2002 International Reunion Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Professor Mobolaji Ebenezer Aluko. PhD

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

Education

WASC, Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti; 1970 (Grade 1 Distinction)

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Ife, Nigeria; 1976 (First Class Honors)

M.Sc., DIC, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, University of London; 1978

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara; 1983

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, State University of New York, Buffalo; 1984

Professional Experience

1976-1977 Chemical Process Engineer, Oil Palm Unit ( Aba, Nigeria); National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

1984 (January – July) Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo

1984-1988 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC

1987 – 1994 Principal Investigator, Materials Science Research Center for Excellence (MSRCE)
1988 – 1994 Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

1990 – 2001 Director, HU ECSEL (Engineering Coalition of Schools for Education and Leadership);

1994 – Present Director, HU CIVDL (Collaborative for Interactive Visual Distance Learning)

1994 – Present Professor of Chemical Engineering

1994 (August) – 2002 (July) Chair of Chemical Engineering Department, Howard University

2002 (Beginning August) Visiting Professor of Engineering, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Educational Reasearch Interests

Applied research involving chemical engineering processes: reactor/reaction engineering, process dynamics, optimization and control. Special interests in theoretical and experimental analyses of reactors (catalytic and non-catalytic), chemical vapor deposition reactors for electronic materials, crystallization from the liquid phase, the modeling of complex behaviorr in dynamic systems, and the experimental techniques for the removal of trace elements from coal. Educational pedagogy, especially as relating to design in engineering. International education, with particular interesting in distance tele-learning in Africa and the Carribean. Research has resulted in many publications, including a recent US Patent (“Process for removal of hazardous air pollutants from coal”, US Patent No. 6,156,281; December , 2000)

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)

American Society of Chemical Engineers (ASEE)

Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, US Chapter (NSChE)

Nigerian Information Technology Professionals in the Americas (NITPA)

Other Memberships and Responsibilities

President, Nigerian Democratic Movement (NDM)

Public Relations Officer, Christ’s School Alumni Association of North America (CSAANA)

Public Relations Officer, Ekitikete International Forum (EIF)

Secretary, International African Aids Network (IAAN)

Member of the Board, Africa Action