Professor Rafiu Olasunkanmi Yusuf
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Prof. R.O. Yusuf is a Professor of Chemical/Environmental Engineering. He holds a B.Sc and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Engineering. He had six and ten years of experience respectively in the Pulp/Paper and Cement industries before crossing into the academic world. His areas of interest are solid waste generation/control, water and wastewater generation/treatment, air pollution monitoring/control, climate change and greenhouse gases studies and analyses, life cycle analysis, and carbon/water footprints. He has published extensively in local, national and international publishing outlets many of which are in the Q1 and Q2 categories. He has also served as HOD of the Chemical Engineering Department and has represented the Faculty of Engineering and Technology in various committees in the University. He is a football administrator and successfully coached the NSE Ilorin football team to win the 2023 football cup of the National Engineering Games in Abuja.
Qualifications
- PhD Environmental Engineering
- M. Sc. Chemical Engineering
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
- B. Sc. Chemical Engineering
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Office Address
Floor 1, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08033660981
hodchemicalengrg@unilorin.edu.ng