Staff

Dr. Esther Olubunmi Babatunde

Dr. Esther Olubunmi Babatunde

Post
Senior Lecturer
Department
Chemical Engineering
Email
babatunde.eo@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 1D, Floor 0, Chemical Engineering Building, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria
Teaching and Research Area
Chemical Reactions, Catalysis, Transport Phenomena, Renewable/Sustainable Energy, and Biotechnology

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)

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

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 Interest

  • Biomass Valorization and Waste Management
  • Catalyst and Biochar synthesis
  • Nanomaterials and Photocatalysis
  • Biotechnology and Seed oil Utilization
  • Sustainable Energy (Clean fuel) and Environment