CURRICULUM VITAE
(b) Department: Chemistry
(c) Faculty: Science
(d) E-mail Address: akinrantiaji@gmail.com
(e) Phone number: +234-8166660134
(f) Office: Block E, Room 2
(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
VIII. Details of Teaching /Work Experience
December 2016 to date: Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Position: Lecturer II
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
Position: PhD Researcher
Principal Investigator: Associate Prof. Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
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
(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
(b) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals
XI Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (in the last 5 years)
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.