Museum home

OAU home

Research home

PROFILE

Name: OLAYIWOLA Moshood Adegboyega (Mr.)

Faculty: Science.

Department: Natural History Museum

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Hons. Geology Second Class Honours

(Upper Division) (1994) Ahamadu Bello Univesity Zaria.

Master of Science (MSc.) Mineral Exploration (Geophysics Option) (1998)

University of Ibadan

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

(a) Member of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society - 2001 to date

(b) Member of the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineer and Geoscientist (COMEG) - 2002 to date.

(c) Member of the Nigerian Field - 2004

PUBLICATIONS

3. (a) Published Articles:

OLAYINKA, A.I. and OLAYIWOLA, M.A. 2001. Integrated use of Geoelectrical Imaging and Hydrochemical Methods in Delineating Limits of Polluted Surface and Ground – Water at a Landfill site in Ibadan Area. Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Mining and geology 37 (1): 53 – 68.

4. Papers and Works in preparation:

(a) M.Phil / PhD work on “A Study of Littoral foraminiferal fauna of the sediments off the Lagos coast, Southwestern Nigeria”

(b) Palynological Dating of Archeological site, Kajola, Osun State, Nigeria.

(c) Some shallow water Benthic Foraminifera offshore south western Nigeria

RESEARCH FOCUS AND CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research on the study of littoral foraminiferal fauna and sediment off the Lagos coast, southwestern Nigeria. This involves field work and systematic Taxonomy of the foraminifera of the study area. Also, there is a research going on the Palynological study of Kajola (Ajaba) asrcheological site. This is to date the site using Palynological analysis.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

Service within the Department: He serves in departmental committees such as: Seminar, Production of scientific specimens for secondary school, Library, Museum cataloging committee and Computer / website management, at various capacities. He also performs curatorial duties as well as other duties assigned to him in the department.

 Contact

Natural History Museum Obafemi Awolowo UniversityIle-Ife, Osun State Nigeria

Email: mashoodade@yahoo.co.uk

Alternate email: mayiwola@oauife.edu.ng

Phone: +234 (0) 8064487416

 

 

copyright©2007