Dr. Esther Olubunmi Babatunde
Senior Lecturer
Chemical Engineering
Esther Olubunmi BABATUNDE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin with more than seven years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience.
She has served as a Level Adviser, Secretary of the Departmental Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Review Committee, and Departmental Welfare Officer. Her research interests include renewable energy, the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts for application in biofuel production, biomass valorisation, waste management, seed oil utilisation, and biochemical engineering.
She has published peer-reviewed journal articles and edited conference proceedings in the area of biofuel production, reaction and kinetics studies as well as biochemical engineering and catalysis. She has successfully supervised undergraduate students’ research projects. Dr. Babatunde is a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, and she is registered as an Engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
Qualifications
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- M. Eng. Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- B. Eng. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Professional Affiliations
- Registered Engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) (Registration Number: R.40,121)
- Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineering (NSChE)
- Association of Professional Women Engineers (APWEN)
Undergraduate Teaching
- Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
- Engineering Mathematics II
- Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
- Process Instrumentation
- Transport Phenomena III
- Chemical Reaction Engineering II
Postgraduate Teaching
- Advanced Transport Phenomena
Research Interests
- Biomass Valorization and Waste Management
- Catalyst and Biochar synthesis
- Nanomaterials and Photocatalysis
- Biotechnology and Seed oil Utilization
- Sustainable Energy (Clean fuel) and Environment
Research Affiliations
- Biotechnology and Renewable Energy, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
- Bioprocess Engineering Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Sustainable Energy Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 1D, Floor 0, Chemical Engineering Building, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08033660981
hodchemicalengrg@unilorin.edu.ng