Dr. Ayodele Kehinde Olawuyi
Reader
Geophysics
Ayodele Kehinde OLAWUYI is a Reader in the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin with more than a decade of years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience.
He has served as Head of Department and his research interest covers exploration geophysics, potential field geophysics, hydrogeophysics, environmental geophysics and data science. He has to his credit over twenty publications in reputable outlets covering journals, edited conference proceedings and a technical report. He is currently supervising some Master’s and Ph. D dissertations.
Dr. Olawuyi has equally won a number of academic awards including the National Merit Award of Excellence and the Fulbright (JSD) Scholarship. He is an active member and Fellow of many professional bodies within and outside Nigeria including Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Geological Society of America, Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers, Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists. He is currently an Editorial Board member of African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (AJPAS), Kenya.
Qualifications
- Ph. D Exploration Geophysics 2015 Federal University of Technology, Akure
- Post-Bacc (Geophysics, Credit) 2011 University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, USA
- M.Sc Geology (Credit) 2005 University of Ilorin, Ilorin
- B. Sc Geology (2nd Class Hons.) 1984 University of Calabar
- PGD Computer Science 2002 University of Ilorin, Ilorin
- PGD Education 2012 University of Ilorin, Ilorin
Professional Affiliations
- Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) 2006 – To Date
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) 2009 – To Date
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) 2008 – To Date
- Geological Society of America (GSA) 2011 – To Date
- Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers (NSME) 2012 – To Date
- Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) 2018 – To Date
Undergraduate Teaching
- GEM 205: General Petrology
- GEM 217: Prin. of Stratigraphy
- GEM 209: Intro. to Structural Geology and Map Interpretation
- GEM 213: Physical Geology
- GEM 218: Intro. to Field Geology and Map Interpretation
- GEM 303: Geotectonics
- GEM 319: General Geology for Engineers
- GEM 321: Regional Geology of Africa
- GEM 326: Geological Field Trip
- GEM 406: Applied Geophysics
- GEM 414: Applied Geophysics
- GEM 417: Geological Field Trip
- GEM 499: Final Year Project, Prospecting
- GPH 212: Intro. to Earth Physics
- GPH 234: Introduction to Geophysical Methods
- GPH 323: Gravity and Magnetic Methods
- GPH 384: Geophysical Field Methods and Instrumentation
- GPH 386: Geophysical Fieldwork
- GPH 388: Industrial Training Report
- GPH 398: Industrial Training Supervised
- GPH 411: Seminar
- GPH 435: Engineering Geophysics
- GPH 436: Groundwater and Environmental Geophysics
- GPH 461: Independent Research
Postgraduate Teaching
- GPH 801: Physics of the Earth Interior
- GPH 802: Time Series Analysis and Data Processing
- GPH 804: Research Seminar in Geophysics
- GPH 805: Dissertation
- GPH 806: Gravity and Magnetic Methods
- GPH 809: Geophysical Fieldwork
- GPH 818: Groundwater and Environmental Geophysics
- GEM 803: Postgraduate Seminar
- GEM 813: Applied Geophysics
- GEM 833: Gravity and Magnetic Methods of Geophy. Pros.
Research Interests
- Exploration Geophysics
- Potential Field Geophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
- Environmental Geophysics
- Data Science.
Research Affiliations
- SIWES/ESSO Geological Mapping of Osi (Sheet 224), Southwestern Nigeria 2014
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 1F 17, Block 1, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08055650053
hodgeophysics@unilorin.edu.ng