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Esther Titilayo Akinlabi

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Esther Titilayo Akinlabi
Títílayò Akinlabi
Born
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria, South Africa
Alma materFederal University of Technology Akure

University of Port Harcourt

Nelson Mandela University
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical Engineering
InstitutionsDirector of the Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI). The Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.

Esther Titilayo Akinlabi is a Nigerian South African Professor of Mechanical Engineering. She is the Director of the Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Nigeria. She was the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.[1] She was also the Vice Dean for Teaching and Learning of the institution. She is a member of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and a member of African Academy of Sciences.[2]

Early life and education

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Esther Titilayo Akinlabi was born in Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. She graduated from St Barnabas Secondary School, Kabba and obtained her first degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure in 1997. She obtained her M.Sc. mechanical engineering from University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria in 2003 and she moved to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa for her PhD in 2010.[3][4]

Awards and memberships

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Esther Titilayo Akinlabi is a member of the South African Young Academy of Science.[5]  She is a registered member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD).[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Akinlabi". African Scientists Directory. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Esther Akinlabi | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ a b Bolu, Oba (2021-03-09). "Congratulations to Director of Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences, Ibadan (PAULESI) Prof. Titilayo Akinlabi". People's Defender. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ "PROFESSOR ESTHER TITILAYO AKINLABI New Director of PAULESI". Pan African University. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ "Esther Titilayo Akinlabi | IGI Global". www.igi-global.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.