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Jacob AKINPELU

Associate Professor
college of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (COAES)
Physics Programme

AKINPELU, Jacob Adebayo holds a teaching and Research at the Physics and Solar Energy Programme College of Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences, Bowen University, Iwo. He has B.Sc., M.Sc. in Physics from University of Ilorin and MPhil;, PhD in Physics Obafemi Awolowo University. His research interest among others includes Solar Energy and Atmospheric Physics. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research and has published in both local and international journal.

Education
  • B.Sc. (Physics) 1992; University of Ilorin
  • M.Sc. (Physics) 2001; University of Ilorin
  • M.Phil (Physics) 2010; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
  • Ph.D (Physics) 2015; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Research
  • Solar and Atmospheric Physics:
  • Solar Energy Devices,
  • Solar Radiation Measurements, 
  • Climate Modelling,
  • Coupling of Lower and Upper Atmosphere.
  • Impact of Indoor and Outdoor pollution on the environment 
  • Aerosol Clustering
Institutional Service
  • Secretary, departmental meetings 2002-2010 
  • Member, University transport committee 2005- 2018
  • Member , University Scholarships and Awards Committee 2005-2012
  • Departmental Examination Officer every other year 2002-2010
  • Departmental Examination Officer 2011-2016
  • University SIWES staff covering Benin, Warri , Port-Harcourt 2005- 2012
  • Departmental representative on Time-Table, Space and Allocation Committee of the University 2002-2013
  • Students Adviser 2002-Date
  • Member, University Pre-degree programme committee 2004-2015
  • Laboratory supervisor, Solar Energy Laboratory 2004-Date
  • Acting H.O.D several times when H.O.D was absent on approved Leave
  • Member, University staff training and development 2015 -2017
  • Secretary, Departmental P.G committee 2015- 2016
  • Departmental P.G Coordinator 2016- 2019
  • Programme Coordinator 2020/2021, 2021/2022 Sessions
Professional Service
  • Solar Energy Society of Nigeria (SESN)
  • Nigeria Institute of Physics (NIP)
Selected Publications
  1. Akinpelu, J. A. And C.O. Akoshile (2005) ‘’Solar Chimney Dryer’’. Nigerian Journal of Solar Energy. Vol 15: 133 – 142.
  2. Oluwafisoye P.A, Olowookere C.J., Obed R.I., Efunwole H.O and Akinpelu J.A. (2009) ‘’Environmental Survey and Quality Control Tests of X-ray Diagnostic Facility of a Large Nigerian Hospital’’. International Journal of Research and Reviews in Applied Sciences Vol.1, No.2: 157-162.
  3. Ojesanmi O.A., Oluwasusi T.O., Akinwumi A.O. Omotosho O. and Akinpelu J.A. (2009): ‘’Development of an Electronic Courseware System’’. International Journal of Reviews in Computing. ISSN 2076-3328: 53-60
  4. Olowookere, C.J., Babalola I.A; Akinpelu, J.A.; Fakunle M.A. and Oluwafisoye, P.A. (2010): ’’Radiation effective dose to patients undergoing selected x-ray examinations from entrance surface Dose: Need for marching of patient size and technique factors’’ .International ‘’ Journal of Physical Science Research. Vol.2 No.2, : 137-146. 
  5. Ojesanmi O.A., Makinde O.E, Odim M. and Akinpelu J.A (2010), “Computer Based Tracking System”, International Journal of Computational intelligence and information security.. Vol. 1, No. 4: 73-77, 
  6. Akinpelu, J. A., Adedokun, J. A., E. E. Balogun and I. B. Obioh (2013). ‘’ Estimation of daily and monthly global solar radiation evolution over the annual cycle in Nigeria’’. African Journal of physical sciences Volume 6, No. 1: 10-15.
  7. Oyewole, J.A., Thompson A.M., Akinpelu J.A and Jegede, O.O (2014):‘’Variation of rainfall and Humidity in Nigeria.’’Journal of Environment and Earth Science. Vol.4 No.2: 29-37 (Scopus) Q1
  8. F.O.Aweda, J.A Akinpelu, O.A Falaiye, and J.O.Adegboye (2016): ‘’Temperature Performance Evaluation of Parabolic Dishes Covered with Different Materials in Iwo’, Nigeria. Journal of Basic and Applied Science. Vol.24, No. 1: 90-97 
  9. Adeola, S.O, Aro, and Akinpelu, J.A (2017): ‘’Estimation of Global Solar Radiation in Ibadan, Nigeria using Angsrtron – Prescott and Glover- Mcculloch’s Model’’ International Trends in Computing and Communication Vol. 5 ,No.11: 62-67 
  10. Akinpelu J.A, Obioh I.B (2017) ‘’Validation of Global Solar Radiation (GSR) Data Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for Estimation of GSR in Nigeria for Solar Energy Applications’’ International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research. Vol. 36, No 8: 303- 312
  11. Akinpelu,JA, Olawale, OK; Omole ,OT (2020) Estimation of Global Solar Radiation for Ikeja, Enugu and Kano, Nigeria. Journal.of Applied Science and Environmental Management.  Vol. 22, No.12: 1877-1880
  12. J.A Akinpelu , I.B Obioh (2018) ’’Cross- correlation Analysis of Metereological Indices on Global Solar Radiation Behaviour in Nigeria.International’’. Journal of Mathematics and Physical Science Research Vol.6, No.1: 119-125 
  13. Adeniji,NO, Akinpelu,JA, Adeola,SO. Adeniji,JO(2019) ‘’Estimation of Global Solar Radiation, Sunshine Hour Distribution and Clearness Index in Enugu, Nigeria Journal of.Applied. Science and Environmental Management. Vol.23, No.2 : 345- 349
  14. J.A Akinpelu and Y.P Atteh (2019) ‘’Climatological Indicator of Sunshine Hours In Association with Other Climatic Factors in Nigeria’’ Global Scientific Journals. Vol.7, No. 9 : 1108-1119
  15. Adeniji Nathaniel; Akinpelu Jacob; ; Adeniji,Joshua; Adeola, Solomon (2019) ‘’Estimation of Global Solar Radiation, Sunshine Hour Distribution and Clearness Index In Three Geopolitical Regions of Southern Nigeria’’. Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 10 No. 2 : 977-103 
  16. O.A Naterniel A.S Oluwadara; O.A Joshua; A.A.Jacob (2019) ‘’Estimation of Global Solar Radiation and Clearness index in Coast of Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria’’. Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment Vol.10 No 3 : 211-215
  17. J.A Akinpelu and N.O Adeniji (2020) Model for Development of Solar Energy Potential in Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Science. Vol. 6 No 1 :10-17 
  18. Francis O. Aweda, Adetunji A Adeniji Jacob Akinpelu and Ayodele J. Abiodun (2021) ‘’Analysis of Rainfall trends and Variabilities for three decades in Sub – Sahara Africa’’ Ruhumna Journal of Science Vol 12, No1: 55- 63
  19. Aweda, F. O., Akinpelu, J. A., Samson, T. K., Sanni, M., & Olatinwo, B. S. (2022). Modeling and Forecasting Selected Meteorological Parameters for the Environmental Awareness in Sub-Sahel West Africa Stations. Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 4(3), 820. https://doi.org/10.46481/jnsps.2022.820
  20. Francis O. AWEDA , Segun ADEBAYO, Adetunji A. ADENIJI , Timothy K. SAMSON , Jacob A. AKINPELU(2022). Investigation of Wind Speed to Generate Energy Using Machine Learning Algorithms Approach over Selected Nigerian Stations. Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment 
  21. DO Emiola, OO Jegede, OE Arigbede, JA Akinpelu, FO Aweda, OO Ajani, OT Olapade, KO Olaogun, EO Akintunde, AA Adeniji (2023); The investigation of the presence of heavy metals and evaluation of their concentration level in forage grasses (Bracharia) at a dairy farm IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1219 (1), 012023 
  22. Francis O Aweda, Solomon O Adeola, Adetunji A Adeniji, Segun Adebayo, Jacob A Akinpelu, Olusanya O Jegede (2023):Temperature Forecasting for Iwo City, Nigeria Using Statistical Models and Selected Machine Learning Algorithms IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1219 (1), 012023 
  23. Akinwale O. Akinwunmi, Halleluyah O. Aworinde, Segun Adebayo,Jacob A. Akinpelu (2023):Geospatial Cloud-Based Model for Mitigating Impact of Natural Disaster and Security Threats using Smart Digital Devices ;I.J. Wireless and Microwave Technologies, 2023, 2, 23-36
  24. Ojesanmi O.A, Makinde O.E, Olowookere C.J, Akinpelu J.A and Agbelusi O. (2009); ‘’Hot Spot Congestion Relief In Wireless Network.’’ Second International Conference on computer and Electrical Engineering. : 274 -278