CURRICULUM VITAE
SURNAME:
SEKUNOWO
OTHER NAMES:
Olatunde Israel
DATE OF BIRTH:
24th April, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Ikeji – Ile, Ijesha
HOME TOWN:
Ikeji – Ile, Ijesha
LOCAL GOVT. AREA:
Oriade
STATE OF ORIGIN:
Osun
NATIONALITY:
Nigerian
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
CURRENT POSTAL ADDRESS:
Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED:
 Ipetu-Ijesa Grammar School, Ipetu Ijesa,
1976 – 1980
Osun State

Federal University of Technology, Akure,
Ondo State
1983 – 1988

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
April 1995 – March 1996

University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
1997 – 1998 &
2006 – Till Date
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

COREN Registered (R12,498)

Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (10479)
CURRENT POSITION/STATUS:
Lecturer II
FORMAL PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED:
(1)
Seminar for Course Advisers, 6th August, 2008.
(2)
Research Proposal Writing Workshop, 13th August, 2008.
(3)
Nigerian Metallurgical Society Conference, 25th – 31st October, 2008.
(4)
4th Annual Research Conference and Fair, 8th January, 2009.
WORKING EXPERIENCE:
 Lecturer II – University of Lagos (2008 – Date)
 Assistant Lecturer – University of Lagos (2006 – Date)
 Quality Assurance Manager – Universal Steels Ltd., Ikeja (1990 – 2006)
 Compliance Officer – National Provident Fund, Now (NSITF) (1989 – 1990)
 Industrial Trainee – Delta Steel Company (April – Sept. 1987)
SERVICES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
 Member, Faculty of Engineering Board of Studies (1989 – Date)
 Departmental SIWES Coordinator
 Member, Faculty of Engineering Alumni and Fund Raising Committee
ACTIVITY OUTSIDE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
Member, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) Technical Committee on Steel
Products.
ARTICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN LEARNED JOURNALS:
(1)
G. I. Lawal and O. I. Sekunowo (2000) “Carbon Reduction with the Aid of
Granulated Millscale (Fe0) during Steel Production via the Electric Arc
Furnace” NSE Technical Transactions, Vol. 35 No. 2 pp. 8 – 16.
(2)
G. I. Lawal, O. I. Sekunowo, S. I. Kuye, and C. U. Kuforiji (2008): “Influence of
Welding Parameters on Corrosion Rate in Manihot Esculenta Fluid”. Global
Journal of Engineering & Technology, Calcutta, India, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 115124.
(3)
S. A. Balogun, D. E. Esezobor, S. Adeosun and O. Sekunowo (2009)
“Challenges of Producing Quality Construction Steel Bars in West Africa: Case
Study of the Nigeria Steel Industry” Journal of Minerals and Materials
Characterization and Engineering, USA, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 283-292.
ARTICLES ALREADY ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
(4)
S. A. Balogun, G. I. Lawal, O. I. Sekunowo and S. O. Adeosun (2010):
“Improvement in Strength Characteristics of Construction Steel through
Innovative Cooling” NSE Technical Transactions.
(5)
G. I. Lawal, O. I. Sekunowo, E. F. Ochulor, C. U. Kuforiji and E. I. Akpan
(2010): “Inhibitive Extract of Garcinia Kola Seed on Corrosion of Mild Steel in
Acidic Medium” Journal of Engineering Research, University of Lagos.
ARTICLES THAT APPEARED IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
(6)
O. I. Sekunowo, E. F. Ochulor, W. A. Ayoola and S. O. Adeosun (2008):
”Nozzle Clogging Characteristics during Continuous Casting of Silicon-Killed
Steel”. Proceedings of the Nigeria Metallurgical Society (NMS), pp. 214-219.
(7)
S. A. Balogun, S. O. Adeosun, W. A. Ayoola and O. I. Sekunowo (2008):
“Effect of Deformation on the Hardness, Impact Resistance and Electrical
Resistance of C19500 Copper Alloy”. Proceedings of the Nigeria Metallurgical
Society (NMS), pp. 191-195.
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