The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has selected the Chief Executive Officer of Green Energy International Limited, Professor Anthony Adegbulugbe, for the university’s ‘award of excellence in research practice’. The award is a prestigious one usually given to an alumnus of the university, who has demonstrated an outstanding record of knowledge-based accomplishments at national and global levels.
With the award, Adegbulugbe will serve as a mentor for the about 200 best students across all departments of the university. Additionally, he will serve as the face of academic and research excellence for the institution for the next one year.
The professor was a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports, which won for the IPCC the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, along with a former Vice President of the United States of America, Al Gore.
He studied Electrical/Electronics Engineering at OAU, and graduated with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 on a scale of 5.0 in June 1976. He later bagged a Doctor of Science degree in Engineering in June 1981 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA. He was also a recipient of a Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) from Afe Babalola University in 2019.
In a statement signed by the Vice Chancellor of OAU, Prof Adebayo Bamire, he commended Adegbulugbe for his outstanding contributions to society and the energy sector.
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