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Staff congratulations

Students give new Acting Dean of Engineering the thumbs up

There is a new sheriff in the Faculty of Engineering.

Professor Babatunde Bakare is the new Acting Dean

of the faculty and students have thrown their weight

behind his interim appointment.

Upon news of his interim appointment being shared

on the official MUT Facebook page, students took

to social media to commend the University. “It is the

right move” and “long overdue” were some of the

comments students posted. Professor Bakare brings

with hima wealth of experience in research, supervising

postgraduate candidates and postdoctoral fellows,

and mentoring junior colleagues. Apart from serving

the faculty as chairperson of its research committee,

Professor Bakare also leads the Environmental

Pollution and Remediation Research Group (EPRRG).

This research group has produced over 20 journal

articles and numerous conference proceedings. Over

the years, the EPRRG has hosted and supervised

postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, Master’s students

and B.Tech students.

Last year, Professor Bakare received a Y2 research

rating by the National Research Foundation in

recognition of his research output. He holds a Bachelor

of Engineering, Master of Science Engineering

(Environmental Engineering) and a doctorate in

Chemical Engineering.

Professor Babatunde Bakare

“Professor Bakare brings with

him a wealth of experience

in research, supervising

postgraduate candidates and

postdoctoral fellows, and

mentoring junior colleagues.”