Micheal Oladimeji Faborode (born September 1956) is a

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educational administrator and a professor of Agricultural Engineering. He was vice chancellor of

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from 2006 to 2011.

Background and education

Faborode was born in Supare, a town in Akoko

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, Nigeria to the family of the late Pa. S.O Faborode. He attended his elementary school at St. John's, Oka-Akoko

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and secondary school at Victory College,

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Akoko. He obtained his

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(B.sc) and

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(M.sc) degrees at

, then University of Ife. He was awarded a

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(Ph.D.) in

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at the University of Newcastle, UK.

Career

Faborode was appointed the 9th, Vice Chancellor of

in July 2006, after the tenure of professor Rogers Makanjuola (VC, between 1999 and 2006). Before Faborode was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, he has served as head of several professional bodies. He was the former vice president of COREN, an engineering regulation body in Nigeria. He is a member and fellow of several professional bodies. He is member, Commonwealth Association for Development, Nigerian Materials Society, Nigerian Biomathematics Society and American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He is fellow,

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, Nigerian Society of Agricultural Engineers (no
Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers
, Nigerian Academy of Engineering and honorary fellow, Nigerian Institute of Building(NIOB).

Awards and prizes

* He was awarded an honorary fellow of th
Nigerian Institute of Building
(NIOB) *

(NSE) Merit Award in 1989 *Th
National University Commission
(NUC) 40th Anniversary OAU distinguished Alumni Award * Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria Professional Excellence Award

Selected published works

* Aregbesola, O. A., Faborode, M. O., & Ezeokoli, O. I. (2016). Engineering properties of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) calyxes. ''Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal'', ''18''(3), 225-232. * Faborode, M. O. (1986). ''The compression and relaxation behaviour of fibrous agricultural materials'' (Doctoral dissertation, University of Newcastle upon Tyne). *Sanni, L. A., Ugoso, E. S., & Faborode, M. O. (2015). Effect of dryer parameters on the drying characteristics and quality of cassava flour. ''African Journal of Food Science and Technology'', ''6''(7), 185-193. *Elime, A., Mpele, M., Ohandja, A., Jeremie, M., Rehman, A., Sarviya, R. M., ... & Mandal, S. Biodegradation of Some Bioplastic Materials under Different Soil Types for Using as a Biodegradable Drip Tubes Abstract PDF.

References

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Background and education

Career

Awards and prizes

Selected published works

See also

References