Mr. OMOBOWALE, Mobolaji Oluyimika

B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ibadan); M.N.I.A.E.; G.N.S.E.; M.A.S.A.B.E.; M.M.S.N; Member, World Academy of Young Scientists; Member, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan.

Area of Specialisation

Farm Structures and Environment

Office

Room 6, Wooden Building, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Tel: +234-805-731-5925

Current Research Projects

i. Mathematical Modelling of Temperature Fluctuations and Performance Evaluation of a Termite Mound Clay Brick Silo

ii. Determination of Some Engineering Properties of Termite Mound Clay

iii. The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Engineering Properties of Termite Mound Clay Bricks

iv. Behaviour of Termite Mound Clay Beam under Various Loading Conditions.

Current Publications

1. Y. Mijinyawa and M.O. Omobowale (2007): Determination of the MOE, MOR and Energy Consumption of the Oil Palm Trunk; Presented at the 2007 International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology (ICAST), Ghana.

2. Ogedengbe K. and Omobowale M.O. (2007): The Influence of the Fiber Characteristics of Bambusa vulgaris (Schrad) on its Relative Density and Burst Strength; Presented at the

2007 International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology (ICAST), Ghana.

3. Omobowale M.O. and Ogedengbe K. (2008): Trends in Fiber Characteristics of Nigerian Grown Bamboo and its effects on its Impact and Tensile Strengths. (Accepted by the Journal of the American Bamboo Society, www.absjournal.org

Recommended Links

(1) www.absjournal.org