ALETOR OLUWATOYIN
Profile
Fullname:
ALETOR OLUWATOYIN
Post:
Professor
Email Address:
oaletor[at]futa.edu.ng; toyinaletor[at]yahoo.com; olutoyinaletor1964[at]gmail.com
Telephone:
08034735289
Nationality:
NIGERIA
Affiliation:
THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, PMB 704 AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA. OFFICE LOCATION: CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, OBAKEKERE, FUTA.
Education:
DR (MRS) ALETOR OLUWATOYIN HAD HER BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (M.TECH) IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND DOCTORAL IN PHILOSOPHY (PHD) IN FOOD CHEMISTRY FROM THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE. SHE JOINED THE SERVICES OF THE UNIVERSITY IN NOVEMBER, 2000 AS AN ASSISTANT LECTURER. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE LECTURER II POSITION IN 2004, LECTURER I IN 2007, SENIOR LECTURER IN 2010 AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN OCTOBER, 2013.
SHE HAS ATTENDED SEVERAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, AND PUBLISHED WIDELY IN REPUTABLE NATIONAL AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS.
Background:
*AREAS OF EXPERTISE: SHE HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE AREAS OF FOOD CHEMISTRY, FOOD ANALYSIS AND NUTRITION. LN THIS REALM, SHE HAS FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NUTRITIONAL, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME TRADITIONAL AFRICAN CAKES AND SNACKS; CONVECTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN CONCENTRATES AND PROTEIN ISOLATES FROM LEAVES, NUTS, GRAINS AND LEGUMES. SHE HAS DEVOTED SOME RESEARCH EFFORT TOWARDS DEVELOPING INEXPENSIVE INFANT WEANING FOODS. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY GROUP CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING TRADITIONAL CAKES AND SNACKS IN THE STEP-B PROJECT ON THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SECURITY IN FUTA.
*CURRENT ACTIVITIES:
CURRENTLY, DR (MRS) ALETOR IS SUPERVISING FIVE MASTERS STUDENTS AND ONE PHD STUDENT. SHE IS THE 200 LEVEL REGISTRATION COORDINATOR AND THE LEVEL ADVISER. SHE IS A MEMBER OF DEPARTMENTAL APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE: CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (SCN), AND ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD (OWSDW).
