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In Memoriam: Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike, 1956-2022
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, William L. Friend Chair of Chemical Engineering and former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware, died on February 20. He was 65 years old.
A native of Ijebu-Igbo, Nigeria, and the son of two educators, he excelled in academics, music, and athletics. Dr. Ogunnaike was a former member of the Nigerian national field hockey team.
Ogunnaike was a graduate of the University of Lagos in Nigeria, where he majored in chemical engineering. He came to the United States in 1978 to pursue graduate studies. He earned a master’s degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in kemikalie engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Ogunnaike worked for Shell Oil in Houston, Texas, for a year, before returning to Nigeria to teach at the University of Lagos from 1982 to 1988. He then moved to Delaware, where he worked as a researcher for DuPont and taught part-time a
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Dr. Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike
Dr. Babatunde Ogunnaike (March 26, 1956 – February 20, 2022) passed away peacefully on February 20, 2022, surrounded by his family. He is remembered as a brilliant administrator, researcher, professor, mentor, musician, athlete, coach, calligrapher, and poet; a beloved friend, brother, husband, father, and grandfather; and a devout Christian.
Born in 1956 in Ijebu-Igbo, Nigeria to Adesijibomi Ogunnaike, an educator and administrator, and Ayoola Oduneye, an educator and businesswoman, Babatunde was the second of their eight children and their oldest son. Known for his bookish, contemplative, and caring nature as a boy, he was something of a prodigy, skipping two primary school grades and particularly excelling in mathematics and the sciences. He attended Government College Ibadan from 1966-1972, where he was affectionately known as “Papa,” the nickname given to his father, a notable alumnus of the same institution. There Ba • American chemical engineer (1956–2022) Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria Hockessin, Delaware, U.S. Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike (March 26, 1956 – February 20, 2022) was an American chemical engineer of Nigerian descent and the William L. Friend Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD).[1] He was the former dean of UD's college of engineering.[2][3][4][5] He died on February 20, 2022.[6][7] He had waged a long battle with Babatunde Ogunnaike
Born (1956-03-26)March 26, 1956 Died February 20, 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 65) Nationality Nigerian, American Alma mater University of Lagos (B Sc.),
University of Wisconsin Madison (MSc., Ph.D.)Occupation Engineer Scientific career Fields Chemical engineering Institutions University of Lagos,
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