Member Profile
Membership type: full
Funke Adebawo
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Ibadan General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences-
Degrees
2017 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences2009 Master Chemical Sciences2004 Undergraduate Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Chemical modification of wood To Preserve Wood Against Biodeteriaorating Agent and to increase dimensional stability.
Publications resulting from Research:
Adebawo F. G., Adegoke O. A., Ajala O.O., Adelusi E. A. (2021). Alleviating Climate Change Effect Using Environmentally Friendly Process To Preserve Wood Against Biodeteriaorating Agent. Journal of Forests 8(1): 71-78. DOI: 10.18488/journal.101.2021.81.71.78.
Ajala, O. O., Adebawo, F. G., Adelusi, E. A., Adegoke, O. A. (2021). Influence of Decay Fungi on Selected Anatomical Properties of Aningeria Robusta A. Chev. Wood, Journal of Bioresource Management, 8 (2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.1202.0188.
Funke Adebawo. (2020). Durability and Strength Properties of Triplochiton scleroxylon (K. SCHUM) Wood Treated with Thevitia peruviana Seed Oil After Fungal Attack. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 32(1): 58–65.
F. G. Adebawo, O. Y. Ogunsanwo, S. O. Olajuyigbe (2019). Fungal Decay Resistance of the Acetylated Tropical Hardwood Species as Related to Moisture Content. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science, 36(3): 225-232
Funke Adebawo, Hassan Sadeghifar, David Tilotta, Hasan Jameel, Yu Liu and Lucian Lucia. (2019) Spectroscopic Interrogation of the Acetylation Selectivity of Hardwood Biopolymers. Starch - Stärke, 71:1900086 https://doi.org/10.1002/star.201900086.
Kayode Olaoye and Funke Adebawo. (2019). Selected Acoustic Properties of Aningeria Robusta (A.Chev) Wood in Relation to Fibre And Physico-Mechanical Properties. PRO LIGNO 15(3): 34-44.
Adelusi E.A, Olaoye K. O. and Adebawo F. G. (2019). Strength and Dimensional Stability of Cement-Bonded Boards Manufactured from Mixture of Ceiba Pentandra and Gmelina Arborea Sawdust. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports 8(1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2019/v8i116980.
Funke Adebawo, Olayiwola Ajala and Timilehin Aderemi (2019). Variation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Boscia Angustifolia (A. Rich.) Wood Along Radial and Axial Stem Portion. PRO LIGNO 15(1): 34 – 42.
F. G. Adebawo, V. Naithani, H. Sadeghifar, D. Tilotta, L. A Lucia, H. Jameel and O.Y. Ogunsanwo (2016). Morphology and Interfacial Properties of Chemically Modified Wood of Tropical Hardwood. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances. 6, 6571-6576. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra19409a.
I. T Ademola, R. A Bayewu, E. A. Adekunle, M. B Omidiran and F. G Adebawo (2011). An assessment into physical and proximate analysis of processed locust beans (parkia biglobosa) preserved with common salt. Pakistan Journal Nutrition 10(5): 405-408. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.405.408.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingOtherI teach students at higher levels wood chemistry related courses. I conduct research on preservation and modification of wood. I am currently the head of Vocational Studies and Entrepreneurship Education Development Center.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019 Ibadan 41st Annual conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN)2013 Ghana Workshop- Adaptive management of natural resources: managing environmental impact of rural developmentAffiliations
Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN)Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA)Forest Product Society (FPS)African Forest Forum (AFF)Presentation given
2019Evaluation of Dimensional Stability of Gypsum- Bonded Boards Reinforced with Natural Fibres.Event: conference
