Lateef Oladimeji Sanni
Lateef Oladimeji Sanni | |
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| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1965 Oyo, South West (Nigeria) |
| Spouse(s) | Prof Mrs Silifat Ajoke Sanni |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (Bachelor of Science) University of Ibadan (Master of Science,Doctor of Philosophy) |
Lateef "SANNI" Oladimeji (born 21 May 1965 ) is a Professor of Food Science and Technology,.[1][2] a Postharvest innovator on cassava and root crop development, and consultant to Federal Government of Nigeria (Cassava Value Chain), Non-governmental organization and international bodies like Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture[3]
Marriage, family and personal life[edit]
Lateef Oladimeji Sanni was born and bred in Isale Alfa, Iyana Adeoyo and Oje Atipe, Ibadan, Oyo State. He is the third (3rd) child of his mother and tenth (10th) of his father, Pa. Rufai Sanni of blessed memory. He is married to Silifat Ajoke Sanni (Nee Aboaba) of Igbein in Abeokuta, Egba Kingdom, Ogun State, Nigeria and has several children.
Education[edit]
Lateef Oladimeji Sanni, attended Ibadan Municipal Government Primary School (1973 – 1978) and then Baptist Grammar School, Ikire from (1978–1983).
He had a brief stint at The Polytechnic, Ibadan before his admission to the Pre-Degree Programme at the then Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta (FUTAB) during the 1984/85 academic session. He enrolled for the Undergraduate programme in the Department of Food Science and Technology in 1985. He witnessed the metamorphosis of our University from FUTAB to College of Science and Technology, University of Lagos Abeokuta (COSTAB) and the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) in 1988. His class was the pioneer set that graduated in 1990, and he was the best graduating student in his Department.
His research career started during the 1989/90 academic session under the supervision of Professor Olugbenga Ben Ogunmoyela, now at the Bells University of Technology, Ota. He graduated from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta with Bachelor of Science degree in the Department of Food Science and Technology in 1990.[4]
After his National Youth Service, at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Otukpo, Benue State, he returned to the University of Ibadan in 1991 to pursue his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Food technology under the supervision of Dr. A. O. Oguntunde and Professor J. A. Akingbala. He obtained Masters and Ph.D Degrees in 1993 and 1999 respectively. From 1995 to 1996, the World Bank facility allowed Dr. Sanni to be mentored by Professor Andrew Westby, the Director of Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich ; Chatham, United Kingdom.[5]
Career[edit]
He joined the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) in 1993 as Assistant Lecturer, became Professor of Food Science and Technology in 2008 and presented my inaugural in 2015.
He has published 94 Technical Journal articles; 30 Books, and 30 Conference proceedings[6]
Apart from teaching courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, he has supervised in collaboration with colleagues’ well over 100 undergraduates, 17 Master and 24 PhDs.
Sanni's stint at IITA as a Post-harvest Specialist for the Integrated Cassava Project and NRI, UK Value Added Projects launched him as a major Post-harvest technical hub of the Presidential Initiative and Transformation Agenda on Cassava in Nigeria and Africa from 2004 to date, working in over twenty-six (26) states in Nigeria and at least six African countries.[7][8]
Served as Editorial Board members or reviewers to[edit]
- International Journal of Food Science and Technology
- FIIRO Journal of Industrial Research
- Journal of Food Science and Agriculture, United Kingdom
- African Journal of Root and Tuber Crops, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
- West African Journals of Foods and Nutrition
- Nigerian Food Journal published by the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)
- ASSET-An International Journal published by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Journal of Nigerian Society of Animal Production & Health
Grassroot and Community Service[edit]
- Chief Technical Advisor to Agro-Park Development Company Limited, Lagos.
- Chairman, Board of Trustees of Societal Reformation & Peace Foundation, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta, Nigeria, and received Award of Excellence by Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Obantoko, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
- Served as Public Relations Officer, Dawah Front of Nigeria, Public Relations Officer.
- Chairman, Ogun State Committee for Defence of Human Rights
- Amir, Egba area Council of MSSN
- Pioneer Chairman, Electorate Body for the FUNAAB Student Union
- Pioneer President, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), FUNAAB Branch.
Awards[edit]
:
| Award | Date |
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| Outstanding International Ambassador, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria | January 2012 |
| Research Productivity (Senior Academic Category), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria | January 2012 |
| The 2008 Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Award Regional Technology Development in Sub Saharan Africa | 2008[9] |
| Honorary Fellow of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) by the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions, Lagos, Nigeria | 10 December 2009 |
Accomplishment[edit]
Professor Sanni has held the following positions in the University:
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
- Dean, College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
- Head, Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
- Director, AG Leventis Memorial Centre for Learning, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
- Deputy Director, of the Centre for Human Resources Development (CENHURD), University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Memberships[edit]
| Rank | Professional Body |
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| Fellow | Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (FNIFST) |
| Fellow | The Institute of Management Consultants, IMC-Nigeria |
| Member | International Union of Food Science and Technology |
| Member | West African Association of Food Science and Technology |
| Member | International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC-AB)[10] |
| Member | African Branch of International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC)[11] |
| Member | International Council of Management Consulting Institutes |
| Member | Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria |
Publications[edit]
- Chapters contributed to books
- Owo, H.O., Adebowale, A.A., Sobukola, O.P., Obadina, O.A., Kajihausa, O.E., Adegunwa, M.O., Sanni, L.O. & Tomlins, K. (2017). Adsorption isotherms and thermodynamics properties of water yam flour. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, 9(2); 221-227.
- Adebowale, A.A., Kareem, S.T., Sobukola, O.P., Adebisi, M.A. Obadina, A.O., Kajihausa, O.E., Adegunwa, M.O., Sanni, L.O. & Keith, T. (2017). Mineral and antinutrient content of high quality cassava-tigernut composite flour extruded snack. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 49 (5): 1-9
- Coker, O.J., Sobukola, O.P., Sanni, L.O., Bakare, H.A., Kajihausa, O.E., Adebowale, A.A. & Keith T. (2017).
- Quality attributes of cassava-fish crackers enriched with different flours: An optimization study by a simplex centroid mixture design. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 41(5): 1-11.
- Kuye, A., D. B. Ayo, L. O. Sanni, A. O. Raji, E. I. Kwaya,O. O. Otuu, W.B. Asiru, B. Alenkhe, I. B. Abdulkareem, B. Bamkefa, G. Tarawali, A. G.O. Dixon, R.U.Okechukwu (2017).
- Design and fabrication of a flash dryer for the production of high quality cassava flour. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 48 (3): 63-70
- Oyedeji, A. B., Sobukola, O. P., Henshaw, .F. O., Adegunwa M. O., Sanni, L.O., Tomlins K. I. (2016). Kinetics of mass transfer during deep fat frying of yellow fleshed cassava root slices. Heat and Mass Transfer, 52(5):1061-1070
- Sanni, L. O. (2015). Drying for Wealth, Food Security and Nation Building. 49th Inaugural Lecture. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 124pp.
- Sekinat T. Kareem, Abdul-Rasaq A. Adebowale, Olajide P. Sobukola, Moruf A. Adebisi, Olusegun A. Obadina, Olatundun E. Kajihausa, Mojisola O. Adegunwa, Lateef O. Sanni & Tomlins Keith (2015). Some Quality Attributes of High Quality Cassava-Tigernut Composite Flour and Its Extruded Snacks, Journal of Culinary Science & Technology, 13:3, 242-262, DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2015.1015667
- Awoyale, W., Sanni, L. O., Shittu, T. A., Adegunwa, M. A. (2015). Effect of varieties on the functional and pasting properties of biofortified cassava root starches. Food Measure (2015) 9:225–232.
- Buliyaminu Adegbemiro Alimi, Taofik Akinyemi Shittu & Lateef Oladimeji Sanni (2014) Effect of Hydrocolloids and Egg Content on Sensory Quality of Coated Fried Yam Chips, Journal of Culinary Science & Technology, 12:2, 168-180.
- Adebowale A.A. and Lateef O. Sanni (2013). Effects of solid content and temperature on viscosity of tapioca meal. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 50(3):573–578.
- Kareem, S.T. Adebowale, A.A., Sobukola, O.P, Adebisi, M.A., Obadina, O.A., Kajihausa, O.E, Adegunwa, M.O., Sanni, L.O. and Keith, T (2014). Some Quality Attributes Of High Quality Cassava - Tigernut Composite Flour and Its Extruded Snacks. Journal of Culinary Science and Technology, 13: 79-93
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References[edit]
- ↑ UNAAB Journal (December 16, 2014). "Researcher of the week: Professor Sanni Lateef Oladimeji". unaab.
- ↑ NIFST (2014). "DAY2: OPENING SPEECH BY THE NIFST PRESIDENT, PROF LATEEF SANNI, FNIFST – LAGOS 2014". nifst.org.
- ↑ Jeffrey T. Oliver (December 5, 2008). "IITA wins CGIAR 08 science awards". iita.
- ↑ "Researcher of the week: Professor Sanni Lateef Oladimeji". nifst.org.
- ↑ nri.org. "staff". nri.org.
- ↑ ResearchGate. "L. O. Sanni". ResearchGate.
- ↑ inaijanow. "FMARD, FUNAAB, NASS Train Youths and Women". inaijanow.
- ↑ inaijanow. "FOYSCATECH Counts Gains Under Prof. Sanni as Council Chairman". inaijanow.
- ↑ IITA (December 5, 2008). "IITA wins CGIAR 08 science awards". iita.org.
- ↑ UNAAB ADMIN (August 9, 2011). "UNAAB Picked for 16th Int'l Symposium on Roots and Crops ..as Prof. Lateef Sanni becomes Vice President, ISTRC". Unaab.edu.ng.
- ↑ UNAAB ADMIN. "Prof. Lateef Sanni Steps UP …Becomes CORAF/WECARD STC Member". Unaab.edu.ng.
External links[edit]
- Profile at NRI
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