Biographical Info:

David O. Obada holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, specializing in production/industrial engineering. His research interests include fracture mechanics, advanced materials, and condensed matter physics. Before joining the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, David was a research fellow at the University of Ghana, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India, and the University of Birmingham, UK. Also, David was a research and teaching fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and holds a Kaufmann Teaching Certificate from MIT.

Discipline:

Mechanical Engineering

Area Of Specialization:

Advanced Materials, Computational Materials Science, Engineering Education

Institution:

Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Research interest:

Biomaterials, Perovskites, New Pedagogies

Awards:

Honours and Awards
Year: 2016
Title: RTF-DCS
Awarding Body: Government of India

Year: 2018
Title: Engineering Fellowship
Awarding Body: Association of Common Wealth Universities

Year: 2019
Title: Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Empowering the Teachers Program (MIT-ETT)
Awarding Body: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year 2020 and 2021
National Research Fund- TETFund grant on development of biomaterials for biomedical applications

Year 2022
PostDoc- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland

Roles/Contributions:

Outreach Officer, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Website:https://engineering.abu.edu.ng/department/mecheng/public/staff/obada/

Scopus:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56200768200

Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=fMcehLkAAAAJ&view_op=l

ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0886-0315