Highlights:Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi is a highly prolific academic researcher with a proven track record in Materials, Production, and Energy Design Engineering for Sustainable Environments. He has consistently ranked among the top academics in his field, achieving a No. 1 worldwide ranking by SciVal (Elsevier - SCOPUS) for Scholarly Output in Corrosion Inhibition and Reinforced Concrete. He has also been recognized as one of the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford/Elsevier Career Metrics. Joshua O. Okeniyi has previously secured research funding, including over $50,000 grant from the National Research Foundation ¬– The World Academy of Sciences (NRF-TWAS) for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at two universities in South Africa. He is eager to continue contributing his training and experience to extending the frontiers of knowledge through relevant industrial and socioeconomic research engagements.

Skills:Research, Communication, Analyses, Computation, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Programming

Goal:I aim to contribute my training, experience, and expertise to provide solutions to corporate institutions, organizations, and establishments.

Membership:Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

Certification:Ph.D, M.Sc, and BSc Mechanical Engineering, NACE Professional Development Hours; Matlab Onramp

Honor:No. 1 Author worldwide in SciVal (Elsevier - SCOPUS) Topic for Scholarly Output in Corrosion Inhibition and Reinforced Concrete; Top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford/Elsevier Career Metrics (2024); Over $50,000 grant from the National Research Foundation ¬– The World Academy of Sciences (NRF-TWAS) for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at two universities in South Africa.

Professor 10/2005 - current
Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, Ota, Ogun Nigeria
Industry: Education
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department in Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria 31 August 2019 to 06 October 2023 (Double Tenures Totalling 4 Academic Sessions): Head of Department (HOD), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Present rank: Professor;
Program Evaluator (PEV) – Outcome Based Education in Engineering Programme of the Engineering Accreditation Committee, EAC, of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), 2024. Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC): Appointment as a Resource Lecturer on “Instrumentation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Process Engineering” at the National Training and Manpower Development on Hi-Tech makeup of the Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) in Support of Technological Skill Acquisition for National Development, 29 Nov to 2 Dec 2021, Nuclear Technology Centre (NTC), Sheda, FCT Abuja, Nigeria. National University Commission (NUC), Nigeria: Appointment as an Ad-Hoc Accreditation Panel Member for the Accreditation Evaluation of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria, 31 Oct to 2 Nov, 2019. Team Lead: Mock Accreditation Exercise for Psychology Programme of Covenant University (January 2024) Head, Mechanical Engineering Department (2019/2020; 2020/2021; 2021/2022; and 2021/2023 Sessions). Forty students (i.e. half of the Total Final Year Undergraduate Students) graduated 1st Class in the 2021/2023 Academic Session, a feat attained through coordinated student performance monitoring, advising, and motivations. Produced Graduating Students with the National Best (Final Year) Project in Engineering Award from the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET) of Nigerian Universities’ competition organized by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Produced 3 Best Graduating Undergraduate Students in 3 Sessions (2 tied in the 2019/2020 Session and another Best Graduating Student for the 2021/2022 Session) in the College of Engineering Represented the College of Engineering in preparing the new National University Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) document for the B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering programme. Chair, Departmental Postgraduate Board of Examiners, Mechanical Engineering Department (2019 – 2023). Chair, Departmental Postgraduate Committee, Mechanical Engineering Department (2019 – 2023). Chair, Departmental Board of Examiners, Mechanical Engineering Department (2019 to 2023). Chair, Departmental Appointment and Promotion Committee, Mechanical Engineering Department (2019 - 2023); Reappointed by HOD also for 2024-2025 Session.--

Obafemi Awolowo University 09/1993 - 12/1998
Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Mechanical Engineering
I Graduated with a Second Class (Honours) Upper Division

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