Dr. (Mrs.) Nusirat Aderinsola Sadiku

Senior Lecturer

Forest Resources management

Department: Forest Resources management
Email: sadiku.na@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 7, Ground Floor, Sasakawa Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Wood Science

Nusirat Aderinsola Sadiku is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. She received a Bachelor of Technology in Forestry and Wood Technology, a Master of Technology in Wood Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Wood Science all from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. She is interested in Bamboo Science, volarization of wood wastes into value-added products, Isolation and characterization of endophytic fungi as well as evaluation of the bio-activity of metabolites isolated from endophytic fungi and yeast.

Qualifications

PhD, Wood Science, Federal University of Technology, Akure
M. Tech, Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure
B.Tech, Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST)
Member, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Member, Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA), Nigeria
Member, African Forest Forum (AFF)
Member, Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN)
Member, Forest and Forest Products Society (FFPS)

Undergraduate Teaching

FRM 305: Wood its formation and properties
FRM 310: Introduction to Chemical Processing of Forest Produce
FRM 316: Forest Oprations I
FRM 406: Forest Operations II
FRM 407: Harvesting and Utilization of Forest Produce
FRM 504: Biological Control of Timber quality
FRM 510: Forest Industry and Marketing
FRM 515: Wood Seasoning and Preservation

Research Interests

Bamboo science and technology
Value addition to lignocellulosic wastes
Biosynthesis of value added products from Endophytic fungi and yeast strains isolated from plants
Application of the secondary metabolites in food processing and neutraceauticals

Research Affiliations

Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)
Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Nigeria
Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Germany
Bee-Rent Bienen-Leasing Dedelstorf, Germany
Nkubhagana Apis Reserves & Food Processing Co. Ltd., Mpanda-Katavi, Tanzania

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Email

sadiku.na@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 7, Ground Floor, Sasakawa Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin

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