The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan has appointed Prof. Kayode Oyebode Adebowale as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI).
Professor Adebowale appointment was ratified by the UI Governing Council led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Thursday, October 14,2021. Adebowale becomes the 13th VC of the over 70-year-old premier institution.
Adebowale till date , has published over 130 research articles and a national patent. On the Google scholar, he has an H-index of 40; On Scopus an H-index of 35.
Professor Kayode Oyedode Adebowale was born on January 11, 1962. He completed his BSc, MSc and PhD programmes at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He became a Professor of Industrial Chemistry in 2006. He had post doctoral experience at the Ebehards Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy.
He has won several honours which include Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Science, Polymer nstitute of Nigeria, Chemical Society of Nigeria and Science Association of Nigeria. Outside the shores of Nigeria, Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung and lately, African Academy of Science.
Professor Adebowale has a track record of distinguished research and service and he is currently conducting research in Applied Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry.
