POPOOLA ADEOLA VICTOR

 Professor

 avpopoola[at]futa.edu.ng

 +234(0)8187301465(mobile), +2348033925559

 NIGERIA

 THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, PMB 704 AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA. OFFICE LOCATION: FIRST FLOOR, ROOM 122, SOS BUILDING, OBANLA.

 STUDIED CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN AND POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH FIBRE/COLOUR OPTION AT BOTH AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER IN ENGLAND TO EARN A PHD IN FIBRE SCIENCE AND COLOUR CHEMISTRY IN 1984. HAD TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SPANNING OVER 30 YEARS ACROSS SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES MAINLY IN AFRICA AND EUROPE IN ADDITION TO VISITING SCHOLAR/PROFESSORSHIP ASSIGNMENTS IN POLYMER SCIENCE, TEXTILES AND COLOURATION IN SOME OF THESE UNIVERSITIES. HE HAS SERVED AS CONSULTANT TO MAJOR PRIVATE, NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS ICI (UK)/CAPL, UNESCO AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND.

 AREAS OF EXPERTISE: POLYMER/FIBRE MATERIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COLOURING MOLECULES AND THEIR USE ON HOME AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. *CURRENT ACTIVITIES:(I) DEVELOPMENT OF DYES AND PIGMENTS USED AS INKS AND TONERS, (II) IDENTIFICATION OF DYES, PIGMENTS USED ON ANCIENT TEXTILES LIKE TAPESTRIES, TARTANS ETC AS CONTAINED IN RECENT ROYAL SOCIETY SPONSORED JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN MY RES GROUP AND A BRITISH UNIVERSITY GROUP BASED AT EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, (III) POLYMER COMPOSITES- DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY OF DIFFERENT STARCH PASTES ON STRENGTH PERFORMANCE OF FIBRES AND FABRICS, AND (IV) STUDY ON CULTURAL RENAISSANCE OF ANCIENT/TRADITIONAL TEXTILES- A CASE STUDY IS THE RECENT WORK ON ‘ INDIGO DYEING AMONG THE YORUBAS OF SOUTH WEST NIGERIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. MOST OF THESE CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH AIM TO FORGE AN INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE WITH REPUTABLE CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS, MUSEUMS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE INSTITUTES AROUND THE WORLD.