Prof. Olabisi Adeleye Adekeye

Prof. Olabisi Adeleye Adekeye

Professor
Geology & Mineral Sciences
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Olabisi Adeleye ADEKEYE, is a Professor in the Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin with over 2 decades of university teaching, research and administrative experiences.

He has served as Head of Department with research interest covering the aspects of Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Biostratigraphy and Petroleum Geology in sedimentary basin analysis. He has published several papers in both local and international reputable academic journals.

Prof. Adekeye is a regular field leader in many geological fields exercise. He is currently working on the biostratigraphic reconstruction of the Cretaceous to Tertiary sedimentary succession in the Dahomey basin, southwestern Nigeria and Paleo-sea inter-connectivity in the Nigeria inland sedimentary basins during the late Cretaceous to Tertiary interval: Evidences from foraminifera and palynomorphs species.

He holds a B. Sc., M. Sc., and Ph.D from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria and rose through the ranks to become a full professor.

Qualifications

  • Ph. D. Geology
  • M.Sc Applied Geology
  • B. Sc Geology

Professional Affiliations

  • Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS)
  • Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE)
  • American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG)
  • Council of Mining Engineer and Geosciences (COMEG)

Teaching & Research Areas

Geology (Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology)

Undergraduate Teaching

  • UIL-GEM 104 - Introduction to Geological Laboratory
  • GEM 217- Principles of Stratigraphy
  • GEM 224 - Introduction to Paleontology
  • GEM 228 - Sedimentology I
  • GEM 325 - Photogeology and Remote Sensing
  • GEM 401 - Seminar
  • GEM 410 - Paleobiology
  • GEM 420 - Marine Geology
  • GEM 421 - Palynology
  • GEM 424 - Sedimentology II
  • GEM 427 - Petroleum Geology
  • GEM 429 - Micropaleontology
  • GEM 499 - Special Project

Postgraduate Teaching

  • DGM 715 - Paleontology
  • DGM 735 - Map Interpretation
  • DGM 750 - Basin Analysis and Startigraphy
  • GEM 817 - Advanced Sedimentary Petrology
  • GEM 823 - Carbonate Sedimentology
  • GEM 827 - Subsurface Geology
  • GEM 837 - Advanced Micropaleontology

Get in Touch

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Office Address
Room 06, Ground Floor, Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences Building, University of Ilorin