Prof. Salawudeen Taofeeq Olalekan was born exactly the same time when his mates were born. He has both his Primary and Secondary education in Lalupon, Ibadan in the year 1979 and 1985 respectively. Due to his curiosity for education, he has degrees in Engineering with specialization in Chemical Engineering. He has his Bachelor and Master Degres from Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria and his Doctorate Degree from International Islamic University, Malaysia. He is an erudite scholar with a research interest on Material and Environmental Nanotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering.
Prof. Salawudeen is a recipient of many academic awards and research grants. His academic awards include but not limited to:
- Best PhD Graduate Award: IIUM Malaysia (2011)
- Best Paper Award Science and Technology Tract: Conference of International Journal of Arts and Science, Last Vegas, USA. (2009)
- Silver Medal: IIUM Research Innovation and Exhibition (2011)
- Bronze Medal: Faculty of Engineering Research Innovation and Exhibition (2010)
- Certificate Award: National Essay Competition among Nigeria Undergraduate, Organized by Forum for the Advancement of Nigeria, Philadephia USA. (1991)
Grants attracted include but not limited to:
- Principal Investigator: Tetfund NRF Research Grant Award: Polymeric Modification of Indigenous Bitumen in the presence of Nano Additives for Improved Road Service Life in Nigeria 2020
- Co-Investigator: American Clay Mineral Society Research Grant 2017
- Principal Investigator on “Development of Drilling Mud from Nigeria, Clay using Local Additives.”Tertiary Education trust fund, Nigeria, 2016
- Principal Investigator on “Alkali Activation of Nigeria Clays for Refining of Oils”University Senate Research Grants, 2015
- Co-Investigator on “Production and Application of Carbon nanotube for Production of Polypropylene Ternary Nanocomposites.” Fundamental Research Grant Scheme Project, Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (Project No: FRGS 0206 – 56), 2007
His current research area is into production of bitumen composite for different industrial applications.
1) T.O Salawudeen, AO Arinkoola, AO Alade, KK Salam, OA Olufayo, ...(2020). Performance characteristics of Agbabu natural bitumen ternary nano composite with polypropylene and multiwall carbon nanotubes. Songklanakarin Journal of Science & Technology 42 (6),1360-1367,
2) Salawudeen T.O., Arinkoola A.O., Afolayan A.S., Salam K.K., Dada E.O. and Duru I.U. (2019) Effect of Metakaolin and Nanoclay on the Rheological and Flow Characteristics of Oil Well Class G Cement Slurry.LAUTECH Journal of Civil and Environmental Studies,Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
3) Salawudeen T.O. Arinkoola, A.O,.Jimoh M.O., Salam K.K. and Ogundola E.O., (2016) Effect of Inert Fibre on Performance of B.Eurycoma as Rheology and Filtration Control Additive in Water-based Drilling Fluid. Int. J. of Petroleum Engineering. Vol 2, No 3, 191-208, UK
4) Ogunleye O. O., Salawudeen, T. O., Suleyman A. M., and Faridah Y. (2015). Optimization of Process Parameters for Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Ternary Nanocomposites. Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal, 9(25): 27-33 (Index Copernicus: 7.28). Available at: http://http://www.astrj.com/Archive/, Poland
5) Salawudeen, T.O., Suleyman, A.M. Faridah Yusof and Aremu M.O. (2013) Mechanical Properties and Morphological Characteristics of Polypropylene Ternary Nanocomposite (PP-LS-MWCNT) for Industrial Applications. Chemical and Process Engineering Research, The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), ISSN 2224-7467 (Paper) 2225 0913 Index Copernicus 5.51). Available at: http://www.iiste.org/ Journals /index.php /CPER, USA.
6) Salawudeen T.O., Suleyman, A.M. and Salam K.K. (2013) A Comparative Study on the Effect of Different Alkylammonium Salts on the Thermal and Surface Properties of Organically Modified Clay. Journal of Scientific Innovations for Development, ISSN: 2026-6553, 1(1), 1-11, Ghana.
7) Salawudeen T. Olalekan*, Maan F. A., Faridah Y., Qasim H. S. and Suleyman A. M. (2011). Effect of processing conditions in the preparation of PP-ternary nanocomposite using MWCNT as secondary filler. J. Mater. Sc. & Eng. USA, 5, 139-144. Available at http://www.davidpublishing.org/journals_info.asp?jId=1876 USA.
8) Farida Y., Salawudeen T. O., Qasim H. S. Ma’an F. A. & Suleyman A. M. (2011). Chemical resistance test on PP-ternary nanocomposites for its application in bioreactor liner fabrication. Science China Technological Science. 54 (7) pp. 2217–2223 (Thompson Reuthers 1.44). Available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11431-011-4431-z, China.
9) Salawudeen T.O., Suleyman, A.M. Faridah Y., Maan F. A., Qasim H. S. and Suleyman A.M. (2010). Effect of modification on the physicochemical and thermal properties of organophilic clay modified with octadecylamine. IJET-LJENS 10 (1), 27-35, (Scimago 2.814) Available at http://ijens.org/Impact%20Factor.html, Pakistan
10) T.L. Adewoye a,e,*, O.O. Ogunleye b, A.S. Abdulkareem c,e, T.O. Salawudeen b, J.O. Tijani Optimization of the adsorption of total organic carbon from produced water using functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Heliyon 7 (2021) e05866