Biographical Info:

Dr. Olufunso O. Abosede is the Acting Head of Department of Chemistry at Federal University Otuoke. He was previously the Head of Department of Science Education and Coordinator of Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) at the same institution. He holds BSc., MSc., and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
His research expertise lies in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, with a focus on Coordination Chemistry, Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Nanoscience, Crystallography, and Crystallography Education. Dr. Abosede's current research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of new compounds with therapeutic applications.
He has received multiple grants to support his research and scientific engagement, including the TetFund Institution-Based Grant (October 2024), Frank H. Allen International Research and Education (FAIRE) Programme Grant from Cambridge Crystallography Data Centre (CCDC) in October 2024, Engagement Grant Award from CCDC (November 2024), and the 2025 Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii) Grant from the American Chemical Society. Other awards and fellowships won by Dr. Abosede include TWAS-DBT postgraduate fellowship in 2012, Individual Research Grant from International Foundation for Science (Sweden) in 2015, and individual Green Chemistry research grant from UNESCO/IUPAC/PhosAgro partnership in 2018.
He has worked in multicultural societies, including during his TWAS-DBT postgraduate fellowship at Savitribai Phule Pune University, India, and during a postdoctoral fellowship at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. Dr. Abosede is a member of several international scientific organizations and serves as a reviewer for multiple internationally peer-reviewed high-impact chemistry journals.
Notably, Dr. Abosede holds key leadership positions in professional organizations, including:
- Secretary, Nigerian Crystallography Association
- Councillor representing Nigeria, African Crystallography Society
- Public Relations Officer, International Foundation for Science, Nigeria Alumni Association
- Faculty Advisor, American Chemical Society International Student Chapter at Federal University Otuoke
Through his research and scientific engagements, Dr. Abosede continues to advance knowledge in chemistry, enhance scientific capacity building, and promote sustainability and the application of crystallography and structural science in Nigeria and beyond.

Discipline:

Inorganic Chemistry

Area Of Specialization:

Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

Institution:

Federal University Otuoke

Research interest:

Coordination Chemistry, Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Crystallography and Crystallography Education

Awards:

March 2025 Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii) Grant from the American Chemical Society for the project “Green Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta.

Nov 2024 Engagement Grant Award from CCDC for the project “Crystallize Your Future: A High School Workshop in Structural Science” to promote crystallography and structural science in secondary schools. Value of Award: £1400. Period: January - June, 2025

Oct 2024 Frank H. Allen International Research and Education Programme (FAIRE) Programme (FAIRE) Grant by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center (CCDC) for a “license to Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)”. Value of Award: 3-year license on up to 250 computers. Period: October 17, 2024 – October 16, 2027

Oct 2024 TETFund Institution-based Research Grant for the project “New Metal Complexes and Cocrystals of Some Biologically Relevant Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications”. Value of Award: N4,996,365. Period: October 1, 2024 -September 30, 2025

June 2017 Award of PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC research grant in green chemistry for the implementation of the research project "Co-crystals and Metal Complexes of Some Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Synthesis, Structural Elucidation and Applications". Value of Award: USD 30 000. Start date: February 2018

July 2015 Award of IFS first individual research grant for the project (IFS 5780-1) titled “Synthesis, characterization and biological applications of some metal complexes of macrocyclic compounds with polypyridyl ligands”. Value of Award: USD 12 000 (co-financed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW). Period: August 2015-July 2017

Sept 2015 Best Presentation prize at STOE Lab Meeting of DGK Young Crystallographers, STOE & Cie GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany.

Dec 2010 TWAS-DBT sandwich postgraduate fellowship award by Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Italy and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

August 2006 Best Nigerian Youth Service Corp Member for the 2005/2006 Service Year at First Medical & Sterile Products, FTZ, Calabar, Nigeria.

Roles/Contributions:

September 2021 – till date: Ag. Head, Department of Chemistry, Federal University Otuoke (FUO)
February 2020- September 2021: Ag. Head, Department of Science Education, FUO
May 2020 – till date: Chair, Faculty of Science Capacity Building Committee, FUO
February 2020 – till date: Chair, Faculty of Science Research and Innovation Committee, FUO
June 2019-September 2020: Coordinator, Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) at Federal University Otuoke
Since 2019 Founding Member, African Crystallography Society (AfCA), Councilor for Nigeria on AfCA Executive Council)
Since 2019 Public Relations Officer, International Foundation for Science Nigeria Alumni Association
Since 2015 Secretary, Nigerian Crystallography Society

Website:https://fuotuoke.edu.ng/dr-abosede-olufunso-olumide/

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ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-270X