Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole | |
Honorific Prefix: | MSSSN |
Office: | Vice-chancellor, Bowen University |
Predecessor: | Professor Matthews Ojo |
Termstart: | 1st of August, 2018. |
Birth Date: | 23 July 1967 |
Birth Place: | Ibadan |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Alma Mater: | Ahmadu Bello University |
Occupation: | Lecturer, Researcher. |
Profession: | Soil Science |
Joshua Ogunwole was born in Ibadan on 23 July 1967. He is a Nigerian soil scientist who currently serves as the 4th substantive vice-chancellor of Bowen University.[1]
Ogunwole has his first, second and third degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Between the year 1990 - 1992, he served as manager of Yula farm, Kaduna.[2]
Ogunwole taught in the department of Crop Production and Protection, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma between Dec 2013 - Mar 2016, and served as Director of the University Advancement and Linkages.[3]
He is a Professor of Soil Physics, Department of Soil Science & Land Resource Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, until his appointment as a Vice-Chancellor of Bowen University.[4]
In 2004, Joshua Ogunwole received research merit award for sustainable agriculture, from the Schweisfurth foundation and support Africa international of Germany.[5]
In 2012, at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, he successfully organized an International Workshop on Soil Physical Processes in West Africa.[6]
Ogunwole was admitted to the College of Research Associates of the United Nations University – Institute for Natural Resources for Africa in 2015. He is a member of soil science society Nigeria.[7]
Projects include:
Joshua Ogunwole had written over 60 research paper and article, notable among them are: