Olufemi Bamiro
| Olufemi Bamiro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Olufemi Adebisi Bamiro 16 September 1947 Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | 1947-present |
| Alma mater |
Nottingham University (B.Eng) McGill University (PhD.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
| Institutions | University of Ibadan |
Olufemi Adebisi Bamiro is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan
Olufemi was born on 16 September 1947 in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. He attended Molusi College, Ijebu-lgbo and proceeded to Government College, Ibadan, obtaining the best result of the year at the Cambridge Higher School Certificate (Advanced Level), 1967. Afterwards he proceeded as Shell Scholar to the Nottingham University, Nottingham, England, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honours in 1971. He worked briefly for Shell-BP in Nigeria as pipeline engineer before proceeding to McGill University, Montreal, Canada on Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship where he obtained PhD degree in 1975 after two and half years. He returned to Nigeria to commence academic work at University of Ibadan in 1975 and rose rapidly to become the first Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the university in 1983. He is a recognized expert in issues related to Science and Technology Policy, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship Studies, and Information Technology. He also has several publications on micromechanics and technology development in local and international journals.
He also participated in programmes with the University of Nairobi, Kenya and the University of Zimbabwe, Harare. With expertise in science and technology policy issues, Entrepreneurship Studies, and Information Technology, he served as Consultant to several companies in both the private and public sectors of the Nigeria’s economy as well as International Agencies.
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