CURRICULUM VITAE
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Name:
Temitope Elizabeth OLALEKAN
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Date of Birth:
29 March, 1975
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Department:
Chemistry
(d)
Faculty:
Science
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College:
Not Applicable
(a)
First Academic Appointment:
Assistant Lecturer ( 19 February, 2013)
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Present post (with date):
Lecturer II (5 April, 2013)
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Date of last Promotion:
Not Applicable
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Date last considered:
Not Applicable
University Education
University of Ibadan (B. Sc. Programme)
1992 – 1998
University of Ibadan (M. Sc Programme)
2003 – 2004
Rhodes University, South Africa (Ph. D Programme)
2009 – 2012
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Ibadan
1998
Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Ibadan
2004
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Rhodes University
2013
Professional Qualifications and Diplomas
Postgraduate Diploma in Education, University of Ibadan
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2008
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Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes
Undergraduate
Nil
Postgraduate
Fellow, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, Trieste Italy
Ph. D program (Rhodes University, South Africa) – 11 August, 2009 to 31 August, 2012
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Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
2011 to date
VIII. Details of Teaching Experience at University Level
(a) Number of years at the University level: 1 Year 4 Months
i. Level at the University: Lecturer II (University of Ibadan) – April 2013 to date
(b) Courses taught at the University of Ibadan: February 2013 to date
Postgraduate courses
CHE 737 (4 units): Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 796 (6 Units): Research Project
Undergraduate courses
CHE 227 (4 Units): Inorganic Chemistry II
CHE 327 (4 Units): Inorganic Chemistry III
CHE 329 (3 Units): Inorganic Chemistry for Life Sciences
CHE 429 (3 Units): Organometallics and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
CHE 495 (6 Units): Research Project
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Research
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Completed
Nil
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In Progress
Nil
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Dissertations and Thesis
Ph. D. Thesis (2013): Synthesis, Characterisation and Biological Activity of
2-(Methylthiomethyl)anilines, 2-(Methylthio)anilines, their Schiff-Base Derivatives
and Metal(II) (Co, Ni, Cu) Complexes
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Publications
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Books already published
Nil
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Chapters in Books already published
Nil
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Articles that already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings
Nil
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Patents
Nil
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Articles that have already appeared in learned journals
i. Temitope E. Olalekan*, Denzil R. Beukes, Bernardus Van Brecht and Gareth M. Watkins
“Copper(II) Complexes of 2-(Methylthiomethyl)anilines: Spectral and Structural Properties
and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity” Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 2014, Article
ID 769573, 10 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/769573, Hindawi Publishing
Corporation.
ii. Temitope E. Olalekan, Isaiah A. Adejoro, Bernardus VanBrecht, Gareth M. Watkins
“Crystal structures, spectroscopic and theoretical study of novel Schiff bases of 2(methylthiomethyl)anilines” Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular
Spectroscopy 139 (2015) 385–395, Elsevier Publishers.
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Books, Chapters in Books and Articles already Accepted for publications Nil
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Technical Reports and Monographs
Nil
Major Conferences/Workshops attended with Papers Read
Conferences
(a) SACI 2011 (South African Chemical Institute) Conference
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa
January 16-21, 2011
Papers Read
i. Spectral characterization of Ni(II) Complexes of 2-(Methylthiomethyl)aniline
and Its Derivatives
(b) Gordon Research Conference
Holiday Inn Express, Ventura CA, United States
January 22–26, 2012
(c) Gordon Research Seminar
Holiday Inn Express, Ventura CA, United States
January 26–29, 2012
Papers Read
i. Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes of 2MT and 2MA: Antimicrobial activity
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Workshops
(a) Early Career Researchers Workshop: Training Workshop on Grant Writing for
Early Career Researchers
Research Management Office, University of Ibadan
April 3–5, 2013
(b) Gender Sensitization Workshop
Gender Mainstreaming Office, University of Ibadan
March 21, 2014
(c) Induction Programme for New Academics Course I 2014 - Pedagogy of Higher Education
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CeTL)
University of Ibadan
June 23-24 & July 9, 2014
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Signature and Date
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