Professor F.O.I. ASUBIOJO

Prof. Asubiojo joined the services of Obafemi Awolowo University as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Chemistry in 1972 after obtaining a First Class Honours degree in Chemistry from the same department in June 1972.

On the completion of his Ph.D degree at Stanford University, California and a post doctoral stint at the University of California, Irvine, both in the U.S.A, he returned home to resume duties in the Department of Chemistry as Lecturer II. He rose through the ranks to the post of Professor of Chemistry in 1993.

A dedicated teacher and prolific researcher, he has supervised/co-supervised 7 Doctoral and 4 Masters Degree candidates, and he serves as external Examiner at undergraduate levels for various Nigerian Universities and reviewer for many International scientific journals.

Prior to his present appointment as Director, Centre for Distance Learning, he has held many important administrative positions, including Head, Department of Chemistry (1997 – 2000), Member, Governing Council (1995 -1997), Chairman, Implementation Monitoring Committee of the 2004-2008 Strategic Plan (2005 – 2009), among others. At the National level, he has served as a resource person for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (1993 – 1998), Panelist, Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (2001 – 2003) and he is currently a member of the Governing board of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).