Joshua Ogunwole was born in
Ibadan on 23 July 1967. He is a
Nigerian soil scientist who served as the 4th substantive
vice-chancellor of
Bowen University.
Education and career
Ogunwole has his first, second and third degree from
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Between the year 1990 - 1992, he served as manager of Yula farm,
Kaduna.
Ogunwole taught in the department of Crop Production and Protection,
Federal University, Dutsin-Ma between Dec 2013 - Mar 2016, and served as Director of the University Advancement and Linkages.
He is a
Professor of
Soil Physics
Soil physics is the study of soil's physical properties and processes. It is applied to management and prediction under natural and managed ecosystems. Soil physics deals with the dynamics of physical soil components and their phases as solid ...
, Department of Soil Science & Land Resource Management,
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Federal University Oye Ekiti is a government owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti making it two campuses. The university was founded in 2011 as one of the federal universit ...
, until his appointment as a
Vice-Chancellor of
Bowen University.
Networks and awards
In 2004, Joshua Ogunwole received research merit award for
sustainable
Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...
agriculture, from the Schweisfurth foundation and support
Africa international of
Germany.
In 2012, at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, he successfully organized an International Workshop on Soil Physical Processes in
West Africa.
Ogunwole was admitted to the College of Research Associates of the
United Nations University – Institute for Natural Resources for Africa in 2015. He is a member of soil science society Nigeria.
Projects
Projects include:
''Tracking the fate of pulse-labeled carbon and nitrogen in Pearl Millet residues, freshly incorporated, into soils''''Evaluation of Maize-Desmodium-Soybean Cropping Effect on Soil Quality and Crop Yields in an Alfisols of Northern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria''(which he researched with other six professors).
* He is also one of the eight collaborators on the research project title
''Soil properties Characterisation''
Research papers and articles
Joshua Ogunwole had written over 60
research paper and
article, notable among them are:
''contribution of Jatropha curcas to soil quality improvement in a degraded Indian entisol''
''Soil organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus distribution in stable aggregate of an Ultisol under contrasting land use and management history''
External links
Bowen University, Official Website.Federal University, Dutsin-Ma Official Website.
References
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Living people
Nigerian academic administrators
Ahmadu Bello University alumni
People from Ogbomosho
21st-century Nigerian educators
Nigerian scientists
1967 births