A. S. Ajibola

A. S. Ajibola

CURRICULUM VITAE

  1. I.                    (a) Name:                                    AJIBOLA   Akinranti  S.

(b) Department:                         Chemistry

(c) Faculty:                                 Science

 (d) E-mail Address:                    akinrantiaji@gmail.com

(e)  Phone number:                      +234-8166660134

(f) Office:                                    Block E, Room 2

 

  1. II.                (a) First Academic Appointment:  Lecturer II at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

(b) Present Post:   Lecturer II (CONUASS 03/STEP 04)

(c)  Date of Last Promotion:    N/A

(d)  Date Last Considered:       N/A

III.        University Education (with dates)

University of Athens, Athens, Greece:       2009-2013

 University of Ibadan, Ibadan:                     2005-2006

             University of Agriculture, Abeokuta:         1999-2004

IV           Academic Qualifications (with dates and granting bodies)

         PhD (Analytical Chemistry),February 2013, University of Athens, Greece, Excellent Grade

          MSc (Analytical Chemistry), November 2006, University of Ibadan, PhD Grade

          BSc   (Chemistry),      June 2004, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Second Class Upper

 V.     Professional Qualifications

         Certificate of Participation in Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry in International         Cooperation at Leuphana University of Luneburg, Germany, September, 2015

 VI    Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates)

 Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarships Board, Nigeria: Scholarship during Undergraduate Studies, 2002.

 Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Greece: Scholarship for Doctoral Studies in Analytical Chemistry, 2009- 2013.

 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany: Travel and Summer School grant for participation in Summer School on ‘Sustainable Chemistry in International Cooperation’ at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, September 2015.  

VII     Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies

  1. Award for Members of the Local Organizing Committee for the 7th Aegean’s Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD) Conference, Lesvos Greece, 2010

VIII. Details of Teaching /Work Experience

December 2016 to date:  Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

            Position:                                              Lecturer II

July 2013 to December 2016:      Department of Chemical Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

 Position:                                              Lecturer II   

(i)                 Undergraduate Courses taught at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko:

General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, Analytical Chemistry I, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Industrial Methodology and Quality Control, Analytical Chemistry II, Applied Spectroscopy, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II

(ii)               Postgraduate courses Taught at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko:

 Thermal Analysis, Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Advanced Applied Spectroscopy

(iii)              Schedule of duties covered at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko:

 Level Coordinator/Course Adviser

 Departmental Seminar/Project Coordinator for Final Year Students

 Departmental Examination Officer, 2015  

      November 2009- February 2013:  Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Position:                                           PhD Researcher

  • Participation as research associate in a funded research project titled ‘Occurrence of emerging pollutants in wastewater of STP of Athens- Evaluation of risk to the aquatic environment from reuse of treated wastewater (funded by Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Athens, Greece EYDAP S.A., 2010-2011). 

                        Principal Investigator: Associate Prof. Nikolaos S. Thomaidis

  • Participation as research associate in a funded research project ‘THALIS: Investigation of  organic micropollutants’ fate in wastewater treatment and study of their behaviour during wastewater disposal to the aquatic environment-WATERMICROPOL’ University of the Aegean, Greece (funded by the European Union and Greek National Resources — THALIS: WATERMICROPOL 2012-2015) (www.aegean.gr/environment/watermicropol)

Principal Investigators: Associate Prof. Athanasios Stasinakis (University of the Aegean, Greece and Associate Prof. Nikolaos S. Thomaidis).

January 2009-November 2009:           Oceanic Bank International Plc

             Position:                                             Assistant Officer 1                   

           March 2008-December 2008:               Oceanic Bank International Plc

            Position:                                               Professional-In-Training (PIT)         

2007- March 2008:                              Educational Advancement Centre, Bodija, Ibadan

            Position                                               Chemistry Teacher

 Job Description:  Taught Advanced Level Chemistry (Cambridge International Examinations, A/L Syllabus)   1. Coached students for A/L Examinations 2. Coordinated administrative and academic activities of   Chemistry

 IX.  Research

(a)   Completed

  1. Development and validation of an analytical method for determination of benzosulfonamides in wastewater by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
  2. Investigation of the occurrence and removal efficiencies of benzosulfonamides in wastewater treatment plant of Athens, Greece.
  3. Development of analytical methodologies for determination of benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in wastewater (SPE) and sewage sludge (ultrasonication/SPE) followed by LC-MS/MS quantification.
  4. Investigation of the occurrence and removal efficiencies of benzosulfonamides in wastewater treatment plant of Athens, Greece
  5. Investigation of contribution of primary and secondary treatment in the removal of benzotriazole and benzothiazole from a sewage treatment plant in Greece
  6. Applicability of benzil and benzoin as spray reagents for the visualization of organic compounds on thin layer chromatograms
  7. Assessment of trace and heavy elements contamination in waste soils and leachability studies from closed and active landfills.

(b)   In progress

Removal efficiency and ecological risk assessment of pharmaceuticals from a wastewater treatment plant

Monitoring of environmental pollution of leachates from closed and active landfill sites and impacts on nearby groundwater resources

(c)    Project, Dissertation, and Thesis

 1 Development of Analytical methods for the determination of emerging contaminants in    the aquatic environment by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

PhD Thesis (Submitted to University of Athens, Greece) in 2013

  2. Comparison of Physico-chemical Characteristics and Toxicity of Raw and Simulated Leachates from four Dumpsites in Lagos

                       M.Sc Dissertation (Submitted to University of Ibadan, Ibadan) in 2006

 3.  Benzil and Benzoin as Spray Reagents for the visualization of Organic compounds on Thin Layer Chromatograms

     B.Sc Project (Submitted to University of Agriculture, Abeokuta) in 2004

X. Publications

(a) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Akinranti Ajibola, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis “LC-MS/MS determination of 1,2,3 benzotriazoles and 1,3 benzothiazoles in wastewater and sewage sludge” Proceedings of the 8th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD 2012), 16-20 September, 2012,  IZTECH-Izmir,  Turkey  P.1-23

 

  1. 2.      Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Athanasios S. Stasinakis, Daniel Mamais, Vasilios G. Samaras, E. Iatrou, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Olga S. Arvaniti, Akinranti Ajibola, Elpida I. Ventouri and Themistokles D. Lekkas, “ Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in sewage treatment plant of Athens” Proceedings of  the 12th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2011), 8-10 September, 2011,  Rhodes , Greece,  pp. A1881-A1888.
  2. Akinranti Ajibola, Andreas Androulakakis, Georgios Spyropoulos, Anna Bletsou, Marilena Dasenaki , Nikolaos Thomaidis, “Determination of Benzotriazoles and Benzothiazoles in Environmental Water Samples by HPLC-UV and LC-MS/MS”  Proceedings of the 7th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD 2010), 29 September-03 October, 2010, Lesvos, Greece P.3-24.

 

              (b) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals

 

  1. 1.       Akinranti Ajibola ‘’Assessment of Trace and Major Elements Contamination in Waste Soils: Leaching Potential from Active and Closed Landfills in Lagos, Nigeria’’ Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2016, 6(5), 8-15. 
  2. 2.       Akinranti Ajibola, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, Viola L. Borova, Marilena E. Dasenaki, Anna A. Bletsou, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis “Benzosulfonamides in wastewater: Method development, occurrence and removal efficiencies” Chemosphere, 2015, 119, S21-S27.

 

  1. 3.      Athanasios S. Stasinakis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Olga S. Arvaniti, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Vasilios G. Samaras, Akinranti Ajibola, Daniel Mamais, Themistokles D. Lekkas “Contribution of primary and secondary treatment on the removal of benzothiazoles, benzotriazoles, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals and perfluorinated compounds in a sewage treatment plant” Science of the Total Environment, 2013, 463-464, 1067- 1075.
  1. 4.      Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Akinranti Ajibola, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Nikolaos S.Thomaidis “Occurrence and removal efficiencies of benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in a wastewater treatment plant in Greece” Science of the Total Environment, 2013, 452-453, 163-171
  2. 5.      Enock O. Dare and Akinranti S. Ajibola, “Benzil and Benzoin : General Spray Reagents for the Visualization of Organic Compounds on Thin Layer Chromatograms” Chromatographia, 2007, 66,823-825.  
  1. 6.      Akinranti S. Ajibola, Leachate Quality Characteristics and Groundwater Contamination around closed and active landfills in Lagos, Nigeria, J. Civil and  Environmental Research,  accepted      

        XI Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (in the last 5 years)

  1. 7th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days, Lesvos, Greece (AACD 2010), 29 September- 03 October 2010.
  2. 3rd Faculty of Science International Conference, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, May 11th – 15th, 2015.
  3. 3.      1st Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry in International Cooperation at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, 13th September 2015 – 17th September 2015.  

XII Best Publications that Reflect the totality of my contributions to Scholarship

  1 Akinranti Ajibola, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, Viola L. Borova, Marilena E. Dasenaki, Anna A. Bletsou, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis “Benzosulfonamides in wastewater: Method development, occurrence and removal efficiencies” Chemosphere, 2014, 2015, 119, S21-S27.

2.Athanasios S. Stasinakis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Olga S. Arvaniti, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Vasilios G. Samaras, Akinranti Ajibola, Daniel Mamais, Themistokles D. Lekkas “Contribution of primary and secondary treatment on the removal of benzothiazoles, benzotriazoles, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals and perfluorinated compounds in a sewage treatment plant” Science of the Total Environment, 2013, 463-464, 1067- 1075.

3.Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Akinranti Ajibola, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Nikolaos S.Thomaidis “Occurrence and removal efficiencies of benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in a wastewater treatment plant in Greece” Science of the Total Environment, 2013, 452-453, 163-17.

4. Enock O. Dare and Akinranti S. Ajibola, “Benzil and Benzoin : General Spray Reagents for the Visualization of Organic Compounds on Thin Layer Chromatograms” Chromatographia, 2007, 66,823-825.