni-0.7Mn DOPED WITH LANTHANUM AND CERIUM (2026)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Ani Princewill and Olanrewaju Fuad - Synthesis of Si-based refractory compounds from selected agro wastes. (2020)
• Okolo David and Adeoye Micheal - Effect of alumina & Si-based refractory compounds of bamboo leaf on the mechanical behaviour of Al-Mg-Si alloy (2021)
• Fekumo Simeon and Obiku Bawo - Wear assessment of alumina & Si-based refractory compounds of bamboo leaf reinforced with Al-Mg-Si alloy matrix hybrid composites. (2021)
• Ogunkola Babafemi and Oyinloye Goodness - Microstructure & mechanical behaviour of hybrid reinforced SiC-Alumina-reduced graphene on Al-Mg-Si alloy. (2021)
• Ogedegbe Eshiemokhai Isaac, Tella Oreoluwa Miracle, and Onyeamachukwu Chidindu Febian - Hardness, Tensile and Corrosion Studies of Silicon Modified Cu-Zn-Al Shape Memory Alloys (2022)
• Taiwo Jesusegun Samuel and Adebisi Bukunmi Ezekiel - Effect of variation of temperature on the damping Capacity of aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with alumina, SiC and graphene. (2022)
• Agbaso Victor Chibuike and Mukoro David Oghenerukewve - Mechanical Properties of Al 6063 Alloy Reinforced With Silica. (2022)
• Nwalozie Kelechukwu and Agboola David - Effect of Heat Treatment on the Wear Property of Medium Carbon Steel Quenched in Spent Engine Oil. (2022)
• Adenuga, Israel Abimbola, Akhigbe, Eromosele David and Babalola, Faith Jesutofunmi - Mechanical behavior of as cast Cu SMA modified with micro additions of Ce and Nb. (2023)
• Dickson, Joseph Idakwo, Ebenuwa, Benedicta Chimdindu and Ikharo, Steven Okhae - Effect of micro additions of Ce and Nb on the damping capacity of Cu SMA. (2023)
• AGOBE EXCELLENCE, UDOKANG ANDREW KUFRE, OLALEKAN EMMANUEL OLAMIDE, ARCHIBONG DAVID DANIEL, NWOKOMA FORTUNE CHUKWUEMEKA, JOB IFEOLUWA DANIEL, ADEWALE OLABANJI JOSEPH, OJOMAH DANIEL OJOCHIDE - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A HYBRID POLYMER COMPOSITE OF RICE HUSK, EGGSHELLS, AND POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE IN AN EPOXY MATRIX (2024)
• OLUFEMI ELIJAH ODUNAYO, FAJANA TEMITAYO PETER - PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AGRO-WASTES AND WASTE GLASS POWDER IN AN EPOXY POLYMER COMPOSITE (2025)

Course Teaching

• MCE 435 - Extractive Metallurgy (First)
• MCE 434 - Materials Technology (First)
• GEC 222 - Computer-Aided Drafting (second)
• CHM 427 - Metallurgy and Metal Fabrication (First)
• MCE 547 - Physical Metallurgy (First)
• MCE 533 - Fracture Mechanics (First)
• MME 504 - Fracture Mechanics (Second)
• MME 510 - Materials Selection (Second)
• MME 872 - Advanced Structure and Properties of Materials (Second)
• MME 409 - NON-FERROUS EXTRACTION AND REFINING (First)
• MME 407 - MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF MATERIALS (First)
• MME 203 - Introduction to Materials Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (First)
• MME 830 - Advanced Engineering Materials (First)
• GET 101 - Engineer in Society (First)

Professional Skill

Custom Fields

Scientific Reports: Editorial Board Member

Applied Science and Engineering Progress: Editorial Board Member

FUOYE Journal of Engineering: Technical Editor

Ph.D Assessor: University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Ph.D Assessor: Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Ph.D Assessor: Dedan Kimati University of Technology, Kenya

External Examiner: Mechanical Engineering Department, Undergraduate, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti

Assessor: NRF, South Africa

Senior Visiting Researcher: University of Johannesburg, South Africa

International Advanced Researches, and Engineering Journal: Editorial Board Member

M.Sc Assessor: Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana

Photo Gallery / Picture Evidence