By The Senate of the Lagos State University, on Tuesday, elected a Professor of Physics and Dean, Faculty of Science, Prof. Adenike Omotunde Boyo as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration).
She succeeds Prof. Oyedamola Oke whose tenure ended on October 4, 2021 after serving for 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.
Here are 14 quick facts you should know about Prof. Boyo.
1. She was born on the December 11, 1963 in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria.
2. She attended Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls Primary School, Onike, Yaba, Lagos State, and proceeded to Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls Secondary School, Onike, Yaba, Lagos State where she obtained her West African School Certificate in 1980. In 1983, she obtained her G.C.E. ‘A’L from the Lagos State College of Science and Technology.
3. Prof. Boyo obtained her Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics specializing in Geophysics from University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1986.
4. She bagged her Master of Science in Applied Physics (Solar Energy) from University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1988. She subsequently attended the Department of Physics, University of Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria, where she bagged her Ph.D in Physics in 2004.
5. She joined Lagos State University as an Assistant Lecturer in 1990 and became an Associate Professor in 2008 and a Professor of Physics in 2011 — the first female in the department.
6. She was seconded to Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology as a Director of Science and Technology in Policy, Progammes and Promotion from 2005 to 2007 although the two years was spent as Sabbatical and Leave of Absence.
7. Prof. Boyo returned to the University and was appointed the Head of Department of Physics from 2007 to 2009. She was at the same time the Deputy Director of Lagos State University Foundation Programme from 2008 to 2012.
8. She is a fellow of Material Science and Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN) and Fellow of African Scientific Institute.
9. She has won several awards and grants among them are TETFUND National Research grants in 2019 and recently, won award of a research grant in Gendered Design in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).
10. She has attended conferences, workshops, exhibitions, technical meetings in many countries which include USA, UK, Canada, Singapore, Turkey, Austria, Ethiopia and South Africa.
11. Prof. Boyo is happily married with children.
12. In 2011, she was ordained as Assistant pastor in The Redeemed Christian Church of God and currently the Parish Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (Amen Assembly Parish) in Lagos, Lagos State, from 2013 till date.
13. She was a Member of the Joint Committee of Council and Senate for the appointment of the 9th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University.
14. She was, until her appointment, the Dean, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University.
