Prof. Lamidi Ajao Usman

Prof. Lamidi Ajao Usman

Professor

Chemistry

Lamidi Ajao USMAN, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin with more than 2 decades of university teaching, research, and administrative experience. He has served as departmental Post Graduate Coordinator Head of Department and currently the Director University of Ilorin JUPEB Foundation School. His areas of research interest cover Isolation, Characterization and Evaluation of Insecticidal and Therapeutic Potentials of Essential Oils from Plants Growing in Nigeria. He has to his credit about 100 publications in reputable outlets covering journals and edited conference proceedings. He has successfully supervised several undergraduate projects, six PhD theses and more than 20 Masters dissertations. Prof. Usman is a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology (NISEB), American Chemical Society (ACS), Science Teacher’s Association of Nigeria (STAN).

Qualifications

  • 1985-1989 University of Ilorin, Nigeria-B.Sc (Ed) Chemistry
  • 1996-2001 University of Ilorin, Nigeria-M.Sc Chemistry
  • 2003-2010, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso-Ph.D Pure and Applied Chemistry (Organic)

Teaching

Undergraduate
  • CHM102 (2) General Organic Chemistry
  • CHM106 (1) General Practical Chemistry II
  • CHM112 (2) General Organic Chemistry
  • CHM202 (3) Basic Organic Chemistry
  • CHM235 (3) Basic Organic Chemistry
  • CHM302 (3) Organic Chemistry
  • CHM306 (2) Organic Reaction Mechanism
  • CHM308 (2) Practical Organic Chemistry
  • CHM318 (2) Industrial Chemical Process 1
  • CHM329 (2) Practical Organic Chemistry
  • CHM330 (3) Natural Products I
  • CHM331 (3) Organic Chemistry
  • CHM343 (2) Organic Reaction Mechanism
  • CHM345 (2) Applied Spectroscopy
  • CHM442 (2) Natural Products II
  • ICH355 (2) Practical Organic Chemistry
  • CHM418 (2) Heterocyclic Chemistry
  • CHM429 (2) Graduate Seminar
  • CHM431 (2) Colour Chemistry and Textile Technology
  • CHM499 (5) Research Project
  • CPT401 (1) Crop Disease Management
Postgraduate
  • CHM682 (3) Advanced Organic Chemistry
  • CHM683 (3) Advanced Natural Product
  • CHM706 (2) Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry
  • CHM713 (2) Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
  • CHM802 (3) Advanced Applied Spectroscopy
  • CHM804 (2) Experimental Research Techniques in Chemistry
  • CHM806 (1) Graduate Seminar
  • CHM809 (3) Advanced Organic Chemistry
  • CHM811 (2) Advanced Natural Products Chemistry
  • CHM814 (2) Reactive Intermediates
  • CHM839 (6) Graduate Project

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Office Address

Room 20, Ground Floor, Chemistry Department Building, University of Ilorin, Ilorin