A valedictory lecture will be delivered on Friday in honour of Professor Gabriel Adeyemi of the Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, who will be retiring from the services of the university upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
The event, which will include a book presentation by the professor, according to a statement from the organisers, will take place at the International Conference Centre of the university from noon.
The lecture will be delivered by Professor Ibrahim Oyediran, a professor of Environmental and Engineering Geology from the Department of Geology.
The lecture entitled ‘Engineering Geology and the Sustainability of Structures and the Environment: The Edunabon Manuscripts’, the organisers said, is meant to celebrate Professor Adeyemi’s contributions to the field of geology.
Oyediran, an expert in environmental and engineering geology, will highlight Professor Adeyemi’s work which has had a significant impact on geotechnical engineering and geological investigations in Nigeria, the statement said.
Adeyemi, born in Edunabon, Osun State, in 1954, earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, in 1980, 1986 and 1991, respectively.
He was a part-time lecturer at the College of Science and Technology, University of Lagos, Abeokuta Campus (now Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta) and later joined the Ogun State University in 1987, where he rose to become Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Head of the Department of Earth Sciences between October 1997 and December 2000.
Professor Adeyemi joined the University of Ibadan in 2000, where he rose to the position of Reader and Professor in the Department of Geology in 2004 and 2007, respectively.
He also served as acting Head of Department between 2004 and 2006 and Director of the General Studies Programme between 2012 and 2015.
Throughout his career, Professor Adeyemi successfully supervised 13 Ph.D. theses, with three more candidates nearing completion, and has mentored numerous students who have gone on to become full professors.
Professor Adeyemi has made remarkable contributions to the fields of environmental and geotechnical engineering as well as geological and hydrogeological investigations.
He is reputed for his leadership in revitalising the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (NAEGE) which has gained international recognition.
He is a fellow of several professional organisations, including the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society and the Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists.
His dedication and scholarship has inspired generations of geologists and shaped the future of engineering geology in Nigeria, the statement added.
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