Born in Ondo State, Prof Adesida is a Nigerian engineer whose outstanding work in the field of Nanotechnology has received much acclaim in the scientific community.
He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently went on to develop a body of work in the processing of semiconductors and other materials at the nanometer-scale level.
After his studies, he worked in various capacities at what is now known as the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and the School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He was also the head of the Electrical Engineering Department at Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria.
Commenting on his recently appointed role, Prof Adesida said: “I’m honoured and humbled to be selected as provost of this great campus. This is something I take very seriously. I know how to work very hard and I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done.”
Prof Adesida is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Vacuum Society, and the Optical Society of America. He is also the past-president of IEEE Electron Devices Society. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteKudos my prof..i pray dt d almighty God shld give u all d needed knwledge& wisdom 2 carry out ur official function..congratulatns once more..u av made us great ...we ar proud of u sir..
ReplyDeleteWe should create the enabling environment for our people to excel. Period.
ReplyDeleteWeldone prof. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteWeldone prof. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteImpressive !
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Prof! May God grant you all the strength and accompanied grace to excel in your new role...cheer!
ReplyDeleteThank God. One GOODONE from Niaja. . .all are not corrupt and wicked. There's yet hope for this great country. Kudos Prof Adesida.
ReplyDeleteLife is vice versa. Some people are busy denting the image of 9ja ranging from bribery, Bokoharam,judicial injustices, election fraud, fuel subsidy, to mention just a few but some people like Prof Adesida are busy redeeming 9ja's image.
ReplyDeleteProf, we thank you for the good job and Baba God shall provide you all it takes to solder the responsibility of your new appointment.
Prof wey sabi; wey no wetting dey, ADODORIMA
these are the calibre of people our National Honours are meant for.......
ReplyDeleteHe is an American of Nigerian origin.
ReplyDeleteWhat has he done to benefit Nigeria?
Think Africans?
We have Millions of that in Naija but our government waste all of that and turn our generation to a wasteful generation,and these are the people that deserve National Honor,Not those rogues in our government that plunder our resources and took it to grease western nations economy.Keep it up Prof!
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