Academic Staff PROFILE

Prof. Musliu Olushola Sunmonu

Post

Professor

Department

Food Engineering

sunmonu.mo@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 23, Floor 0, CRL Building, University of Ilorin

Teaching and Research Area

Food Engineering (Food Packaging, Processing and Storage)

Ph.D. (Agric Egrg), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. (Ph.D., 2014)
M.Eng, (Agric Egrg) Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. (M.Eng., 2006)
B.Eng, (Agric Egrg) Federal University of Technology, Minna
Certificate, Fellowship for the International Training Programme on Milk Processing, Oenkerk, Netherlands

(i) *Registered Engineer, with Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Reg. No. R.21,614(Sep, 2011). * This registration is a pre – condition for the practice of engineering profession in Nigeria.
(i) Licentiate Member, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) 17/13247/L (October, 2017)
(ii) Corporate Member, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) M1349 (November, 2008)
(iii) Corporate Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) M1035577 (June, 2008)

Co- Researcher for the Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (F_SAMA). An international project anchored by Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in conjunction with African Conservative Tillage Network (ACT), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and African Union Commission (AUC) April, 2022
Academic Supervisor for Africa Knowledge Base Supervisor for Innovate UK African Agriculture Knowledge Transfer Partnership, KTP: 2020 research grant of £141,959 (2022-2023 Round 3) in partnership with the De Montfort Higher Education cooperation, United Kingdom, and the Abuja-Nigeria-based Microscale Embedded Limited. The research is targeted at enhancing agricultural value chain in Nigeria using data analysis and Geographic Information System. (May 2023 to August, 2024- 15 Months Project)
Academic Supervisor for (ii) European Youth Empowerment Fund Award: A grant of €1,200 in partnerships with the European Youth Empowerment Fund through the Global Youth Mobilization. The award-winning project is titled: “Empowering Smallholder Farmers with Climate-Resilient & Vertical Farming Skills.” The 4-month initiative will be implemented in Ilorin, with the goal of training over 100 youths in sustainable agricultural practices including vertical farming systems and climate-resilient techniques. (April 7, 2025 to August 30, 2025 - 4 Months Project)