Kayode Oyebode Adebowale FRSC (born 11 January 1962) is a Nigerian professor and scientist and the 13th Vice-chancellor of the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

. In October 2021 he became the

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

of the

, having formerly served as the deputy vice-chancellor (administration) of the

, and as the dean of the faculty of science in same institution.

Early Childhood and Education

Prof Kayode Adebowale was born on the 11th of January, 1962 and he is a native of the Gateway state, Ogun in

Western Nigeria The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region. In 1976, the state was subdivided into thre ...

. He had his primary education at St. Marks Primary School, Oke-Ijaga,

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between 1967 and 1972 while his secondary was at Ayedaade Grammar School,

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between 1973 and 1978. He earned his B.Sc in Chemistry in 1984 from the

at the age of 22. He received his Masters Degree and Ph.D from the same university in 1986 and 1991 respectively. He began his academic career as a Graduate Assistant from the

and became a professor of industrial chemistry in 2006.

Academic Life

He was once a lecturer at Federal University of Technology. He has a record number of 137 published and peer-reviewed scientific papers, 14 conference papers and 3 technical reports. He was formerly the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Ibadan. Prof Adebowale, MNI, FRSC, FAS, FAvH, FCSN, FSAN, FPIN is the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan. On Thursday, 14 October 2021, the Council Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of the University, Chief Dr. John Odigie-Oyegun, announced the appointment of Professor Kayode Adebowale as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the University.

References

1962 births Living people University of Ibadan alumni University of Ibadan faculty Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Vice-Chancellors of the University of Ibadan Nigerian chemists {{Nigeria-bio-stub